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Do Comets go Poof?
lwbecker2 writes "IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering Magazine has a free story online about scientists try to solve the mystery of where all the missing comets are going. Do they go Poof? Interesting information on the modelling and simulation of the Universe including the use of Mathematica and Beowulf clusters."
They just get more and more eccentric!
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (AP):
A release of substantial amounts of powdered dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is
being blamed for the deaths of over 20 people in the Washington, D.C. area.
The release closed numerous U.S. Government offices on Saturday (15); Federal
agencies affected by the DHMO event were said to include the Pentagon, CIA and
other key national defense installations. While the DHMO incident occurred
just two days after Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced an "Orange"
level terrorism alert, officials said no terrorist group has as yet claimed
responsibility for the release; and U.S. spy satellites had detected few signs
of powdered DHMO at known terrorist training camps. The dry, white powder
observed in the metro DC area has the same appearance and consistency as
anthrax spores previously observed in US mail -- but this weekend's DHMO
release was over five times deadlier, said officials. It has been known for
some time that the Federal Government has had specially equipped DHMO
monitoring facilities located at airports, military installations and in the
centers of major US cities, but an official noted that these facilities have
traditionally operated with little public fanfare. Officials said that the
threat from the powdered DHMO release has now "abated dramatically" and they
now expect that the U.S. threat level will be lowered to "Yellow" later this
week.
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I know one day the Earth's luck will run out and my buried remains will be thrown all over space
What makes you so sure you won't be eaten by a conqueroring race?
Wheeeee
I have a Beowulf cluster of... COMETS!!!!!
;)
Does this mean that beowulf cluster comments will actually be ON TOPIC?
D.
You can tell how powerful someone is by the magnitude of the crime they can commit and be able to get away with.