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  1. Re:Perhaps Implications for Dark Matter Too on Center of the Milky Way Has Thousands of Black Holes, Study Shows (npr.org) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Current observations are leaning that way. As they refined the data, it appears lumpy, not smooth. As if made by many point sources. Looks like large numbers of neutron stars, and not dark matter.

  2. Re: No grav lensing on Hubble Space Telescope Spots the Farthest Known Star (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    1. There is no Astrophysics 101, Astrophysics is a 400 level course. 2. I have taken that course. 3. Space curvature is something you learn in Physics, when you learn special and general relativity.

  3. Re:Sounds like a SpaceX rocket or Tesla Model S on Russia Debuts Postal Drone, Which Immediately Crashes Into Wall (futurism.com) · · Score: 1

    How many SpaceX rockets have crashed?

  4. Re:Wouldn't that work both ways? on Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If Everything On the Internet Was DRM Protected? · · Score: 1

    Why can't my PC be a verification server? I can just install the software.

  5. I thought this was against the law in California on Update: Possible Active Shooter Reported at YouTube HQ (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Didn't California ban active shooters in the state?

  6. Wouldn't that work both ways? on Ask Slashdot: What Would Happen If Everything On the Internet Was DRM Protected? · · Score: 1

    I would take a picture, and load it to Facebook with my DRM. For Facebook to show it to another user, or another user to open it, the browser would need to contact my PC for verification.

  7. Re:The moon landings were better on The 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" · · Score: 1

    Nixon was president from January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974. All the Moon landings happened in this timeframe.

  8. Re:The moon landings were better on The 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Richard Nixon couldn't cover up an office break in. How would he create a world wide conspiracy when the Soviet Union could expose it in minutes?

  9. Re:The Hubble saw _THAT_?! on Hubble Space Telescope Spots the Farthest Known Star (engadget.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    They use the light of type Ia supernovas, which explode with a know brightness, to determine the distance to a galaxy. Then they compare that to its redshift so determine the redshift to distance ratio. Then, all you need to do is measure the object's redshift to determine its distance.

  10. Re:No grav lensing on Hubble Space Telescope Spots the Farthest Known Star (engadget.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Space is bent by gravity, not light. Light then takes the shortest path through the curved space time.

  11. Re:YOU FAIL IT on Hubble Space Telescope Spots the Farthest Known Star (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Best use of the English language I have seen all day.

  12. Re:Why didn't they show the barge landing? on SpaceX Completes Its Seventh Successful Mission of 2018 With Launch of CRS-14 (youtube.com) · · Score: 1

    They were doing another of their experimental landings with the older boosters they are retiring. It was to gather data for block 5 and Falcon Heavy landings. The rocket performed the landing maneuver, but landed in the ocean.

  13. Re:Systemd on Red Hat CEO Talks About State Of Open Source (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not a fan of systemd, but how has it ruined the ecosystem? I see a continued rise with Linux taking over just about everything.

  14. I blame systemd on Chinese Space Station Burns Up On Re-entry in South Pacific (reviewjournal.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    They probably lost communications with it during a systemd patch update.

  15. Read title as "Raft of Piracy Features" on Apple Launches iOS 11.3 With Raft of Privacy Features (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Wasn't sure if that is a good thing or not.

  16. That's why I use American Express on US To Seek Social Media Details From All Visa Applicants (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They are far better at protecting for information compared to bank cards. Don't leave home without it.

  17. Re:Violation of Assange's human rights on Ecuador Cutting Off WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange's Communications Outside London Embassy (suntimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Send him to Sweden, where they may guarantee that right.

  18. Re:If you work in tech on Nearly a Third of Tech Workers Are Ready To #DeleteFacebook (betanews.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I downloaded what they have on me. Nothing I didn't post there in the first place. I know enough about tech to stop them from getting anything else.

  19. Going back to MySpace on Nearly a Third of Tech Workers Are Ready To #DeleteFacebook (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    Tom is ready to welcome me back.

  20. Really, who uses offensive language on Skype?

  21. #2 Pencil support on Apple Announces New $299 iPad With Pencil Support For Schools (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Comes with a built in sharpener.

  22. Re:Firefox on the corporate desktop on IETF Approves TLS 1.3 As Internet Standard (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny, we are switching all our corporate support to Firefox. Mostly because other browsers don't support the older systems we use.

  23. Three Mile Island is closing on Wind and Solar Can Power Most of the United States, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Electricity prices are so low currently that it is difficult to fund new or old technologies. Cheap natural gas has driven all other power sources into the red. Three Mile Island is scheduled to close due to being unable to charge enough for electricity to make enough to operate the plant. This is an established, long running nuclear plant (with one broken unit). Operating costs are not that high, but you still need to generate money. Building other new technologies is equally difficult when the break even mark keeps being pushed to the right.

  24. Re:C. M. bruns will not like this on Wind and Solar Can Power Most of the United States, Says Study (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't worry, he already has a plan to block out the Sun.

  25. Re:Oh Lordy! on IETF Approves TLS 1.3 As Internet Standard (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 2

    Download the Firefox source code and modify it any way you please.