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  1. From data collected by a sensor at th edge of its specs we make a handful of inductive inferences: it travels, by flight, fast, at a low altitude, with little to no observable turbulence. Thatâ(TM)s still far from solid proof that itâ(TM)s actually an aircraft with unseen capabilities. It might be a UFO, at best it may be a UAP.

  2. https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/c... Letâ(TM)s be glad the article goes further than the headline. Thatâ(TM)s becoming rare stuff these days.

  3. http://bit.ly/937rCW on TorrentReactor Reportedly Buys, Renames a Russian Town · · Score: 1

    I guess they first thought of Topeka, KS but realized Google was already on it... maybe it'll turn out in the end that TR will take the name of Gar...

  4. USD per watt and watts per sqm on Nuclear Energy Now More Expensive Than Solar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nuclear power offers the advantage of massive energy production on a small area of land, giving it a high W/skm rate. The ideal solution probably lies in the intelligent combination of several powering solutions depending on the zone type, energy demand and area coverage...

  5. Regulations on Woman Claims Extra-Terrestrial Traffic Law Immunity · · Score: 1

    The biggest problem would be that intergalactic (or at least interstellar) regulation terms are unknown to most policemen. And even if they knew of some, which one(s) would apply? Shall the cop report to the M.I.B or, according to the Shadow Proclamation, ask the name of her species and gently ask her to leave our level 5 planet? Honestly, aliens are no longer what they used to be...

  6. Re:Good Luck With That on Digital Act Could Spur Creation of Pirate ISPs In UK · · Score: 1

    ... about as likely as the British people rising up in mass revolt against the government.

    You mean, with the help of a Dutch invasion like in 1688?

  7. Re:Dark matter? on Buckyballs Detected In Space · · Score: 1

    "First category" was meant for 'baryonic matter' — which vanished between my brain and fingers.

  8. Re:Dark matter? on Buckyballs Detected In Space · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are several theoretical candidates for Dark Matter. Non-Baryonic Dark Matter (aka matter not made of quarks, protons, neutrons and not interacting with electrons and photons) is expected to contribute for the greater part to it. Fullerenes fall in the first category. Additionally, the observations of stars (gravitational interactions) are in accordance with the standard model and that pleads for the absence of Dark Matter in or around stars. However the cohesion or consistency of galaxies is not expectable if the only mass present in them comes from stars and stellar systems. That pleads for the presence of dark mater in the halo of galaxies and in clusters of galaxies.

  9. Re:Quantum Exploration on Can Fractals Make Sense of the Quantum World? · · Score: 1

    Well, John Bell must be laughing quite hard at Einstein with a fractal grin...

  10. Re:Touchscreen in a car? on Tesla Releases First Official Photos of Model S Sedan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Voice recognition combined to the hazards of driving (and the swearing of the driver) could lead to a whole new series of bad jokes...

  11. Ah, microwave... on Space Based Solar Power Within a Decade? · · Score: 1

    Apart from the fact I doubt bringing more energy on earth that way is fundamentally greener than existing methods, I am wondering what would happen to, let's say, one out of the thousands of satellites orbiting earth if it got caught in the beam? Maybe a good idea for space cleansing at least...