Lawnmower Boy Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! The CBC article on this has some guy trying to argue that Trojan orbits are impossible in the comments. There really ought to be a "Troll of the Week" award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! What was his argument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! Probably that he failed junior-level mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! ... That's what he wants you to believe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! True. He probably failed freshman mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! Oh, burn! ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! What was his argument? I dunno. Right this minute, he's trying to use his misunderstandings of electrical circuit feedback loops to argue against "AGW."* He's the original all-rounder! Though he prefers to play on offence. *That's climate change to you folks outside the troll community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! ... Ay Gee Wee ... Nope. No clue what that spells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! Anthropogenic Global Warming. Sounds like the guy is one of those who doesn't pick up his graded exam papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Re: More space news! ...Ah. Halfway to Timecube, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Re: More space news! The CBC article on this has some guy trying to argue that Trojan orbits are impossible in the comments. There really ought to be a "Troll of the Week" award. I dunno. Right this minute, he's trying to use his misunderstandings of electrical circuit feedback loops to argue against "AGW."* He's the original all-rounder! Though he prefers to play on offence. *That's climate change to you folks outside the troll community. *goes and looks* *comes back and removes everyone from his ignore list* Guys, seriously, I really don't say this often enough, but I love you all! tomd1969 and Lucius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Re: More space news! *blubbers, hugs McCoy* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Re: More space news! Cosmonauts deploy miniature satellite Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter, set to launch on August 5, 2011 Did Earth once have two moons? Moon may be unique in the universe Vesta's "snowman" craters Moon-Saturn-Spica Triangle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Re: More space news! Finite Universe.....hmm...Philip Jose Farmer Possibilities..... http://www.universetoday.com/38274/finite-universe/ ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Re: More space news! Some Swiss astronomers have done some simulations of how rare our Moon is. I wouldn't buy a lottery ticket with those odds ... Moon may be unique in the universe Not buying this. More later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Re: More space news! Not buying this. More later. I have doubts too, but I want to see what they did first. And I'm at home now, not in the office, so I don't have all the institutional journal subscriptions to help me chase the stuff into the reviewed literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverway Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Re: More space news! Finite Universe.....hmm...Philip Jose Farmer Possibilities..... http://http://www.universetoday.com/38274/finite-universe/ ~Rex I counter with evidence of a multiverse http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14372387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Re: More space news! This Week at NASA (video) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Re: More space news! I counter with evidence of a multiverse http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14372387 Yeah but if I'm running with the PHilip Jose Farmer World of Tiers set up.....that technically is a Multiverse. Finite Universe doesn't preclude a Multiverse, heh. Still, Nice Article which I shall add to my collection in the hoarder Universe. ~Rex.....tosses out some Multiversal Rep..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Re: More space news! Space.com: Moon's stabilizing influence on Earth's axis might be grossly overstated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Re: More space news! Narf: One single paper's influence on science may be grossly overstated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Re: More space news! SETI back up and running, thanks in part to Jodie Foster: http://news.yahoo.com/jodie-foster-helps-revive-seti-search-aliens-181202490.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Re: More space news! SETI back up and running, thanks in part to Jodie Foster: http://news.yahoo.com/jodie-foster-helps-revive-seti-search-aliens-181202490.html When called, a spokesperson from St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. said John Hinckly was unavailable to comment. Too soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Re: More space news! I never paid much attention to SETI, but I see this as a good thing. I'm not a detractor, mind you, just not very interested in finding aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Re: More space news! I was part of the SETI@Home project. My little sister thought it was mighty cool. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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