This will have no measureable effect on NASA for at least 10 years. Even then it wouldn't have much effect. Any funding for a Mars lander would just be stuck with a label for a future Sample Return mission for testing on Mars itself, or done as part of the Moon landing program.
Also keep in mind that it says that manned Mars missions need to be explicitly funded, and not taken from general NASA funds. So if NASA ever gets to the point that they actually could consider a Mars mission (many years away), this bill won't even get in the way - they'll just fund it explicitely.
How does this affect anything? There is no spending for manned Mars missions right now!
Almost all of NASA's spaceflight planning for the next decade are focused on getting new flight hardware ready to replace the shuttle, and maybe then going to the moon.
C'mon - BGG is missing all the offerings of this exciting new website: a chance to browse only a fraction of games available to the general public, online play of inferior boardgames, and corporate censorship. But on the plus side, maybe Monopoly will finally get its fair shake on this site!
The move away from pretend "realism", is only a good thing. Simcity 3 and 4 replaced all the charm of Simcity and Simcity 2000, and just stuffed them with larger sandboxes and more things to micromanage.
Lets hope this developer just brings back Simcity 2000, and spiffies up the buildings - definitely the best of the series - and the cities in that actually did feel real (spontaneously appearing churches, more rewards, more realistic disasters, and less repetitive buildings), as opposed to Simcity 3 and 4 - which were less than the sum of their parts
We don't. Unless you like the idea of humanity possessing a substance that could vaporize cities with just one gram.
I shudder to think of a future with antimatter and starships capable of reaching fractions of C. Just need one nut-case to decide to smack his ship into the Earth at.5 C, and say good-bye to all life on Earth.
I agree that inspiring stories are needed - but the real stir here isn't that it might harbor life, but that we have finally found a terrestial planet in the habitable zone around a star. Does it harbor life? Maybe... but probably not.
Maybe someone familiar with concepts such as habitable zones could figure that out reading these general media articles - but the speculation is just inflating hopes unrealistically. When we finally DO find a planet harboring life, I'm afraid the public will just shrug and say, "didn't they announce that before?", not parsing the difference between COULD and DOES.
Its not the top velocity so much as the acceleration... accelerating continuously at 1 G should get you to.5 C in about 4.2 years.
So getting to.5 C is not a problem (except for the massive expenditures of energy). Also - based off that link, Alpha Centauri will probably never be closer than 8 years away.
hey kids! Exciting news a planet could have life - assuming it has an atmosphere. And if it does have that atmosphere, it doesn't overheat the planet through greenhouse heating. And oh yeah, all we know about it is its orbit and mass. And it almost definitely doesn't have life. Aren't you excited?
When the media flogs "science" stories like this, full of marginal ideas that probably aren't true are we just conditioning the public to ignore actual science as pie in the sky crap? Or does the break from Paris Hilton news stories have some tangible benefit to educating society at large?
How is that possibly equivelant? In both cases no one is being unwillingly deprived of anything. And they are still being compensated. In the OP's case, they are stating that depriving someone of revenue - against their will - is theft. Neither of your examples fit.
The retailer is willingly accepting a per sale loss during a sale (manufacturer compensated in full) or the manufacturer is willingly accepting a per sale loss with a coupon (retailer is compensated in full).
Perhaps you meant to say this? Using that logic, anytime I take something without permission, for a price cheaper than the seller is distributing it for, that's theft b/c the seller has "lost revenue". I hope you don't shoplift, or switch price tags at stores to get better prices, b/c by your definition that's theft.
Hey buddy - there's THREE networks out there- just because you only spend your nights watching Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers over on NBC, doesn't mean we can't turn the dial over to ABC and enjoy the realistic special effects.
My only question is when CBS is going to get the message and launch there own series? I mean c'mon, The Incredible Hulk is just too campy for my tastes.
I know the PC isn't the huge platform it once was, but it seems crazy that every stupid system under the sun is getting it, but they aren't going to port it to the PC...
A few articles below everyone is up in arms because the Evil Chinese are stealing Disneyland. Oh the shame.
But stealing thousands of dollars of intellectual property by the college student? A cherished right for all Americans! But the college student is poor you whine. He can only afford to steal music onto his 1000$+ computer, so he can listen on his 100$+ iPod, before he goes to blow a few dozen dollars on beer? You can't take away the rights of "poor" college students to steal IP. Please.
