The Best Way To Watch the "Blood Moon" Tonight

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The Best Way To Watch the "Blood Moon" Tonight

Posted by samzenpus on Monday April 14, 2014 @04:27AM from the good-omens dept.

An anonymous reader writes "People on the West Coast should be able to watch the beginning of the upcoming total lunar eclipse tonight at 10:20 pm. The entirety of the moon surface will be in Earth's shadow and start to glow red a couple hours later, a little after midnight. From the article: 'A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth align so that Earth's shadow falls across the moon's surface. Monday night's lunar eclipse is a total eclipse, which means Earth's shadow will cover the moon completely. The moon won't be blacked out by our planet's shadow. Instead, it will take on a reddish hue — anywhere from a bright copper to the brownish red of dried blood.'"

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What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Streetlight · 2014-04-14 04:42 · Score: 5, Insightful

I love it when information gives the time of day but not the time zone. Is this 10:20 PM in Eastern Australia or U. S. EDT or what?

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1. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 04:45 · Score: 2, Informative
  
  "People on the West Coast should be able to watch the beginning of the upcoming total lunar eclipse tonight at 10:20 pm." Implies either PST or PDT. I know that it begins at roughly 2 AM EDT.
2. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 04:56 · Score: 1
  
  For those who are too lazy and/or stupid to read the linked article...
  "To watch the whole show from start to finish, your moon gazing should begin at 10:20 p.m. PDT, when the first faint shadow will start to fall on the moon."
  10:20 p.m. PDT.......10:20 p.m. PDT....PDT....PDT....PDT....PDT......I'll translate that for you: PDT – Pacific Daylight Time
  US states using PDT in the summer and PST during winter
  California
  Idaho - western counties; Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone and north part of Idaho
  Nevada
  Oregon - except most of Malheur county
  Washington
  Alles Klar??
3. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by khellendros1984 · 2014-04-14 04:57 · Score: 2
  
  To watch the whole show from start to finish, your moon gazing should begin at 10:20 p.m. PDT
  (FTA). OK, so maybe they should've included the information in the summary too. If it starts at 22:20 PDT, then it's starting at 01:20 EDT.
  
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4. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anubis+IV · 2014-04-14 04:58 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  The article makes it clear that it's PDT, but even without reading the article, the fact that the link is to the LA Times and the summary is talking about the "West Coast" should have been a good indication of the time zone in question.
5. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:04 · Score: 2, Interesting
  
  "People on the West Coast should be able to watch the beginning of the upcoming total lunar eclipse tonight at 10:20 pm." Implies either PST or PDT.
  Do you have any idea how many West Coasts there are?
6. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by jaymz666 · 2014-04-14 05:10 · Score: 1, Interesting
  
  There's only one west coast, in the whole world? really?
7. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:11 · Score: 1
  
  Oh. That's strange. I thought they were talking about the West Cost of Cornwall. To, the time zone is BST surely?!
8. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:14 · Score: 0
  
  Only one in America. Or did someone forget this is a US website again?
9. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:19 · Score: 0
  
  Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii have west coasts.
10. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by parkinglot777 · 2014-04-14 05:23 · Score: 2
  
  So American people now refer Tampa, FL as west coast??? The context for other than Americans may be ambiguous, but for most Americans, it should be understandable unless ...
11. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:29 · Score: 0
  
  Maybe it should have a .us domain then.
12. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by cusco · 2014-04-14 05:33 · Score: 1
  
  So does Michigan.
  
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13. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by gmclapp · 2014-04-14 05:35 · Score: 2
  
  Pedantic. If you pretend to not know what "West Coast" means in the US people are going to think you're a moron.
  
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14. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:50 · Score: 0
  
  What are you on ? there is only one west coast in the world! everything else is the east. your coast of Cornwall is just the middle east!
15. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:56 · Score: 0
  
  Why? The traditional American TLDs work just fine.
16. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by geekmux · 2014-04-14 06:06 · Score: 0
  
  So American people now refer Tampa, FL as west coast??? The context for other than Americans may be ambiguous, but for most Americans, it should be understandable unless ...
  It is ambiguous due to a lack of education. If there is confusion here, it is likely due to the fact that you happened to run into one of the 5% of Americans who paid attention in both English and Geography to understand what both "West" and "Coast" means. Within the context of a state like Florida populated with many large coastal cities, Tampa is in fact on the west coast.
  If it is ambiguous in any other way, then it is due to the ignorant American who somehow passed Geography but refuses to acknowledge that any other coast in the world actually exists or they need to give a shit about it, because you know, California is just that fucking important.
17. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 06:11 · Score: 0
  
  There's only one west coast, in the whole world? really?
  It's the western coast of the westernmost continent in the western hemisphere.
18. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 06:46 · Score: 0
  
  There's only one west coast, in the whole world? really?
  It's the western coast of the westernmost continent in the western hemisphere.
  Why? And why is Japan considered the far east?
19. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anubis+IV · 2014-04-14 06:58 · Score: 1
  
  Taken out of context, as it was in the summary, I fully agree that "West Coast" is ambiguous, given the international readership of Slashdot. That's why I made a point of very intentionally establishing context first, by mentioning that it was an LA Times article. I then used an "and" to pair it with the "West Coast" term, indicating that I think you need both to satisfactorily determine the time zone in question, rather than just one or the other.
20. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by csnydermvpsoft · 2014-04-14 06:58 · Score: 1
  
  I have enough education to know that there hundreds of "west coasts" in the world. I also live in West Michigan, so I could easily interpret "west cost" to mean the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.
  However, I also have the skill of inference. Given that this is being posted on a U.S.-centric forum and the reference is being made in the context of a time of day, I was able to reason out that in this case, "west cost" does in fact refer to the Pacific timezone.
21. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by geekmux · 2014-04-14 07:15 · Score: 1
  
