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Outlook for the arrival of true AGI - phil - 6/8/2009 7:11:46 PM
- AI, like other Holy Grails, is ALWAYS 20 years away - Nick Hoffman - 6/9/2009 1:25:14 AM
  - Maybe that's the problem - Socrates II - 6/9/2009 1:43:24 PM
    - re: Maybe that's the problem - phil - 6/9/2009 2:23:07 PM
- And check out this development in the field - Socrates II - 6/8/2009 7:36:56 PM
  - re: And check out this development in the field - phil - 6/8/2009 7:54:22 PM
    - Schroedinger's cat brain. - ER - 6/8/2009 10:52:33 PM
      - If it was intellegent it would never get in the box. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/9/2009 2:07:50 AM

The Stonehenge of the Aboriginal Australians - Socrates II - 6/4/2009 7:15:23 PM
- The Emu in the Sky - Socrates II - 6/4/2009 9:16:29 PM
  - The photos - Nick Hoffman - 6/5/2009 12:29:14 AM
    - Henges - E.P. - 6/8/2009 3:16:19 PM

NASA wants the public to participate in the human spaceflight debate - Raoul - 6/5/2009 8:28:33 PM
- The god that failed - mip - 6/7/2009 12:43:58 AM
  - re: The god that failed - gbaikie - 6/7/2009 1:54:47 AM
  - I'll put it another way - mip - 6/7/2009 12:55:51 AM
- An excellent opportunity for constructive suggestions (n/t) - phil - 6/6/2009 3:11:14 PM
  - With Leroys Chiao's blog - Raoul - 6/6/2009 3:21:48 PM

NASA articles at The Onion - mip - 6/7/2009 1:26:10 AM

The next space tourist will be a French-Canadian acrobat. - Jedderson-Washington - 6/4/2009 6:27:53 PM
- That's a disappointment. - ER - 6/6/2009 12:40:49 AM
  - LOL - Jefferson-Washington - 6/6/2009 6:07:39 PM
- Raoul? Could you combine this threat with your own up above? (n/t) - Jefferson-Washington - 6/5/2009 7:40:35 PM
  - That's beyond the Powers O' Moderation - moderite podrock - 6/5/2009 10:33:43 PM
    - Understood. Thanks. - Jefferson-Washington - 6/5/2009 11:26:32 PM
      - Sure. And, by the way, welcome back. (n/t) - podrock - 6/6/2009 12:44:11 AM
- Guy Laliberte is his name. - Jefferson-Washington - 6/5/2009 12:01:13 AM

Research Demonstrates Potential for Liquid Water on Present-Day Mars. - Robert Clark - 5/30/2009 5:03:18 AM
- re: Research Demonstrates Potential for Liquid Water on Present-Day Mars. - bruced - 6/1/2009 4:10:28 AM
  - re: Research Demonstrates Potential for Liquid Water on Present-Day Mars. - Robert Clark - 6/6/2009 2:08:25 PM
  - Most importantly, these brines are denser than ice - Nick Hoffman - 6/1/2009 7:14:27 AM
- As I've noted before... - Adam - 5/31/2009 8:13:40 AM
  - re: As I've noted before... - Marsbug - 6/1/2009 10:29:30 AM
    - Conditions on present Mars too harsh even for microbes? - Socrates II - 6/6/2009 1:35:18 PM

HOME - Raoul - 6/5/2009 6:48:00 PM
- re: HOME - Robert Clark - 6/6/2009 1:44:24 PM

IEEE Spectrum special issue on getting to Mars. - Robert Clark - 6/4/2009 3:24:09 AM
- re: IEEE Spectrum special issue on getting to Mars. - John Frazer - 6/5/2009 1:29:03 AM
  - re: IEEE Spectrum special issue on getting to Mars. - Robert Clark - 6/6/2009 1:41:17 PM
- Thanks - great articles (n/t) - Grant - 6/4/2009 3:26:50 PM
- re: IEEE Spectrum special issue on getting to Mars. - Robert Clark - 6/4/2009 1:11:20 PM

Canadians in space - Raoul - 6/5/2009 6:39:07 AM
- Hey, Raoul! Didn't you see my post below on the same topic? - Jefferson-Washington - 6/5/2009 7:39:09 PM
  - training - Raoul - 6/5/2009 7:59:31 PM
    - My mistake. Its the number 13 that threw me. There maybe 13 on ISS in October too. (n/t) - Jefferson-Washington - 6/5/2009 8:24:42 PM
      - From now on till the last shuttle flight, there will be 13 inside the ISS, yes! (n/t) - Raoul - 6/6/2009 10:13:11 AM
        
        During shuttle visits, I meant (n/t) - Raoul - 6/6/2009 1:21:40 PM
- Better in space than crowding the beaches in Cape Cod! (n/t) - phil - 6/5/2009 12:50:08 PM

Lunar Resources – Part 2: Changing our approach to spaceflight - gbaikie - 6/6/2009 1:26:42 AM

The Moon an hour ago - Raoul - 5/31/2009 8:38:32 PM
- re: The Moon an hour ago - Marsbug - 6/1/2009 11:51:20 AM
  - Kind of reminds me of this photograph - Socrates II - 6/3/2009 4:38:08 PM
    - re: Kind of reminds me of this photograph - ER - 6/6/2009 1:02:15 AM

New kind of quantum tunnelling experiment goes live - Socrates II - 6/5/2009 10:32:24 PM

