Subject: Re: Information encoded with a particle system.
From: John O'Flaherty <quiasmox@yeeha.com>
Date: 17/01/2008, 05:17
Newsgroups: alt.sci.seti,sci.electronics.design

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:35:31 +0100, "Skybuck Flying"
<spam@hotmail.com> wrote:

Now suppose light, radio, electricity is really particles working together 
in some sort of way/fashion.

The question becomes:

How to encode information with a particle system.

I think electronics work with a lineair kind of encoding system:

When a signal is stable for a longer period it is considered to be a clear 
signal.

The signal could be like a 1 or positive load, or a -1 or a negative load.

What if aliens decide to use a different kind of encoding for example:

A burst mode of particles is a big one. A little burst mode of particles is 
a small zero.

Many particles could arrive at the same time indicating a big one.

Or only few particles could arrive at the same time indicating a small zero.

Then it more or less repeats like electronics, but the signal is not so 
clear.

It can be anyhing within a certain range, actually this is probably how 
electronics work as well.

However there is a difference.

Electronics use time to differiantate the signals.

However aliens might use "strongeness" to differentiate signals.

So the seti project might be setup wrongly:

The seti project is looking for a clear signal.

Maybe the should be looking for a "strong" signal at zero time.

That's it! The Big Bang was a message! I think it was a one.
-- John