Transition to digital TV makes earth harder to find for smart aliens
The earth will get a little quieter when American television stations turn off their analog signals in February. It seems the digital broadcasts the government is mandating are harder to detect from the heavens. Dan Werthimer cares about this. He directs the SETI@home project, which scans space for radio signals that could indicate intelligent life.
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