Your first two points are moot - this was not a formal writing assignment, but stream of conciousness - its supposed to look like unadulterated crap spewed out onto the page. When its done "right" (as per your typical high school english teacher) it should include mistyping, bad punctuation, incomplete thoughts, and rambling run-on sentences. As such it should not be the basis of judgement for his prose or literacy.
Basically the dude was aiming to piss his teacher off apparently, from the content. I suppose a case could be made that the last line was a threat. Either way - guess it worked. Teacher was pissed - right?
Blood sex and Booze. Drugs Drugs Drugs are fun. Stab, Stab, Stab, S...t...a...b..., poke. "So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone..., then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." Umm, yeah, what to wright about...... I'm leaving to join the Marines and I really don't give a (obscenity) about my academics, so why does the only class that's complete Bull Shit, happen to be the only required class...enough said. The model citizen would stay around to vote in new board member to change the 4 years of English policy, but no one really stays around to vote for that kind of local crap, so whoever gets there name on the Ballet with a pretty face gets to do what the (obscenity) ever they want with local ordinance. A person is smart, but people are dumb selfish animals. We can't make rules for ourselves so we vote others to do it for us, but we can't even do that right, I meen seriously, Bush for President? And our other option was John Kerry who claimed to parktake in Vietnam Special Forces missions that haven't been declassified....(obscenity) Bull Shit. So Power Flower Super Mario. Pudge, hook, rot, dismember "Fresh Meat." Mostly new/young teachers are laid back, and cooperative with students as feedback and input into the curriculum and atmosphere. My current English teacher is a control freak intent on setting a gap between herself and her students like a 63 year old white male fortune 500 company CEO, and a illegal immigrant. If CG was a private catholic school, I could understand, but wtf is her problem. And baking brownies and rice crispies does not make up for it, way to try and justify yourself as a good teacher while underhandedly looking for complements on your cooking. No quarrel on you qualifications as a writer, but as a teacher, don't be surprised on inspiring the first cg shooting.
(The following is Lee's explanation of the essay above, given to the media by his lawyer.)
Authors Note: This production of writing is done in the most accurate manner I can depict of the original writing. Grammar and spelling mistakes are included at the best accuracy possible. The first phrase in questions is in fact a Green Day song. The second reference to drugs is in relation to the schools history of drug problems. I am personally clean of all controlled substances. The statement in quotes is done so as a non personal statement as I would have done in reference to a character for a story. The reference to the gun P90 is from a video game, combined with a reference to necrophilia as a comment regarding a seriously messed up situation. A situation such as the rape of villagers during a raid by U.S. troops in Vietnam. I really do not care too much about by continuing academia as in relation to grades. I do however believe on continuing my personal education, and I am actually still working for my classes. My views on the graduation requirements explain themselves. The reference to Mario and Pudge( a DOTA character) are completely random as is this essay. The reference to a person being smart and people being dumb is based on a quote from "Men in Black." I generally do believe the public opinion is best. The rest of the essay is rather self explanatory, the main statement in question I have already released a comment online about. I request that all information I have released is read together, and nothing given separately or as an excerpt as the administration has seen fit to do.
On an additional note, I have completed the MEPS (Military Entry Processing Station) examinations, and yes a psychiatric evaluation is included in the process. If I'm qualified to defend the country, I believe I'm qualified to attend school.
