MarchingAnts - Slashdot User

Alien Comet May Have Infiltrated the Solar System 208

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @06:37AM from the starseed-lure dept.

New Scientist has a piece about Comet Machholz 1, whose uncommon molecular composition suggests, but does not prove, that it may be an interloper from another star system. "Comet Machholz 1 isn't like other comets. David Schleicher of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, measured the chemical makeup of 150 comets, and found that they all had similar levels of the chemical cyanogen (CN) except for Machholz 1, which has less than 1.5% of the normal level. Along with some other comets, it is also low on the molecules carbon-2 and carbon-3."

Comment People are forgetting about child abuse. (Score 1) 568

by MarchingAnts on Wednesday November 26, 2008 @06:32PM (#25904141) Attached to: Lori Drew Trial Results In 3 Misdemeanor Convictions

I am annoyed that there's less focus on direct abuse of a child here, though. I think the conspiracy charge is valid but the key issue here is this is an adult who consciously manipulated and mentally abused a child with malicious intent.

The charges here focus on the act of deception and abusing a website, which seriously aren't the problem here. She didn't steal MP3s; she tormented a teenage girl. This is about bullying and wanting to hurt a person, and that's the issue that needs to be addressed.

Slashdot Top Deals