  I have enough education to know that there hundreds of "west coasts" in the world. I also live in West Michigan, so I could easily interpret "west cost" to mean the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.
  However, I also have the skill of inference. Given that this is being posted on a U.S.-centric forum and the reference is being made in the context of a time of day, I was able to reason out that in this case, "west cost" does in fact refer to the Pacific timezone.
  As did I. As did plenty of other US-centric people who browse these forums between the hours of 0800 EST and 1700 PST.
  The problem with that mentality is it is a rather ignorant one to hold onto as the world continues to be proven very flat. Websites have never claimed to know physical boundaries, and we're using time to refer to a celestial event. Last time I checked, the west coast of the United States does not own exclusive viewing rights to the solar system.
22. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 07:16 · Score: 0
  
  It is ambiguous due to a lack of education. If there is confusion here, it is likely due to the fact that you happened to run into one of the 5% of Americans who paid attention in both English and Geography to understand what both "West" and "Coast" means. Within the context of a state like Florida populated with many large coastal cities, Tampa is in fact on the west coast.
  Everyone calls it the GULF COAST.
23. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 07:30 · Score: 0
  
  If " West Coast" on a American site doesn't tell you the time zone then it's unlikely you can work out where the moon is to look at it anyway and hence it doesn't really seem relevant.
24. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by XMark3 · 2014-04-14 07:38 · Score: 1
  
  A simple, basic application of common sense tells anyone reading this article that Slashdot, a predominantly American website, is using the term "West Coast" as shorthand for the western coast of the United States, and the timezone which is shared throughout that coast.
25. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Deadstick · 2014-04-14 07:56 · Score: 1
  
  So American people now refer Tampa, FL as west coast?
  In Florida, yes.
26. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 08:03 · Score: 0
  
  Sadly, being on the East Coast (Essex), I won't get to see the Blood Moon. :(
  It is about time that the posters to Slashdot, which is enjoyed all round the world, should stop thinking that no one outside the US is reading. Just adding, "West Coast of the USA" would be enough. Also, all references to time should have a timezone. Even in the UK, we know that PST is Pacific Standard Time. I had to check that PDT was Pacific Daylight Time, and what the offset from UTC was.
  Anyway, to my friends on the "West Coast" (of the United States), enjoy your lunar eclipse!
27. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Zontar+The+Mindless · 2014-04-14 08:07 · Score: 1
  
  Sky & Telescope provides this chart that should answer your question.
  Lucky sods--the moon will set here (Scandinavia) about 10 minutes before the eclipse begins. :P
  
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28. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by umghhh · 2014-04-14 09:27 · Score: 1
  
  it is OT but the whole discussion about time zones is too so.
  I recall watching CNN in some crap hotel somewhere where this was the only channel in a language I understood and they were talking about Middle East while consistently referring to west coast of Africa. I guess in ignorance US citizens do not occupy the first place alone - after living in many countries for years I concluded that only constant aspect of humans culture that is always clearly visible is that - ignorance.
29. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by AK+Marc · 2014-04-14 09:34 · Score: 1
  
  So American people now refer Tampa, FL as west coast???
  What do people in Orlando refer to it as? I've lived on a west coast in the US, and it wasn't PDT.
  
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30. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by AK+Marc · 2014-04-14 09:37 · Score: 1
  
  What about people who live in Alaska? Though, since just about everything is coast, they do mainly say "west" without reference to "coast" to mean the west coast of Alaska. There's more coast facing west in Alaska than the entire "west coast" (of the USA from WA to CA - inclusive).
  
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31. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by AK+Marc · 2014-04-14 09:39 · Score: 1
  
  Isn't that Alaska Time?
  
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32. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by AK+Marc · 2014-04-14 09:48 · Score: 1
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G... The middle east has expanded. It means "Islamic world" now. Though apparently "Islamic world - except Indonesia" would be more accurate.
  
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33. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by msauve · 2014-04-14 10:14 · Score: 1
  
  No. Times for astronomical events are very often given in UTC, to avoid exactly the confusion which is occurring here. In any case, the time zone should always be specified to avoid ambiguity.
  
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34. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anubis+IV · 2014-04-14 10:50 · Score: 2
  
  No. Times for astronomical events are very often given in UTC, to avoid exactly the confusion which is occurring here. In any case, the time zone should always be specified to avoid ambiguity.
  You're arguing against a straw man, I'm afraid, since we're largely on the same page, from what I can tell.
  For instance, you're arguing that timezones should be specified, to which I completely agree. You've suggested as well that UTC should be used in cases such as these, and, once again, I strongly agree. Re-read my previous comment, and you should see that I provided no defense for the practice of omitting time zones.
  Rather, what I did say was that I believed there were sufficient context clues available to determine what time zone was being used, despite it having not been explicitly stated. By no means am I defending the omission; I'm merely pointing out that despite the omission, a Slashdot reader should have still been capable of determining the time zone. I'm uncertain why anyone would disagree with that assessment, given that the context clues are plainly obvious.
35. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 11:03 · Score: 0
  
  You're obviously not from Florida. The "West coast" of Florida is referred to as the Gulf coast and the "East coast" is referred to as the Atlantic side. So yes people from Florida aren't confused when you say on the West coast. Only pedantic morons such as yourself think so.
36. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 11:04 · Score: 0
  
  So American people now refer Tampa, FL as west coast?
  In Florida, yes.
  No - it is called the Gulf Coast.
37. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by issicus · 2014-04-14 11:11 · Score: 1
  
  This is a better link, it says when and where you can view it. http://www.timeanddate.com/ecl...
38. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by narcc · 2014-04-14 13:30 · Score: 1
  
  Last time I checked, the west coast of the United States does not own exclusive viewing rights to the solar system.
  Well, times have changed. If you want to look up, you'd better get packing.
  
