wafting through the heavens

My brother David sent me a link to an article about an amazing discovery: scientists have detected methane-- an organic molecule-- in a location outside our solar system. I have a feeling I'm going to like whatever life forms are producing this gas.

So much for Sagan's speculation that the first aliens we'd encounter would be broadcasting prime numbers. They're broadcasting, all right, but it ain't prime numbers. Not unless they're going:

Poot.

Pootpoot.

Pootpootpoot.

Pootpootpootpootpoot.

Pootpootpootpootpootpootpoot.

Pootpootpootpootpootpootpootpootpootpootpoot...


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