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CosmicFool
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Across the Universe
#7968639 - 02/02/08 01:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_sc/beatles_space;_ylt=Avq6h05Z7tZaILln.IDLHL7q188F
WASHINGTON - The Beatles are about to become radio stars in a whole new way. NASA on Monday will broadcast the Beatles' song "Across the Universe" across the galaxy to Polaris, the North Star.
This first-ever beaming of a radio song by the space agency directly into deep space is nostalgia-driven. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the song, the 45th anniversary of NASA's Deep Space Network, which communicates with its distant probes, and the 50th anniversary of NASA.
"Send my love to the aliens," Paul McCartney told NASA through a Beatles historian. "All the best, Paul."
The song, written by McCartney and John Lennon, may have a ticket to ride and will be flying at the speed of light. But it will take 431 years along a long and winding road to reach its final destination. That's because Polaris is 2.5 quadrillion miles away.
NASA loaded an MP3 of the song, just under four minutes in its original version, and will transmit it digitally at 7 p.m. EST Monday from its giant antenna in Madrid, Spain. But if you wanted to hear it on Polaris, you would need an antenna and a receiver to convert it back to music, the same way people receive satellite television.
The idea came from Martin Lewis, a Los Angeles-based Beatles historian, who then got permission from McCartney, Yoko Ono and the two companies that own the rights to Beatles' music. One of those companies, Apple, was happy to approve the idea because is "always looking for new markets," Lewis said.
Perhaps coincidentally, the song's launching comes a day before the release of the DVD of the Julie Taymor movie named after the Beatles hit.
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PinballWizard
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Re: Across the Universe [Re: CosmicFool]
#7968645 - 02/02/08 01:05 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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If Chuck Berry didn't work, I don't see why this should.
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Konyap


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i think the aliens would rather have a lil dipset in they system ya digg
or more apporpriatly outkast
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Fahrenheit
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Re: Across the Universe [Re: Konyap]
#7968683 - 02/02/08 01:13 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I think we should send Dubya. He'd be a more effective means of communication.
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CosmicFool
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Re: Across the Universe [Re: Fahrenheit]
#7968725 - 02/02/08 01:23 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Fahrenheit said: I think we should send Dubya. He'd be a more effective means of communication.
I think if anythings listening they'd only be interested in intelligent life
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The_Ghost
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Re: Across the Universe [Re: CosmicFool]
#7968808 - 02/02/08 01:44 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Should play some psytrance instead
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truekimbo2
Cya later, friends.



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Re: Across the Universe [Re: The_Ghost]
#7968856 - 02/02/08 01:54 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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there is a kate mosh song called across the universe that i like quite a bit. not kate mosh the emo music though, the other kate mosh.
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Re: Across the Universe [Re: CosmicFool]
#7969015 - 02/02/08 02:31 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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CosmicFool said: The song, written by McCartney and John Lennon, may have a ticket to ride and will be flying at the speed of light. But it will take 431 years along a long and winding road to reach its final destination. That's because Polaris is 2.5 quadrillion miles away.
Urgh. They couldn't resist could they.
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koppie
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Damn music pirates 
I hope the RIAA sues their asses off. Let's see, there is an estimated ten trillion aliens in that part of the galaxy alone... times $0.99 in lost revenue... plus damages...
This settlement could easily pay for ten years of coke and strippers.
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FurrowedBrow
Free yourself from yourself



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Re: Across the Universe [Re: koppie]
#7971594 - 02/03/08 01:27 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i just watched this movie. It's pretty good. I really like it. Here's a torrent:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/1122873
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