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  1. Re:No sympathy.... sorry. on No Wi-Fi Around Huge Radio Telescope · · Score: 1

    "Because all the quasars in the galaxy "

    There are no quasars in this galaxy - fortunately for us.

  2. And the #1 on In 2011, Fracking Was #2 In Causing Greenhouse Gas In US · · Score: 5, Informative

    And the #1 reduction in US emitted greenhouse gasses is due to coal power plants being replaced by less Co2 emitting natural gas electricity generation.

  3. Re:g-forces? on Parcel Sensor Knows When Your Delivery Has Been Dropped · · Score: 1

    "acceleration which can be measured in multiples of gravity."
    and gravity is a force, not a unit of force. The "acceleration due to gravity" is a local variable. It is different in different locations - just ask the crew of the ISS

  4. Re:What will they come up with next?! on Hidden 'Radio' Buttons Discovered In Apple's iOS 6.1 · · Score: 2

    Radio is so old it predates Analog, and even Astounding and Amazing Stories...

  5. Re:Mars on Updated Model Puts Earth On the Edge of the Habitable Zone · · Score: 1

    Mars was too small to hang on to its atmosphere for very long. (not enough gravity, and the interior of the planet cooled so there wasn't volcanic gasses to replace the losses.

  6. Re:Well if a "scientist" makes a model then on Updated Model Puts Earth On the Edge of the Habitable Zone · · Score: 1

    So we want the clouds there in the daytime but not at night. (And yes it can make a big difference in the nightime temperature, especially if there is snow on the ground (and no wind)

    We should abolish daylight saving too

  7. Re:GW solution on Updated Model Puts Earth On the Edge of the Habitable Zone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "How about 1000 TW of power plants running mass drivers"

    If we had a petawatt worth of power plants (presumably fusion)why would we need to worry about global warming - shut down all the fossil fuel burning power plants and use some of that power to pull the excess CO2 out of the atmosphere.

  8. Re:GW solution on Updated Model Puts Earth On the Edge of the Habitable Zone · · Score: 1

    Gravity is an inverse square force - if you move the moon away from the earth it would have less effect . You could knock the moon completely out of the solar system and the earth would remain pretty much in the same orbit. (Space 1999 anyone?)

  9. So on Iranian Space Official: Photo Shows Wrong Monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its a 'scratch monkey'

  10. Re:Earth to Mars ... on Mars Rover Curiosity: Less Brainpower Than Apple's iPhone 5 · · Score: 1

    A Mars Rover is not a ship. It is a Robot - and robots often have Male gender.
    R2d2, C3P0, Twiki, Robby, R Daneel Olivaw, Lt Cdr Data, Kryten, and Marvin to name some popular ones.

  11. Re:Wrong Comparison on Mars Rover Curiosity: Less Brainpower Than Apple's iPhone 5 · · Score: 1

    What carrier do the Martians use then?

  12. Next step on Architecture Firm and ESA To 3D Print Building On the Moon · · Score: 1

    finding a company that does free shipping on printer cartridges

  13. Half a football field? on NASA Says Asteroid Will Buzz Earth Closer Than Many Satellites · · Score: 1

    Which half? The home teams half or the visiting teams half?

    Seriously though, can't they find some 3d object of the appropriate size for a comparison, rather than a 2d surface

  14. Tell Dayton on WTO Approves Suspension of US Copyright in Antigua · · Score: 2

    Mark Dayton (Governor of MN) and Democrats in the State House are talking about extending State Sales Tax to i8nclude Digital Downloads.
    I don't think they are going to get much revenue if people in MN just download the digital content from Antigua

  15. Re:Provoking on Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It would be good if mines were illegal, especially the coal variety. Switching our power generation to natural gas, nukes, and renewables could help lessen the problems of climate change

  16. Early software on What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim? · · Score: 2

    Wizardry on the Apple ][

    Directory Opus on the Amiga

  17. I never heard of this poll on Data Analyst Spoils the World's Biggest Song Vote · · Score: 1

    But a a few months ago there were ads asking me to vote for
    "One Man, One Woman"
    sp I guess there must have been a "Favorite song by ABBA" poll on at that time.
    I still preferred Fernando

  18. Re:No It Doesn't on Lego Accused of Racism With Star Wars Set · · Score: 1

    There are probably more Muslims in Asia than there are in the Arab countries. The largest (by population) Muslim country is Indonesia, and Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Malaysia, the southern parts of the former Soviet Union are all in Asia

  19. Re:Oh thank god... on NASA and CSA Begin Testing Satellite Refueling On the ISS · · Score: 1

    I first thought it was the Confederates too. If they had won, they would have the launching site at the Cape, and the North would be at a disadvantage.

    However JFK wouldn't have been shot so he might have continued the exploration of space.

  20. Dangerous Projectiles on Ask Jörg Sprave About Building Dangerous Projectiles · · Score: 1

    As opposed to 'safe' projectiles?

    If you fire anything fast enough, it wouldn't be considered safe

  21. Re:Surely we'll all be using 64bit by then. on You've Got 25 Years Until UNIX Time Overflows · · Score: 1

    And the Mayan clock rollover didn't seem to cause any problems.

  22. All governments are stupid on France Proposes a Tax On Personal Information Collection · · Score: 1

    They can't tax data on the internet - because the internet extends beyond their jurisdiction.

  23. Re:Turn on? on Cuba Turns On Submarine Internet Cable · · Score: 2

    "You don't 'turn on' a cable"

    No, but you can trip over it
    I have done that many times, I must tidy up my office.

    BTW the rest of the world welcomes Cuba to the 20th century

  24. Thats a relief on No, Life Has Not Been Found In a Meteorite · · Score: 1

    So the Wildfire alert has been cancelled then.

  25. So where do they on NASA Awards Contract To Bigelow Aerospace For Inflatable ISS Module · · Score: 1, Interesting

    So where do they get the air to inflate it?

    they'd better have a puncture repair kit too