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August 26th, 2006, 08:12 PM
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Re: OT: Astronomy Picture of the Day
A humorous method of interstellar communication I've had pop up in my mind now and again involves very good telescopes...And very large signs.
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Re: OT: Astronomy Picture of the Day
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narf poit chez BOOM said:
A humorous method of interstellar communication I've had pop up in my mind now and again involves very good telescopes...And very large signs.
"We are sorry to hear,"
"About your nuclear winter,"
"We hope the plans we sent"
"You, cool the planet off."
"Burma Shave."
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or you could send message by Emperon. We all know the phrase
"The Emperor is dead, long live the Emperor"
So succession is instantaneous. Even light doesn't move instantaneously, so by subtly torturing a small Emperor you can transmit information faster than light. 
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Re: OT: Astronomy Picture of the Day
Does that not require you to first make the destination of your message a colony of the empire, which will be done at SLT speeds?
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September 25th, 2006, 08:50 AM
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Re: OT: Astronomy Picture of the Day
It only works between 2 places as the successor receives the information from the Emperor. So you need to take the 2nd in line to the throne to the target, say the other side of the Empire. But once that's done the information is instantaneous.
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Re: OT: Astronomy Picture of the Day
I imagine, with a suitably specific line of succession, you could make a token ring network.
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