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  1. Re:Radon release on Local Atmosphere Heated Rapidly Before Japan Quake · · Score: 1

    The usual remediation technique is to ventilate when you have elevated radon levels, and tests are used to confirm that this works (and it basically always does).

    Obviously you need both radon coming in and a house that traps it.

    and an inversion layer.

  2. Re:Radon release on Local Atmosphere Heated Rapidly Before Japan Quake · · Score: 1

    No, radon and daughter products make different nuclides than uranium daughter products. Also radon (and daughters) only last a few days.

    It becomes a real problem when trapped by an inversion layer.

  3. Re:Connect the dots for us on Local Atmosphere Heated Rapidly Before Japan Quake · · Score: 1

    We have been blinded by the Vast Oligarchical Masonic Banking Illuminati Conspiracy (or VOMBIC) and we can not see the forest for the trees. Please enlighten us, how did the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project cause the release of radon, local ionization of the lower atmosphere, and subsequent water vapor condensation leading to localized lower atmospheric heating?

    Piezo-electric effect.

  4. Re:300,000 years to get there on Gliese 581d Confirmed as 'Habitable' Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    300,000 years would be longer than there have been anatomically modern humans on Earth. If we make it, by the time we get there, we'll be a whole new species.

    By the time we got there, "They" would have reached Earth, destroyed it and became the dominant species for 299,999 years, 364 days, 23 hours, 45 minutes.

    How do we know that this hasn't already happened?

    Exactly.

  5. Re:first post on Gliese 581d Confirmed as 'Habitable' Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    Nowadays in America we generally exchange property without killing the previous occupants

    If I threaten to kill you that's still violence, by most people's definition. That threat backs up every contract, every commercial transaction but the most simple. You only "own" property because the men who agree with you have more guns than those who don't - sure 99% of people wouldn't be a problem either way, but that other 1% is all is takes. If you look at those business in America that can't rely on government for contract enforcement, such as drug dealers, you'll see that overt violence is still the primary way terrirtory changes hands.

    Really? Considering what the Native Americans started with...hmmm and what about the Central / South American indigenous peoples. Let's not forget about the Australian Aborigines, or the Hawaiian Polynesians, or you pick the African Tribe Du Jour. Do I really need to go on?

  6. Re:first post on Gliese 581d Confirmed as 'Habitable' Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    Every landowner alive today is in possession of stolen property. Except perhaps some Dutch and Venetians, who sort of made their own land.

    "Let it go" sounds very wise and very... convenient. I don't think we should disregard our violent history, nor the injustices it caused, many of which persist today.

    You mean like Rhodesia? Or South Africa?

  7. Re:300,000 years to get there on Gliese 581d Confirmed as 'Habitable' Exoplanet · · Score: 1

    300,000 years would be longer than there have been anatomically modern humans on Earth. If we make it, by the time we get there, we'll be a whole new species.

    By the time we got there, "They" would have reached Earth, destroyed it and became the dominant species for 299,999 years, 364 days, 23 hours, 45 minutes.

  8. Re:Short Answer on Can Computers Be Used To Optimize the US Tax Code? · · Score: 1

    Having anyone simply sitting on huge piles of cash benefits no-one.

    Well, that's the problem right there. No, not that some rich guy is sitting on a pile of cash that no one else can touch, but that fact that many *see* the rich guy as sitting on piles of cash no one can touch. It's a cartoon view of economics.

    It does benefit the person sitting on the cash. This person controls the flow of cash.
    The issue of the IRS is that it is the strong arm of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is one of several private international banksters that answer to no one and are above all national laws.
    The huge deficit spending balance is due in part to the de-coupling of the dollar to the precious metals market. All spending due to wars up to and including the Korean Conflict were eventually brought back into the black because of precious metals. The Vietnam war and all wars since have generated nothing but debt due to the monetary system going off the gold and silver standard. Lincoln and Kennedy both wanted the US Congress to run the banks rather than some private interest, look what happened to them. If the Congress were to run and print the US monies, they could borrow whatever was needed interest free.
    Considering the recent events concerning Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the IMF, it's no wonder that member nations borrowing money from the IMF haven't yelled "RAPE" either.

  9. Re:Why? on Fingerprint Scanner That Works From 6 Feet · · Score: 1

    It gives new meaning to: "Two by two, hands of blue".

  10. first post on Gliese 581d Confirmed as 'Habitable' Exoplanet · · Score: 2, Funny

    When you get readey to go, don't forget the pox laden blankets.

  11. been there done that... on Invent the Medical Tricorder, Win $10,000,000 · · Score: 1

    Vital Technologies Corporation in Canada (now defunct), created the Mark 1 tricorder. As to a medical scanner, who knows. Probably the same mindset and group-think that lambasted Pons and Fleischman for their failed room temperature fusion(?) experiment, did them in.
    Considering that a little box could replace some engineers, I can understand why the medical profession would not like competition that wasn't subject to peer review pressure. It doesn't make any sense to create a box that prescribes Marijauana as the safest alternative to the poisons pushed by Big Pharma, unless the box was created by Big Pharma and pre-programmed to push their poisons.
    The Pons and Fleischman experiment appears to be reproducible on a world-wide scale.

