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  1. Evidence of life on The Swirling Vortex of Titan · · Score: 1

    Maybe theres a trailer park there

  2. In a billion years on Samsung Blames Galaxy SIII Burn On "External Energy Source" · · Score: 1

    In a billion years this galaxy will have an external energy source that will screw things up - Andromeda

  3. Dark Matter Filament on Dark Matter Filament Finally Found · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is it something like that thing in Star Trek Generations ?

  4. Re:And this is why on WikiLeaks Begins Release of 2.5m Syrian Emails · · Score: 1

    "Information like this will likely prove to be very informative."

    Everyome seems to be loling at the obviousness of that statement, however I'll take it as how it was meant.
    ie the amount of actual information in some of my email accounts would be zero as it is all spam.

    While there are likely to be more interesting stuff in the Syrian gov emails, of course it would not be informative to most of us since it is very likely to be in Arabic.

  5. Re:Do the editors even look at the submissions? on Copyrights To Reach Deep Space · · Score: 1

    India remains in the Commonwealth, even today. I don't know if the Queen (as reigning British Monarch) is the head of state - I think they may be a republic these days.

    However the english language that is written (and spoken albeit with an accent) in India is UK English - there is a u in colour honour and labour and element #13 is Aluminium

  6. Re:Earth law vs universal law on Copyrights To Reach Deep Space · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Only if they can enforce it.

    So basicly, NO

    Anyway already TV signals have gone out many light years, and they were theoretically copyrighted.

  7. Re:In other news: on Texas Scientists Regret Loss of Higgs Boson Quest · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is there any reason why "the Circuit of The Americas" can't be in Mexico ? There are probably as many Mexican fans of Formula 1 as there are US fans.

  8. Room Temperature on Qubits Stored at Room Temp For Two Seconds · · Score: 1

    "stored at room temperature for 2 seconds"

    Room temperature can vary a lot. If your a/c isn't working due to power outage it could be 48C on a day like today and if your heat isn't working in the winter it could be -28C

  9. Re:Dr. Higgs himself said it best... on LHC Discovers New Particle That Looks Like the Higgs Boson · · Score: 1

    This isn't Earth shattering news because its didn't shatter the Earth (or create a black hole, cause time to reverse, etc)

    Maybe when they get to the higher energy limits of the device they can destroy the planet

  10. Re:Stop re-using project names! on NASA'S Orion Arrives At Kennedy, Work Underway For First Launch · · Score: 1

    I thought Orion was the name of a concept ship powered by nuclear fission explosions.

    See Footfall by Niven and Pournelle

  11. Doesn't sound that accurate on NAVSOP Navigation System Rivals GPS · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If its just using signal streangth then there are going to spots in cities or other cluttered terrain where it could be innaccurate. It would be ok if there is no terrain to interfere.

  12. But on Is There a Subsurface Water Ocean On Titan? · · Score: 1

    Europa is a lot closer
    (and we know it does have an ice covered ocean
    and lower gravity too - easier to get the water off the moon and into space.

  13. Pt on A Cashless, High-Value, Anonymous Currency: How? · · Score: 1

    Platinum is rarer and has more uses (as a catalyst etc) so will never lose value.

  14. Re:Adaptation... on Exxon CEO: Warming Happening, But Fears Overblown · · Score: 1

    There are not a lot of coral reefs off the coast of NZ
    Of course with global warming this may change.

    Most of NZ is further south than Australia

  15. Re:It could happen here on Stellar Blast Boils Away Some of a Planet's Atmosphere · · Score: 1

    At that distance a few minutes of angle off the axis and it could miss us

  16. Is there a STOP button on Why Microsoft Killed the Windows Start Button · · Score: 1

    Without the start button, how TF do you shutdown - restart

    Hey, I am still using XP and don't want to buy a new computer yet.

  17. Mormons don't believe in Aliens (the ET kind)

    I did ask a couple of their missionaries once.

    Of course fundie Christians who believe in a 4004bc or so date for creation wouldn't believe in aliens either.

  18. Re:Obama's solution? on Majority of Americans Think Obama Is Better Suited To Handle an Alien Invasion · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If we mean REAL aliens (from another planet) then that would probably be the best solution - and alien race that can get here across many light years is bound to be so much more advanced than us that they could wipe all our military out before breakfast.

  19. Andromeda Strain on New Mineral Found In Meteorite · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Panguite (IMA 2010-057), (Ti4+,Sc,Al,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3, is a new titania, occurring as fine-grained crystals with Ti-rich davisite in an ultra-refractory inclusion within an amoeboid olivine inclusion from the Allende CV3 carbonaceous chondrite."

    amoeboid?

    Uh-oh
    Better call in Dr Jeremy Stone and the Wildfire team

  20. I have a question on Facebook Says Your Email Is @Facebook · · Score: 1

    I don't have a Facebook acct and don't intend to get one. However it seems that these days the only way to send feedback to TV shows, politicians and other celebrities is to "Like" them on Facebook (and follow them on Twitter).

    How can I send an ordinary email to these people?

  21. Re:Jupiter has water on Does Jupiter Have More Water Than NASA's Galileo Detected? · · Score: 1

    I think he is citing the book 2010, rather than the crappy movie adaptation.

    Its likely that Jupiter has a lot of H20, but it may not be liquid.

  22. Re:I Wonder If They'll Check White People on Arizona H-1B Workers Advised to Carry Papers At All Times · · Score: 1

    If you are driving, then they are allowed to ask for your drivers license. However if you are not driving, then they can't ask you for your drivers license (eg a passenger of someone walking) Police over the whole country have that right, so presumably the AZ law is intended to catch illegals that are not driving at the time.

  23. Godzilla... on Fundamentalist Schools Using "Nessie" To Disprove Evolution · · Score: 1

    Isn't it more likely that the Dinosaur would catch the Japanese whaling vessel.

  24. Re:Poetic Justice on Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen · · Score: 1

    "hey are little nazis who don't even have the courage to put on the jack boots and spiffy uniforms."

    Thats kind of ironic given that the Nazis were convinced of the superiority of 'The Aryan Race' - Guess where the Aryan race originated.

    Anyway if the purchaser was an American citizen there is no reason for the clerk to have refused the sale. (This was Georgia the US state, and not the country that is in the region of the former Soviet Union.right?)

    BTW not all Iranians work for the government, and not all are Muslims

  25. IP? on Biotech Report Says IP Spurs Innovation · · Score: 4, Funny

    Internet Protocol Spurs Innovation