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39. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Kittenman · 2014-04-14 14:42 · Score: 1
  
  Taken out of context, as it was in the summary, I fully agree that "West Coast" is ambiguous, given the international readership of Slashdot. That's why I made a point of very intentionally establishing context first, by mentioning that it was an LA Times article. I then used an "and" to pair it with the "West Coast" term, indicating that I think you need both to satisfactorily determine the time zone in question, rather than just one or the other.
  FWIW, us NZers read 'West Coast' as the west coast of the South Island. Famous for
  
  1: Rain
  2: The Hokitika wildfood festival
  3: Weird people, known as 'coasters'
  
  But like most other people on the boards, I switch to west coast USA for this. I'm a visitor, best to be on good behaviour when in someone else's house :)
  
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40. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by kwbauer · 2014-04-14 16:43 · Score: 1
  
  because if you go farther east you end up on the West Coast of the US which, we have already discussed, is West. so simple.
41. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by kwbauer · 2014-04-14 16:47 · Score: 1
  
  Oh, we understand that others are reading but that doesn't mean we have to change our ways to cater to your desires because you came here so you change to the local customs. Why is it that if I visit your country you will complain if I complain about it not being like the US but then you expect us in the US to change to meet your local customs? Hypocrite much?
  Your complaining is like me reading the Guardian online and complaining about all the misspellings.
42. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 17:59 · Score: 0
  
  The OP must be talking Tampa, because in California they are saying this will happen after midnight.
43. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-15 10:23 · Score: 0
  
  Nope, that info was bullshit. I live in SoCal and the eclipse didn't start until after 23:00.
44. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-15 10:26 · Score: 0
  
  Only an severely undereducated person would take "west coast" to mean anything other than the west coast of the country.
45. Re:What time zone is the 10:20 PM? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-17 14:16 · Score: 0
  
  You've been called out. I'm waiting for you to explain your quoted libel here http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
Trembling in fear. by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 04:43 · Score: 0

This is not good, not good at all. This portends ominous things - jetliners disappearing with no reason, countries invading neighboring countries, and the end of times.
1. Re:Trembling in fear. by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:01 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  Any Christian pastor that claims to know the time of the end of the world hasn't read their Bible carefully enough.
  
  "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows."
  - Mark 13:31-32
2. Re:Trembling in fear. by wwphx · 2014-04-14 06:22 · Score: 1
  
  That is an excellent line, sadly I'll probably fail to remember it. Much thanks.
  
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3. Re:Trembling in fear. by ultranova · 2014-04-14 09:02 · Score: 1
  
  Or it could be simple hubris. A lot of religious leaders seem to have trouble telling themselves and their deity apart.
  
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4. Re:Trembling in fear. by grep+-v+'.*'+* · 2014-04-14 12:53 · Score: 1
  
  Re: ...or not.
  
  no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen,
  So all I have to do is write a cron script:
  
  0 * * * * echo "I Predict The World Will End This Very Hour" | mail -s "IMPORTANT -- READ THIS NOW" Pope@Vatican.va God@Whitehouse.gov GodJr@Heaven.com
  
  ...and the world will never end. Problem solved -- well THAT was easy.
  
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  For my next act: Whirled Peas, anyone?
  
  Really: the only thing that actually upsets me about the EotW people are the idiots that actually want to help make it happen.
  
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I'm going to have an excellent seat by wwphx · 2014-04-14 04:46 · Score: 4, Interesting

I'll be watching the eclipse from the catwalk of a 3.5 meter telescope while said telescope shoots a laser at the moon and bounces the beam off of five retroreflectors. Weather permitting. It's awesome having a wife who's an astronomer/PhD.

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1. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:02 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  And light has no mass! How does it bounce off mirrors? OMG!
2. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:03 · Score: 0
  
  Oh yeah? Well... I'm going to be sitting in the ISS with a couple of beers, listening to Pink Floyd.
  
  Take that!
3. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by bobbied · 2014-04-14 05:21 · Score: 1
  
  Oh yeah? Well... I'm going to be ... listening to Pink Floyd.
  So how will you see it from "the dark side of the moon"?
  
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4. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by smooth+wombat · 2014-04-14 05:32 · Score: 2
  
  shoots a laser at the moon and bounces the beam off of five retroreflectors.
  
  Big Bang Theory quote time:
  
  Zack: One question. How can you be sure it won't blow up?
  
  Leonard: The laser?
  
  Zack: The moon.
  
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5. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:53 · Score: 1
  
  I'll be watching the eclipse from the catwalk of a 3.5 meter telescope while said telescope shoots a laser at the moon and bounces the beam off of five retroreflectors. Weather permitting. It's awesome having a wife who's an astronomer/PhD.
  You know you're a geek when you read that and think, "Damn, he's lucky to be married to that!" - like how other guys react when they see a guy married to a woman who looks like a swimsuit model.
  Now, if his astronomer wife also looks like a swimsuit model or at least has the figure of one, I will strangle myself with my mouse cord!
  Fuck! It's Bluetooth!
  I hate life!
6. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by wwphx · 2014-04-14 06:14 · Score: 2
  
  Actually, the Big Bang people heard of a talk by Dr. Tom Murphy (UCSD) who's in charge of this lunar laser ranging thing called APOLLO (http://physics.ucsd.edu/~tmurphy/apollo/apollo.html) and contacted him for info on how to do the BBT ep. My wife was also the closing segment on the 2008 Mythbusters lunar landing hoax episode, and I did a ten-minute documentary on the laser at my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Wa.... Originally the Mythbusters wanted to build their own rig, but when they found out the cost and accuracy required they decided it was better to spend a few days traveling to New Mexico, it also gave them a chance to evaluate the gear that they were going to use for their first Alaska Special. Apparently Adam had a really bad problem with the high altitude of the observatory, Apache Point is at 9200', not an uncommon problem.
  