  12. Re:Poor Idea on New Bill Would Require US ISPs To Retain User Info · · Score: 1

    A top House Republican is planning to propose that Internet service providers be required to store information about their customers...

    The GOP seriously needs to change it's name to The Fascist Party of Amerika.

    These career criminal politicians need to be reminded that they are not the bosses. RECALL THEM ALL

  13. Re:Human Seekers on A New Human-Seeking Drone, Much Cheaper Than a Predator · · Score: 1

    Something wrong with using Mantracker to hunt for people?

    I am looking for Sarah Conner, I'll be bach.

  14. Re:stop -- this sounds like investment? on DARPA Building Futuristic Space Exploration Group · · Score: 1

    If you wish to trim spending, first trim the terms. First term politicians realize they only have one more term remaining, therefore can make the most of it one of two ways:
    1 Follow up on first term promises.

    or

    2 Screw the voting populace for everything they can and suffer judicial review prior to leaving office.
    Either way, a win - win situation for the voters.

  15. Re:Rule #1 on FAA Wants Your Opinion On Commercial Space Rules · · Score: 1

    Rule #1 For Politicians/Bureaucrats On Board Commercial/Civilian Space Flights: "All flights must be computer-piloted, and must attain maximum possible velocity just before impacting Washington, DC."

    Win-win.

    Win-win? More like a good start.

  16. Re:Rule #1 on FAA Wants Your Opinion On Commercial Space Rules · · Score: 1

    No exploding

    Doesn't this rule out nuclear pulse propulsion?

    Actually, come to think of it, technically I think it may rule out liquid AND solid rocket boosters, since they're basically just a controlled and directed explosion. Gonna have to get a waiver for that.

    Electromagnetic propulsion is the only way, considering all the magnetic fields out there. Surfs Up!

  17. Re:Current theory says the universe expands foreve on Did Some Black Holes Survive the Big Bang? · · Score: 1

    Current theory relies on very limited information. http://xkcd.com/605/

    Limited how?

    By what theories? The indigenous peoples have many theories of the universe. The Mayans, Incas, Egyptians, Babylonians, Sumerians, and their intelligent progenitors have many more. The history of the future is defined by the theories that are ignored.

    How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions? -RAH

  18. Re:Europe? on Cracker-Size Satellites To Launch With Endeavour · · Score: 1

    Do they expect Europe to have a different atmosphere than the rest of the world?

    They do in Amsterdam.

  19. Re:WOW on Robotic "Tongue" Lets You French Kiss Over The Internet · · Score: 1

    This is epic...in an extremely awkward and creepy way. It's nice to know that I could always have Courtney Love make out with me without catching the herp.

    That's not a tongue, it's a trap!

  20. Re:The news on Google's South Korean Offices Raided · · Score: 1

    The raid continued for 40 minutes. As the law enforcement agents moved forward in the massive compound of Google's, the office manager tried to shield the server with an iPad. But he was soon taken into custody.

    Blah blah blah...Double Tap...film at eleven.

  21. Re:That time of the year on Google's South Korean Offices Raided · · Score: 1

    They mixed up Apple with Google. Rookie mistake.

    Lookie Mistake. FTFY

  22. Re:Eggs on US Gov't To Close 137 Data Centers In 2011, More By 2015 · · Score: 1

    I am betting that with 2000 baskets they still are coming up short when it comes to redundancy, availability, cost, scalability and security.

    With a name like Vivek Kundra, I wouldn't be surprised that the closed data centers reopen in New Delhi.

  23. Re:Space Race v2.0 on China Plans Space Station By 2020 · · Score: 1

    That is only near-earth, unmanned space flight. What is the commercial motive for a manned mission to another planetary body (even if it is as close as the moon)?

    Fuel, high tech products that would benefit from available vacuum, more unpolluted land to trash, land grab without displacing an indigenous people, a test bed for a truly free or totally controlled population, a new dumping ground for Earth's trash or unwanted people. the ultimate high level maximum security prison/Gitmo, Biodome 3.0, etc etc so forth and so on.

  24. Re:Price-Fixing with no collusion? on Amazon Automatic Pricing Lists Book At $23M · · Score: 1

    So long as your price fixing loop doesn't cost an investment bank money. They're *entitled* to a profit, and if you harm that you need to be jailed and all the transactions you performed undone. I wish I had the link to that story still lying around.

    So was Enron.

  25. Re:Space dock on NASA Looking To Build 'Gas' Stations In Space · · Score: 1

    That's fucking genius. We'll just live in space and build the ships from vacuum and satellite debris! That'll be much easier than using metal, ceramic, and glass from earth-bound sources.

    We need replicators.

    I just hope that the oil companies, Halliburton, Bechtel are not involved.
    As for raw materials, the moon is better suited. Ceramics, glass, oxygen, beta cloth, helium3, can be by-products from the moon, however, initial raw materials, as well as the construction shack will have to originate from Earth. Gerard K. O'Neill laid out a plan back in the 60's - 70's.
    Also expect independence from Earth by all the colonists on the moon and at the construction workers who will have a "piece of the action" in orbit at the LaGrange sites, if America's history serves me correctly.