Blood sex and Booze. Drugs Drugs Drugs are fun. Stab, Stab, Stab, S...t...a...b..., poke. "So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone..., then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." Umm, yeah, what to wright about...... I'm leaving to join the Marines and I really don't give a (obscenity) about my academics, so why does the only class that's complete Bull Shit, happen to be the only required class...enough said. The model citizen would stay around to vote in new board member to change the 4 years of English policy, but no one really stays around to vote for that kind of local crap, so whoever gets there name on the Ballet with a pretty face gets to do what the (obscenity) ever they want with local ordinance. A person is smart, but people are dumb selfish animals. We can't make rules for ourselves so we vote others to do it for us, but we can't even do that right, I meen seriously, Bush for President? And our other option was John Kerry who claimed to parktake in Vietnam Special Forces missions that haven't been declassified....(obscenity) Bull Shit. So Power Flower Super Mario. Pudge, hook, rot, dismember "Fresh Meat." Mostly new/young teachers are laid back, and cooperative with students as feedback and input into the curriculum and atmosphere. My current English teacher is a control freak intent on setting a gap between herself and her students like a 63 year old white male fortune 500 company CEO, and a illegal immigrant. If CG was a private catholic school, I could understand, but wtf is her problem. And baking brownies and rice crispies does not make up for it, way to try and justify yourself as a good teacher while underhandedly looking for complements on your cooking. No quarrel on you qualifications as a writer, but as a teacher, don't be surprised on inspiring the first cg shooting.
Authors Note: This production of writing is done in the most accurate manner I can depict of the original writing. Grammar and spelling mistakes are included at the best accuracy possible. The first phrase in questions is in fact a Green Day song. The second reference to drugs is in relation to the schools history of drug problems. I am personally clean of all controlled substances. The statement in quotes is done so as a non personal statement as I would have done in reference to a character for a story. The reference to the gun P90 is from a video game, combined with a reference to necrophilia as a comment regarding a seriously messed up situation. A situation such as the rape of villagers during a raid by U.S. troops in Vietnam. I really do not care too much about by continuing academia as in relation to grades. I do however believe on continuing my personal education, and I am actually still working for my classes. My views on the graduation requirements explain themselves. The reference to Mario and Pudge( a DOTA character) are completely random as is this essay. The reference to a person being smart and people being dumb is based on a quote from "Men in Black." I generally do believe the public opinion is best. The rest of the essay is rather self explanatory, the main statement in question I have already released a comment online about. I request that all information I have released is read together, and nothing given separately or as an excerpt as the administration has seen fit to do.
On an additional note, I have completed the MEPS (Military Entry Processing Station) examinations, and yes a psychiatric evaluation is included in the process. If I'm qualified to defend the country, I believe I'm qualified to attend school.
Could jailing someone for a trivial crime be mentioned as being equivelant to the horrors of being anti-open source, when listing the sins of a dictatorship.
I can only imagine future headlines: JUNTA DECLARES VISTA OFFICIAL OS (and also jails thousands of dissidents) THAILAND SUPPORTS SCO and oh yeah something about opposition groups banned
I disagree - I think its a very meaningful distinction.
The article summary implies that the discovery was made by studying photos - which is the common shorthand for images created by the passive capture of visible light. It also misinforms anyone not familiar with Venus or the Magellan mission into thinking that its been mapped similarly to how we mapped all the other objects in the solar system from orbit. Venus is unique - and the way the most accurate atlas of its surface was created was unique as well.
And still to date, the only traditional photos of the surface are courtesy of the Venera landers. All other images of the surface is via RADAR.
Magellan did not have a sungle camera onboard - it used microwave pulses (a Synthetic Aperture Radar) to map the surface of Venus.
Can't forget X-COM and its terror missions...
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Those terror missions really lived up to their name, especially when its set at night/dusk, and in real life its 3 AM, and its you're first time going through the game. Ah yes - memories - the wind blowing at my window, the pulsing soundtrack echoing from the speakers, and the expletives streaming from my mouth the first time a Chrysallid charges out of the black at me, and I just about leaped out of my chair (waking my roommate).
Those old VGA graphics and tinny sounds had more atmosphere than most horror shooters do now. Plus it actually meant something when your Commander was mind controlled like something outta of a horror flick, when you had spent the past week building him up from a rookie...
It only has had 8 launches so far - are they that confident that it'll have around 100% reliability? Its a big difference when you lose an insured cargo to a launch failure, and a paying millionaire/billionaire with a team of lawyers and rich relatives...
This was just a demonstration to cow the nations of the world. Next they will call the UN and demand money - or they will start to redefine other words. Cars will be houses - buildings will become mountains - books will just be animals - the IAU will reak havoc unless their demands are met!
God forbid a scientific society decides to come up with a formal definition for a term.
Feel free to ignore its ruling. But why stop there? There are plenty of similar decisions made by astronomers in the past. Keep referring to the Andromeda Galaxy as the Andromeda Nebula, call Ceres a planet, and refer to Uranus as Georgium Sidus.
