"1.000051(29) times the speed of light".
Neutrinos? (from the wikipedia page).

I don't think it's totally ridiculous to assume that different particles with different magnetic moments were affected differently by the immense magnetic field of a magnetar. But if the Gamma, Xray, and radio waves arrive within seconds of each other, it's hard to imagine another particle could've made the trip 1.5 days quicker. But maybe that's just my lack of imagination and poor math skills.

Sure there's evidence. We now have one data point. I'll add it to the graph. You look for more.

If you squint and have a vivid imagination, they can never stop you.

I enjoy this sandwhich made at the deli down the street. I've enjoyed it for a while. I have a reasonable expectation that future sandwhiches will be of similar quality. I don't want them to go out of business.

I loved the map size on all the DF games for that exact reason. I'd spend 15 minutes circling behind before even seeing an enemy. And once you got a kill (or two), you could displace by a few hills and wait for them to come searching.

For some reason, Halloween parties seem to be happening early this year. I went to one this last weekend as Bunsen Honeydew and a friend went as Beeker.

I'm not that familiar with the iPhone, but for my G1 there is a stargazing app that will show you a map of the stars for your location on earth (using GPS) depending on which direction and inclination you hold the phone (using some voodoo magic?).

I always thought that would make a fun aiming system. Sure, you'd have to stand and turn around to shoot behind you, but that seems like it would be very immersive. It might look a little strange to onlookers though.

Well said, except for the exceptions. I take freeway to work every morning and there is one exit ramp on the left side. The median between opposing directions widens and the ramp raises up and over the opposing traffic direction. The biggest problem it causes are the slow people who get in that left lane two miles early just because they see a sign announcing the exit.

Bringing this back on-topic, tailgaters are one of the biggest reasons you'll see the yo-yo in the left lane. Someone is going too slow in the hammer lane, someone else tries to push him go to faster by tailgating, the slow guy slows from 65 to 55, the tailgater slams his breaks, taking him to 45, the guy tailgating the tailgater slams HIS breaks, taking him to 35.

Just weighing in on this very therapeutic thread and arguing some cause-effect ...

Wouldn't the original cause of the yo-yo'ing be the the ones who are going slow in the speed lane? The tailgaters are just the first ones affected by their disturbance of the system. They certainly exacerbate the problem by riding too close, but the obstacle is the slow-roller in the inappropriate lane, so they would be the reason for the yo-yo'ing.

Hmmm, that reminds me. Battlechess would be cool with more varied and detailed fight scenes. And since I'm horrible at chess, the game's logic probably wouldn't need much of an upgrade to keep trouncing me.

No. What's the Doctor's name?

Japan is violent? Really??


Ummm, ninjas !?!?!?

There are no "western" and "non-western" democracies. There are just democracies, and tyrannies.

Democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

I have a hard time telling where "Americans" are from just by looking at them.