Re: SETI public: Interesting news item

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From: David (docame_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: Wed Jan 16 2008 - 15:53:24 PST

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    Yeah, the way it's written suggests he took bits and pieces of earlier,
    disjointed, statements (they sound awfully familiar) and stuck them
    together. I'd like to think there are those among us who would know
    first hand of such an event before some obscure news reporter.

    Dave

    James Brown wrote:
    > Sounds like Fowler simply wanted to grab attention or may actually not
    > know what he is talking about (surprising right?). I sent him an
    > email asking for clarification...
    > Regards....... Jim
    > ----- Original Message ----- From: "LARRY KLAES" <ljk4_at_msn.com>
    > To: <public_at_setileague.org>
    > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:06 PM
    > Subject: SETI public: Interesting news item
    >
    >
    >> Has E.T. Made A Call?
    >>
    >> POSTED: 10:55 am PST January 15, 2008
    >>
    >> BERKELEY, Calif. -- Across the globe, researchers searching for signs
    >> of life in space were abuzz this week with word that a mystery signal
    >> has been picked up by a giant radio-telescope in Puerto Rico.
    >>
    >> Now the dilemma is -- how do you answer it?
    >>
    >> Dan Wertheimer of the UC Berkeley SETI Project, said the dilemma is
    >> compounded by the fact that the signal may never be completely decoded.
    >>
    >> "We probably won't be able to decode it," he said. "We'll know
    >> something's out there, but we won't know much about their civilization."
    >>
    >> From this Web page:
    >>
    >> http://www.ktvu.com/news/15054540/detail.html
    >>
    >>
    >> I found this item via this Web blog:
    >>
    >> http://cosmicvariance.com/2008/01/16/be-vewwwwy-vewwwwy-quiet/
    >>
    >>
    >> Does anyone have any more details on this subject?
    >>
    >> Thank you,
    >>
    >> Larry
    >>
    >>
    >
    > 

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