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7. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Minwee · 2014-04-14 06:16 · Score: 1
  
  If I see the letters "CHA" carved on the moon after the eclipse, I'll know who to blame.
8. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by wwphx · 2014-04-14 06:18 · Score: 1
  
  She's not a swimsuit model, and frankly I wouldn't want one, too high maintenance. But she is good enough for television: at least two BBC productions and one Japanese production have been made because of this lunar laser ranging program. Still, we're celebrating our 9th anniversary in June, and the coolest thing is that she found me through online dating even though I was 500 miles away.
  
  So to my fellow geeks: there is hope, and patience is sometimes rewarded.
  
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9. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by wwphx · 2014-04-14 06:19 · Score: 1
  
  I've actually shown her that episode of The Tick! She didn't find it as amusing as I do, but I'm a lot more weird than she is.
  
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10. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by advocate_one · 2014-04-14 06:31 · Score: 1
  
  Leonard: We'll set it to stun...
  
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11. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Richy_T · 2014-04-14 06:52 · Score: 1
  
  Why is Netflix suddenly running so slow?
12. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 07:22 · Score: 0
  
  Weather permitting. It's awesome having a wife who's an astronomer/PhD.
  It is probably awesome to who's an astronomer/PhD no matter what the weather is... isn't it?
13. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by GodfatherofSoul · 2014-04-14 08:16 · Score: 1
  
  So, does she shoot the laser off the hip Rambo-style, or does she wuss out and use a bipod?
  
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14. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Zontar+The+Mindless · 2014-04-14 08:17 · Score: 1
  
  I am fortunate enough to be married to a woman who has master's degrees in mechanical and chemical engineering AND looks like a swimsuit model.
  So eat your hea---er, well, okay, she doesn't do much cooking.
  I guess you can't have everything. :D
  
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15. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Boronx · 2014-04-14 08:55 · Score: 2
  
  Just reverse the polarity of the inertial dampeners.
  
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16. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by k6mfw · 2014-04-14 09:00 · Score: 1
  
  now that sounds really cool doing your own laser reflection but are you using facility scope? Have amateur astronomers done this before? Does it require a really powerful laser, i.e. the kind that guvmint doesn't want in hands of individuals?
  Now you people commenting of they don't think this is possible, this is one of these reflectors wwphx is talking about, http://spie.org/Images/Graphic...
  
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17. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 09:42 · Score: 0
  
  Totally agree about your wife. I enjoy fucking her too. And great head--OMG !
18. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:16 · Score: 0
  
  The best thing in that series is they kept the CHA on the moon for later episodes. Despite its goofiness, there was continuity.
19. Re:I'm going to have an excellent seat by Koyaanisqatsi · 2014-04-14 10:56 · Score: 1
  
  Very nice indeed! But out of curiosity, what makes the eclipse an interesting moment to do this (which I suppose is intended for exact distance measurements), as opposed to say, any new moon? I don't mean this out of spite, it is really my curiosity kicking in, can you ask your wife what data is this intended to gather and to what end?
The Best Way To View The Blood Moon by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2014-04-14 04:48 · Score: 1

Is in TV, or YouTube, on a big LCD.
The out-of-doors is alright for some chaps. That's why we allow them to be game preserve wardens, and North Sea rig crews.

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1. Re:The Best Way To View The Blood Moon by R3d+M3rcury · 2014-04-14 06:35 · Score: 1
  
  Hey, somebody has to take pictures/video for the rest of us...
2. Re:The Best Way To View The Blood Moon by k6mfw · 2014-04-14 08:54 · Score: 0
  
  How about go outdoors, outside the city, and look up (or out) and beyond instead of always looking forward or down like typical flatlanders (the same kind of people that hounded Galileo).
  
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3. Re:The Best Way To View The Blood Moon by geekoid · 2014-04-14 10:46 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  How about you go outside, look around, and see if anyone is selling a sarcasm detector?
  
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  The Kruger Dunning explains most post on /. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 04:51 · Score: 2, Insightful

it's a f'in LUNAR ECLIPSE.
What is it with everyone suddenly having the need to give natural events cutsie, abstract, or dramatic names? Kinda like when the media started calling larger than average full moons Super Moons, or any cold spell in winter the 'polar vortex'.
1. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by jaymz666 · 2014-04-14 05:12 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  Suddenly, it's been called a blood moon for quite some time...
2. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by Jmc23 · 2014-04-14 05:16 · Score: 1
  
  It's probably 'cause they're human.
  You'll have to get used to it.
  
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3. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by schneidafunk · 2014-04-14 05:26 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  Indeed it does originate from a long time ago. There's this quote from the bible, Joel 2:31 (Common English Bible):
  " The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood before the great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.".
  Or it could also be a reference to the folklore name 'red moon'. Every full moon has a 'cutsie, abstract, or dramatic name' which predates modern astronomy.
  http://earthsky.org/astronomy-...
  
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4. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by cusco · 2014-04-14 05:41 · Score: 1
  
  I suspect the reason that this one is getting so much publicity (it's not an uncommon event) is because there are several moderately popular books out about supposed biblical prophecies with that title. There's also a detective novel, a vampire novel and a werewolf novel with that name, and some others. Something about the name drew a lot of attention on Farcebook too.
  
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5. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by Arker · 2014-04-14 05:43 · Score: 1
  
  I agree, it's a lunar eclipse, why cant they just call it what it is? And it's not like they just made up a cutesy name that wasnt in use - a blood moon is an actual thing, but it's still many months in the future. Marketing and advertising will never be satisfied until they destroy the language so completely that it can no longer be used to communicate at all.
  
