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The Golden Records aboard Voyager 1&2 | The 116 images NASA wants aliens to see (www.youtube.com)

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was a pretty significant achievement. I'd say a little back-patting was justified.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The golden record was not an achievement. It was something we stuck on an achievement. It's not going to be seen by aliens. Even if it is, they're not going to understand it. Of course we deserve a pat on the back for Voyager. They built that shit way back before we had anything we considered technological these days. But the fact remains that that record is practically useless if anyone ever finds it.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wasn't saying the record was an achievement...

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wasn't saying the Voyager wasn't...