Comment Re:First Post (Score 1) 116
Don't forget to bill my ISP!
Comment Re:Chi-b,e h? (Score 0) 164
Is it a dot or is it a speck?
When it's underwater does it get wet?
Nobody knows; Particle man...
I have no attention span.
Comment Re:"Observed"? (Score 5, Informative) 164
This guy explains things pretty well:
http://profmattstrassler.com/
Submission + - NASA Discovers First Earth-Size Planets Beyond Our (nasa.gov)
Zandamesh writes: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system. The planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are too close to their star to be in the so-called habitable zone where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface, but they are the smallest exoplanets ever confirmed around a star like our sun.
The discovery marks the next important milestone in the ultimate search for planets like Earth. The new planets are thought to be rocky. Kepler-20e is slightly smaller than Venus, measuring 0.87 times the radius of Earth. Kepler-20f is slightly larger than Earth, measuring 1.03 times its radius. Both planets reside in a five-planet system called Kepler-20, approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
The discovery marks the next important milestone in the ultimate search for planets like Earth. The new planets are thought to be rocky. Kepler-20e is slightly smaller than Venus, measuring 0.87 times the radius of Earth. Kepler-20f is slightly larger than Earth, measuring 1.03 times its radius. Both planets reside in a five-planet system called Kepler-20, approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Comment This is good news! (Score 5, Funny) 68
Just don't buy from amazon and you won't be tracked!
Comment Why don't movies violate this? (Score 1) 516
Movies are much more realistic, why not start there first?
Comment Panopticon (Score 1) 113
For those who are interested, there is a kind of prison architecture that allows the prisoners to think that they are being watched all the time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon
Comment Got a better idea (Score 2) 575
Encrypt the ram as well
Comment If you post on slashdot during work time... (Score 1) 267
Does your company own your account?
Submission + - Nuclear power plants on the Moon and Mars (zdnet.com)
Zandamesh writes: On earth, nuclear reactors are under attack because of concerns over damage caused by natural disasters. In space, however, nuclear technology may get a new lease on life.
Plans for the first nuclear power plant for the production of electricity for manned or unmanned bases on the Moon, Mars and other planets were unveiled today at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Plans for the first nuclear power plant for the production of electricity for manned or unmanned bases on the Moon, Mars and other planets were unveiled today at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Comment Re:Yeah? (Score 0) 247
woooosh
Comment They are really running out of ideas aren't they? (Score 1) 244
What's next? Pong: The Movie!!
Comment Re:Got any words for this, MDSOLAR? (Score 1) 308
I'm guessing that Germans are not against nuclear energy specifically, they are against nuclear meltdowns on German soil. Not having the risk of a nuclear meltdown(however small it may be) for a bit of cash seems like a good trade for them.
Comment The tomb raider series! (Score 1) 480
I loved playing those games when I was younger! I think I was around 10 years old when I started playing those.
Comment Size of the solar system? (Score 2) 370
What is the radius of the solar system anyway? Furthest planet (40 AU)? Furthest comet orbit (50000 AU)?
But more importantly, how much digits of pi would you need to describe this sphere accurately?
