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  1. Here's the link to the actual paper:

    https://agupubs.onlinelibrary....

  2. Re:Video on A Programing Error Blasted 19 Russian Satellites Back Towards Earth (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Did my own research.

    The third stage burned up reentering the atmosphere over the north Atlantic. The fireball was observed by at least one transatlantic commercial flight.

    http://www.russianspaceweb.com...

    See near bottom of page.

  3. I don't mean to be morbid, as this is a pretty frustrating thing if you're an engineer of any sort, but does anyone have a link to a video of the incident?

  4. So this is me the last few months:

    "I could make more money if i drove for Uber too HOLY SHIT THE OWNER YELLED AT A DRIVER??"

    "Oh I'm overreacting, it's money HOLY CRAP SEXUAL ALLEGATIONS?"

    "I really need to relax and just apply, it's money in my pocke...WTF YOU GUYS PUT YOUR AWS CREDENTIALS IN A GITHUB REPO???"

    "My kid really deserves better, i should download the app and jus.....WHAT THE HELL THEY KNOWINGLY AND BRAZENLY SUBVERT THE LAW???"

    I really don't know what to say at this point...

  5. Well, that was embarrassing...

  6. Read The Fine Paper on The Universe Has 20 Times More Galaxies Than We Thought (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    So I had to click around awhile, but here's the actual paper:

    http://www.spacetelescope.org/...

    For some of us, it makes a huge difference if we're reading the actual paper, or trying to understand the watered-down version on a click-bait site.

  7. NASA on twitter on NASA Announces New Mars Probe, While SpaceX Is Urged To Focus on Launches · · Score: 2

    I think it says something about the American space program when NASA's twitter feed is largely remembering past missions.

  8. I'm sorry... on Only Two States Have Rules To Prevent Cheating On Computerized Tests · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ..why do we need the government regulating school tests?

    What are you going to do, bring little Johnny up on federal charges for cheating?

  9. Horrible title on "Big Bang Signal" Could All Be Dust · · Score: 2

    I just want to say that the title on this story is absolutly horrible.

    I don't think they could have dumbed it down anymore.

    How about "BICEP2 Team working to qualify their results with Planck researchers"?

    Not as exciting, I know, I know. I really wish news articles here would challenge us to think more.

  10. Re:Is it just me? on Scientists Record Quantum Behavior of Electrons Via Laser Lights · · Score: 2

    No, it's not just you. It's horribly written.

    From the comments:

    Dave Shepherd 2 hours ago

    This article is poorly written. It is full of grammatical errors and does not read well. The news item deserves better, as do the researchers.

  11. Their reddit comments remind me of on Microsoft Considered Renaming Internet Explorer To Escape Its Reputation · · Score: 1
  12. Actually... on Algorithm Challenge: Burning Man Vehicle Exodus · · Score: 1

    I was out of there in 2 hours. I spent the time going around, meeting new people, and exchanging gifts. It was a great experience. Got to hang out with some impossibly hot and awesome people.

    I know some people that took 6 hours to get out. I also know people who didn't even wait in a line. It's all about planning ahead and timing.

    However, the whole point of the experience is to slow down, enjoy people and yourself, and interact. Going in, you know there's going to be a delay in going out. Why not make the best of it?

  13. Re:45 year old story on The Earth As a Gravitational Wave Detector · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Upper Limit on a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves from Seismic Measurements in the Range 0.05–1 Hz

    Michael Coughlin and Jan Harms
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 101102 (2014)
    Published March 13, 2014

  14. Re:How is this not blatent adversting? on A Primer on Data Backup for Small- to Medium-Sized Companies (Video) · · Score: 1

    Well, I never want to get in the way of a man doing a good job, and the articles really are appreciated.

    I guess it's about transparancy. Hearing from you, from /. and knowing what /. is up to causes us to engage more. Without that communication, we -as nerds- get paranoid and suspicious.

    Come to think of it, a /. editor blog would be nice.

    Thanks again.

  15. How is this not blatent adversting? on A Primer on Data Backup for Small- to Medium-Sized Companies (Video) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Rob, lots of genuine, honest respect here. But with the dice acquisition and beta debacle, a lot of effort needs to be made by the editors here to avoid any appearance of using the readers as targeted customers. This interview doesn't help in that regard.

  16. Next generation on Interview: Ask Forrest Mims About Rockets, Electronics, and Engineering · · Score: 1

    Sir, you were very instrumental in getting me excited and motivated to study electronics as a child, and largely why I am here now.

    I have just had a child myself recently. Given the opportunity to motivate and influence a new generation of children, how would you communicate to them differently now?

  17. Advice? on As Hurricane Season Looms, It's Disaster-Preparedness Time · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure I want to take the advice from a guy who's emergency plans ended up with him using a bucket brigade to keep his DC open...

    No, sorry. Being clever in the midst of a disaster does not make you good at emergency IT planning.

  18. Combining articles on For Overstated Claims, Gore, Tesla Upbraided By NWS, NHTSA Respectively · · Score: 2

    That's two different subjects.

    Editors: is this a news aggregation site, or are we now making new articles here?

  19. How'd they coordinate it all? on 1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In SOPA-Style Protest · · Score: 1

    Simple.

    They hosted on HostGator.

  20. Not good enough. on A Snapshot of the Inside of an Atom · · Score: 2

    No, as an engineer, I need to know both what direction the wire is in, and where it is at, at the same time, or game over.

  21. We don't need antivirus software! on New Adobe Flash Vulnerabilities Being Actively Exploited On Windows and OS X · · Score: 2

    Such is the mantra here...

    Sooo tempted to send the CVE out to several people internally, as a word document.

    *sigh*

  22. Makes the sound 'boom!' on Stanford Uses Million-Core Supercomputer To Model Supersonic Jet Noise · · Score: 1

    But what was the question?

  23. replacement on Smart Guns To Stop Mass Killings · · Score: 1

    s/gun/human/

    and it sounds like his idea works. ..just sayin.

  24. fsck yeah! on Samba 4.0 Released: the First Free Software Active Directory Compatible Server · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh My Gawd.

    I have been waiting literally *years* for this.

    This just made up for an otherwise very crappy day. No, this just fixed my whole year.

  25. Re:Can anyone parse the final sentence? on John McAfee Accused of Murder, Wanted By Belize Police · · Score: 1

    One of my pet peeves...

    "Natural chemical plans" probably means non-synthesized, where "synthesizing" chemicals usually means making the exact same -molecularly identical- chemical through cheaper, more economical and more easily reproducible ways.

    Ergo, we can't have cheaper, better, or faster, because people are non-natural and science is dumb and we all are going to die from cancer. /rant