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Posted by michael on from the sound-of-silence dept.

KeelSpawn writes "CNN is running an article about "sounds in outer space", which begins: "University of Iowa astrophysicist Donald Gurnett first heard the sounds on a spacecraft in 1962 and it reminded him of music. The sounds, which resemble whistles, bird chirps and booms, would not be heard by someone in space but are picked up by sensitive radio equipment. The sounds will be blended into a performance this autumn by the Kronos Quartet when they play at Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa in Iowa City." The U. of Iowa has a page about the concert.

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  1. Join the trolls! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Vietnam was such a long time ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let it go, man. History has vindicated the United States. You've won.

  3. Does it run on linux... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can it be made into a beowulf cluster..
    If the answer to these questions is No
    Then WHY MAKE IT A NEWS STORY

    retardCount++;

  4. afds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cats!

    but do cats really count?

    I doubt it.

    So does anyone think everything is possible?

  5. Are open source programmers still poor? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Generally speaking that is, there is always exceptions to the rule. Last time we checked the market out the vast majority of open source programmers and companies had no income of significance. Is this still the case or has there been any positive news yet? (excluding companies just selling other peoples work like redhat).

    I just wanna know if it's a market that we would be interrested in or not. We certainly isn't interrested in beeing free labour for redhat. :)

  6. space music from MST3K by zephc · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Bit: Music from Some Guys in Space

    Episode: 303- Pod People

    Transcribed by Jonathan Hogg

    [SOL]

    (Joel is standing by huge array of keyboards, Crow enters, holding sandwich)

    Joel: Oh, hiya, Crow...
    Crow: Oh hi, whatcha doing?
    Joel: Oh, we were just inspired by the cool New Age music of this movie, so we decided to use the Wall O' Keyboards to make our own great new New Age music, you wanna help?
    Crow: Sure, uh, what can I do?
    Joel: Well, I could teach you how to play the keyboards
    Crow: Will it take long?
    Joel: No, of course not, come on over here. Here, check this out, okay, put your hand over here.
    Crow: Okay.
    Joel: Put your finger down, see?
    Crow: Like that? (puts finger on a random key, a single note is heard) Oh!
    Joel: Yeah, you're playing a New Age chord now, okay? Just like Yanni. Alright now, put another finger down.
    Crow: Okay. (presses another random key, a second note plays with first one, and persists throughout the rest of the scene)
    Joel: See, now you're playing a Yanni lick, now hold it down for an hour...
    Crow: Yeah?
    Joel: Now hold it down...until you get a record contract from Wyndham Hill!
    Crow: OH, hey cool! Servo, check it out, it's my new New Age Yanni lick! Uh, Joel, hold down my new New Age Yanni lick, I gotta put my sandwich down.
    Joel: Okay, got it. (holds it)
    Crow: This music's kind of dull, isn't it?
    Joel: Yeah, but it's a good way to make a lot of money without a big initial investment. (lights dim, "music" swells, Cambot zooms in on Tom Servo)
    Tom: (clears throat loudly) Okay... (in laid back DJ voice) And now, "Music From Some Guys In Space." Tonight on "Music From Some Guys In Space," more fine new New Age music and sounds from super-progressive Bay Area New Age keyboardist, Joel Robinson. Joel will be accompanied on the Wall O' Keyboards by veteran minimalist Crow T. Robot. We invite you to sit back and enjoy more repetitive New Age music, as we cruise the spaceways. Come along, fellow travelers, and enjoy "Music...From...Some Guys...In Space.

    (Movie sign lights and claxons begin, we can see that Crow has fallen asleep)

    Joel: Hey, we got movie sign, you guys!
    Tom (Shatner voice): It's...Movie Sign...next time...on...Emergency 911! A duck...with an arrow through it's neck...
    Joel: Tom, you're stuck in Shatner mode! Come on, snap out of it! Crow, wake up!

    (all scream, head into theater)

    (cut)

    --
    "I would say that 99 per cent of what my father has written about his own life is false." - L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
  7. That's interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The book also says that homosexuality is a sin and marrying one's sister in law after your brother dies is a good thing. In addition it claims that war in the name of God is righteous and smiting the heathen is good.

    1. Re:That's interesting by natmsincome.com · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Warning this unpopular idea ... flame on!

      I agree that homosexuality is a sin but just as much as lying and coverting. The problem is when people don't sepectate the sin from the person. It's not right to attack the people but it's fine to attack the act or in other words accept/tolerate/like the people but not what they do(kind of like family really ... I hate what my little brother does sometimes but I'll always look out for him and take care of him).br
      As for the sister in law back then it WAS the right thing to do remember women weren't aloud to work and relied on there husbands(If you weren't married you were worse of than a begger unless you had a good family BUT since you weren't married you would often be a discrase to your family so they would often shun the women). Also back then the culture was different. Men use to have multiple wives while this may sound weird to us (in our culture) it still happens today.

      A little while ago one of my friends when to a mulsim country and stoppied in a corner store for some food. As he was watching tv there was a show about some trouble between the muslims and the christians in the country and as he looked around he realised that he was the only white person in the room ... the rest of them were muslims. The owner of the store reliease that he was uneasy and told him not to worry. My friends was curious becuse it was obvious that he was a christian. He talked to the owner for a while and was suprised by what they told him
      *They loved him because 1.He was a westerner and therefore had money 2.He was Austrlain (I don't know why but most people seem to like asutlains ... I think it's because we don't really care that much) * The Guy had 4 wives. * The wives were each in a different store and they each ran one of his stores. * He didn't work and basically just went from one town to the next as he got bored.

      The point I'm trying to make is you can't judge other cultures based on your own.

      America for example is currently have a war against terrorism BUT if the roles were revered those same terrorist would be commandos or heros if the were american. It also funds other wars and turns a blind eye when it is in it's own best intrest(no media) but when it's in it's own interest it's more than willing to step in and help(with LOTS of media)

    2. Re:That's interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Your shitty spelling makes Jesus cry.

      Your pointless, offtopic rambling can't help matters much, either.

  8. Get rich quick by Sobrique · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The new scheme, to break the RIAA monopoly.
    Simply adjust your radio to unusual frequencies and modulations, and record it onto a tape^H^H^H^Hmp3! Free music forever!