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Re: [ot] Gliese 710 is a road-hog

jdnic...@panix.com (James Nicoll) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:55:31 UT

In article <hPmdnfMe5PRV-QDWnZ2dnUVZ_j6mn ...@giganews.com>,
Wasn't that the hypervelocity star, not Gliese 710? Named because the
hypervelocity star was moving at one sixth light speed.

Re: Your own personal light cone

ge...@ocis.net (Gene Wirchenko) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:47:55 UT

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:29:48 -0800 (PST), Robert Carnegie
[snipped code]
Not directly on the point, but a good read: Robert J. Sawyer's
"You See But You Do Not Observe".
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko

Re: Girl Genius - Friday 3/5/2010

ge...@ocis.net (Gene Wirchenko) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:38:58 UT

On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:11:29 -0500, Brenda Clough
Think of it as job security? As long as the job does not kill
you, of course. Cradle-to-grave and all that.
Gene Wirchenko

Re: Militarism, Collectivism, Atheism - The Fascist Ideology of Star Trek

dfma...@mail.com (D.F. Manno) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:34:57 UT

In article <2oKdnf1dDMU48wDWnZ2dnUVZ_uCdn ...@giganews.com>,
No, that's not accurate. Workers who can establish through acceptable
documentation (e.g., a daily tip record) that they received less than
the estimated amount will be permitted to report and pay tax on the
lesser amount.

Re: Today's Pulp SF/Fantasy writers?

ge...@ocis.net (Gene Wirchenko) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:34:00 UT

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:30:45 -0500, erilar
[snip]
And so you are willing to Give Up Books. Gah!
You are going to be so ticked off if life lengthening or
immortality techniques get developed in the near future.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko

Re: Why Larry Niven and the starship Enterprise?

ge...@ocis.net (Gene Wirchenko) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:31:32 UT

[snip]
No, it does not make sense, but sometimes, Things Happen:
[link]
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko

Re: 2010--The year the 21st century began

m...@mikeash.com (Mike Ash) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:19:11 UT

In article <hnk8ia$oh...@news.eternal-sep tember.org>,
I sure wish that were true.
According to Wikipedia (yeah, yeah), there are about a dozen RBMK
reactors still operating today. They've had various safety band-aids
applied which should prevent a repeat occurrence, but they're still
nothing like sane designs. (Note that even Chernobyl continued to

Re: Two views on the future of evolution

jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:12:22 UT

While it does appear that we aren't going to change course on global
warming in time - which is a pity, as we could have done so without
great economic sacrifices, simply by going to nuclear power and away
from fossil fuels - the result of that, alone, should not be an end to
Western Civilization.
Yes, the worst case is that ocean salinity could turn off the Gulf

Re: 2010--The year the 21st century began

seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com (Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:12:08 UT

Well, (A) then you should have mentioned them, rather than talking
about a video game.
(B) Nuclear fission battery... what are you talking about? There's
either RTGs (thermoelectric generators, like the ones used in space
probes) or nuclear reactors -- which, barring some *very* exotic
substances, aren't getting down below a size for something maybe on the

Re: Two words: Godzilla haiku

d...@gatekeeper.vic.com (David DeLaney) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:03:29 UT

"And above all, why? And to what end?"
Dave "okay, it's Nourse" DeLaney

Re: Two views on the future of evolution

jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:01:16 UT

And then, of course, there's:
3. The scientific community will come to its senses, and recognize
that the Creator of the Universe would hardly be mistaken about how
life originated and developed on Earth, and thus evolution will become
an obsolete notion of the past, superseded by the correct view -

Re: Where is my "Where is my flying car?" t-shirt?

jsav...@ecn.ab.ca (Quadibloc) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:58:28 UT

A flying motorcycle? I have to agree that such a device does not
inspire me to think of it as useful; instead, it makes me think of
people like Evel Knievel.
John Savard

Re: 2010--The year the 21st century began

m...@mikeash.com (Mike Ash) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:58:25 UT

In article <hnk6a0$ec...@news.eternal-sep tember.org>,
At least one other example comes to mind: Windscale. An even more stupid
design (how can you possibly think that an *air cooled* nuclear pile is
a good idea?) run by intelligent but extremely inexperienced people.
There have probably been others. (Windscale, and probably other

Re: Any SF series featuring successful couples?

d...@gatekeeper.vic.com (David DeLaney) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:59:21 UT

<hisses, draws cape across face>
<exits stage right, scuttling>
Dave

Re: 2010--The year the 21st century began

d...@gatekeeper.vic.com (David DeLaney) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:56:25 UT

I've fixed your summer vacation for you.
Dave