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I haven't seen anyone try and connect the "purple streak" picture and the break-up, so i'll post my theory references again and hope it gets considered.

The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The roughtiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trailacted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused severe damage, enough to cause a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.
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I haven't seen anyone try and connect the "purple streak" picture and the break-up, so i'll post my theory references again and hope it gets considered.

The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The roughtiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trailacted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused severe damage, enough to cause a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.

New image evidence shows damage to the composite section of the wing. An increasing reliance on composite materials in aircraft construction creates the potential for additional problems because the composites can allow a connection between lightning and airplane electrical circuits

Here is how an electric bolt may have occurred:

The tiles were damaged heavily at launch, scratched deeply as in previous incidents.
The rough tiles heated and shed, leaving a trail of debris plasma.
The plasma trail acted as a conduit for an electrical arc from charged particles in the high upper atmosphere,similar to the Ben Franklin kite legend.
A huge bolt travelled along the plasma trail to the left wing where it caused enough damage to induce a cascading failure over subsequent minutes. Blue jets, elves and sprites are large atmospheric electrical phenomena which occur at the altitude the space shuttle was passing thru and were being studied by Ramon in the MEIDEX dust experiment.

The solution is (d) all of the above.

this has a good list, and even a funny dilbert cartoon to boot! talk about value. Software Horror Stories

but couldn't find it.

Anyway, here are a couple of links.
Software horror stories
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would this guy laden do? :)

A wonderful passage (about different kinds of silence) from this classic novel can be found here.

(don't mind the yellow)

Software Horror Stories linked from the post's link

You are right. I am thinking of Osorio or Fuentes or Armas? It was one of the South American, right-wing dictators of the era.

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If I remember correctly, thats because Wirth wasn't really involved with Modula-3. After Modula-2 he concentrated on Oberon, which is up to version 4 these days, and appears to have a fairly good following.

Take a look HERE for an overall Oberon reference.

The point is that the hypotheses you were referring to were those that attempt to explain mass and gravitation in terms of self-radiation effects. You were calling these 'gravitoelectric' theories, but they are not.

First of all, I did not call the theory "gravitoelectric". You did. I only spoke of gravito-electric fields. Second, I can call it anything I want. Aren't we the little dictator? "Gravito-electric" is a fitting apellation for a theory that postulates that gravity is due to superimposed electric fields. Likewise, gravito-magnetic is a perfect name for gravitational effects due to magnetic fields, if any.

With reference to a single axis, the concept of velocity does not apply

Time is an evolution parameter that is derived from change or motion. It is neither observed nor measured. Only change is observed. Time is a static interval derived from motion. Moving on a time axis is self-referential. If you can't see that, you are a moron. And you have the nerve to call me an idiot? You sure got all bent out of shape over a nut.

As to your dt/dt expression, it is perfectly meaningful: its value is, of course, dt/dt = 1. It is the defining identify for an infinite, smooth number line.

1 is a line? Since when? And how would that prove motion in time, pray tell?

Those of you who are interested in learning (as opposed to being pompous) should check out the work of Dr. Lawrence P. Horwitz, a relativity professor at Tel Aviv University, especially his invariant evolution parameter formalism. Better yet, just write to him and ask him if anything can move in spacetime. Also check out the other references on my site to other physicists and professors who know that can move in spacetime.

Don't be mindless drones. Resist the Borg!

The point is that the hypotheses you were referring to were those that attempt to explain mass and gravitation in terms of self-radiation effects. You were calling these 'gravitoelectric' theories, but they are not.

First of all, I did not call the theory "gravitoelectric". You did. I only spoke of gravito-electric fields. Second, I can call it anything I want. Aren't we the little dictator? "Gravito-electric" is a fitting apellation for a theory that postulates that gravity is due to superimposed electric fields. Likewise, gravito-magnetic is a perfect name for gravitational effects due to magnetic fields, if any.

With reference to a single axis, the concept of velocity does not apply

Time is an evolution parameter that is derived from change or motion. It is neither observed nor measured. Only change is observed. Time is a static interval derived from motion. Moving on a time axis is self-referential. If you can't see that, you are a moron. And you have the nerve to call me an idiot? You sure got all bent out of shape over a nut.

As to your dt/dt expression, it is perfectly meaningful: its value is, of course, dt/dt = 1. It is the defining identify for an infinite, smooth number line.

1 is a line? Since when? And how would that prove motion in time, pray tell?

Those of you who are interested in learning (as opposed to being pompous) should check out the work of Dr. Lawrence P. Horwitz, a relativity professor at Tel Aviv University, especially his invariant evolution parameter formalism. Better yet, just write to him and ask him if anything can move in spacetime. Also check out the other references on my site to other physicists and professors who know that can move in spacetime.

Don't be mindless drones. Resist the Borg!

I was afraid I wouldn't be able to understand the article because it contained organic-chemistry vocab words, but it's not as complex as the writeup led me to believe.

I'm no molecular researcher, but I'm glad to hear of these discoveries being made on the boundary where quantum mechanics and classical physics meet--I think it is where we'll finally come to understand the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.

[1] in principle, "he or she", in practice, "he".
Well, there's the octogenerian Lady Birdwood in the UK -- see 1/4 way down this page: The British-Israel World Federation bookshop in Sydney increased stocks of Holocaust denial material and anti-Semitic literature and became more overtly concerned about "the Jews." It continued to sell The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, The Longest Hatred: An Examination of Anti-gentilism (produced by the racist dowager, Lady Birdwood of London) and Holocaust denial material from the Institute for Historical Review, as well as a number of other Identity, anti-Semitic and anti-Israel books and magazines.