Some snappy conclusions you've made there, but with no sound backing at all. The new Hubble Origins Probe is an academic proposal by some leading astrophysicists -- they're trying to convince NASA to launch it, not the other way around.
Another advantage of the Hubble Origins Probe is that it can be launched and deployed on a multistage rocket instead of the shuttle, creating additional cost-effectiveness and also putting to rest any fears for astronauts' lives.
A new Hubble with a primary mirror 2.4 meters in diameter will have the exact same angular resolution as the old Hubble with a primary mirror 2.4 meters in diameter.
Well, considering the amount of attention his web site has received over the past several weeks...how much money do you think he's made from advertising revenue?:P
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Did the discovery that Earth revolves around the Sun and not vice versa cause mass panic and a religious crisis?
I wonder how Galileo, who endured the later years of his life under house arrest by the Catholic church, would answer that question.
I don't really know how most people of Earth would react to knew knowledge of life elsewhere in the Universe, but you need to remember that the Copernican model of the solar system was something that was easily denied for centuries by simply pointing out that the sun appears to travel from east to west. Having an undeniably extraterrestrial, intelligent radio message from another world may be another matter entirely -- though I suppose people would argue that it was a hoax by NASA to generate more revenue.
...heh, I suppose that's what I think would happen then: people would deny it for as long as they possibly could, but probably wouldn't go hysterical.
"A high-intensity pulsed laser, teamed with a moderate sized telescope, forms an efficient interstellar beacon. Using only "Earth 2000" technology, we could build such a laser transmitter. To a distant observer in the direction of its slender beam, it would appear (during its brief pulse) a thousand times brighter than our sun."
Simply put, a targeted laser pulse would be exponentially more efficient than using a power-hungry radio antenna.
Every SETI-related thread never fails to bring a comment or two about the "waste of cycles" SETI@Home is, and how we should all be looking for cancer-fighting protein folds instead. Most people fail to see any importance in efforts to answer one of the greatest questions of all time -- that is, "Are we alone?" -- and would rather keep their eyes firmly planted on the ground, devoting our resources to our own internal affairs. That's fine, there's nothing wrong with a desire for the betterment of the human race, but that doesn't mean we *all* have to be focused entirely on this pale blue dot.
Listen, we all gotta pick our own battles, and if I want to help out what is arguably one of the most exciting prospects in all of human history, then just let me be.
Russia has also announced that it expects the US to hold up to its end of the bargain and commit to finishing its sections of the International Space Station.
Oh wait, that's right, the US is building almost the entire thing...
Looking back from where you are today, Mr. Wheaton, what would you consider your greatest achievement that you take the most pride in? Your work as an actor? Your widely-acclaimed blog? Or maybe your published memoirs?
And, on a related note, are you anywhere close to where you expected you'd be by now?
Actually, Firefox is a fresh install, but I *was* using Camino for a few months before I decided to switch to Firefox. Are their profile information shared?
It's crashed my iBook twice since I downloaded it about a week ago; annoying as hell considering Mac OS is supposed to be so much less crash-prone than Windows. It's working fine on my WinXP machine though.
In your honest opinions, based on your past experiences with Penny Arcade and your hopes and aspirations for the future, where do you two see your webcomic going from here? Will there be Gabe and Tycho action figures on the shelves of Toys'R'Us? What about an animated series on Saturday mornings? And how about Fruit Fuckers on sale at Sears? Just how big do you expect your franchise to grow -- and on that note, how much longer do you think you're going to keep it running?
I thought one of the reasons cited for the failure of Beagle 2 was the very fact that it was piggybacked on a separate agency's orbiter. Now they're contradicting themselves, and saying they'll try it again?
"The satellite landed in our home. Maybe this means we'll have good luck this year," a commmunist government official---ER, I mean, the tenant of the wrecked apartment said.
The Elektron generators split oxygen from water molecules, which are primarily obtained from the crew's waste water. For more info on the ISS' life support, check out this page.
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Some snappy conclusions you've made there, but with no sound backing at all. The new Hubble Origins Probe is an academic proposal by some leading astrophysicists -- they're trying to convince NASA to launch it, not the other way around.
Since when is a new Hubble telescope an IT-related topic? Am I alone in asking, "WTF??"
Another advantage of the Hubble Origins Probe is that it can be launched and deployed on a multistage rocket instead of the shuttle, creating additional cost-effectiveness and also putting to rest any fears for astronauts' lives.
