This is not only about fitting a random formula. A set of such formulas would give more information on the rule in question:

• is this just an exponential fit?
• or is this an exponential fit i_1 + i_2 * i_3^m, that tends to contain small integers i_j?
• or does it tend to be exactly an exponential fit a = 4 + 3 * 2^m?

In particular, is there some known planetary system, where the rule is expressed using low integers, like 4 + 3 * 2^m in the case of Solar System, and not just by any exponential fit?

I wonder, if the inner planets of some other systems follow that hypothesis as closely as in the case of the Solar System. Is there any data already about that?

They say, that their chocolate is going to be good even if it does not melt, as opposed to a "normal chocolate". As chocolate in general does not melt easily on very cold days and thus has taste problems, then perhaps their chocolate will actually taste better in the winter.

...is when I try to eat a frozen chocolate on a winter day. It tastes like goo. Can it be, because it does not melt?

Pehaps they'll miss the unnatural yellow tint CFLs give, to save on the inefficient red phospor (some of the CFLs with the best light are B on the efficiency scale, because they contain balanced amounts of yellow and red).

More seriously, traditional bulbs give off warmth, which some people understandably like, especially in colder climates. And modern halogens are C on the efficiency scale, not bad given their sun--like light. The trick is to use a special glass cover that returns some of the infra--red band back to the tungsten.

Have you ever did any involved mathematical analysis of detecting a slowly drifting 50Hz signal in a background stronger by hundreds of dB? I did not. This is why I would not say "all noise". I just do not know that. Do you?

Do you think that searching for various traits of a planet, for which no known explanation exists, becomes useless just because there is no life on the planet?

gigawatts of radio waves put into space: check
at a wavelength interesting to astronomers: check
low--frequency modulation, common phase: check (think Fourier analysis over months of data to filter out unmodulated light of a nearby star)
characteristic spectral fingerprint of artificial light: check
not limited to a civilisation's "radio window": check

A trip to L2 is said to take longer but be cheaper per kg than that to L1... http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1808/1

Yes, it's an obvious problem, just like with playing the game the same.

I do not claim, that a system like that would be good in general. I just wondered, if it could be simplified by resuing what's already learned.

The system requires that you copy-write a short random message by hand, but at no point do you actually remember the subtleties of your individual writing style, like the ballpoint pressure or distribution of the shape of "o"s, meaning it can't be presented as a plain sequence of letters and it can't be obtained via coercion or torture i.e. rubber-hose cryptanalysis. The system, devised by Anonymous Coward, relies on implicit learning, a process by which you absorb new information, but you're completely unaware that you've actually learned anything; a bit like learning to ride a bike. The process of learning the password (or cryptographic key) does NOT involve anything, as your writing style is likely already precisely and intricately shaped for years.

Without a human specialist, a dedicated OCR software would need to be developed, though...

...and it will turn out to be too slow, because this sort of transistors took off. Fortunately, Doppler effect oscilloscopes will be on the way.

why not? it would be bump--resistant (thanks for the correction)

Many algorithms are serial. A few thousand terahertz transistors might be just enough for them. And if such an algorithm needs a lot of data, a silicone memory around might be sufficient as well.

If you have a terahertz transistor, it will very likely find an application in computing, even if it would use 1mW when being idle.