If there are aliens, what will they look like?

[JasperFrank]

There was a model line of laptops that were made by Toshiba. They were called "Satellites".. These would routinely be returned to us, because the buyer could not get on the internet. We always configured these for both Ethernet and WiFi, and knew they worked. Yet, we kept getting these returns. A bit confused, i started asking people about their Internet Provider and what sort of wireless network they had at home. And they all said they didn't need any of that, cause the computer clearly would get its internet free from "Satellites," since it was a Satellite laptop. And that some times it would work, if they were in town, and sometimes it wouldn't when they got home.

I don't think i ever got though the idea that they were connected to a public Wifi in town. And not through a satellite. Crazy... just sort of stays crazy...

 

[CalG]

There was a model line of laptops that were made by Toshiba. They were called "Satellites".. These would routinely be returned to us, because the buyer could not get on the internet. We always configured these for both Ethernet and WiFi, and knew they worked. Yet, we kept getting these returns. A bit confused, i started asking people about their Internet Provider and what sort of wireless network they had at home. And they all said they didn't need any of that, cause the computer clearly would get its internet free from "Satellites," since it was a Satellite laptop. And that some times it would work, if they were in town, and sometimes it wouldn't when they got home.

I don't think i ever got though the idea that they were connected to a public Wifi in town. And not through a satellite. Crazy... just sort of stays crazy...

I've got a couple of those Satellite Toshiba Lap tops. One is used exclusively to program several Toshiba TOSVERT Motor drives. The other one serves as a machine to "talk" to a GE PLC and assorted automation devices.

I always plug them in ethernet style....

 

[JasperFrank]

I've got a couple of those Satellite Toshiba Lap tops. One is used exclusively to program several Toshiba TOSVERT Motor drives. The other one serves as a machine to "talk" to a GE PLC and assorted automation devices.

I always plug them in ethernet style....

The Sats were well built. Easy to fix and I still use my L35 as a source computer to an older large format printer. Newer ones don't have the right interfaces.

I was amused to the point that I would go out to greet these people with a tin hat. And they didn't think that was strange. I figure I was just trying to meet them mid-way.

 

[BravoXray]

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Peppermint Patty.

 

[Cougsfan]

Since no body knows exactly what an alien is supposed to look like - how do we know that they are not here amongst us. I've seen/met many folks who could easily have been from "elsewhere".

You never know Oosik... maybe Brownie is pretending to be a cute little cuddly dog and is really just an alien planning to take over the world!

 

[Jstpssng]

Apparently while this thread was running we almost got the question answered... too bad that the moon got in the way.

Mystery rocket crashes into Moon and leaves baffling ‘double crater,’ NASA says

 

[/pine]

Since the thread has been brought back to "some form of life" (NPI)...
one determining factor at least for advanced life forms that consume oxygen as a life force is physical size...
For instance...it is likely that should the Earth's atmosphere oxygen percentage would change...life forms breathing air like humans etc...would further evolve to make the adaptation...i.e., less 02 would require larger lung capacity...more or richer 02 less lung capacity...see the dinosaurs studies...

 

[/pine]

BTW...Did the Flat Earther walk over the edge or did a cat knock him off...?

 

[BravoXray]

Since the thread has been brought back to "some form of life" (NPI)...
one determining factor at least for advanced life forms that consume oxygen as a life force is physical size...
For instance...it is likely that should the Earth's atmosphere oxygen percentage would change...life forms breathing air like humans etc...would further evolve to make the adaptation...i.e., less 02 would require larger lung capacity...more or richer 02 less lung capacity...see the dinosaurs studies...

The was a period from the late Carboniferous to the Late Permian (approximately 317 to 247 million years ago.), when the O2 level was higher, around 30%, which allowed some rather large insets to exist, like dragon flys with a 3 foot wingspan and 6 foot long millipedes.