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Also keep in mind that it says that manned Mars missions need to be explicitly funded, and not taken from general NASA funds. So if NASA ever gets to the point that they actually could consider a Mars mission (many years away), this bill won't even get in the way - they'll just fund it explicitely.
Almost all of NASA's spaceflight planning for the next decade are focused on getting new flight hardware ready to replace the shuttle, and maybe then going to the moon.
C'mon - BGG is missing all the offerings of this exciting new website: a chance to browse only a fraction of games available to the general public, online play of inferior boardgames, and corporate censorship. But on the plus side, maybe Monopoly will finally get its fair shake on this site!
The move away from pretend "realism", is only a good thing. Simcity 3 and 4 replaced all the charm of Simcity and Simcity 2000, and just stuffed them with larger sandboxes and more things to micromanage.
Lets hope this developer just brings back Simcity 2000, and spiffies up the buildings - definitely the best of the series - and the cities in that actually did feel real (spontaneously appearing churches, more rewards, more realistic disasters, and less repetitive buildings), as opposed to Simcity 3 and 4 - which were less than the sum of their parts
I shudder to think of a future with antimatter and starships capable of reaching fractions of C. Just need one nut-case to decide to smack his ship into the Earth at
I agree that inspiring stories are needed - but the real stir here isn't that it might harbor life, but that we have finally found a terrestial planet in the habitable zone around a star. Does it harbor life? Maybe... but probably not.
Maybe someone familiar with concepts such as habitable zones could figure that out reading these general media articles - but the speculation is just inflating hopes unrealistically. When we finally DO find a planet harboring life, I'm afraid the public will just shrug and say, "didn't they announce that before?", not parsing the difference between COULD and DOES.
So getting to .5 C is not a problem (except for the massive expenditures of energy). Also - based off that link, Alpha Centauri will probably never be closer than 8 years away.
hey kids! Exciting news a planet could have life - assuming it has an atmosphere. And if it does have that atmosphere, it doesn't overheat the planet through greenhouse heating. And oh yeah, all we know about it is its orbit and mass. And it almost definitely doesn't have life. Aren't you excited?
When the media flogs "science" stories like this, full of marginal ideas that probably aren't true are we just conditioning the public to ignore actual science as pie in the sky crap? Or does the break from Paris Hilton news stories have some tangible benefit to educating society at large?
How is that possibly equivelant? In both cases no one is being unwillingly deprived of anything. And they are still being compensated. In the OP's case, they are stating that depriving someone of revenue - against their will - is theft. Neither of your examples fit.
The retailer is willingly accepting a per sale loss during a sale (manufacturer compensated in full) or the manufacturer is willingly accepting a per sale loss with a coupon (retailer is compensated in full).
Perhaps you meant to say this?
Using that logic, anytime I take something without permission, for a price cheaper than the seller is distributing it for, that's theft b/c the seller has "lost revenue". I hope you don't shoplift, or switch price tags at stores to get better prices, b/c by your definition that's theft.
This is insightful? Its not theft it they weren't using it anyway? There might be an argument made for why stealing IP isn't wrong, but this isn't it.
Unless of course, you don't mind if I stop at your house while your out and grab all the stuff you weren't using anyway?
Hey buddy - there's THREE networks out there- just because you only spend your nights watching Gil Gerard as Buck Rogers over on NBC, doesn't mean we can't turn the dial over to ABC and enjoy the realistic special effects.
My only question is when CBS is going to get the message and launch there own series? I mean c'mon, The Incredible Hulk is just too campy for my tastes.
I know the PC isn't the huge platform it once was, but it seems crazy that every stupid system under the sun is getting it, but they aren't going to port it to the PC...
But stealing thousands of dollars of intellectual property by the college student? A cherished right for all Americans! But the college student is poor you whine. He can only afford to steal music onto his 1000$+ computer, so he can listen on his 100$+ iPod, before he goes to blow a few dozen dollars on beer? You can't take away the rights of "poor" college students to steal IP. Please.