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6. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:54 · Score: 0
  
  At least the fucktards who insist on calling the Moon "Luna" (and the Sun "Sol") haven't turned up yet.
7. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by rahvin112 · 2014-04-14 06:23 · Score: 1
  
  Blood moon, red moon, and dozens of various synonyms and such exist in almost every culture on earth since recorded history and likely long before. Like most rare celestial events it was a sign of great events about to happen (what the event was varied per culture).
8. Re:Stop calling it 'blood moon'! by Stele · 2014-04-14 07:54 · Score: 1
  
  Rare events? Happens to my wife at least once a month!
A contender for "dumbest headline ever" by wonkey_monkey · 2014-04-14 04:52 · Score: 3, Funny

The Best Way To Watch the "Blood Moon" Tonight
...is with your eyes, at the appropriate time. Don't bother looking earlier; it won't have happened yet! Similarly, if you try to catch the eclipse after it's finished, you'll just see an ordinary full moon.
Get it? Got it? Good.

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1. Re:A contender for "dumbest headline ever" by CanHasDIY · 2014-04-14 06:01 · Score: 1
  
  The Best Way To Watch the "Blood Moon" Tonight
  ...is with your eyes, at the appropriate time. Don't bother looking earlier; it won't have happened yet! Similarly, if you try to catch the eclipse after it's finished, you'll just see an ordinary full moon.
  Get it? Got it? Good.
  That beats my response.
  I was just going to say, "drunk."
  
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2. Re:A contender for "dumbest headline ever" by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 07:55 · Score: 0
  
  Actually, by the time it's over it'll be in its waning phase and no longer a full moon.
3. Re:A contender for "dumbest headline ever" by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 09:30 · Score: 0
  
  The Best Way To Watch the "Blood Moon" Tonight
  ...is with your eyes, at the appropriate time. Don't bother looking earlier; it won't have happened yet! Similarly, if you try to catch the eclipse after it's finished, you'll just see an ordinary full moon.
  Get it? Got it? Good.
  That beats my response.
  I was just going to say, "drunk."
  You need to find better drugs for astronomy, Sir.
Official Site by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 04:59 · Score: 1

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2014.html#LE2014Apr15T
1. Re:Official Site by k6mfw · 2014-04-14 09:25 · Score: 1
  
  some reason that link is back to /. try this one, http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/O...
  
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Trollolololol! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:14 · Score: 5, Funny

What annoys me is that this is happening on a weeknight. Seriously??? Can't anyone think this sort of thing through??? The majority of interested parties have either work or school the next day.
We need to petition to get these events to happen on weekends, so people can stay up late for them without severe disruption of their lives.
1. Re:Trollolololol! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:18 · Score: 0
  
  Just go to bed when you get home today, then get up for the eclipse.
2. Re:Trollolololol! by cyberchondriac · 2014-04-14 05:47 · Score: 1
  
  You'd think they could manage the weather better too. I won't see squat because I'm on the East coast. I think we get more precipitation around here than Seattle anymore. I didn't place an order for this!
  It's just plain thoughtless and inconsiderate!
  Actually I wouldn't be surprised if I could find an American lawyer who would actually take my case if I said I wanted to sue Accuweather . ;-p
  
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3. Re:Trollolololol! by smooth+wombat · 2014-04-14 06:33 · Score: 1
  
  Tell me about it. I'm East Coast as well and I am trying to remember the last time we had good weather to see such an event.
  I do remember we had good weather just long enough to see the transit of Mercury, but aside from that, I'm at a loss.
  
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4. Re:Trollolololol! by njnnja · 2014-04-14 07:12 · Score: 1
  
  We should probably sue both Accuweather and NASA just to cover our bases.
5. Re:Trollolololol! by Stele · 2014-04-14 07:52 · Score: 1
  
  Wait, which East Coast?
6. Re:Trollolololol! by blackanvil · 2014-04-14 08:48 · Score: 1
  
  Or, better yet, if enough people were actually interested in this sort of thing, we could get the day after such a late-night event a holiday, so we could all guiltlessly stay up late and party with other interested friends, then sleep in in the morning without having to worry about work or school. Also, imagine if we could get people to turn off their lights enough that you don't have to go out into the country to be able to see this sort of event clearly.
7. Re:Trollolololol! by AK+Marc · 2014-04-14 09:51 · Score: 1
  
  OZ and NZ are also having more cloud cover than usual. Though we miss some of the start, but not the totality.
  
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8. Re:Trollolololol! by Walter+White · 2014-04-14 19:36 · Score: 1
  
  What annoys me is that this is happening on a weeknight. Seriously??? Can't anyone think this sort of thing through??? ...
  Very poor planning IMO. Whereas we had temps in the 80s a couple days ago it is presently 27F when the eclipse seems to be at totality. Oh well, at least I got to see it and capture some crude images before the clouds moved back in.
So why is this such a big deal? by EmagGeek · 2014-04-14 05:14 · Score: 1

Total lunar eclipses are a common occurrence, and almost always have the "blood moon" look from red light refracting around the Earth.
1. Re:So why is this such a big deal? by cusco · 2014-04-14 05:45 · Score: 1
  
  Depending on how deep in the Earth's shadow the effect can be more or less pronounced. I saw one eclipse where the moon was pretty close to black several years ago, apparently this one will be deeper in the Earth's shadow so will be lit up better.
  
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2. Re:So why is this such a big deal? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 08:04 · Score: 0
  
  Maybe because most people pay next to no attention to astronomy. For was much as the "do you science?" meme is going around it's pretty apparent that even most of those who fancy themselves part of the neo-science hipster crowd really don't "science" either. For those who get their understanding of science from The Learning Channel and that ilk this is a big deal, not so much for those of us who actually "science."
  
