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Jupiter's Great Dark Spot

Posted by chrisd on from the places-to-visit-on-vacation dept.

Edball writes "For more than a century astronomers thought that the Great Red Spot was the biggest thing on Jupiter. Not anymore. Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed something at least as large, The Great Dark Spot." In related solar system news, pajamacore writes "Space.com reports that the first extrasolar planet to have its atmosphere detected is having its gas envelope boiled off by heat and blown away by tidal forces. At present, the planet is 70% the size of Jupiter but its orbit is closer to its parent star than Mercury's is to our own Sun. It should be a treat to eventually see the planet's core and maybe it'll clue us in a bit to gas giant formation."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!

  2. I predict... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The most number of "ass" comments on an article in a long while.

  3. Heh...FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh my goodness.

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those.

  4. Web Site Redesign and Relocation Coming Soon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Mozilla Blubber Web Site Redesign and Relocation Coming Soon

    Lets have a vote. Which domain do you think would be the best for the new home of Mozilla Blubber?

    A. www.lardzillazine.org
    B. www.mozillablubber.org
    C. www.fatmozilla.com
    D. www.thecowmozilla.com
    E. www.mozillapork.org
    F. www.mozblubberzine.org
    G. www.mozfat.com
    H. www.mozillalard.org
    I. www.mozilladung.com
    J. www.mozillamuffin.org
    K. www.blubberzillazine.org
    L. www.mozlardzine.com
    M. www.mozillablubbersnot.org
    N. Other (please specify)

    Please email your votes to mozblubber@operamail.com


    FAQ

    Q: What does BLUI stand for?
    A: Blubber Layered User Interface

    Q: What is the Blubber Layered User Interface?
    A: It is the bug ridden cross-splatform blubber that Gecko has been submerged in.

    Q: Why does Mozilla seem slow to load?
    A: BLUI

    Q: Why does the UI of Mozilla feel sluggish?
    A: BLUI

    Q: Why are there so many UI bugs and glitches?
    A: BLUI

    Q: Why do so many people complain about Mozilla's performance?
    A: Their complaints are overwhelmingly traced to the BLUI. Not Gecko.

    Q: Why did ArsTechnica split their review rating of Mozilla into two?
    A: Massive discrepency between UI and rendering engine.

    Q: What did ArsTechnica rate the rendering engine, Gecko?
    A: A 9 on a scale of 1 to 10.

    Q: Do you agree with that rating?
    A: Yes

    Q: What did ArsTechnica rate the UI?
    A: A 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.

    Q: Do you agree with that rating?
    A: No.

    Q: What do you rank the UI?
    A: 5

    1. Re:Web Site Redesign and Relocation Coming Soon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Q: Wouldn't a 5 out of 10 be average, and not worth worrying about?
      A: I suppose so, yes.

      Q: Why would we even care about your opinion over the opinions of the fine folks at Ars Technica?
      A: I dunno. You might be high, or an escaped lunatic, or something. Or maybe a family member of mine.

      Q: Why do you spend so much time complaining about a UI? Do you think that validates your insignificant life?
      A: Well, no, but I like to pretend it does. It makes me feel like a big shot, like I'm involved with Mozilla. Sort of like being a groupie, I guess.

  5. Earth by DASHSL0T · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What about Earth's great dark spot - George W. Bush?

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    1. Re:Earth by B3ryllium · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      That isn't a dark spot - that's just a collection of the densest matter on Earth.

  6. Ouch! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What a zinger!

  7. This topic sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    how bout some linux sucks or microsoft sucks stuff.

  8. Re:Looks like ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not Funny. PEAR SHAPED LOSER

  9. Re:Now thats what I'm talkin about! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually it's Geraldo Rivera. But outer space seems like a good place to put him..

  10. hmmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    if we throw bill gates into that spot, will he be ripped aparted? probably not, he'll probably monopolize the whole spot and besides evil doesn't die easily.

  11. Re:Losing mass, changing orbit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you might lose some mass if you stop giving head to small dogs.

  12. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LOLZS!!! omg UR2 funny!. mod parent up MOD PARENT UP LOLZ. haha bill gates m0n0p0l1z3 post! MOD UP!

    k thx bi

  13. Re:Dave? Is that you? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The most civilized AC thread ever is to be found right here.

  14. Of course, the black one is bigger. by Ronin+Jonin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Right? It makes perfect sense that the Black spot is bigger then the red spot. It is black after all.

  15. Deniro by mumwahead · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder if this much attention was given to Robert Deniro's great dark spot when it was first discovered...

  16. I know what that thing is! by EEgopher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's Zorro, chasing bank-robbing aliens on horseback. Anyone else old enough to remember the black-and-white episodes?

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