03-04-2018, 03:45 AM
Duncan Lunan didn't say the satellite was near Arcturus, he said it was from Arcturus. Apparently, the star map he produced from the signal had all the stars in the positions they had 13,000 years ago (as seen from Earth), except Arcturus, which was offset farther than it should have been. His explanation for that was that the satellite was from Arcturus, and the aliens offset it more than it should have been compared to the other stars in order to draw attention to it. The only reason he could come up with for that was to say it was saying "here's where we are from - this star, right here, the one that's out of place".
Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’