Our technological civilization depends on software, so if software had been as bad as its worst reputation, most of us would have been dead by now.

我们的科技文明取决于软件，如果软件都如大家说的那么差的话，我们大多数人早就活不下去了。

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But what our calculation revealed is that even if this probability is assumed to be extremely low, the odds that we are not the first technological civilization are actually high.

但是，我们的计算表明，就算这种可能性相当低，我们也很有可能不是宇宙中的第一个技术文明。

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The respect and protection for the intellectual properties are the important approaches of measuring a country 's scientific and technological civilization and comprehensive competence.

对知识产权的尊重和保护是衡量一个国家科技文明和综合实力的重要标志。

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When the search began, a half-century ago, it seemed sensible to assume that as technological civilization increased on a planet, more and more signals would be broadcast into space.

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But because earth is home to the only technological civilization thus known, we are severely hamstrung when making assumptions about the longevity of potential extraterrestrial civilizations.

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Undoubtedly as C21 moves into its second decade it is clear that human civilization is experiencing rapid change whether in technological abilities or in economic muscle.

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