Let me put it this way, petal. You need a very different sort of radio to contact your friend across town, than you do to contact Mars from Earth. But radio can do it, theoretically. Depending on where the planets are in their orbits, the signal lag might be as little three minutes, or as much as twenty minutes. And sometimes it's not possible to communicate by radio after all, because the screaming nuclear sun is in the way.
It's not an issue of time delay from here, but it is an issue of signal decay, and variable relational geometry, barriers and event horizons and competing signals and noise and interference.
And I must confess I'm not planning to scrutinize your attempts with a particularly high tier of attention, as I generally have every confidence in the competence of my wardens, so please don't do anything too insane, like build an actual radio with stolen parts you don't understand.
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Let me put it this way, petal. You need a very different sort of radio to contact your friend across town, than you do to contact Mars from Earth. But radio can do it, theoretically. Depending on where the planets are in their orbits, the signal lag might be as little three minutes, or as much as twenty minutes. And sometimes it's not possible to communicate by radio after all, because the screaming nuclear sun is in the way.
It's not an issue of time delay from here, but it is an issue of signal decay, and variable relational geometry, barriers and event horizons and competing signals and noise and interference.
And I must confess I'm not planning to scrutinize your attempts with a particularly high tier of attention, as I generally have every confidence in the competence of my wardens, so please don't do anything too insane, like build an actual radio with stolen parts you don't understand.
[Mister Eiffel.]
But you know how to get my ear if you need me.