Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the congrats-from-the-news-nerds-to-the-nasa-nerds dept.
tvh2k writes "CNN reports that both the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are now both fully functional. Working on opposite sides of the red planet, they have begun analyzing rock and soil samples."
Sorta OT, but still relevant
by
The_Rippa
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Has anyone heard anything about the "19" rock that was found? I heard on the radio yesterday morning that one of the rovers took a picture of a rock that "clearly" had the number 19 scrawled on it. Numerologists are going ape-shit because 19 = AI.
Re:Name gripe
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JimFromJersey
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because many (American) scientists are part of the most reviled class in American society: the (not-quite-yet) dead, white males. To name our planetary probes after such people would enforce the "fact" that such programs are simply an extension of the facist, neo-colonialist, imperialist, racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, paternalist society that oppresses people of color and/or gender. Just because these scientists are the same people that have burnt their lives out trying to answer questions that might better the lives of all does not mean they should get any credit. They are the evil white man and that is all that matters.
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Re:if it can dust one thing, why not another
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Docrates
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RAT stans for Rock Abrasion Tool which is the grinding tool. The fact that they're going to use it to clear away the dust doesn't mean it's a brush type tool.
And in relation to the parent post, you don't want to use a grinding tool to clean the rover itself. That's the same type of speculaiton and extrapolation that you see in the media: using very little information to reach "common sense" conclusions on zero research.
I don't wanna get TOO off topic here, but that's exactly the sort of "thinking" that causes unreasonable fear of nuclear power or hydrogen based engines when compared to, say, internal combustion.
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Has anyone heard anything about the "19" rock that was found? I heard on the radio yesterday morning that one of the rovers took a picture of a rock that "clearly" had the number 19 scrawled on it. Numerologists are going ape-shit because 19 = AI.
because many (American) scientists are part of the most reviled class in American society: the (not-quite-yet) dead, white males. To name our planetary probes after such people would enforce the "fact" that such programs are simply an extension of the facist, neo-colonialist, imperialist, racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, paternalist society that oppresses people of color and/or gender. Just because these scientists are the same people that have burnt their lives out trying to answer questions that might better the lives of all does not mean they should get any credit. They are the evil white man and that is all that matters.
between the greater and lesser infinities sleep the dreams undreamt
RAT stans for Rock Abrasion Tool which is the grinding tool. The fact that they're going to use it to clear away the dust doesn't mean it's a brush type tool.
And in relation to the parent post, you don't want to use a grinding tool to clean the rover itself. That's the same type of speculaiton and extrapolation that you see in the media: using very little information to reach "common sense" conclusions on zero research.
I don't wanna get TOO off topic here, but that's exactly the sort of "thinking" that causes unreasonable fear of nuclear power or hydrogen based engines when compared to, say, internal combustion.
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those with good memory.