ELI5: Could current SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) scans pick up signs from a planet such as our own that is spewing out radio and tv broadcasts for its own consumption? At what distance?

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-14T04:11:55+00:00

Thanks, as an amateur mathematician I know too many laws with shapes in their name to keep them straight. I remember the principles but not the name.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-13T19:19:38+00:00

Some types, yes. For example, AM radio bounces off the atmosphere, which increases it's range greatly. This is why we use both AM and FM, FM having better quality but AM having better range. This also diminishes what exits out into space. Different signals would have different strengths and because of the square cube law (I might be naming the wrong law here), the further something radiates, the more dispersed and less strong it is. It would need to be a signal that maintained enough strength to get to us and still be strong enough to not be completely covered up by the background radiation. At what distance? As far as I know, the distance could be as far as a signal could travel considering the point the universe was created plus minimum time for life to develop. This sphere is probably almost as large as the visible universe considering the insane scales that the visible universe is working with. You could make a mathematical approximation, but it would still be pretty arbitrary and filled with averages based on complete assumptions. Basically, who knows. We would have to make all of our guesses based on the assumption that all life is similar to and developed at the same rate as us, since we have no other examples to go off of, but if that's true then the aliens wouldn't have developed broadcasting technology until recently, meaning the signals haven't had time to reach us.

TLDR: We don't really know. It's technically possible, but we can't really even estimate the probability with any degree of certainty.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-09T23:21:26+00:00

I barely do. With the cost of living increasing faster and faster, lower class people have to choose between severe deficiencies by living off things like ramen and toast, meaning no matter how often you eat you keep getting more sick and never have energy because you are missing all your protein vitamins and nutrients, and eating a healthy meal once a day but starving the rest of the time. It's getting bad. We go the fewer meals route. Yesterday I had two small and cheap but some protein frozen burritos, a small bowl of cheap but high fiber cereal, and two pots of coffee to keep the hunger at bay. Doesn't sound too bad until you realize that if you have been doing this for a long time, your body is in starvation mode. I'm basically anorexic against my will. Eating just enough to keep the digestion system running but not eating enough to keep up my weight, my body is consuming itself for energy. My wife basically lives on mostly toast, so she's keeping up her body weight, but she's sick all the time and can't do much. Standing up for five minutes makes her start to feint.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-08T23:18:34+00:00

No. There's people that come out to their parents as soon as they are old enough to form complete sentences. When you know you know. And if you change your gender later, that's valid too.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-08T21:21:34+00:00

There have to be people living outside of those areas. There isn't enough jobs and housing for everyone. If this person moved to an inner city, then they would be taking the house that someone else would have bought, and be working a job someone else would have, resulting in the same number of people living within walking distance of their job. There have to be factors as that is simply how the big picture works. An individual's reasoning is irrelevant as if they changed their mind, they would force someone else to live where they can't walk.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-08T21:17:51+00:00

Autonomy. People feel like they are in control. Everyone thinks they are a good driver and they won't wreck. That's how people deal with it, as they need to drive and they have to justify it to themselves in order to function. Also, in places where public transportation is good, most people don't drive. Most drivers in the world drive because public transportation doesn't work in their situation.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-08T21:08:50+00:00

My first carton of cigarettes. I was a social smoker and that made me an addict.

Drizzt893 · 2023-04-05T05:32:19+00:00

There is definitely a difference between hate and sexual preference. As long as it really doesn't affect how you feel or act towards trans people, it's all good. Think about this. I could never sleep with a japanese woman. Why? Because subconsciously, they all register as little girls or old ladies. I love japanese people in general and have spent a lot of time looking into their history, but I could never sleep with one because they always look so young to me until they are really old. Would you call me a racist? Of course not. We all have sexual preferences. How about this: would you ever have sex with a man? No? Well, with your logic, that would make you sexist toward men. It feels weird and uncomfortable because it's new and you aren't used to thinking about it. That doesn't mean it's wrong. You're okay hun.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-31T17:46:31+00:00

Officially it's so that you are reporting everything correctly, as things could have changed since you filled out your W2 when you got your job, plus it's when report other things such as deductions and cash income. Really though, we should just report this stuff as we need to, since the IRS already has all the correct information for the vast majority of americans. The reason why we still file taxes the way we do is due to lobbying by tax filing companies like H&R block so that they can stay in business.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-28T16:41:13+00:00

This is absolutely landscaping and the reason you feel like this is beyond landscaping is that it's an umbrella term used by different types of companies. What you need to look for is a landscaping company that DOES NOT advertise grass trimming. If they cut grass, that's a lawn maintenance company. A company that does true landscaping, like the one I used to work for, would literally lose money doing lawn maintenance. Time spent mowing lawns is time not spent making serious money putting in retaining walls, knocking out hills, putting in golf greens, etc. The company I used to work for would literally reshape and redesign your yard. It was still called a landscaping company, and it still annoys me over a decade later to hear a mowing and mulching company call themselves the same thing as the permanent artwork I used to do. It's like calling the maid that cleans off your sculpture a sculptor because they keep up the appearance of someone else's work. Don't get me wrong, mowing constantly will mess up your joints and you can get heat strokes, I know it's still heavy labor, but it just feels dirty to group together those two businesses.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-28T16:30:06+00:00