Your first two points are moot - this was not a formal writing assignment, but stream of conciousness - its supposed to look like unadulterated crap spewed out onto the page. When its done "right" (as per your typical high school english teacher) it should include mistyping, bad punctuation, incomplete thoughts, and rambling run-on sentences. As such it should not be the basis of judgement for his prose or literacy.
Basically the dude was aiming to piss his teacher off apparently, from the content. I suppose a case could be made that the last line was a threat. Either way - guess it worked. Teacher was pissed - right?
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0704
Blood sex and Booze. Drugs Drugs Drugs are fun. Stab, Stab, Stab, S...t...a...b..., poke. "So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone..., then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." Umm, yeah, what to wright about...... I'm leaving to join the Marines and I really don't give a (obscenity) about my academics, so why does the only class that's complete Bull Shit, happen to be the only required class...enough said. The model citizen would stay around to vote in new board member to change the 4 years of English policy, but no one really stays around to vote for that kind of local crap, so whoever gets there name on the Ballet with a pretty face gets to do what the (obscenity) ever they want with local ordinance. A person is smart, but people are dumb selfish animals. We can't make rules for ourselves so we vote others to do it for us, but we can't even do that right, I meen seriously, Bush for President? And our other option was John Kerry who claimed to parktake in Vietnam Special Forces missions that haven't been declassified....(obscenity) Bull Shit. So Power Flower Super Mario. Pudge, hook, rot, dismember "Fresh Meat." Mostly new/young teachers are laid back, and cooperative with students as feedback and input into the curriculum and atmosphere. My current English teacher is a control freak intent on setting a gap between herself and her students like a 63 year old white male fortune 500 company CEO, and a illegal immigrant. If CG was a private catholic school, I could understand, but wtf is her problem. And baking brownies and rice crispies does not make up for it, way to try and justify yourself as a good teacher while underhandedly looking for complements on your cooking. No quarrel on you qualifications as a writer, but as a teacher, don't be surprised on inspiring the first cg shooting.
(The following is Lee's explanation of the essay above, given to the media by his lawyer.)
Authors Note: This production of writing is done in the most accurate manner I can depict of the original writing. Grammar and spelling mistakes are included at the best accuracy possible. The first phrase in questions is in fact a Green Day song. The second reference to drugs is in relation to the schools history of drug problems. I am personally clean of all controlled substances. The statement in quotes is done so as a non personal statement as I would have done in reference to a character for a story. The reference to the gun P90 is from a video game, combined with a reference to necrophilia as a comment regarding a seriously messed up situation. A situation such as the rape of villagers during a raid by U.S. troops in Vietnam. I really do not care too much about by continuing academia as in relation to grades. I do however believe on continuing my personal education, and I am actually still working for my classes. My views on the graduation requirements explain themselves. The reference to Mario and Pudge( a DOTA character) are completely random as is this essay. The reference to a person being smart and people being dumb is based on a quote from "Men in Black." I generally do believe the public opinion is best. The rest of the essay is rather self explanatory, the main statement in question I have already released a comment online about. I request that all information I have released is read together, and nothing given separately or as an excerpt as the administration has seen fit to do.
On an additional note, I have completed the MEPS (Military Entry Processing Station) examinations, and yes a psychiatric evaluation is included in the process. If I'm qualified to defend the country, I believe I'm qualified to attend school.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-07042 6student-essay,1,6366371.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Blood sex and Booze. Drugs Drugs Drugs are fun. Stab, Stab, Stab, S...t...a...b..., poke. "So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone..., then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." Umm, yeah, what to wright about...... I'm leaving to join the Marines and I really don't give a (obscenity) about my academics, so why does the only class that's complete Bull Shit, happen to be the only required class...enough said. The model citizen would stay around to vote in new board member to change the 4 years of English policy, but no one really stays around to vote for that kind of local crap, so whoever gets there name on the Ballet with a pretty face gets to do what the (obscenity) ever they want with local ordinance. A person is smart, but people are dumb selfish animals. We can't make rules for ourselves so we vote others to do it for us, but we can't even do that right, I meen seriously, Bush for President? And our other option was John Kerry who claimed to parktake in Vietnam Special Forces missions that haven't been declassified....(obscenity) Bull Shit. So Power Flower Super Mario. Pudge, hook, rot, dismember "Fresh Meat." Mostly new/young teachers are laid back, and cooperative with students as feedback and input into the curriculum and atmosphere. My current English teacher is a control freak intent on setting a gap between herself and her students like a 63 year old white male fortune 500 company CEO, and a illegal immigrant. If CG was a private catholic school, I could understand, but wtf is her problem. And baking brownies and rice crispies does not make up for it, way to try and justify yourself as a good teacher while underhandedly looking for complements on your cooking. No quarrel on you qualifications as a writer, but as a teacher, don't be surprised on inspiring the first cg shooting.
