Might be an obvious thought, but why did the aliens send us this gibberish. Is there an interpretation of this that makes sense?
Even more obviously, why do aliens adhere to the IEEE 754 standard? My interpretation is that the cryptanalyst from the post has indeed been pranked by their friend at NASA.
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Might be an obvious thought, but why did the aliens send us this gibberish. Is there an interpretation of this that makes sense?
Even more obviously, why do aliens adhere to the IEEE 754 standard? My interpretation is that the cryptanalyst from the post has indeed been pranked by their friend at NASA.