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by Beyond
Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:35 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: ATOM feeds enabled
Replies: 6
Views: 2122

Re: ATOM feeds enabled

ATOM feeds ?? -- You got some splainin to do - geckzilla :!:
by Beyond
Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:31 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)
Replies: 20
Views: 10079

Re: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)

Orin - you mean that melvin "moled" himself to death :?: :facepalm:
by Beyond
Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:51 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)
Replies: 20
Views: 10079

Re: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)

Hey Art -- that 60' video was pretty neat! A.E.N. looks GOOD in that Patriotic uniform!! Makes Him look younger! The clip also shows how far things have come since then. The rest of the world has gone way past where "MAD" used to be and now "MAD" seems to be rather "Normal&q...
by Beyond
Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:22 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)
Replies: 20
Views: 10079

Re: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)

No wonder i did not remember Alfred had a campaign manager, He was not around much. No wonder Alfred lost!! I still think you would make a good campaign manager for him and you could get Spy vs Spy to do the polling and other stuff. That way you would get the answers to both sides of the question fo...
by Beyond
Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)
Replies: 20
Views: 10079

Re: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)

Hey neufer -- your stamp picture of Nancy reminded me that about 45+ years ago, my sister put a likeness of your avatar that was stamp sized on an envelope and mailed it to herself. It went through, so she had an offical U.S. Goverment cancelation of your avatar. I forget if it was before or after H...
by Beyond
Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:22 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)
Replies: 20
Views: 10079

Re: APOD: Regulus and the Red Planet (2010 Jun 10)

It must be that high, dry, mountain air because the colors of those two were very much lighter than the other things on my screen. I two remember The Little King - a little. When i first saw the Title of today's Apod, i thought -- Regulus 9. For some reason i remember that from the original Star Tre...
by Beyond
Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:06 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Orange Sun Simmering (2010 Jun 09)
Replies: 23
Views: 4643

Re: APOD: Orange Sun Simmering (2010 Jun 09)

Question -- If you have a pair of pears, how many pears do you have?
Question -- If you have a pair of pears, how many pairs do you have?

Isn't the english language fun? Now that you've read it, Speak it to some one and see what you get for a reply.
by Beyond
Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:35 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: How was the age of the Moon determined?
Replies: 10
Views: 1159

Re: How was the age of the Moon determined?

Being the "dumb" bunny about lots of things that i am, i should think that if you really wanted to make sure you have the correct age of the Moon, you would have to get samples from beneath the surface that were not contaminated from all the "stuff" that has hit the outside of th...
by Beyond
Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:17 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: Stardust@Home
Replies: 1
Views: 2424

Re: Stardust@Home

The miniscule things that make up the physical Universe are the things that make up Energy.
"DUST" is a whole lot of 'dead' Energy.
But if collect it we must, just don't try in a gust -- or the testing equipment will only rust -- because of lack of that Darn Space Dust!
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Happy Towel Day!
Replies: 14
Views: 22800

Re: Happy Towel Day!

Hey Guys;
Don't forget the Pittsburg Steelers Fans and all their Terrible Towels! They also are to be reckoned with, especially in the Fall :)
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: What do you think about the Big Bang?
Replies: 75
Views: 8336

Re: What do you think about the Big Bang?

I think the Big Bang was really more like a really Big Whoosh. Inflation is close to understanding, when you have not yet discovered the cause. Yes, 4 different kinds of energies came from the event. So did 4 different kinds of Earths, of which WE are in the 3rd one. There are also other 4's and oth...
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 8595

Re: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)

I stand corrected!! Not everyone that uses big long unpronouncable words has over 500 posts.
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:04 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 8595

Re: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)

Ahh....The 'magic' of Space Flight! - Even more-so now that "Merlin" is getting them there!!
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:47 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 8595

Re: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA -- An historic event and what gets all the attention? A BUG!! an armed bug, but a bug never-the-less. Ever notice that most of the BIG long hard to understand words come from the ones who have over 500 posts and have been offically declared insane by the site? ((read the rule...
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:47 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 8595

Re: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)

No Spider - No fly - just what it is i can't espie. ((Hey...it rhymes)) Ann -- funny you said you were envious - remember, Mr. Spock was supposed to look a bit greenish because of his blood. Perhaps you should take a little closer look in the mirror to see if you really have started to get some gree...
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:59 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 8595

Re: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)

Hey....i just got promoted to Science Officer!! Does that mean i get double the pay of an Ensign?? And a key to the wash room??
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:56 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 8595

Re: APOD: Falcon 9 Launches to Orbit (2010 Jun 08)

Well........Its nice to see that the private sector is not much different from the public sector. They both have a hard time working out the 'bugs'.
by Beyond
Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:21 am
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: HEAPOW: The Swift 500 (2010 Jun 07)
Replies: 1
Views: 210

Re: HEAPOW: The Swift 500 (2010 Jun 07)

It sure does look pretty with all those Gamma Burst markers -- But i think it is a hard pill to swallow without a lot of :b:
by Beyond
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:36 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Comet McNaught Becoming Visible to... (2010 Jun 07)
Replies: 22
Views: 3288

Re: APOD: Comet McNaught Becoming Visible to... (2010 Jun 07

Here--here, lets get ready to celebrate McNaught 2011. We'll put the leftovers :b: of McNaught 2010 back in the cooler to age. What a wonderful tradition to start - EH :?: At least we won't have to bring the ice, it'll be passing by -- right in the sky -- as we all say aye -- lifting the frosty cold...
by Beyond
Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:55 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Lunokhod: Reflections on a Moon Robot (2010 Jun 06)
Replies: 24
Views: 5232

Re: APOD: Lunokhod: Reflections on a Moon Robot (2010 Jun 06

Here ya are ta152ho- - :b: - you can "wolf" it down anytime :lol:
by Beyond
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:24 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Galactic Center in Infrared from... (2010 May 30)
Replies: 7
Views: 3816

Re: APOD: The Galactic Center in Infrared from... (2010 May

Reminds me of a "fault Zone" on Earth where two parts of the Earth come together and "push" at each other.
Its a good thing that that is not whats happening in Space, or we would end up flatter than a pancake and very short on syrup!!
by Beyond
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:15 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Thor s Helmet (2010 Jun 05)
Replies: 34
Views: 5234

Re: APOD: Thor s Helmet (2010 Jun 05)

UUUUMMMMmmm...........No, not a morlock. But maybe a close relative - A LessLock. They were on the other side of the planet and did not eat the Eloi. They had more of a blueish tint to their skin. They could go out in the sun for a little while. HG Wells was so busy concentrating on the Gray Morlock...
by Beyond
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:01 am
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: PhysOrg: Scientists create artificial mini 'black hole'
Replies: 2
Views: 317

Re: PhysOrg: Scientists create artificial mini 'black hole'

What will they think of next? This Scientific Gizmo will come in very handy if BP ever operates a bunch of Micro-Wave stations and has a Micro-Wave spill like in the Gulf with oil.
by Beyond
Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:33 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Thor s Helmet (2010 Jun 05)
Replies: 34
Views: 5234

Re: APOD: Thor s Helmet (2010 Jun 05)

Oh yeah, i had to stare a bit, but i can see both of them. Think we should re-name it "Mount Bubble-More"??
by Beyond
Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:28 pm
Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
Topic: Space: Commercial Rocket Ready to Do NASA's Heavy Lifting
Replies: 33
Views: 9185

Re: UT: SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches, Reaches Orbit

It is rather neat that the Goverment is actually pushing private space things. The trouble is, that when they become profitable, they will tax the hell out of them and it will end up being just as expensive as when the Goverment handled it!