Authors Note: This production of writing is done in the most accurate manner I can depict of the original writing. Grammar and spelling mistakes are included at the best accuracy possible. The first phrase in questions is in fact a Green Day song. The second reference to drugs is in relation to the schools history of drug problems. I am personally clean of all controlled substances. The statement in quotes is done so as a non personal statement as I would have done in reference to a character for a story. The reference to the gun P90 is from a video game, combined with a reference to necrophilia as a comment regarding a seriously messed up situation. A situation such as the rape of villagers during a raid by U.S. troops in Vietnam. I really do not care too much about by continuing academia as in relation to grades. I do however believe on continuing my personal education, and I am actually still working for my classes. My views on the graduation requirements explain themselves. The reference to Mario and Pudge( a DOTA character) are completely random as is this essay. The reference to a person being smart and people being dumb is based on a quote from "Men in Black." I generally do believe the public opinion is best. The rest of the essay is rather self explanatory, the main statement in question I have already released a comment online about. I request that all information I have released is read together, and nothing given separately or as an excerpt as the administration has seen fit to do.
On an additional note, I have completed the MEPS (Military Entry Processing Station) examinations, and yes a psychiatric evaluation is included in the process. If I'm qualified to defend the country, I believe I'm qualified to attend school.
I spent hours and hours playing the ibm port on my dad's 8088 when I was a kid - loads of fun. Definitely one of the best of their titles.
Could jailing someone for a trivial crime be mentioned as being equivelant to the horrors of being anti-open source, when listing the sins of a dictatorship.
I can only imagine future headlines:
JUNTA DECLARES VISTA OFFICIAL OS (and also jails thousands of dissidents)
THAILAND SUPPORTS SCO and oh yeah something about opposition groups banned
-Entertaining articles (Tom vs Bruce is a good example)
-reviews that are usually done a few weeks after a release, so represent a more thoughtful outlook than something pumped out trying to be first.
-Don't need to maintain a subscription to save subscriber only article access, I just need to rip them out or toss the magazine on a shelf
-Can be easily read offline - even in places with no internet access (planes, tunnels, etc).
-Can read at work without being blocked by filtering (though does require hiding in notebook at meetings).
The article summary implies that the discovery was made by studying photos - which is the common shorthand for images created by the passive capture of visible light. It also misinforms anyone not familiar with Venus or the Magellan mission into thinking that its been mapped similarly to how we mapped all the other objects in the solar system from orbit. Venus is unique - and the way the most accurate atlas of its surface was created was unique as well.
And still to date, the only traditional photos of the surface are courtesy of the Venera landers. All other images of the surface is via RADAR.
Magellan did not have a sungle camera onboard - it used microwave pulses (a Synthetic Aperture Radar) to map the surface of Venus.
Those old VGA graphics and tinny sounds had more atmosphere than most horror shooters do now. Plus it actually meant something when your Commander was mind controlled like something outta of a horror flick, when you had spent the past week building him up from a rookie...
It only has had 8 launches so far - are they that confident that it'll have around 100% reliability? Its a big difference when you lose an insured cargo to a launch failure, and a paying millionaire/billionaire with a team of lawyers and rich relatives...
This was just a demonstration to cow the nations of the world. Next they will call the UN and demand money - or they will start to redefine other words. Cars will be houses - buildings will become mountains - books will just be animals - the IAU will reak havoc unless their demands are met!
God forbid a scientific society decides to come up with a formal definition for a term. Feel free to ignore its ruling. But why stop there? There are plenty of similar decisions made by astronomers in the past. Keep referring to the Andromeda Galaxy as the Andromeda Nebula, call Ceres a planet, and refer to Uranus as Georgium Sidus.