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Einstein's "Time Dilation" Prediction Verified . . . - DanS - 9/25/2014 4:51:33 PM

Cities Will Solve Climate Change, Not Nations . . . - DanS - 9/25/2014 2:22:32 PM

Arctic sea ice minimum - ER - 9/22/2014 3:53:51 PM
- Trust in Science Reduces Concerns about Climate Change . . . - DanS - 9/24/2014 5:04:38 PM
- Does this mean Florida will not be inundated? - FrankC - 9/23/2014 6:50:07 AM
  - Florida will be inundated. - ER - 9/23/2014 1:13:37 PM
    - The business of humanity is business - FrankC - 9/23/2014 2:37:22 PM
      - Example of a previous big long term project - mcfly - 9/23/2014 5:03:45 PM
        
        TVA, Interstate Highway System, "Commercial" Aviation... - ER - 9/23/2014 5:56:33 PM
        
        How many of those survived a public vote? - bowser - 9/24/2014 3:14:06 AM
      - The Dutch land reclamation was done for business reasons by businessmen. - ER - 9/23/2014 4:47:16 PM
        
        "...simply because it has determined it can be filled very profitably" . . . - DanS - 9/23/2014 5:37:49 PM
        
        Earth Abides. - ER - 9/23/2014 6:14:10 PM
        
        Yeah, one of the oldest sci-fi books on the planet. (n/t) - DanS - 9/23/2014 6:31:55 PM
      - Example of a previous big long term project: draining the Everglades. - TB - 9/23/2014 3:25:10 PM
        
        As with draining of the Klamath Basin, paid for by taxpayers for benefit of private industry. - bowser - 9/24/2014 5:18:28 AM
- More information on that subject. - johannes - 9/23/2014 3:02:18 AM

Submitted without comment - ER - 9/19/2014 11:57:05 PM
- Read without comment. - bowser - 9/20/2014 3:24:23 PM
  - commented without comment - SDG - 9/24/2014 3:06:04 AM

Looking for a Security-Minded Space Telescope Director . . . - DanS - 9/19/2014 5:44:36 PM
- Verrrrry interesting.... - ER - 9/19/2014 7:19:40 PM
  - Seriously. - bowser - 9/19/2014 7:44:30 PM
    - That still leaves one major puzzle. - ER - 9/19/2014 7:49:35 PM
      - And another major stumbling block. - bowser - 9/19/2014 10:49:36 PM
        
        You're getting conspiratorial on me, Bowz. - ER - 9/19/2014 11:49:49 PM
        
        I will admit that even if it were strictly US, I was a bit over the top. - bowser - 9/20/2014 4:26:32 AM

Welcome to "Immeasurable Heaven" - Robert - 9/3/2014 7:36:06 PM
- 'S'pose next they'll start a Cosmic Zip Code system . . . - DanS - 9/10/2014 3:26:32 PM
  - forever stamps ought to cover the postage - SDG - 9/18/2014 8:20:14 PM
    - Need to keep upgrading mine . . . - DanS - 9/19/2014 1:28:38 PM

I would like to check this out. - bowser - 9/16/2014 5:44:17 AM
- My understanding...and I may be wrong... - ER - 9/16/2014 1:45:39 PM
  - BTW . . . - DanS - 9/16/2014 6:29:23 PM
    - Tell me about it. - ER - 9/16/2014 8:01:44 PM
  - I think that in at least some cases, the inner workings can actually be printed in place - mcfly - 9/16/2014 4:40:19 PM
  - Thank you, that helps a lot. - bowser - 9/16/2014 2:35:10 PM
    - The advantage is in the software. - ER - 9/16/2014 4:10:14 PM
      - The original idea. - bowser - 9/16/2014 9:27:04 PM
        
        I do think you've got it sussed, Bowz. - ER - 9/16/2014 10:14:39 PM
        
        Johnny Rocco - ER - 9/17/2014 2:48:33 AM
        
        That's great. And hurts. - bowser - 9/17/2014 9:13:50 AM

Maybe you should just "print" your next new car . . . - DanS - 9/15/2014 12:22:49 PM
- Cloning . . . - DanS - 9/15/2014 2:02:34 PM
  - Lots of places for things to go wrong. - ER - 9/15/2014 3:01:55 PM
    - Default programming for all printables . . . - DanS - 9/15/2014 3:30:23 PM
      - De fault of de programming? - ER - 9/15/2014 6:30:20 PM
- Do we have 3D printers that can make 3D printers? - ER - 9/15/2014 1:26:17 PM
  - I almost printed one . . . - DanS - 9/15/2014 2:31:42 PM

Stephen Hawking says we could destroy the universe. - bowser - 9/11/2014 2:06:54 AM
- I don't think there's much chance of that happening... - ER - 9/11/2014 2:22:51 AM
  - Well, - - - - bowser - 9/12/2014 2:06:24 AM
  - We-e-e-ell . . . - DanS - 9/11/2014 12:24:01 PM
    - Perhaps it has already happened, many times. - ER - 9/11/2014 1:19:41 PM
      - Sgt Zondag of the Interstellar Higgs Patrol sez... - mcfly - 9/13/2014 10:56:57 AM
        
        von Neumann probes - ER - 9/13/2014 2:30:13 PM
        
        Humanity's epitaph - mcfly - 9/14/2014 11:54:44 AM

Scientists say the Ozone Layer is recovering - ER - 9/11/2014 1:48:56 AM

September Ice Report - ER - 9/4/2014 5:00:51 PM

NASA will fly the biggest rocket ever by November, 2018. - bowser - 8/30/2014 9:24:22 PM
- I wonder how frequent those launches will be - mcfly - 9/2/2014 9:39:08 PM
- Nice, but I'd bet money the costs will rise and the launch date will slip. - BuckGalaxy - 9/2/2014 2:54:28 AM
  - Hi Buck. Supposedly there is a year's unexpected delay built in. - bowser - 9/2/2014 3:03:04 AM

