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  1. A whale of an idea on Warning Buoy Network Protects Right Whales · · Score: 1

    Maybe this will stop complaints about the Old Buoys Network!

  2. Re:Spur of the moment thought on Holmes Comet Coma Grows Bigger Than The Sun · · Score: 1

    But since these bodies must have some rotation, which may even be chaotic, it is possible your craft could land on a portion that never (or not regularly at least) is visible from Earth. Thus you could not send
    back all these fabulous scientific data you are acquiring.

  3. vacation(1) released in 1983 on Google and Others Sued For Automating Email · · Score: 5, Informative

    man vacation

    [snip]

    AUTHOR
                  vacation is Copyright (c) 1983 by Eric P. Allman, University of Berkeley, California, and Copyright (c) 1993 by Harald Milz
                  (hm@seneca.ix.de). Tiny patches 1998 by Mark Seuffert (moak@pirate.de).
                  Now maintained by Sean Rima (thecivvie@softhome.net)

  4. cost to operate arecibo on Funding Cut For Arecibo Observatory · · Score: 1

    It costs about $12M/yr to operate Arecibo,
    according to the Senior Review report.

  5. Re:i decided against a hybrid (prius) on When Hybrids Do (And Don't) Make Sense · · Score: 1

    however, somes states offer zero sales tax on hybrids. this is an additional savings of ~$1600.

  6. In defense of Senator Carper on Senator Carper Calls for Tax on Online Porn · · Score: 1

    While I think the Senator is way off base with this proposal, he seems to be a level-headed guy.
    A few years ago, at a Memorial Day festivity in Lewes, DE, I heard the Senator give this speech:
    He got up, and after thanking the hosts and the veterans, he read the Bill of Rights, and sat back down. I have been a fan of his ever since.

  7. Re:Acceptable question now... on Robotic Arm Controlled By Monkey Thoughts · · Score: 1

    The even larger question goes beyond whether monkeys were harmed in this process or even if the harm done to them ultimately benefits humans. The question to be asked is do high functioning primates, which in many tests of cognitive and emotional ability are equivalent to 3-5 year old humans, have the right to be left alone? You wouldn't think this experiment were so cool if it were done on a 3 year old, would you? A fascinating book on legal rights for certain primates is Rattling the Cage by Steven Wise.

  8. Re:They aren't going to be sending signals... on New and Improved SETI · · Score: 1

    It doesnt matter if they are sending signals at us or not, only if they use radio waves are part of a planetary communication system. The sensitivity of the Allen Telescope Array is such that it can detect the equivalent of Earth's TV leakage around the nearest stars.

  9. Re:Why I love science writers on Origin of Cosmic Rays Revealed · · Score: 1

    Except that this is a nearby source in our own Galaxy and its distance is not determined by redshift.

    Regardless, your statement that "space is not expanding at a constant rate" is misleading. The Hubble flow is mostly constant at about 75 km/s/megaparsec (that's why it is called the Hubble *constant*). There are deviations from the Hubble Flow near, say, large clusters of galaxies, but those are well-mapped. Furthermore, deviations are monotonic--space does not "suddenly expand right in front of the detector."

  10. Does not necessarily require new physics on Mysterious Force Affects Pioneer 10 & 11 Probes · · Score: 3, Interesting

    According to this paper, it could be drag from dust in the outer solar system.

  11. Re:Warmest parts of the body on Anti-Frostidigitation: Heatpipe Gloves · · Score: 1

    or "Hey, smell my finger!"

  12. Re:tearing down the elevated expressway on Boston's Big Dig Finally Open · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but a beautiful new series of parks
    and new buildings, the Rose Kennedy Greenway will take its place. The central artery divided Boston neighborhoods for too
    long. Yes, this was wildly expensive but ultimately a good thing for city. The replacement of the central artery will bring more business and tax dollars, hopefully offsetting some of the expense of the tunnel. Check out the video link aabove, its cool.

  13. Re:Okay on Creative Recycling: Dumpster Diving · · Score: 4, Informative
  14. Re:Use Compact Flourescents for Lighting! on Light Bulb Replacements · · Score: 1

    The only place where you should not use compact fluorescents is a fixture controlled by a rheostat. This makes them burn out quickly.

  15. Re:Sci Fi covered it first? on OpEd Piece on Extended Life Expectancy · · Score: 1

    Covered even earlier with James Blish's Cities in Flight. Extremely long lives makes century-long space flights to nearby stars amenable to a single lifetime.

  16. Re:Html encoding doesn't solve the problem on Where Does Spam Come From? No, Really? · · Score: 1

    If you must publicize your email address on a web page, do it as an image. Very easy to create and cannot be harvested automatically. Of course, do not set the ALT tag to your email address!

  17. Re:350 Radio Dishes outside San Francisco on Jill Tarter and the Allen Telescope Array · · Score: 1

    Actually, the ATA will be nowhere near San Franscisco. It will be located at Hat Creek Radio Observatory (http://bima.astro.umd.edu), about
    4.5 hr north of SF. The closest city of any size is Redding, CA.

  18. Re:Other uses for the powerful technology? on New Satellites of Jupiter Discovered · · Score: 1

    IAAA and you are exactly right. For asteroid searches you want a smaller telescope with wide
    field of view. You want to cover large swaths of
    sky quickly and frequently, returning to those same areas to see what has moved.

  19. Re:Open gov't on Is Your Email Address Public Data? · · Score: 1

    >Hopefully, common sense will prevail and legislators will decide....
    Legislators using common sense.
    Ha ha, ya, dat's a gut vun.

  20. Mote in God's Eye movie? on Ask Larry Niven · · Score: 1

    Any chance MIGE will be made into a movie?

  21. Re: Vote Linus! on Elect Steve Jobs President of the United States · · Score: 1

    ..van Pelt!

  22. Re: Vote Linus! on Elect Steve Jobs President of the United States · · Score: 1

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  23. Remember Estes CINEROC? on High Power RocketCam Videos · · Score: 1

    Back in the 1970s, Estes rocket corp
    had a model on which mounted a Super 8mm
    movie camera. Ah, those were the days!
    http://www.paratech-parachutes.com/Estes/ci neroc.h tml

  24. Re:This is the endgame on RIAA to Sue You Now · · Score: 1

    Perhaps there is not more DVD piracy right now because most users don't have the bandwidth
    to download full-length movies?

  25. This range contains protected bands on Yet Another "Last Mile" Option · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The 70-95 GHz range is a critical radio astronomy band. Much of the gas in the Galaxy emits spectral line radiation in this band. See http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/reports/pub9835. Portions are protected in some areas