Hi, a timeline question, and some math about encryption

[Drashner1]

5) You could have these events taking place in another galaxy, with one or more xenosophont civs involved and Terragens civ observing the whole thing via the Argus Array and recording it as some number of EG articles.

I concur with your post; I just wanted to quick set forth the idea of doing essentially what you mention here in point 5 when I write my proposed article on the Local Group. What would be observed in part or all of some xeno civ undergoing TS? I imagine this - the AA sees, in just a handful of years or even less time, a large chunk of a HEEC, or even an entire HEEC, stop emitting energy, with no energy bursts consistent with a conflict. Modo observers speculate that this is TS.

Does this sound right?

That certainly sounds workable. The only caveat I can think of might be that in considering TS more closely we might come up with some 'representative effects' that we would want to also be observed. But obviously its too early days to know what such would be or if we will come up with them. And if/when we do we can always retcon them to the Local Group article if it is created first.

No worries all around

Todd