Well, we don't want to be unified with you then. Good to know what you think of people such as myself who will not vote for Obama, particularly after getting the endorsement of weasels like Al Gore (thanks a lot jerk, now the Nobel Peace Prize is worth squat) and John Edwards (wait, is the John Edwards who can talk to the dead, or the crazy one?)
Yeah, change! Why attack your opponent in the traditional politician way when you can "Google Bomb".
Can we look like idiots? Yes We Can!*
* Yes We Can! trademarked by Obama for President. If used in a way the campaign doesn't like, they will send Michelle after you.
Problem solved. Ended downloaded. restarted. Firefox chooses your mirror automatically, and obviously not all mirrors are created equal. Some are just plain slow (like the initial Russian mirror I was on), others downloaded the file in 10 seconds...
Well that was predictable, go for the record number of downloads, and problems occur while download it (or is down right slow). I got the same "XML file malformed" error when using the automated update feature. And downloading via the Firefox website is downright slow...okay, now it isn't downloading anything...
Yeah, I may wait a few days for this download race to calm down. RC2 is working fine for the time being.
Wow, okay, most of these don't even make any sense. Most of these resort to the conflicting ad hominem attacks on President Bush (either that he is an idiot or an evil super genius). Imprisoning children? What's next, Bush likes to kill kittens and little bunnies? Some of these are related to Bush acting on authorizations from Congress (Invading Iraq without a declaration of war, for example). Some of these aren't high crimes and misdemeanors, they're just political opinions (wasting money on Iraq for example). Many aren't Bush's fault (Katrina, failure to respond...).
There might be one or two that could be true, but when it is surrounded by such complete and utter non-sense (when will the people of Cleveland realize they have a crackpot for a congressman?), I don't see anyone touching this with a ten-foot pole. The charges would be a ultra left-wing liberals wet dream, but that's all.
Good lord, whenever anyone mentions the year 2012, people will instantly think it has something to do with the Mayan calender. Here let me give it a try.
I am considering getting a cat. It will be an only cat. However, in 2012, I will breed the cat a couple of times so it has some kittens. Obviously, those kittens will be the harbingers of doom given their connection to the year 2012. Doom, I tell you!
The RPWS instrument can also provide us a good estimate of dust counts in the plume as it passes through by measuring the plasma generated from dust impacts on the spacecraft. Add that with the INMS measuring gas composition in the plume, and I think it is a bit of a stretch to say that Cassini "failed" to taste the plume emanating from Enceladus' south polar region.
Cassini's flyby in October 2008 has a very similar profile to Wednesday's encounter. CDA will be able to repeat its measurements during that encounter.
We did get some cool images, you know. Not as many as most flybys (blame Saturn blocking the Sun for two hours starting three minutes after closest approach), but still some very neat ones.
http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=4865
This mosaic highlights the cratered terrain of Enceladus' north polar region. In addition, it should two areas on much younger terrain: Samarkand Sulci (which cuts through the crater terrain, disrupting craters along its margins) and youthful terrain on Enceladus' leading hemisphere (which has very sharp margins with the cratered terrain).
I am a Republican and will definitely NOT vote for him. Given his statements, I would support him being on the Supreme Court, but I would weep for this country if he became president. He is also the only Republican that would cause me to vote for a Democrat (unless it ends up being John Edwards, then I will vote for Big Bird, or something).
Yes, but neither Laplace nor NASA's proposed Europa Orbiter will answer the question of whether there is life on Europa. The upper few meters of Europa's surface have been effectively sterilized by particle radiation from Jupiter's magnetosphere, removing all trace of life that may have made its way to the surface. Most plausible life on Europa would likely be much deeper, within the internal ocean. To answer THE question WRT Europa would require a lander and probably a sub.
And of course the most interesting is Io Volcanism Seen by New Horizons: A Major Eruption of the Tvashtar Volcano:) Not that I am biased or anything;) (in the interest of full disclosure, I'm author number 11).
