tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.comments2023-07-14T07:42:45.273-05:00Beam Me Up - Science & Science Fiction newsBeam Me Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3890125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-61601732656761246682019-03-23T18:02:18.536-05:002019-03-23T18:02:18.536-05:00I just got back here again. This sucks. So sorry t...I just got back here again. This sucks. So sorry to hear about this. I will miss him.kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-80475359558568017662017-01-14T16:08:03.594-05:002017-01-14T16:08:03.594-05:00It makes sense that the moon is very old. If it f...It makes sense that the moon is very old. If it formed as the result of a cataclysmic collision between earth and a foreign body, as many scientists suggest, would the earth even have had time to heal and spring forth as much life as we have to day (let alone the dinosaurs)in only 150 million to 200 million years?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196838905663030781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-44582103728149560302016-12-29T12:52:09.093-05:002016-12-29T12:52:09.093-05:00A sad loss along with author Richard Adams. They w...A sad loss along with author Richard Adams. They were both late childhood favorites.Dave Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939802573223717177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-7190138256957012982016-10-25T12:29:15.056-05:002016-10-25T12:29:15.056-05:00Sad but hardly surprising. Counting Sputnik 24 whi...Sad but hardly surprising. Counting Sputnik 24 which failed to leave Earth orbit, the combined record of (USSR/Russia)/ESA at attempted landings in Mars or its moon's is now 0-11. NASA is 6-2. Always hope they succeed but always get against it.Dave Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939802573223717177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-24481824515987111252016-09-19T09:15:12.678-05:002016-09-19T09:15:12.678-05:00Before the movie came out, I was really worried th...Before the movie came out, I was really worried they were setting up a big fight just because it'd look cool. Not only was that airport fight scene the most awesome superhero comic movie fight scene of all time, but the general story and the character development was exceptionally well done. Having followed all the MCU movies, I was able to appreciate how Tony Stark and Steve Rogers came toObee Juannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-39270556631203574312016-09-16T00:06:06.264-05:002016-09-16T00:06:06.264-05:00I hate to be the first to say so, but a light year...I hate to be the first to say so, but a light year is almost six TRILLION miles. Only missed it by three orders of magnitude.Misanthropic Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393522555950960728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-28057571430430278442016-07-12T22:33:17.335-05:002016-07-12T22:33:17.335-05:00I THINK GEORGE TAKEI IS RIGHT. HOWEVER A GAY CHARA...I THINK GEORGE TAKEI IS RIGHT. HOWEVER A GAY CHARACTER WOULDN'T HURT STAR TREK AND IT SHOULD BE DETERMINED WITH WHOM EVER OWNS STAR TREK RIGHTS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352282814771406131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-80344547830994192892016-06-21T11:55:39.519-05:002016-06-21T11:55:39.519-05:00Basically, his (recalled) Jeep Grand Cherokee came...Basically, his (recalled) Jeep Grand Cherokee came out of park and rolled back pinning him between the vehicle and gate. Said death was due to asphyxia (i.e. crushed) :(scbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133037856288856594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-55025720889898739742016-05-18T12:44:15.207-05:002016-05-18T12:44:15.207-05:00very caustic my Huber. Back in the 60s or 70s you...very caustic my Huber. Back in the 60s or 70s you say Canadian space we would have laughed you our of the room. Now you watch them work and you only hope that we can do it as good!<br /><br />The US is going through the motions. We only hope we can step it up when we get a man ready of our own. Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-11463149168918905982016-04-06T14:19:31.138-05:002016-04-06T14:19:31.138-05:00David Harewood thinks the signs are there for it s...David Harewood thinks the signs are there for it still to have a chance at being renewed. And why is it, every time I get the chance to get online for a bit, you always have bad news up here. Geesh brother. Lol. I'm hoping it gets renewed. I actually like the show, though I do think she could use a bit more muscle on her.kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-84404034323425401092016-03-21T13:19:13.197-05:002016-03-21T13:19:13.197-05:00And then there's this...