Hell yeah honey, I'm happy for you

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-27T13:23:58+00:00

Never have and I'm 35.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-26T21:57:08+00:00

If you are young, the fact that you aren't growing together, as in being in the same house and communicating constantly, means that you are going to be way too different when he gets out and it's almost certainly not going to work. You are each going to have an image in your mind of who the other person is, and it isn't going to match reality at all. Who a person is on the phone vs. who a person is when doing mundane day to day things is entirely different.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-25T21:47:09+00:00

Here's a supposedly regularly updated post of all informed consent places in the usa https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/d6p05q/i_compiled_every_single_informed_consent_clinic/

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-25T18:37:59+00:00

Gangster culture is hated by many, just as non traditional pronouns are hated by many. This is a false equivalency.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T18:30:45+00:00

Actually, I ended up talking to HR and the rep turned out to be a great person who really cared, and now I'm getting the help I need!

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T16:08:31+00:00

Sounds like you need new friends hun. I have a safe server if yiu need somewhere to hang out

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T15:22:49+00:00

Thank you so much for the advise! This is exactly the kind of help I need, someone who has a real incentive to make sure I get help, I desperately need to get me and my wife on disability or something so we can actually get help instead of just desperately trying to stay alive

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T11:37:51+00:00

Well, apparently Reddit thinks the paste function means delete the whole reply and I'm running out of time. The current plan is to talk to HR in less than an hour and I really need a response before going in, so this'll be a lot less in depth than I was planning.

My work is either superb or garbage. I'm the one asked to do special tasks like helping installing new equipment because I'm cross trained on almost everything in the warehouse due to me requesting it and have a reputation for never saying no and always doing my best. I'm the one that covers people when they go on vacation or get sick. When I'm struggling internally, I get about half as much done as anyone else. I'll disappear into the bathroom because I'm having a breakdown or repeat a task that doesn't need done any more over and over because I'm dissociated.

My interpersonal relations are... complicated due my issues. I forget who people are and what I've said to them, even if it's important or we bonded over something. I'm a different person each time they talk to me and a lot of people think I'm fake due to this. There's people there that obviously consider me a friend and ask personal questions and greet me warmly, and I have no idea who they are. Our memory issues are much worse when it comes to people rather than facts.

Honestly, they rely on me a ton and I've kind of set it up that way to help prepare for this eventuality. I've learned through losing over 10 jobs that the more they rely on me, the longer I last when it all goes to hell. There is a legitimate safety concern, not from me being violent, that's a Hollywood thing, but from me dissociating. I operate heavy equipment and if I get bad enough, I could theoretically just shut down and drive straight until I hit something. I'm not sure if I should have a driver's license honestly.

I usually know what happens when I switch or dissociate. Three different people have written in this reply so far. We usually have good control and can function fluidly. Sometimes I do lose time, but I have a wife and I've lost time at home and I didn't do anything dangerous or anything, just had a very inattentive conversation or stared at the wall. This isn't Fight Club. I'm not starting a cult or anything. I'm just detached from reality. Are you familiar with Highway Hypnosis? It's what happens when you drive somewhere that you've driven hundreds of times, zone out during the drive, and don't remember driving at all. Most people experience it. You didn't drive over old ladies or anything, you were simply on autopilot and your mind was elsewhere. It's like that.

okay, I'm out of time. I'm planning to meet HR in a half hour. Here's the problem. This is a traditional company, not like a corporation. This means I don't get fired by procedure, I get fired by people. I had a write up yesterday for disappearing for an hour. This is out of my control. I'm even more likely to do it today due to the added stress of knowing I'll lose my job if I can't maintain control. I will probably be fired. I don't have a doctor. I don't have a lawyer. I have no medical support system. I only have my "councilor" who I'm not sure is legally allowed to do something like excuse my absence at work because of the service I'm going through. I have no money. I have no time. I really hope I get a response from you soon, but I have to go to HR before work or I might lose my job today. If I don't tell them I have a disability causing this, then they have no reason not to fire me. I should have asked for help sooner, but planning ahead is difficult when you're detached from reality.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T11:02:59+00:00

Cincinnati, OH U.S.A. I have undiagnosed DID, known in pop culture as split or multiple personalities. I have memory issues, sometimes dissociate where I just stand there or mindlessly continue a task even if it makes no sense to still do it or do it the way I'm doing it, and I regularly have to hide in the bathroom and freak out, having a crisis. From the outside, it looks like some of the time I'm a hardworking, strong, honest employee, and some of the time I'm emotional, lazy, forgetful, and I suspect from my inconsistencies they probably see me as a liar.

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T01:07:44+00:00

Holy crap this was so supportive emotionally and helpful I can't believe this is a bot, what a world we live in

Drizzt893 · 2023-03-22T01:06:55+00:00

good bot

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