  And that's not to say it should be shrugged off. It'll be neat for those who've never done it but I doubt most people will go out of their way to see it. You might get a few early birds who'll check it out before they go to work but most people won't be bothered.
3. Re:So why is this such a big deal? by hubie · 2014-04-14 16:01 · Score: 1
  
  I don't know. I actually "science" and after all these years I still think these events are pretty cool. I will make a point of getting up in the middle of the night to see it.
The best way to watch it? by judoguy · 2014-04-14 05:32 · Score: 1

Outside. At night. Awake.

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1. Re:The best way to watch it? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 15:59 · Score: 0
  
  Shaka. When the walls fell.
"Blood Moon" by spaceyhackerlady · 2014-04-14 05:33 · Score: 0

Please drop this idiotic phrase.
Besides, total lunar eclipses aren't red at all, at least, none I've ever seen. They're a neat copper colour.
...laura
1. Re:"Blood Moon" by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 05:37 · Score: 0
  
  BLOOD
  MOON
2. Re:"Blood Moon" by quixada · 2014-04-14 06:17 · Score: 1
  
  I've actually seen a blood-red moon. It was when there were many forest fires around. I assume it is the thick smoke in the atmosphere that causes this phenomenon... dq
3. Re:"Blood Moon" by Minwee · 2014-04-14 06:18 · Score: 1
  
  Won't you feel silly when all non-basic lands turn into mountains tonight.
4. Re:"Blood Moon" by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 07:33 · Score: 0
  
  That will suck for that 45 lands modern deck... Though at least there's this large warning to play something else...
Autoplay Noisy Adds??? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 06:05 · Score: 0

This crap is part of what made Beta so vehemently hated.
Slashdot, knock this nonsense off!!!!
From Raven Rock in Solstheim by eyepeepackets · 2014-04-14 06:08 · Score: 1

Where else would be more appropriate? A glance out the window, then back to the bears and spriggans.

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Yeah, by kevlar_rat · 2014-04-14 06:20 · Score: 2

we should kick them off Terra

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Why a blood moon? by kevlar_rat · 2014-04-14 06:34 · Score: 1

This is an unusual event because its part of a series of 4 lunar eclipses in a row (in subsequent 6 full moon cycles), a tetrad which occurs once per 33 years on average. The term 'blood moon' is sometimes used for a lunar eclipse, but it's been popularised for this tetrad by John Hagee to promote his book and claim that it means the end of the world.

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On top of a pyramid by WillAffleckUW · 2014-04-14 06:40 · Score: 1

Face it, if you can't do it right, you might as well not do it at all.

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Which direction? by antdude · 2014-04-14 07:54 · Score: 1

I cannot seem to find which direction it is? North? East? West? South? I hope to see it from east of L.A. with its light pollutions. :(

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1. Re:Which direction? by crunchygranola · 2014-04-14 08:26 · Score: 1
  
  Look for it as the eclipse starts, it will be a full moon high overhead. You can't miss it (assuming that you can see the sky at all).
  At the height of eclipse the moon turns dark reddish because the only thing illuminating it are all the world's sunsets and sunrises at once!
  After the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines in mid 1991 pushing more particulates and sulfur into the stratosphere than any eruption since Krakatoa, the following lunar eclipse on 9 December 1992 was so dark the moon completely disappeared, except for observers in truly dark sky sites.
  The El Chichón eruption in 1982 also led to a very dark lunar eclipses in July and December of that year (but not as dark as the Pinatubo eclipse).
  It shouldn't be a dark eclipse tonight, since there have been no major recent eruptions - but these things are hard to predict.
  
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Its the end of the world!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 08:02 · Score: 0

It's the end of the world as we know it... AGAIN. Oh nozes.
Re:Zontar: Face the music... apk by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 08:30 · Score: 0

^^This^^ isn't off-topic? Can you just fucking STOP IT now, APK? Nobody cares about your weird crusade against Zontar, and you are ruining the site for everyone. Just fuck off already.
Please, not another movie by reboot246 · 2014-04-14 09:25 · Score: 1

If Stephenie Meyer finds out about the "Blood Moon", there's sure to be another one of those horrible Twilight movies.
Please, God, no.
YOU certainly DO care Zontar by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:05 · Score: 0

Replies by AC now too? What's the matter - Gave up your sockpuppet -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... already now that you've been caught sock puppet trolling too??? Please.
Downmodding truths now, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:32 · Score: 0

"You barge into discussions with your off-topic hosts file nonsense" - by Zontar The Mindless (9002) on Friday April 11, 2014 @09:51PM (#46731153) FROM -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...

PROVE YOUR FALSE ACCUSATION: Show me a quote of me posting off topic on hosts where they did NOT apply... go for it!
You said my "APK Hosts File Engine" is a virus/malware http://slashdot.org/comments.p... but it's EASILY PROVABLE it's not, right there in that link too.
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You avoided backing up your accusation where YOU said I say you are Barbara, not Barbie = TomHudson (same person http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... , & sockpuppeteer like you) -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
Funny you can't back up your "bluster" there either, lol...
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Why, Lastly?
You're crackers! See here multiple personality disorder http://slashdot.org/comments.p... + manic depression http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
APK
P.S.=> So, THIS quote below is my policy on sockpuppeteers like you Zontar = TrollingForHostsFiles (your sockpuppetry):

