Colonel Panic, on the other hand, just stopped.

I think what he really means is that Luna already has the internet. The tubes are there.

So, like the 10 Plagues. That was unleashing biological weapons to frighten the populace to achieve a political goal.

The magistrate judge was Judge Wells.

I always called it "Insecure Exploder", to go with the email client, "LookOut!"

Bong, to reflect what the marketroids were using?

You're such a boob.....

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It's clear that the Aussie researchers were paid off by Big Pharma®!!!

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You mean that EMACS is now a good OS because it finally has a decent text editor?

I saw the "Three Body Problem" on the shelves of my local B&N today, while I was browsing.

Then why is "Beetlejuice" the title of the film?

Because he was concerned about the financial and legal implications?

Your UID is too high to remember him, but this would have been a perfect response for the "IF I EVER MEET YOU I WILL KICK YOUR ASS" guy.

I believe they prefer the term "Gravitationally Challenged"

Supernovae are transient events. So it will fade. 10 years from now, the light will reach us again, after it's travelled a different route. RTFS, it's right there:

"The supernova will appear again in the next 10 years, as its light takes different paths around and through the gravitational lens."

In other words, some of light got lensed into taking the scenic route, and will show up later.