Is this actually true?

"Amen" to that. It bothers the shit out of me that most people who post on /. act educated, and yet believe in fairy tales. Any human being smart enough to put their efforts towards technology should be smart enough to be atheist/agnostic. Religion truly is the opiate of the masses, it makes us all kill each other over nonsense.

Speaking of, its right the first time.

(holds up pinky finger at corner of mouth) the Alan Parsons Project.

Walt: "Are all the Jews gone?" Scientist: "No." Walt: "Put me back in."

Now thats a hate crime!

No, thats Asteroid 2012 DEMIMOORE50+

He wouldn't happen to "support" all these initiatives to drum up votes in Florida's upcoming primary, you know, being that much of the US space program (or whats left of it) is based in Florida? Seriously people, its obvious, its supporting a local cause, just like supporting agriculture subsidies in the mid-west or assistance to automotive companies when in Michigan. Its a ploy for support.

Can I please say one thing on this? IMHO, there are many more intelligent people on /. that I love reading comments from. Every single time this guy comes up in a story, I place a snide comment, and I usually get a good chuckle. Its not that his ideas are totally fucked up, I just get the HIstory Channel's "Ancient Aliens: vibe fom him. To me, you guys on /. are the smartest people I know, and thank god its an amalgamation of thought, because you can pick and choose what you identify from articles. Can we please stop holding ANYONE as an authoriy on ANYTHING?

They've driven everyone away that would want to help with their "in-crowd" tactics. No reason to help anymore because of the gang mentality. When politics become more important than information, nobody wants to lift a finger to make corrections when their hard work is deleted because its deemed extraneous.