I should point out that the "at least 36 Io volcanoes" number comes from the LEISA instrument, a near-infrared detector on the New Horizons spacecraft and does not include the field of bright spots seen near the sub- and anti-Jovian points (the points on the surface of Io that point directly toward and away from Jupiter, respectively). These spots are likely caused by gases above volcanoes in this area excited by Jupiter magnetic field. They could still be active volcanoes, but their thermal emission is too slight to be seen by the LEISA instrument.
The ridge is looking more and more like a tectonic structure. If you have red-blue 3D glasses, you can look at the topography around the western end of the "ridge": http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08379 In this area, the ridge is not continuous, but is broken up into a series of mountains. These mountains resemble mountains seen elsewhere in the solar system that are formed from thrust faulting, again suggesting that this feature is tectonic, rather than something depositional, as per the ring theory. Another issue with the ring theory is that the ridge appears to be a competent structure, a feature with some strength to it. A ridge made up of deposited ring particles would likely have slopes near the angle of repose [the angle of slopes formed by loose material under the force of gravity], whereas many parts of the ridge have slopes greater than the angle of repose.
Well, I wouldn't exactly call what Ganymede has an atmosphere... but that is a valid point, other moons do have atmosphere, particularly Io and Triton. I guess the submitter meant to say "the only moon with a substantial atmosphere".
It is nice to see a climate model that adds in the information we have gleaned from the equatorial deserts on Titan. Much of the equatorial dark terrain on Titan is covered in sand dunes (made of organics, rather than quartz sand) while the bright material near the equator looks very much like the desert US southwest, with large mesas carved by the action of flowing methane, suggestive of short-duration, but high-volume, rain showers at equatorial latitudes. Much of the climate studies done recently have focused on the weather at the poles, were the majority of large clouds systems, lakes, and seas have been observed.
Agreed. I'm not saying that those generals were any good, but certainly from the contemporary perspective, it looks like ineffectual war policy when it takes 3 years to get a general who knows what he is doing in charge, to put an end to a war that was expected to last only a few months, instead of 4 years.
Still, I think the point can be made that there are a lot of parallels between the response to the Iraq War and its effect on Bush's popularity, and the response to the Civil War and its effect on Lincoln's popularity, between the Copperheads and Anti-War democrats (wait...), between the response to Bush's war time measures and the response to Lincoln's war time measures. I'm not saying that in 100 years, GWB will be on the 5 dollar bill or on the penny, but I certainly don't think he will be considered the worst president. Again, we will have to see if we get a reactionist democrat (*shivering* at the thought of John Edwards getting elected, to think someone could be worse than Hillary, and just as bad as Kucinich but actually has a chance...) or we get someone more moderate who will be more effectual while keeping the spirit of the Bush Doctrine (spreading democracy) alive. If the former, Bush will be equated with Woodrow Wilson, someone with a strong vision of a more peaceful world (though in Wilson's case, a "tad" racist), but without the political backing to get it accomplished. If the latter, I think Bush could be seen in a much better light by future historians.
Wow, I've never been part of a small, privileged, elitist, undemocratic, anti-constitutional cabal before. Makes me feel special. Thank you Keith Olbermann for once again supplying another of your idiotic rants.
Yeah, I think in the long run he will be treated more kindly. Many of the things that Bush is accused of is no different from the contemporary criticism of Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Roosevelt. He will be faulted for his handling of war policy (but again so is Lincoln with his constant replacing of his top field commander). Depending on who wins the 2008 election, I think Bush will largely be credited with the large realignment of the goals of US foreign policy, which had been pretty scatter-brained since the end of the Cold War, in particular the support of democratic governments rather the support of non-communist government (even if they were brutal dictatorships) as a means of reducing global violence and war.
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Well, we don't want to be unified with you then. Good to know what you think of people such as myself who will not vote for Obama, particularly after getting the endorsement of weasels like Al Gore (thanks a lot jerk, now the Nobel Peace Prize is worth squat) and John Edwards (wait, is the John Edwards who can talk to the dead, or the crazy one?)
