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Comment Re:Why bother? (Score 3, Informative) 416

by zav42 on Thursday October 08, 2009 @07:42AM (#29679259) Attached to: What To Do With a Free Xbox 360 Pro?

Wait a moment... For 100$ you are not getting the full development kit. This is just the dev system to write managed code. To develop a retail game or even a professional arcade title, devkits are MUCH more expensive last time I checked.

Comment How many probes could be lying under the ocean? (Score 2, Interesting) 642

by zav42 on Friday July 31, 2009 @10:25AM (#28895853) Attached to: Fewer Than 10 ET Civilizations In Our Galaxy?

Nice point in general, but worthless without estimating the chances of finding these probes. A 100 million year old probe would not necessarily be easy to find even if it wants to be found and landed on earth.

Submission + - Did scientists reduce lifespan of universe?

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zav42

on Friday November 23, 2007 @11:12AM

zav42 writes: "Observing a supernova in 1998 might have lead to a significantly reduced lifespan of our universe.

This conclusion of two scientists from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland soon to be published in an article in new scientist sparks some controversy among their colleagues.
Can the Quantum-Zeno effect be applied on such a scale?
MIT`s Max Tegmark answered this by remarking that the effect does not require human observers. The galaxy was watching all the time.

A more indepth German version was just just published at Spiegel Online."

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