http://www.federation...And then there's this...<br />http://www.federationofbeer.com/scbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133037856288856594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-51775547363940343972016-03-21T11:15:07.107-05:002016-03-21T11:15:07.107-05:00aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh huhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Now that...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh huhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Now that was good because it was so very very bad!<br /><br />But really, given that it has generated this much interest already, odds on that there may be a future mission?Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-55375389664468228892016-03-17T20:51:27.583-05:002016-03-17T20:51:27.583-05:00Just wish we could get a definitive answer as to i...Just wish we could get a definitive answer as to it the bright spots are ice, salt, or something else (talcum powder for a bad case of asteroids?)<br /><br />I know - bad pun worthy of prison time.Dave Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939802573223717177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-44795566625900225752016-03-02T00:41:21.136-05:002016-03-02T00:41:21.136-05:00I know I have said it before and I am going to say...I know I have said it before and I am going to say it again. I will NOT allow off topic to be printed when their sole reason for being is to incite anger or to insult or any manner of comments. And then to hide behind the anonymous identifier only goes to prove my point of ignorance and cowardice. <br /><br />Go ply you wares somewhere else, they are not welcome here. <br /><br />Paul<br /><br Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-33438186685881291402016-01-22T22:48:50.088-05:002016-01-22T22:48:50.088-05:00Yes. I was replying to K. with the earlier comment...Yes. I was replying to K. with the earlier comments here. But you bring up something I had not thought of yet. With the clearing of the orbit requirement, it almost certainly can't be a planet. I had forgotten that much of the argument against the final definition by the IAU was that any planet (even Jupiter) couldn't clear its orbit of it was far enough away from the sun. And this new Dave Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939802573223717177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-86613139029286002062016-01-22T22:39:06.999-05:002016-01-22T22:39:06.999-05:00well dumbing it down a lot, at present we have no ...well dumbing it down a lot, at present we have no 9th planet, for Pluto was disallowed so to be incredibly simplistic, if the new planet has cleared all object (save moons)from its orbit which is roughly circular, and the body itself has a round cross section due to its own gravity. <br /><br />Would this not be the ninth planet? What basically am I missing?Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-31851921974544757572016-01-22T18:31:20.487-05:002016-01-22T18:31:20.487-05:00It can't be the tenth planet. There are only t...It can't be the tenth planet. There are only two competing scientific defintions of planet. The original IAU definition which would have made all current dwarf planets full planets meaning this new planet would be at least the 14th planet (or as far down the list as 391st if its co-discover Mike Brown's <a href="http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/dps.html" rel="nofollow">list of dwarf Dave Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939802573223717177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-37166478507791762732016-01-22T12:13:37.977-05:002016-01-22T12:13:37.977-05:00You mean 10th planet I believe. And it has a name....You mean 10th planet I believe. And it has a name. It has had it for a very long time. The ancients named it. It's called Nibiru.kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-87098464402174374462016-01-21T14:04:55.946-05:002016-01-21T14:04:55.946-05:00If they started planning right now Mebbles I think...If they started planning right now Mebbles I think you would have a good chance of seeing. Not a chance I on the other hand don't. Look how long it took to get a view of Pluto....<br /><br />Finding it is paramount, then all bets are off!Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-6528630980215557082016-01-21T05:39:51.199-05:002016-01-21T05:39:51.199-05:00Hopefully we can actually get to see it soon; this...Hopefully we can actually get to see it soon; this is very interesting! I wonder what they'll name it?Mebbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167799789051051006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-35071457174992842562016-01-17T01:03:24.622-05:002016-01-17T01:03:24.622-05:00Lol. Perfect.Lol. Perfect.kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-57056700463841506462016-01-17T01:02:17.732-05:002016-01-17T01:02:17.732-05:00And you talk about some of the stuff I like? And y...And you talk about some of the stuff I like? And yeah, I was a fan also. Lets be honest though, back then we took almost anything we could get.kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-35696309534302476142016-01-14T13:06:44.980-05:002016-01-14T13:06:44.980-05:00I know what you mean. When I first saw that traile...I know what you mean. When I first saw that trailer I thought WTF. (Plus they stole one of my ship designs the smegs. I used a special laser cutting winged fighters once in my game. But even we didn't just slam through ships). <br />And I re-watched the last so called Shannara episode again. The damn tires were still inflated. I want those freaking tires for my truck. Screw it, I want that kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-39969934977623361102016-01-14T04:10:50.088-05:002016-01-14T04:10:50.088-05:00Regarding Trek:
I caught the trailer on Star Trek....Regarding Trek:<br />I caught the trailer on Star Trek.com a few weeks ago. I was appalled! This is the 50th anniversary of a cultural event that has actually altered the way that so many of us perceive the universe in which we exist. Star Trek can not be reduced to just another over-the-top, stunt filled, mindless action extravaganza with more CGI than just plain "I" as in intelligencebtonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-399920923217873252015-12-29T19:18:52.295-05:002015-12-29T19:18:52.295-05:00911 I swallowed my tongue! What is even funnier ...911 I swallowed my tongue! What is even funnier is the star wars theme was playing when I signed into the blog! Brilliant!Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.com