Yeah, change! Why attack your opponent in the traditional politician way when you can "Google Bomb". Can we look like idiots? Yes We Can!* * Yes We Can! trademarked by Obama for President. If used in a way the campaign doesn't like, they will send Michelle after you.
Problem solved. Ended downloaded. restarted. Firefox chooses your mirror automatically, and obviously not all mirrors are created equal. Some are just plain slow (like the initial Russian mirror I was on), others downloaded the file in 10 seconds...
Well that was predictable, go for the record number of downloads, and problems occur while download it (or is down right slow). I got the same "XML file malformed" error when using the automated update feature. And downloading via the Firefox website is downright slow...okay, now it isn't downloading anything... Yeah, I may wait a few days for this download race to calm down. RC2 is working fine for the time being.
Hey, it isn't every day (or year) that the place where I was born gets mentioned on Slashdot. Sweet.
If you believe that, I've got some beach front property in Colorado I'd like you to take a look at.
I don't want to see a future where historians look to Kucinich to look at the Bush presidency. Makes me shutter to think about that.
Wow, okay, most of these don't even make any sense. Most of these resort to the conflicting ad hominem attacks on President Bush (either that he is an idiot or an evil super genius). Imprisoning children? What's next, Bush likes to kill kittens and little bunnies? Some of these are related to Bush acting on authorizations from Congress (Invading Iraq without a declaration of war, for example). Some of these aren't high crimes and misdemeanors, they're just political opinions (wasting money on Iraq for example). Many aren't Bush's fault (Katrina, failure to respond...). There might be one or two that could be true, but when it is surrounded by such complete and utter non-sense (when will the people of Cleveland realize they have a crackpot for a congressman?), I don't see anyone touching this with a ten-foot pole. The charges would be a ultra left-wing liberals wet dream, but that's all.
Good lord, whenever anyone mentions the year 2012, people will instantly think it has something to do with the Mayan calender. Here let me give it a try. I am considering getting a cat. It will be an only cat. However, in 2012, I will breed the cat a couple of times so it has some kittens. Obviously, those kittens will be the harbingers of doom given their connection to the year 2012. Doom, I tell you!
And of course Maria Beger was eaten alive by the mutant coconut.
No, I think he would enjoy the irony if the landing site of the first Europa lander is named the "Arthur C. Clarke Station".
No, Cassini is a joint NASA/ESA project. The Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) was provided by ESA.
The RPWS instrument can also provide us a good estimate of dust counts in the plume as it passes through by measuring the plasma generated from dust impacts on the spacecraft. Add that with the INMS measuring gas composition in the plume, and I think it is a bit of a stretch to say that Cassini "failed" to taste the plume emanating from Enceladus' south polar region. Cassini's flyby in October 2008 has a very similar profile to Wednesday's encounter. CDA will be able to repeat its measurements during that encounter.
We did get some cool images, you know. Not as many as most flybys (blame Saturn blocking the Sun for two hours starting three minutes after closest approach), but still some very neat ones. http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=4865 This mosaic highlights the cratered terrain of Enceladus' north polar region. In addition, it should two areas on much younger terrain: Samarkand Sulci (which cuts through the crater terrain, disrupting craters along its margins) and youthful terrain on Enceladus' leading hemisphere (which has very sharp margins with the cratered terrain).
I am a Republican and will definitely NOT vote for him. Given his statements, I would support him being on the Supreme Court, but I would weep for this country if he became president. He is also the only Republican that would cause me to vote for a Democrat (unless it ends up being John Edwards, then I will vote for Big Bird, or something).
Yes, but neither Laplace nor NASA's proposed Europa Orbiter will answer the question of whether there is life on Europa. The upper few meters of Europa's surface have been effectively sterilized by particle radiation from Jupiter's magnetosphere, removing all trace of life that may have made its way to the surface. Most plausible life on Europa would likely be much deeper, within the internal ocean. To answer THE question WRT Europa would require a lander and probably a sub.
