Actually, what I meant (and what VoteHere intended) is probably basically what Chaum proposes: As I understand it, you would get a code you could match up against a second code, say, via telephone. For example, if you voted for Karenna Gore Schiff, you would hear the code "123," but if you voted for Jenna Bush, it would be "456." But only you would know which code corresponded with which candidate, so that you couldn't prove to someone else that you voted the way they paid you to vote (or told you to vote). I tried to shorthand it in the latest story, and provide a little more detail in this story.... We also have Simson Garfinkel's Tech Review piece that provides an interesting take on the controversy...
OK, maybe I should have said made clear that folks have come to the conclusion that it was the shell, not the hydrogen itself, that most likely caught fire. I'll follow up on that Wednesday in Cosmic Log, I think. There are a couple of other loose ends to tie up and shout-outs to add (e.g., Charlie Taylor). Thanks for the good word.
Hmm, I thought I did mention in the article that there were other applications, in the lede as well as in the body of the story:
"During a presentation earlier this month at NASA's Ames Research Center, Tarter emphasized the wider applications of the 1HT and the Square Kilometer Array. She said a telescope array with an area equivalent to a square kilometer could: Identify Jupiter-size planets beyond our solar system, as far away as 30 light-years from Earth. Map the winds and jets created during star formation, and analyze the chemistry of the dusty disks that serve as the birthplaces of stars and planets. Serve as the model for a next-generation Deep Space Network that would communicate with robotic explorers. Produce radar images of near-Earth asteroids that are 10 times better than currently possible. Expand the SETI search to up to a million star systems.
She made it clear that she hoped the technology would benefit all of radio astronomy, and indicated that DSN was receptive to the idea (although they would probably develop their own array).
We have published a wide "array";-) of stories about applications of radio astronomy, although I concede that SETI accounts for most of the stories, being the sexiest application (as well as the most speculative, the most redolent of vaporware).
The spacecraft and the asteroid are both roughly 136 million miles (219 million kilometers) from Earth -- and experts emphasize that there's absolutely no danger that Eros will collide with our planet, at least for the next few million years or so.
actually, i just took the readings from the near mission status page, which is accessible via http://near.jhuapl.edu... it's very cool, provides some sort of javascript updated distance for near-eros and near-earth.
by the way, the distances change quite a bit from day to day, i'll have to update them.
Phew, thanks for pointing that out. Fingers moving faster than brain, I'm afraid. Should be fixed now. Please feel free to write me at alan.boyle@msnbc.com with any fixes or suggestions re space and science. I really enjoy tuning in/. and am gratified whenever y'all mention a story of mine.
Sheesh! You're reading way too much into quote marks. I think that was intended as headline shorthand, just to say that the judge ruled that Microsoft was a monopoly.
I hope we are reporting the story as well and as fairly as anybody... But that's for y'all to decide. Let us know.... Best, Alan Boyle, MSNBC
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Actually, what I meant (and what VoteHere intended) is probably basically what Chaum proposes: As I understand it, you would get a code you could match up against a second code, say, via telephone. For example, if you voted for Karenna Gore Schiff, you would hear the code "123," but if you voted for Jenna Bush, it would be "456." But only you would know which code corresponded with which candidate, so that you couldn't prove to someone else that you voted the way they paid you to vote (or told you to vote). I tried to shorthand it in the latest story, and provide a little more detail in this story. ... We also have Simson Garfinkel's Tech Review piece that provides an interesting take on the controversy...
Best, Alan Boyle, MSNBC
OK, maybe I should have said made clear that folks have come to the conclusion that it was the shell, not the hydrogen itself, that most likely caught fire. I'll follow up on that Wednesday in Cosmic Log, I think. There are a couple of other loose ends to tie up and shout-outs to add (e.g., Charlie Taylor). Thanks for the good word.
Hmm, I thought I did mention in the article that there were other applications, in the lede as well as in the body of the story:
;-) of stories about applications of radio astronomy, although I concede that SETI accounts for most of the stories, being the sexiest application (as well as the most speculative, the most redolent of vaporware).
"During a presentation earlier this month at NASA's Ames Research Center, Tarter emphasized the wider applications of the 1HT and the Square Kilometer Array. She said a telescope array with an area equivalent to a square kilometer could:
Identify Jupiter-size planets beyond our solar system, as far away as 30 light-years from Earth.
Map the winds and jets created during star formation, and analyze the chemistry of the dusty disks that serve as the birthplaces of stars and planets.
Serve as the model for a next-generation Deep Space Network that would communicate with robotic explorers.
Produce radar images of near-Earth asteroids that are 10 times better than currently possible.
Expand the SETI search to up to a million star systems.
She made it clear that she hoped the technology would benefit all of radio astronomy, and indicated that DSN was receptive to the idea (although they would probably develop their own array).
We have published a wide "array"
To wit:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/135107.asp
http://www.msnbc.com/news/154126.asp
http://www.msnbc.com/news/106245.asp
http://www.msnbc.com/news/392946.asp
http://www.msnbc.com/news/135324.asp
Please feel free to send along other suggestions for radio astronomy stories to alan.boyle@msnbc.com....
All the best, Alan Boyle (aka alanb0)
The article does say:
... it's very cool, provides some sort of javascript updated distance for near-eros and near-earth.
The spacecraft and the asteroid are both roughly 136 million miles (219 million kilometers) from Earth -- and experts emphasize that there's absolutely no danger that Eros will collide with our planet, at least for the next few million years or so.
actually, i just took the readings from the near mission status page, which is accessible via http://near.jhuapl.edu
by the way, the distances change quite a bit from day to day, i'll have to update them.
best, alan boyle, msnbc
Phew, thanks for pointing that out. Fingers moving faster than brain, I'm afraid. Should be fixed now. Please feel free to write me at alan.boyle@msnbc.com with any fixes or suggestions re space and science. I really enjoy tuning in /. and am gratified whenever y'all mention a story of mine.
Best, Alan Boyle
Sheesh! You're reading way too much into quote marks. I think that was intended as headline shorthand, just to say that the judge ruled that Microsoft was a monopoly.
.... Best, Alan Boyle, MSNBC
I hope we are reporting the story as well and as fairly as anybody... But that's for y'all to decide. Let us know