Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoNASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe is no longer transmitting datawww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down119
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkNASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe is no longer transmitting datawww.livescience.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoIt’s not unreadable. It’s not data. If you want to be pedantic you could say it’s “transmitting symbols”. If I only typed out “abaababababbaab” over and over you wouldn’t call it “unreadable words.” You’d say it’s not words.
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoOmg, you can’t just type “abaababababbaab” on the internet you filthy animal!
It’s not unreadable. It’s not data.
If you want to be pedantic you could say it’s “transmitting symbols”.
If I only typed out “abaababababbaab” over and over you wouldn’t call it “unreadable words.” You’d say it’s not words.
Omg, you can’t just type “abaababababbaab” on the internet you filthy animal!