Comment And nothing ... (Score 1) 94
And nothing of value was lost.
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Comment Re:Inertial Dampeners??? (Score 1) 405
but if you can lower the inertial mass of your spaceship can't you accelerate at ridiculous rates?
That would certainly be the first step. The next technological leap would be to advance to ludicrous speed.
Comment Re:I don't think it works that way, though (Score 3, Informative) 184
Actually, overuse of neurons can cause them to inflame and die. That's one of the major causes of Alzheimer's.
Um
Scientists are still trying to find the exact cause, but nothing has linked it to "overuse" of neurons. If anything, there is some evidence that mental stimulation could hold off or slow the progress of the disease.
Comment Re:Find the users... (Score 1) 202
Recently Oracle, announced the procurement of the Sun God Ra, after he defeated Osiris and left Isis searching the river for his missing uh... firmware.
I know this concept might be foreign to you, but Isis is female.
"His" = "Osiris"
I know this concept might be foreign you, but maybe you should bone up on Egyptian mythology before making snarky comments like this (though it was Set that defeated Osiris, not Ra).
Comment Re:Translation (Score 1) 150
because we're worried Obama wants to derail our gravy train.
What the hell does Obama have to do with it? SETI is privately funded. Get your facts straight before you use the topic for a political jab that makes no sense.
Comment Re:Spooky Chant (Score 3, Funny) 135
In the year 1,502,000....
War was beginning
Comment Re:Do you agree? (Score 1) 334
As long as the list is publicy managed, this shouldn't be a problem. Obviously, no way it can happen in the real world.
So instead of censorship imposed by the government, you'd have a censorship imposed by a tyrrany of the majority.
Comment Re:How is this different from intelligent design? (Score 1) 281
Flying pasta monsters aside, how is SETI different from ID? ID does not assert any preconception regarding the nature of the designer, so you can't pull the natural, super-natural distinction. In fact, ID has the advantage of a signal to inspect, that of DNA. SETI has no signal to apply "intelligence" detection algorithms to.
Because the basic hypothesis of SETI is provable, thus making SETI a real science, while ID can produce no proof whatsoever, thus making it faith-based or pseudo-science at best.
Or to put it simply: If SETI detects a signal of intelligent origin tomorrow, that will prove its hypothesis that intelligent life exists elsewhere. ID can offer no such tangible, verifiable evidence.
Comment Re:Simple solution (Score 1) 465
Or better yet, taser underwear.
Stunderwear!
(this post unlikely to be modded up as getting the reference requires playing a thoroughly unrealistic game)
Comment Re:The "copy" in copyright (Score 1) 705
Unfortunately for your argument, that part of the sixth amendment does not seem to have been incorporated against the states, so Texas could theoretically never tell you why you were being held, even if a federal prosecutor would have to tell you under the sixth amendment.
Please take a moment to read the whole article about incorporation.
From the Wikipedia article you linked to:
Right to notice of accusations
* This right has been incorporated against the states. See In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257 (1948).
Perhaps you're the one that needs to read more carefully.
University Fails to Find Man Who Hasn't Seen Porn 32
Scientists at the University of Montreal would love to compare the views of men in their 20s who had never been exposed to pornography with regular porn watchers. The problem is, they can't find a man in that age category who has never seen it. “We started our research seeking men in their 20s who had never consumed pornography,” said Professor Simon Louis Lajeunesse. “We couldn't find any.”
Comment Total lack of priorities (Score 1) 504
So the gist of the article is that the NSF inspector general has enough resources to either investigate science grant fraud OR "abuse" of its internal network.
Personally, I feel that grant fraud is a far more serious issue than whether or not the employees are looking at naked boobies on company time.
Personally, I feel that grant fraud is a far more serious issue than whether or not the employees are looking at naked boobies on company time.
Comment Re:A list of what not to include (Score 1) 123
Doesn't Tails qualify as a furry?
He gets a pass because he's one of the original characters. Plus, if they do it like the original games where he tags along with you, you get to have fun watching him blunder into things, get himself "killed", and then helicopter back onscreen by spinning his two tails.
Ah, the simple pleasures of yesteryear
Comment Re:Preheat (Score 1) 198
Premoderating post -1 Pedantic
Comment Re:The cost of legalization (Score 1) 640
I don't use drugs because they are illegal. My employer could terminate my employment, I could be jailed, etc. If drugs were legalized, then there would be no barrier (however artificial) for me to start using drugs. Maybe I enjoy it and starts affecting my productivity, my way of life, I become addicted, etc. So while this might be in the minority, there are a number of citizens who are not using drugs for the sole reason that they are NOT legal. Legalizing them would remove this barrier and actually cause more drug use. I am not saying that is horrible, but it is a side-effect that is seldom brought up.
So, in effect, you're asking the government to be responsible for what you see is a weakness in YOURSELF.
