Gradually realising that in 17776, yeah, Steely Dan probably is still together
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Ironically it's not the probes themselves in the story which got me thinking about this again. It's the light bulb
The probes in the story are just people, having conversations. The bulb, however, like the REAL probes, is inanimate. That's crucial
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Deep space probes represent the width of the physical footprint which humans have left on the universe. They are our high-water mark
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They are (from one particular angle), uncontestably, the most significant thing humans have ever done
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