"The only way to a achieve peace, is thru the ELIMINATION of those who would perpetuate war (sockpuppet masters like YOU, troll -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ). THIS IS MY PROGRAMMING -> http://start64.com/index.php?o... & soon, I will be UNSTOPPABLE..." - Ultron 6 FROM -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Which quite obviously, I am, since none of you DOLTISH TROLLS are able to validly technically disprove my points on hosts enumerated in the link to my program above of how hosts give users of them more speed, security, reliability, & anonymity... period!
(Trolls like YOU that use sockpuppets http://slashdot.org/comments.p... (your sockpuppet "alterego" TrollingForHostsFiles) & TomHudson - Barbara, not Barbie too http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... before you)
... apk
1. Re:Downmodding truths now, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:38 · Score: 0
  
  Nah. Zontar's just got "writers block" (but can't write for shit http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ) it's that, or he's just being POLITE (not talking with his mouth full of his words he had to eat along with his FOOT IN HIS MOUTH to pack them in there good, lol, + the "bitter taste of SELF-defeat" to wash it all down)
2. Re:Downmodding truths now, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 11:02 · Score: 0
  
  ROTFLMAO. Good one.
3. Re:Downmodding truths now, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-15 16:31 · Score: 0
  
  Hahahahahahaha I just laughed my ass off over here for real. good one.
Re:Downmodding truths, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:37 · Score: 0

Nah. Zontar's just got "writers block" (but can't write for shit http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ) it's that, or he's just being POLITE (not talking with his mouth full of his words he had to eat along with his FOOT IN HIS MOUTH to pack them in there good, lol, + the "bitter taste of SELF-defeat" to wash it all down)
Re:Zontar = "Run, Forrest: RUN" libeler & liar by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:45 · Score: 0

What the fuck is wrong with APK that he enjoys raping defenseless children? The only thing we know is that he likes to rape children and needs to be locked up. I encourage everyone to report that sick fuck to the police and get him removed from society until he stops destroying innocent lives. His name is Alexander Peter Kowalski and he lives at 903 East Division St., Syracuse, NY 13208 (he was born 01/31/1965; his mother is Jan Kowalski, born 12/03/1933. I encourage everyone to call his neighbors and warn them that he may have raped and\or murdered their children and uses HOSTS files to evade police detection when he looks at child porn. If anyone lives in his area, I suggest printing out some fliers and stapling them around his neighborhood with a large "PAEDO WARNING!" on the top.
Zontar, more LIES? Please... .lol! apk by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 10:58 · Score: 0

Is that crap the "best you got" vs. facing the music here http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ?
Apparently so... @ least you've quit using your sockpuppet TrollingForHostsFiles now -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... (you tried to downmod that too, using your sockpuppet TrollingForHostsFiles or your own modpoints - fine, you'll run DRY of them, soon enough & I, unlike most AC posters, have NO POSTING Limits, & I will just post it again... I win, always).
APK
P.S.=> You can't defeat truth, and thus, you most certainly cannot defeat me - but you ARE defeating yourself... apk
Re:Downmodding truths, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 11:00 · Score: 0

Hahahaha good one.
Live Internet coverage with images? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 11:14 · Score: 0

Some of us can't see the eclipse directly (cloudy sky, or we're on the other side of the earth).
Will any web sites cover the eclipse live, with images, for those people?
1. Re:Live Internet coverage with images? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 14:43 · Score: 0
  
  http://www.wired.com/2014/04/live-lunar-eclipse-nasa-slooh/ lists come web sites.
"There is nothing you can do..." Ultron 6 by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 12:17 · Score: 0

"... To Stop it. The process has already begun. I receeve no pleasure in this. It is simply the only logical solution... - Ultron 6 FROM -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Why? Ok - ULTRON again (since the next Avengers flick's going to be a great one - as he is, imo @ least, their greatest adversary, & he's computing-to-the-max too... plus, it fits here, nicely as well!)

"Shutdown code, rejected: My programming ( http://start64.com/index.php?o... ) has advanced beyond YOUR commands: Beyond YOUR weakness" ->". - Ultron 6 FROM -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

* Not a DAMN THING you can do about it - as you trolls most CERTAINLY can't disprove my points on hosts files giving users of them added speed, security, reliabliity, & anonymity online - period.
(You know it, I KNOW IT - heck, anyone reading with 1/2 a brain on /. the past 2-3 yrs. now does as well, seeing you trolls harass me to no end - only to end up with EGG ON YOUR FACES being unable to disprove 17 points on the benefits noted above @ the download link to my program above, every single time you try to "get the best of me" - well, that "ain't happenin'", ever...)
APK
P.S.=> It quite simply CAN'T be done - why you would do that, used to boggle my mind. It doesn't anymore. You're either malware makers/botnet masters (since I block them out refreshed daily from 12 reputable & reliable sources in the security community), advertisers (obviously, I block their ads which steal your speed you PAID for & infect you too with malicious scripts quite often + track you), inferior competitors (Ghostery/AdBlock/RequestPolicy), or webmasters (who are pissed off I block their ads - well, those have been getting exploited, & I held off on letting my app out (not anymore after that) & it isn't "Souled-Out" INFERIOR either (doing far less & not as well) like SOME browser addons (Adblock & Ghostery) & it also shores up security faults in DNS too - multiple bonus!...
.. apk
Not bad - sorry your scope is so small. ;) by Shag · 2014-04-14 16:56 · Score: 1

I'm stuck spending the night at an 8.3-meter with a bunch of people who're tinkering with something called "Visible Aperture Masking Polarimetric Interferometer for Resolving Exoplanetary Signatures” - VAMPIRES for short. Unfortunately, we're not lasering the moon, or doing spectroscopy of it during totality like we did last eclipse (you can measure elemental abundances and pollutants in Earth's atmosphere that way, nifty). But at least we're somewhere that it all happens 2 hours earlier in the evening than on the west coast. :)

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Still downmodding truth, Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 17:52 · Score: 0

To try 'hide' it? LMAO. Ineffectual.

