kottke.org on Nostr: Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission Is 50 Years Old. On Nov 16, 1974, a binary ...
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"content": "Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission Is 50 Years Old. On Nov 16, 1974, a binary message was sent to stars 25,000 light years away. When decoded, it’ll form a series of images showing what humans look like, the elements in our DNA, and so on. https://kottke.org/24/11/earths-first-interstellar-transmission-is-50-years-old",
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