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Scientists Find Solar System Like Ours
mlimber writes "The NYTimes has up a story about the discovery of a solar system that is analogous to ours. Of the 250 or so exoplanets found thus far, 'few of them are in systems that even faintly resemble our own. In many cases, giant Jupiter-like planets are whizzing around inside the orbit of Mercury,' whereas in this new system, 'a planet about two-thirds of the mass of Jupiter and another about 90 percent of the mass of Saturn are orbiting a reddish star about half the mass of the Sun, at about half the distances that Jupiter and Saturn circle our own Sun.' The researchers used gravitational microlensing to detect the planets, and two of the lead authors of the paper to be published in Science are amateur astronomers, one of whom describes herself as 'an ordinary New Zealand mother.'"
They have also found evidence of people half our size and half our intelligence. Scientists have named them the "Bush's".
I do still utilize over the air analog broadcast.... Can't wait for that government subsidized digital-to-analog converter!
I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask where they're goin' and hook up with 'em later.
Can't wait for that government subsidized digital-to-analog converter!
I don't think its meant to nor guarenteed to produce a clearer picture, only translate between info representation formats.
Table-ized A.I.
Oh I know, I just wanted to take a cheap shot at this conversion... Also if you catch any of the commercials out there informing users of the switch, it'd leave you to believe digital is going wipe your ass for you it's so great.
I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask where they're goin' and hook up with 'em later.
I'm flipping you the bird, as hard as I can.
You really wonder about that? John Fanning Founding Chairman and CEO Napster Inc.