A new Hubble with a primary mirror 2.4 meters in diameter will have the exact same angular resolution as the old Hubble with a primary mirror 2.4 meters in diameter.
If there are an infintie number of parallel universes, why aren't there an infinite number of wormholes opening all over the place in our universe?
Let's hope it doesn't mysteriously disappear like the last one we tried sending.
Well, considering the amount of attention his web site has received over the past several weeks...how much money do you think he's made from advertising revenue? :P
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Did the discovery that Earth revolves around the Sun and not vice versa cause mass panic and a religious crisis?
I wonder how Galileo, who endured the later years of his life under house arrest by the Catholic church, would answer that question.
I don't really know how most people of Earth would react to knew knowledge of life elsewhere in the Universe, but you need to remember that the Copernican model of the solar system was something that was easily denied for centuries by simply pointing out that the sun appears to travel from east to west. Having an undeniably extraterrestrial, intelligent radio message from another world may be another matter entirely -- though I suppose people would argue that it was a hoax by NASA to generate more revenue.
...heh, I suppose that's what I think would happen then: people would deny it for as long as they possibly could, but probably wouldn't go hysterical.
How about an answer to the question, "Are we alone in the universe?" and starting revelations about the uniqueness of life on Earth, for starters.
From the Harvard Optical SETI web site:
"A high-intensity pulsed laser, teamed with a moderate sized telescope, forms an efficient interstellar beacon. Using only "Earth 2000" technology, we could build such a laser transmitter. To a distant observer in the direction of its slender beam, it would appear (during its brief pulse) a thousand times brighter than our sun."
Simply put, a targeted laser pulse would be exponentially more efficient than using a power-hungry radio antenna.
Every SETI-related thread never fails to bring a comment or two about the "waste of cycles" SETI@Home is, and how we should all be looking for cancer-fighting protein folds instead. Most people fail to see any importance in efforts to answer one of the greatest questions of all time -- that is, "Are we alone?" -- and would rather keep their eyes firmly planted on the ground, devoting our resources to our own internal affairs. That's fine, there's nothing wrong with a desire for the betterment of the human race, but that doesn't mean we *all* have to be focused entirely on this pale blue dot.
Listen, we all gotta pick our own battles, and if I want to help out what is arguably one of the most exciting prospects in all of human history, then just let me be.
Russia has also announced that it expects the US to hold up to its end of the bargain and commit to finishing its sections of the International Space Station.
Oh wait, that's right, the US is building almost the entire thing...
"Robot Lab"? WTF?!? Give some credit where it's due!
The Compy Corporation has announced that they are restarting production of their Lappy 486 due to an unusual surge in popularity and demand.
Looking back from where you are today, Mr. Wheaton, what would you consider your greatest achievement that you take the most pride in? Your work as an actor? Your widely-acclaimed blog? Or maybe your published memoirs?
And, on a related note, are you anywhere close to where you expected you'd be by now?
Actually, Firefox is a fresh install, but I *was* using Camino for a few months before I decided to switch to Firefox. Are their profile information shared?
It's crashed my iBook twice since I downloaded it about a week ago; annoying as hell considering Mac OS is supposed to be so much less crash-prone than Windows. It's working fine on my WinXP machine though.
In your honest opinions, based on your past experiences with Penny Arcade and your hopes and aspirations for the future, where do you two see your webcomic going from here? Will there be Gabe and Tycho action figures on the shelves of Toys'R'Us? What about an animated series on Saturday mornings? And how about Fruit Fuckers on sale at Sears? Just how big do you expect your franchise to grow -- and on that note, how much longer do you think you're going to keep it running?
Um, Kurtz is not a game developer, he's a web comic artist. Big difference.
I thought one of the reasons cited for the failure of Beagle 2 was the very fact that it was piggybacked on a separate agency's orbiter. Now they're contradicting themselves, and saying they'll try it again?
"The satellite landed in our home. Maybe this means we'll have good luck this year," a commmunist government official---ER, I mean, the tenant of the wrecked apartment said.
I think people want to mod their XBOXes less for the value factor and more for the cool factor.
The Elektron generators split oxygen from water molecules, which are primarily obtained from the crew's waste water. For more info on the ISS' life support, check out this page.
A group of researchers from UCLA have been hired by Google Corporation with enticing payrolls and stock options.