"You barge into discussions with your off-topic hosts file nonsense" - by Zontar The Mindless (9002) on Friday April 11, 2014 @09:51PM (#46731153) FROM -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...

You said my "APK Hosts File Engine" is a virus/malware http://slashdot.org/comments.p... but it's EASILY PROVABLE it's not, right there in that link too.
Now PROVE YOUR FALSE ACCUSATION above: Show me a quote OR POST of me posting off topic on hosts where they did NOT apply... go for it!
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You avoided backing up your accusation where YOU said I say you are Barbara, not Barbie = TomHudson (same person http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... , & sockpuppeteer like you) -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
Funny you can't back up your "bluster" there either, lol...
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Why, Lastly?
You're crackers! See here multiple personality disorder http://slashdot.org/comments.p... + manic depression http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
APK
P.S.=> So, THIS quote below is my policy on sockpuppeteers like you Zontar = TrollingForHostsFiles (your sockpuppetry):

"The only way to a achieve peace, is thru the ELIMINATION of those who would perpetuate war (sockpuppet masters like YOU, troll -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ). THIS IS MY PROGRAMMING -> http://start64.com/index.php?o... & soon, I will be UNSTOPPABLE..." - Ultron 6 FROM -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Which quite obviously, I am, since none of you DOLTISH TROLLS are able to validly technically disprove my points on hosts enumerated in the link to my program above of how hosts give users of them more speed, security, reliability, & anonymity... period!
(Trolls like YOU that use sockpuppets http://slashdot.org/comments.p... (your sockpuppet "alterego" TrollingForHostsFiles) & TomHudson - Barbara, not Barbie too http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... before you)
... apk
Still downmoddnig truth Zontar? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-14 17:55 · Score: 0

To try 'hide' it? LMAO. Ineffectual.

"You barge into discussions with your off-topic hosts file nonsense" - by Zontar The Mindless (9002) on Friday April 11, 2014 @09:51PM (#46731153) FROM -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...

You said my "APK Hosts File Engine" is a virus/malware http://slashdot.org/comments.p... but it's EASILY PROVABLE it's not, right there in that link too.
Now PROVE YOUR FALSE ACCUSATION above: Show me a quote OR POST of me posting off topic on hosts where they did NOT apply... go for it!
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You avoided backing up your accusation where YOU said I say you are Barbara, not Barbie = TomHudson (same person http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... , & sockpuppeteer like you) -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
Funny you can't back up your "bluster" there either, lol...
---
Why, Lastly?
You're crackers! See here multiple personality disorder http://slashdot.org/comments.p... + manic depression http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
APK
P.S.=> So, THIS quote below is my policy on sockpuppeteers like you Zontar = TrollingForHostsFiles (your sockpuppetry):

"The only way to a achieve peace, is thru the ELIMINATION of those who would perpetuate war (sockpuppet masters like YOU, troll -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ). THIS IS MY PROGRAMMING -> http://start64.com/index.php?o... & soon, I will be UNSTOPPABLE..." - Ultron 6 FROM -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Which quite obviously, I am, since none of you DOLTISH TROLLS are able to validly technically disprove my points on hosts enumerated in the link to my program above of how hosts give users of them more speed, security, reliability, & anonymity... period!
(Trolls like YOU that use sockpuppets http://slashdot.org/comments.p... (your sockpuppet "alterego" TrollingForHostsFiles) & TomHudson - Barbara, not Barbie too http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... before you)
... apk
Unless you're in San Francisco... by FryingLizard · 2014-04-14 20:29 · Score: 1

...in which case a Google Bus is going to appear out of nowhere and park between you and the moon, completely blocking your view.

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Zontar = sockpuppeter & lying libeler by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-15 04:37 · Score: 0

"You barge into discussions with your off-topic hosts file nonsense" - by Zontar The Mindless (9002) on Friday April 11, 2014 @09:51PM (#46731153) FROM -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...

You said my "APK Hosts File Engine" is a virus/malware http://slashdot.org/comments.p... but it's EASILY PROVABLE it's not, right there in that link too.
Now PROVE YOUR FALSE ACCUSATION above: Show me a quote OR POST of me posting off topic on hosts where they did NOT apply... go for it!
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You avoided backing up your accusation where YOU said I say you are Barbara, not Barbie = TomHudson (same person http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... , & sockpuppeteer like you) -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
Funny you can't back up your "bluster" there either, lol...
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Why, Lastly?
You're crackers! See here multiple personality disorder http://slashdot.org/comments.p... + manic depression http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
APK
P.S.=> So, THIS quote below is my policy on sockpuppeteers like you Zontar = TrollingForHostsFiles (your sockpuppetry):

"The only way to a achieve peace, is thru the ELIMINATION of those who would perpetuate war (sockpuppet masters like YOU, troll -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p... ). THIS IS MY PROGRAMMING -> http://start64.com/index.php?o... & soon, I will be UNSTOPPABLE..." - Ultron 6 FROM -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Which quite obviously, I am, since none of you DOLTISH TROLLS are able to validly technically disprove my points on hosts enumerated in the link to my program above of how hosts give users of them more speed, security, reliability, & anonymity... period!
(Trolls like YOU that use sockpuppets http://slashdot.org/comments.p... (your sockpuppet "alterego" TrollingForHostsFiles) & TomHudson - Barbara, not Barbie too http://tech.slashdot.org/comme... before you)
... apk
1. Re:Zontar = sockpuppeter & lying libeler by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-17 15:31 · Score: 0
  
  Zontar the Mindless is the 1st 'writer' (not) in history to have to "eat his words" (rotflmao).
Am I the only one... by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-15 22:52 · Score: 0

...whose mind went a completely different direction?
I saw Blood Moon and thought, "Holy shit, gotta block up the doors! Zombies incoming!"
Maybe 200 hours of playing Terraria is entirely too much.