NASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe can only transmit binary gobbledygook following a computer glitch that could take weeks to fix.
  • @atzanteol
    2•7 months ago

    It’s not unreadable. It’s not data.

    If you want to be pedantic you could say it’s “transmitting symbols”.

    If I only typed out “abaababababbaab” over and over you wouldn’t call it “unreadable words.” You’d say it’s not words.

    • snooggums
      3•7 months ago

      Omg, you can’t just type “abaababababbaab” on the internet you filthy animal!