On Aug 31, 2006, at 9:35 AM, David VanHorn wrote:

> book called "deep time" that deals with the subject of communication
> across intervals of 10,000 years or so.  The author worked on
> the panel that suggested various ways to communicate the hazards.

The "requirement" that nuke waste sites be "labeled" in such a
way that hypothetical devolved civilizations 10000 years from
now would be able to tell that they're dangerous is one that I
find particularly objectionable...  I prefer to think of future
humans as mining the waste sites for valuable radioactives used
to power their spacecraft, and we don't treat ANY other environmental
modifications with concern as to how they might impact future
non-civilizations...

BillW
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