The Arecibo Lamentations

by Northern Information

Tracklist

1. 01
   one is opposite six
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   00:02:15
2. 02
   Living Numbers
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   00:04:39
3. 03
   death is the only way out of the information age
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   00:01:29
4. 04
   baccarat
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   00:03:26
5. 05
   The Arecibo Lamentations
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   00:12:59
6. 06
   powerlines
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   00:00:48
7. 07
   time's arrow, our north star
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   00:00:58
8. 08
   COMbyne jlu13_0016
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   00:03:32
9. 09
   husk_L
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   00:02:57

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Notes

-13,800,000,000: the universe forms.

-4,500,000,000: the moon forms.

-66,000,000: the Chicxulub impactor kills 75% of everything.

01945: the first nuclear device is detonated at the Trinity Site.

01960: construction of the Arecibo Observatory begins.

01963: construction of the Arecibo Observatory ends.

01974: the Arecibo message is broadcast.

01985: Carl Sagan's novel, Contact, is published.

02020: the Arecibo Observatory collapses.

03000: the 10,000 Year Clock chimes thrice.

+26,974: the Arecibo message arrives at M13.

+10^14: star formation ceases.

+10^40: black holes dominate the universe.

+10^100: if protons decay, the universe suffers heat death.

*All above dates and events are inaccurate.

Any proceeds from the sale of this album will be donated to the Arecibo Observatory: www.naic.edu/ao/donations