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Comment Re:It is disturbing... (Score 1) 693

The right to due process, as outlined in the Fifth Amendment, doesn't say the right to due process is reserved for US citizens. It says "nor shall any person... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law". (Emphasis mine, obviously)

The rights which are enumerated in the constitution apply to everybody in the country, be they citizen, resident, or tourist.

Comment Re:Public-funded research should be public. Period (Score 2, Insightful) 193

Peer review is one of the most important components of modern science. It must be done.

It ensures data isn't faked or fraudulent.

Granted, peer review isn't 100% effective, some research slips in that shouldn't. I don't see why the open journals wouldn't just become the more prestigious journals when all the big research goes there first.

Comment Re:Prices will come down? Hah! (Score 2) 393

Games stopped selling big boxes because of stores like Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart wanted to be able to fit more stuff on a shelf, so they told the publishers they would no longer be stocking game boxes that were larger than a DVD case. It had nothing to do with being "green". That might have been the motivation for dropping manuals, but I suspect the lack of manuals was more to do with cost savings.

Comment Re:That's easy . . . name one "Colbert" . . . (Score 1) 144

Instrumental?

Dr. Tyson merely grouped objects in the solar system based on similar properties at the museum that he works at for their big multi-million dollar renovation.

His decision to not enumerate the planets was based on prevailing winds in the science circles already. The decision that the IAU made for Pluto's "demotion" was in no way influenced by Dr. Tyson's actions at his museum.

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