I think you need to beware of this sort of cultural stuff! It's rather like
the Victorians sending a message and expecting the aliens to be "obviously"
using some form of steam engine. Surely they must be at least that smart!
But why should an alien civilization be "technological" at all? Maybe they
use magic and communicate entirely by colours, maybe they spend all their
time singing.
Mike
> > Surely any alien life form with computer technology would be familiar
> > with binary notation, even if it's only an historical curiosity, because
> > their computers have long since advanced beyond binary.
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