Can we be “resourceful” on the Moon? (Part 1) - gbaikie - 6/4/2009 8:14:15 AM
- A slight problem - Adam - 6/4/2009 11:55:20 PM
  - re: A slight problem - gbaikie - 6/5/2009 2:20:38 AM
    - Life support pilot plant paves the way to Moon and beyondâ€ - Socrates II - 6/5/2009 10:23:57 PM

suborbital Marines - gbaikie - 5/30/2009 1:18:15 AM
- More on Ithacus... - Adam - 5/31/2009 9:40:25 AM
  - Try again - Adam - 5/31/2009 10:57:08 AM
    - Ithacus - Raoul - 5/31/2009 12:04:10 PM
      - Try this one - TB - 5/31/2009 8:10:48 PM
- Phil Bono Plug-Nozzles... - Adam - 5/31/2009 7:04:02 AM
  - Two issues - Socrates II - 6/3/2009 4:31:35 PM
    - Kill-joy! - Adam - 6/3/2009 11:09:56 PM
      - Sorry - I promise never to be rational again when it comes to military projects - Socrates II - 6/4/2009 2:13:55 PM
        
        Sounds familiar... - Adam - 6/4/2009 11:46:04 PM

Spirit and Oppy - Raoul - 6/3/2009 9:01:51 PM
- Spirit high centered on a rock - azstrummer - 6/4/2009 4:52:20 PM
  - Let a kid think of an idea on how to unstuck Spirit - Socrates II - 6/4/2009 6:05:53 PM
    - Call AAA - carl - 6/4/2009 9:12:59 PM

The Arches Cluster (from the VLT) at the center of the Milky Way - Raoul - 6/4/2009 4:57:32 PM

Strange New Worlds - Ainz - 6/4/2009 12:30:37 AM
- APOD's take on this, with useful links - Socrates II - 6/4/2009 1:23:54 PM

NASA's budgetary doldrums. - Bowser - 6/2/2009 12:51:26 AM
- My perspective (purposes, funding sources, and justifications) - sawyer - 6/2/2009 2:05:57 PM
  - Sorry about Juliette, Sawyer - phil - 6/4/2009 1:32:25 AM
  - The lay person justifications are the justifications - E.P. - 6/3/2009 9:38:55 PM
- re: NASA's budgetary doldrums. - ER - 6/2/2009 2:04:49 PM
- re: NASA's budgetary doldrums. - TB - 6/2/2009 1:03:14 AM
  - That wasn't a response to my post. What was it? (n/t) - Bowser - 6/2/2009 1:05:58 AM
    - Sorry, I missed an important point - TB - 6/3/2009 12:08:08 AM

Transition has begun to retire Space Shuttle - Jeff F - 6/2/2009 2:38:44 PM
- I Got DIBS on the 747 Transports - carl - 6/2/2009 4:26:42 PM
  - Forget the lawn ornament thing - Nick Hoffman - 6/3/2009 12:17:20 AM
    - And then drive in from the nearest 8,000' runway. :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 6/3/2009 2:57:23 PM
      - Just clear a few blocks of unwanted buildings, next to your office! - Nick Hoffman - 6/3/2009 11:13:52 PM
    - Gas Bills would be Hell - carl - 6/3/2009 2:09:24 PM
      - While driving home from work one day... - Socrates II - 6/3/2009 4:10:18 PM

NASA's future manned space program - Raoul - 6/1/2009 6:59:25 PM
- Manned Mars enthusiasm will not last through this economic downturn - E.P. - 6/3/2009 9:43:29 PM
- There is only one real possibility for the short term - FrankC - 6/3/2009 5:09:31 AM
- re: NASA's future manned space program - mip - 6/2/2009 12:21:33 AM
- NASA is no longer the only game in town. - Bowser - 6/1/2009 11:47:21 PM
  - The Soviets took the initiative - Raoul - 6/2/2009 7:10:09 PM
    - re: The Soviets took the initiative - gbaikie - 6/2/2009 8:54:09 PM
- Goal: Manned NEO science mission - phil - 6/1/2009 10:27:14 PM
  - Post Apollo - Raoul - 6/2/2009 6:41:24 PM
- re: NASA's future manned space program - gbaikie - 6/1/2009 9:47:01 PM

Alien ice circles - gbaikie - 5/30/2009 10:28:31 PM
- Methane GAS - carl - 6/2/2009 4:31:19 PM

Sunspots, at last!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Raoul - 6/1/2009 7:11:00 PM
- Sunlight seems STRANGE - carl - 6/2/2009 4:29:03 PM

How big is the Space Station? - TB - 5/29/2009 4:04:21 PM
- Well? When the ISS hits Warp 2 I'll genuinely be impressed. ;-) (n/t) - Jefferson-Washington - 6/1/2009 10:11:44 PM
- The scale for Galactica isn't right. - Lee - 5/30/2009 1:28:21 PM
  - controversial subject - FrankC - 5/31/2009 2:24:04 AM
    - Mass of Babylon 5 - dtb - 6/1/2009 2:06:44 AM

So when is Falcon 9 going to launch? - Lee - 6/1/2009 3:32:12 AM

"Big Fusion" update - TB - 5/30/2009 12:15:35 AM
- "Big Fusion" is a waste of money. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/31/2009 5:23:35 PM
- re: "Big Fusion" update - phil - 5/30/2009 9:01:03 PM
  - Well... - Adam - 5/31/2009 7:26:24 AM

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