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Virtual Astronomy
DarkKnightRadick writes: "In this day and age, data sharing, data mining and distributed computing are words most of us know well enough, but until recently, those phrases were connected with such projects as DNET, and more recently with SETI@Home. Now we should all welcome the newcomer, Virtual Astronomy. With the framework being developed by three different groups (one in the UK, one in the US, and one in Australia), one would expect this to be a very competitive field, but alas, this is not the case. The three groups are working together so that they can have it all up in running the in the projected 15 years that it will take to put all this data into an electronic format."
As a NASA employee, I have seen a pronounced shift in the focus of the organization, from data collection to data distillation and mining. As it turns out, we have tens of years of work ahead of us in processing the data that we collected from space in the 1980s and 1990s alone. In fact, we have not yet developed software to mine the information out of this data that we need - the bottleneck is 95% manpower and 5% CPU cycles. And that is in spite of the budget shifting substantially toward processing and away from missions (which are expensive, misunderstood, and often goofed up).
I fully expect that by 2010 or so, we probably will not be doing launches more than once every few years. Indeed, it is rumored that the recent space shuttle launch was intended only to intimidate third-world nations in the Middle East and make them realize our superior technology - not for any scientific purpose. I do not believe that that launch would have taken place in the absence of the 9/11 events. When I checked the calendar several months ago, it did not show any major launches until late 2002.
~wally
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kawai
Important Information For Slashdot Users
It has come to my attention that many of the Slashdot editors engage in homosexual activities. CmdrTaco is one such person who shares in this, and is often referred to as the leader of a purely gay cult created for the worship and the spreading of Taco-Snotting beliefs and values. For further information on Taco-Snotting please refer to George WIPO Bush's Taco-Snotting FAQ which can be easily found by searching for the Slashdot journal of George WIPO Bush or by looking in the comments of Slashdot articles (usually modded -1).
It has also come to my attention that CmdrTaco has other interests besides homosexuality (believe it or not). One such interest includes a budding music career with a song titled "Wide Anus". The details are very sketchy on this topic but all I know are that besides the vocals of CmdrTaco, it also includes Slashdot editors Timothy and CowboyNeal with various references to others involved in this homosexual cult. One puzzling oddity is the inclusion of Pamela Lee in the song. If anyone has any information on this specific topic, please post it in under this message in the Slashdot comments. There has been no release date stated for this song or which record label it will be produced under. I believe CmdrTaco is planning to set up his own label, Taco-Snotting Records, with the intention of releasing the song on a cd-single with various remixes as soon as possible to catch the current popularity of this Taco-Snotting fad. Various remixes will include the "Extra Jizz", "Non-Stop Hip Hop", "www.Goatse.cx", and the "Can't Stop Till You Taco-Snot" versions.
Through a good, non-homosexual friend of mine I have recieved a copy of the lyrics to the Wide Anus musical composition. Included at the end of this post is a speical tribute ending written by yours truely. Perhaps CmdrTaco will ask me to provide the vocals for this ending. Please feel free to read the lyrics (in true type font) and share your comments and disgust.
BTW, please do not reply with the intention of flaming me because the lyrics are a rip-off of ICP's Slim Anus. CmdrTaco is the author of this fine musical work and not I so it is obviously he who has ripped off ICP and not me. I am truely serious. Thank you.
Hi, my name is what?
My name is who?
My name is Wide Anus
Hi, my name is huh?
My name is what?
My name is the fudgepacker
Hi, my name is what?
My name is who? (Excuse me)
My name is the nutlicker
Hi, my name is what? (Can I have the attention of your ass?)
My name is who?
My name is the buttsniffer
Hi, kids do you like Anus?
I let Linus Torvalds fill up my butt for a chance to be famous (Uh huh)
Wanna copy me and do exactly like I did? (Yeah)
Try Taco-Snotting and get your butt pumped out like I did?
My brains dead weight
I'm tryin to get my head straight
But I can't figure out
Which Slashdot editor I wanna impregnate
Timothy said, "CmdrTaco you a cutie" (Uh huh)
"I'll give you a deal, let me up in that booty" (OK!)
Well since age 12 I felt like I'm someone else
Cause I choked my original self Taco-Snotting him (Yup)
Got pissed off and ripped Pamela Lee's tits off
She don't know how to do Chris D
I'd suck his dick off
Hi, my anus who?
My anus what?
My anus it gets tapped dawg
Hi, my anus (Excuse me)
My anus
My anus every now and then gets plugged up
Hi, my anus (Can I have the attention of your ass?)
My anus
My anus is occasionally reamed out
Hi, my anus who?
My anus what?
My anus really needs to be filled up
My boss wanted to fire me yesterday
I told him to take his pants off, hooked him up, he let me slide
I pinched his ass
He winked at me
He chased me around the desk
I told him come and get me
Walked in the strip club
Had my jacket zipped up
Flashed the bartender
And I tried to feel his dick up
Extra-terestrial runnin over pedestrians
In a space ship while they screamin at me
Let's just be friends!
99% of my life I was lied to
I just found out my Mom screws more guys than I do (Damn)
I told her I'd grow up to be a famous Taco-Snotter
She met CowboyNeal I couldn't believe it when he slapped her
You know you blew up when the women rush the stands
And try to touch your hands
But I need me a man
This guy at Gay Al's strip club asked for my autograph (Dude can I get your
autograph?)
So I signed it Dear Alan Cox, thanks for the support
Nice ass!
Hi, my name is huh?
My name is who? (Excuse me)
My name is (They call me the pore plugger)
Hi, my name is what?
My name is who?
My name is the inch itcher (Excuse me)
One of Slashdot's gay boys
They call me the butt itcher
Hi, my name is what?
My name is who?
My name is (I've been called Hemos' butt boy)
Stop the tape this gaylord needs to be locked away (Get him)
Cliff don't just stand there operate
Or feel up my balls and buttcheeks
Anal lube got my ass greasy for weeks
Stick your manhood between my cheeks (Yup)
Am I coming or going
I can barely decide
I just drank a pint of semen
Dare me to drive? (Go ahead)
All my life I was very deprived
CowboyNeal's butt is too sexy to hide
Take your pants off Neal I don't mind
Clothes rip like the incredible Hulk
I Taco-Snot when I talk
I do any guy that walks
When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits
Sometimes I sit and wish Hemos had a set of tits
CowboyNeal: "Get behind me CmdrTaco and grab me by my hips"
If I do that then I can't kiss you on your lips
By the way if you see my Dad
Ask him if he seen my spread in Gay Al's porno mag
Hi, my anus who?
My anus what?
My anus gets tapped up
Hi, my anus who?
My anus what?
My anus it's always getting plugged up
Hi, my anus who?
My anus what?
My anus occasionally reamed out
My anus well he needs to be filled up
Your anus
Your anus
Your anus is always getting plugged
Your anus
Your anus
Your anus is always getting stuffed
You wanna diss us?
We don't even know you you little bitch
You wanna sit there and diss us?
You little bitch I'll slap your face off
That's what happens when you go up against the Slashdot Trolls trick
You little bitch (Laughs)
Wide Anus!
YAY for LINUX!!!!!