Post-Detection SETI Protocols & METI: The Time Has Come To Regulate Them Both · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.08422/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTPost-Detection SETI Protocols & METI: The Time Has Come To Regulate Them Both — mentioned by ricksunnyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45662340urn:hackerpapers:mention:1701.08422:45662340Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:07:15 GMT<p>former chairman of the board of the SETI Institute John Gertz: &#x27;In fact, the author has heard from serious U.S. SETI researchers that they are convinced that “men in black suits” will appear at their laboratory door the moment a detection is confirmed.&#x27; Source: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.08422</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.08422/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.pop-phPost-Detection SETI Protocols & METI: The Time Has Come To Regulate Them Both — HN submissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13623933urn:hackerpapers:submission:1701.08422:13623933Sat, 11 Feb 2017 18:29:20 GMT<p>Post-Detection SETI Protocols and METI: The Time Has Come to Regulate Them Both</p><p></p><p>27 points; 47 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1701.08422/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>physics.pop-ph