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Top 25 Science Stories of 2002

Posted by michael on from the primary-sources dept.

1.Nc3 writes "Scientific American has released a list of their top 25 featured science stories of 2002. From Cryptography to Entomology to Astronomy, a lot of neat stuff happened this year."

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  1. first post for mrgoat!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    happy new year!

  2. I FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  3. Science by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Four years ago I was buying pens at a national chain store. The manager wanted $1.99 for a 12 pack of bic pens. I told him that some day I would be able to buy a honda civic for $13999 with no money down. He laughed and said, "LOL, Top 25 Science Stories of 2002".

  4. Oh good god... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is this the New Years answer for yet another Slashdot idiom?!

  5. Premature! by Pii · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The year is not even over yet!

    Who says 10 other incdeible things couldn't happen in the next 11 hours and 51 minutes (by my clock, EST)?

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    1. Re:Premature! by Pii · · Score: 1, Offtopic
      Ack...

      ...25 other i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e things...

      (repeat after me: "Always hit preview... Always hit preview... Always hit preview...")

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  6. Light v2.0 by bucephalis · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    June: Light's carrying capacity doubles
    Dec: Microsoft to purchase Diety Light(tm) for 23Billion.

    1. Re:Light v2.0 by bucephalis · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      To the person who modded this off-topic...Did You RTFA? "Light's carrying capacity doubles" was one of the top 25...It was a joke. Sheesh.

  7. First Humans to Leave Africa ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Humans to Leave Africa Weren't Necessarily a Brainy Bunch. They've found small brained specimens of the human genus in Georgia (the former Soviet country, not the State)

    In Soviet Georgia, all your base are belong to us!

  8. Coming to Slashdot tomarrow. by notque · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The top 100 Scientific Stories of the worst video games ever made.

    A gala event featuring diffrent elements trying to take over an indian captive.

    Not only will it be a list involving the numbers 23, and 4, but also will include ultra obvious answers and things that don't even follow what the lists intentions were. (A joystick is not a videogame.)

    Join us for this once in a weekday event.

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  9. Re:Scientist Report Card by caluml · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Uh-oh ;)

    I can see this type of report card replacing the steps to profit.

    Bill Gates report card:
    Making money. A
    Not pissing people off. F
    Making good software. D
    Breaking Linux. E
    Getting media giants interested in locked Palladium PCs. C

    Overall summary.
    Bill Gates is a very good pupil, who has stolen a lot of interesting stuff from a lot of people.
    However, Mr and Mrs Gates, he is slipping down the class, and is refusing to stop chasing the girls Features, and Ease Of-Yoos. I have told him to try and work towards getting into either the Stability or Security University, but he's not listening.

    Must try harder.


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  10. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't know who 'overrates' a post that is 0 to start with.

    But anyways, the article is both frightening, and awesome. It should be a story altogether on slashdot.