And of course the most interesting is Io Volcanism Seen by New Horizons: A Major Eruption of the Tvashtar Volcano :) Not that I am biased or anything ;) (in the interest of full disclosure, I'm author number 11).
I should point out that the "at least 36 Io volcanoes" number comes from the LEISA instrument, a near-infrared detector on the New Horizons spacecraft and does not include the field of bright spots seen near the sub- and anti-Jovian points (the points on the surface of Io that point directly toward and away from Jupiter, respectively). These spots are likely caused by gases above volcanoes in this area excited by Jupiter magnetic field. They could still be active volcanoes, but their thermal emission is too slight to be seen by the LEISA instrument.
The ridge is looking more and more like a tectonic structure. If you have red-blue 3D glasses, you can look at the topography around the western end of the "ridge": http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08379 In this area, the ridge is not continuous, but is broken up into a series of mountains. These mountains resemble mountains seen elsewhere in the solar system that are formed from thrust faulting, again suggesting that this feature is tectonic, rather than something depositional, as per the ring theory. Another issue with the ring theory is that the ridge appears to be a competent structure, a feature with some strength to it. A ridge made up of deposited ring particles would likely have slopes near the angle of repose [the angle of slopes formed by loose material under the force of gravity], whereas many parts of the ridge have slopes greater than the angle of repose.
Well, I wouldn't exactly call what Ganymede has an atmosphere... but that is a valid point, other moons do have atmosphere, particularly Io and Triton. I guess the submitter meant to say "the only moon with a substantial atmosphere".
It is nice to see a climate model that adds in the information we have gleaned from the equatorial deserts on Titan. Much of the equatorial dark terrain on Titan is covered in sand dunes (made of organics, rather than quartz sand) while the bright material near the equator looks very much like the desert US southwest, with large mesas carved by the action of flowing methane, suggestive of short-duration, but high-volume, rain showers at equatorial latitudes. Much of the climate studies done recently have focused on the weather at the poles, were the majority of large clouds systems, lakes, and seas have been observed.
Har har, but no, it wouldn't. Methane is odorless. That's why gas companies have to include additives with natural gas, so leaks can be detected.
Agreed. I'm not saying that those generals were any good, but certainly from the contemporary perspective, it looks like ineffectual war policy when it takes 3 years to get a general who knows what he is doing in charge, to put an end to a war that was expected to last only a few months, instead of 4 years. Still, I think the point can be made that there are a lot of parallels between the response to the Iraq War and its effect on Bush's popularity, and the response to the Civil War and its effect on Lincoln's popularity, between the Copperheads and Anti-War democrats (wait...), between the response to Bush's war time measures and the response to Lincoln's war time measures. I'm not saying that in 100 years, GWB will be on the 5 dollar bill or on the penny, but I certainly don't think he will be considered the worst president. Again, we will have to see if we get a reactionist democrat (*shivering* at the thought of John Edwards getting elected, to think someone could be worse than Hillary, and just as bad as Kucinich but actually has a chance...) or we get someone more moderate who will be more effectual while keeping the spirit of the Bush Doctrine (spreading democracy) alive. If the former, Bush will be equated with Woodrow Wilson, someone with a strong vision of a more peaceful world (though in Wilson's case, a "tad" racist), but without the political backing to get it accomplished. If the latter, I think Bush could be seen in a much better light by future historians.
Wow, I've never been part of a small, privileged, elitist, undemocratic, anti-constitutional cabal before. Makes me feel special. Thank you Keith Olbermann for once again supplying another of your idiotic rants.
Yeah, I think in the long run he will be treated more kindly. Many of the things that Bush is accused of is no different from the contemporary criticism of Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Roosevelt. He will be faulted for his handling of war policy (but again so is Lincoln with his constant replacing of his top field commander). Depending on who wins the 2008 election, I think Bush will largely be credited with the large realignment of the goals of US foreign policy, which had been pretty scatter-brained since the end of the Cold War, in particular the support of democratic governments rather the support of non-communist government (even if they were brutal dictatorships) as a means of reducing global violence and war.