tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post4561563122706460941..comments2023-07-14T07:42:45.273-05:00Comments on Beam Me Up - Science & Science Fiction news: Seth Macfarlane provides Sagan papers to LOCBeam Me Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-917301316741620752012-06-29T13:22:47.842-05:002012-06-29T13:22:47.842-05:00Somebody had to have the balls to set a precedence...Somebody had to have the balls to set a precedence. If you don't want certain bodies in the solar system to be planets then there HAS to be a guideline on what constitutes a planet. I grew up with Pluto as a planet but steadily grew more and more uncomfortable when many more objects in the outer system were in line for planet status. I embraced a set of very clear guidelines that set the barBeam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-1198339381113926312012-06-29T09:18:17.446-05:002012-06-29T09:18:17.446-05:00Yeah he is something, though I haven't as yet ...Yeah he is something, though I haven't as yet decided to forgive him. <br /> He's a planet killer. He punked Pluto. <br /> I may eventually forgive him and his cronies, but I'm not ready to yet. I get what he did, and why, but still wrong is wrong. Even if he is technically and scientifically correct. <br /> I'll try and find out if there is a date set yet for this show, butkallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-74050997154931376882012-06-28T16:16:33.168-05:002012-06-28T16:16:33.168-05:00Ahh see, you knew where I was going. Neal's e...Ahh see, you knew where I was going. Neal's enthusiasm is contagious. He has a knack of being able to bring the sciences to the common man and make it interesting! I was honestly hoping that someone would offer him something with some meat on it and that seems to be just what IS happening. I love hearing him speak!Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-21295348132325477302012-06-27T20:24:46.867-05:002012-06-27T20:24:46.867-05:00Oh bloody H... The bad thing is, I know you aren&#...Oh bloody H... The bad thing is, I know you aren't kidding. But Hawking is current. Sometimes I really believe we are doomed. Maybe they will soon though. <br /> I forgot to mention that there is a new 13 part series scheduled to air next year, hopefully. It is titled Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey. Seth and Sagan's widow have been corroborating on it with some of Sagan's old kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-68491207627002364702012-06-27T18:17:58.924-05:002012-06-27T18:17:58.924-05:00Now there is the last person whom I would consider...Now there is the last person whom I would consider as a fan of Sagan! Yes, it would appear that there is intelligent life here. Sagan's tv series were interesting in a profound new way for me. Up until that time, tv science was a passive process, But Sagan gave you grist for the mill. It is a shame that fewer than 1 in 10 can even tell you who he was! Recently I weighed in on a Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.com