A Concept of the Multiverse . . . - DanS - 8/29/2014 1:58:01 PM
- A thought. - bowser - 8/30/2014 10:13:20 PM
- Maxwell's Demon and Schroedingers cat. - ER - 8/29/2014 5:24:32 PM
  - The puzzlement. - bowser - 8/29/2014 9:21:16 PM
    - Whaddaya mean " there is no reason for Man to know or understand that?" - ER - 8/30/2014 3:57:47 PM
      - I like the sentiment, there's some evidence for it, and I believe the reality is just the opposite. - bowser - 8/30/2014 6:12:48 PM
        
        Staying alive long enough to reproduce is DNA's mission, not ours. - ER - 8/30/2014 6:48:19 PM
    - The universe is a vast library, - ER - 8/30/2014 3:24:30 AM

I find these NASA stories interesting. - johannes - 8/26/2014 6:05:52 PM
- Very exciting missions! - mcfly - 8/27/2014 5:34:35 PM
- So did I. Thanks. - bowser - 8/27/2014 2:49:53 AM

Multitasking to Control Robotic Swarms . . . - DanS - 8/27/2014 3:34:42 PM

Bárðarbunga - podrock - 8/23/2014 11:25:45 PM
- Puzzling. - bowser - 8/24/2014 4:24:23 AM

The 1,000-Robot Swarm . . . - DanS - 8/18/2014 1:01:24 PM
- This is just a form of cellular automata, like Conway's Life. - ER - 8/18/2014 2:34:34 PM
  - Nano-Scaling . . . - DanS - 8/18/2014 5:24:10 PM

"How do ya know he didn't invent the thing . . . ?" -- CPT Montgomery Scott - DanS - 8/14/2014 6:24:18 PM

Anomalous Thrust Production from an RF [radio frequency] Test Device Measured on a Low-Thrust Torsion Pendulum - podrock - 8/2/2014 1:24:53 AM
- Would be interesting, and I remember "cold fusion". Or "tabletop fusion". - bowser - 8/2/2014 5:02:49 AM
  - Energy = motion - johannes - 8/8/2014 8:46:35 PM
- I think its legit. - ER - 8/2/2014 3:31:40 AM
  - abstract and link to pdf of the text - ER - 8/2/2014 3:39:35 AM
    - This is too cool . . . ! - DanS - 8/4/2014 3:49:46 PM
      - I've got my fingers crossed. - ER - 8/4/2014 7:24:50 PM
        
        Day One . . . - DanS - 8/5/2014 11:48:31 AM
        
        Funny thing about the wheel. - ER - 8/5/2014 12:37:56 PM
        
        For hundreds of years . . . - DanS - 8/5/2014 2:47:36 PM
- Turbo Encabulator. n/t - RobVG - 8/2/2014 2:17:37 AM

The Door into Summer - ER - 8/6/2014 7:17:24 PM
- Sea ice lovers!!! - bowser - 8/7/2014 2:39:52 AM
  - Shaken, not stirred. - ER - 8/7/2014 4:02:45 AM
    - Ice is a resource - podrock - 8/7/2014 5:51:37 AM
      - The banality of evil. - ER - 8/7/2014 2:00:02 PM
        
        the iceman cometh - podrock - 8/7/2014 3:29:11 PM
        
        Mahogany . . . - DanS - 8/7/2014 2:06:36 PM
        
        At least, wood is a useful product. - ER - 8/7/2014 2:59:22 PM
        
        the ice king - podrock - 8/7/2014 3:34:54 PM
        
        Tudor was a hero. - ER - 8/7/2014 5:50:11 PM
        
        Amok Time - podrock - 8/8/2014 12:13:22 AM
        
        I admire the noble capitalist, as well.. - ER - 8/8/2014 1:06:55 AM
        
        Line up for my franchises! - bowser - 8/8/2014 4:24:32 AM
        
        While we're on the subject... - ER - 8/8/2014 10:36:00 AM
        
        Consult the expert! "Prophet of profit" - bowser - 8/8/2014 3:44:01 PM
- Menace from Earth - podrock - 8/7/2014 12:56:02 AM
  - I couldn't get your cheesy video to play. - ER - 8/7/2014 1:09:27 AM
    - Sure, here you go: - podrock - 8/7/2014 1:27:38 AM
      - Loved that album - mcfly - 8/7/2014 1:16:43 PM
      - Glam rock and big hair. - ER - 8/7/2014 3:50:11 AM

Comet-Chasing -- After 10 years . . . - DanS - 8/7/2014 6:24:31 PM
- Those are fantastic achievements. Bravo ESA!!! - bowser - 8/7/2014 10:17:25 PM

Cosmic (In)Significance . . . - DanS - 8/5/2014 5:57:01 PM
- Those articles are interesting, well considered and worth reading. And ultimately futile. - bowser - 8/6/2014 1:28:57 AM
  - Man is still searching for god. - ER - 8/6/2014 10:38:55 AM
    - O.M.G. . . . - DanS - 8/6/2014 2:48:21 PM
- We may be unique, but that doesn't necessarily mean we're special. - ER - 8/5/2014 6:44:25 PM
  - Given a foothold, life will fight for survival. (n/t) - DanS - 8/6/2014 12:20:24 PM

Speaking of patterns... - ER - 8/1/2014 11:12:23 PM

Dark Matter: Round 2 . . . - DanS - 8/1/2014 6:22:39 PM
- WIMPs vs axions? - ER - 8/1/2014 7:30:33 PM

Error Discovered in Antarctic Sea-Ice Record . . . - DanS - 7/23/2014 6:24:59 PM

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