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50 Years in Space

Date and Time  - Oct. 4th, 2007, 12:51 pm

Current Mood  - blank blank
Current Music  - budgies in conference

The USSR launched Sputnik 50 years ago today, starting the space age.

Poll #1065940
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

In the next 50 years, humans will...

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set foot back on Luna.
7 (35.0%)

set foot on Mars.
7 (35.0%)

set foot on another planet or moon.
2 (10.0%)

establish a strong civilian presence in space.
6 (30.0%)

establish a lunar base.
8 (40.0%)

establish a base on mars.
5 (25.0%)

establish a colony off earth.
5 (25.0%)

detect gravitational waves.
7 (35.0%)

mine an asteroid.
5 (25.0%)

begin terraforming Mars.
1 (5.0%)

be capable of interstellar travel.
3 (15.0%)

be capable of faster than light travel.
1 (5.0%)

detect extraterrestrial life.
4 (20.0%)

detect an earth-like planet.
9 (45.0%)

make contact with an extraterrestrial civilization.
3 (15.0%)

not advanced much father than they have already.
7 (35.0%)

kill themselves off.
7 (35.0%)



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The Hexagon of Saturn

Date and Time  - Apr. 3rd, 2007, 11:40 pm

Current Mood  - contemplative contemplative
Current Music  - lake humming i'll be home for christmas

I've been thinking about the Hexagon of Saturn ever since I read about it on [info]apod this morning. It looks almost solid in the time lapse movie. It seems the wind shear should rip such a fine shape to shreds on Saturn, but it has been there for over 20 years. The thing is huge, 3 earths wide. While there is a good chance that a natural explanation for this will be found (polygons have been know to appear in the eye walls of Earth hurricanes as well as in rapidly spinning buckets of water), it is still fantastic enough to spark my imagination in ways the "face" on Mars never did.

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Pick and Choose

Date and Time  - Oct. 27th, 2006, 02:14 pm

Current Mood  - blank blank
Current Music  - budgies in conference

For each of the following, indicate which one you option you like more (or dislike less) by selecting a number on that side of the scale. The closer to -5 or 5 indicates the degree to which you prefer that option.

Poll #854560
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

butterflies (-5) vs. dragonflies (5)

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Mean: -0.16 Median: 0 Std. Dev 3.45
-5 8 (14.5%)
-4 5 (9.1%)
-3 6 (10.9%)
-2 2 (3.6%)
-1 3 (5.5%)
0 11 (20.0%)
1 0 (0.0%)
2 3 (5.5%)
3 4 (7.3%)
4 7 (12.7%)
5 6 (10.9%)

China (-5) vs. Russia (5)

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Mean: 0.50 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.60
-5 3 (5.4%)
-4 1 (1.8%)
-3 6 (10.7%)
-2 1 (1.8%)
-1 2 (3.6%)
0 19 (33.9%)
1 5 (8.9%)
2 5 (8.9%)
3 5 (8.9%)
4 6 (10.7%)
5 3 (5.4%)

Christianity (-5) vs. Islam (5)

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Mean: -0.29 Median: 0 Std. Dev 1.29
-5 0 (0.0%)
-4 1 (1.8%)
-3 3 (5.4%)
-2 4 (7.1%)
-1 8 (14.3%)
0 33 (58.9%)
1 3 (5.4%)
2 3 (5.4%)
3 0 (0.0%)
4 1 (1.8%)
5 0 (0.0%)

Doctor Who (-5) vs. Star Trek (5)

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Mean: 0.00 Median: 0 Std. Dev 3.26
-5 8 (14.3%)
-4 5 (8.9%)
-3 0 (0.0%)
-2 3 (5.4%)
-1 5 (8.9%)
0 16 (28.6%)
1 1 (1.8%)
2 3 (5.4%)
3 4 (7.1%)
4 3 (5.4%)
5 8 (14.3%)

fossil fuel burning power plants (-5) vs. nuclear power plants (5)

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Mean: 1.20 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.01
-5 0 (0.0%)
-4 0 (0.0%)
-3 1 (1.8%)
-2 3 (5.4%)
-1 4 (7.1%)
0 21 (37.5%)
1 4 (7.1%)
2 7 (12.5%)
3 6 (10.7%)
4 6 (10.7%)
5 4 (7.1%)

fruit (-5) vs. vegetables (5)

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Mean: -0.82 Median: -0.5 Std. Dev 3.07
-5 6 (10.7%)
-4 10 (17.9%)
-3 7 (12.5%)
-2 2 (3.6%)
-1 3 (5.4%)
0 10 (17.9%)
1 3 (5.4%)
2 4 (7.1%)
3 6 (10.7%)
4 2 (3.6%)
5 3 (5.4%)

Hugo Chávez (-5) vs. George W. Bush (5)

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Mean: -2.20 Median: -2 Std. Dev 1.92
-5 10 (18.5%)
-4 7 (13.0%)
-3 6 (11.1%)
-2 9 (16.7%)
-1 7 (13.0%)
0 13 (24.1%)
1 2 (3.7%)
2 0 (0.0%)
3 0 (0.0%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 0 (0.0%)

Iraq under Saddam (-5) vs. Post-Saddam Iraq (5)

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Mean: -0.56 Median: 0 Std. Dev 1.77
-5 2 (3.7%)
-4 2 (3.7%)
-3 4 (7.4%)
-2 7 (13.0%)
-1 4 (7.4%)
0 25 (46.3%)
1 3 (5.6%)
2 6 (11.1%)
3 1 (1.9%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 0 (0.0%)

madness (-5) vs. sanity (5)

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Mean: -0.82 Median: -1 Std. Dev 2.59
-5 7 (12.7%)
-4 1 (1.8%)
-3 7 (12.7%)
-2 7 (12.7%)
-1 6 (10.9%)
0 13 (23.6%)
1 5 (9.1%)
2 3 (5.5%)
3 3 (5.5%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 3 (5.5%)

Mars (-5) vs. Venus (5)

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Mean: -0.07 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.52
-5 4 (7.1%)
-4 4 (7.1%)
-3 3 (5.4%)
-2 2 (3.6%)
-1 2 (3.6%)
0 25 (44.6%)
1 1 (1.8%)
2 5 (8.9%)
3 5 (8.9%)
4 4 (7.1%)
5 1 (1.8%)

meat (-5) vs. tofu (5)

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Mean: -0.32 Median: -1.5 Std. Dev 3.82
-5 9 (16.1%)
-4 7 (12.5%)
-3 10 (17.9%)
-2 2 (3.6%)
-1 1 (1.8%)
0 2 (3.6%)
1 4 (7.1%)
2 4 (7.1%)
3 2 (3.6%)
4 3 (5.4%)
5 12 (21.4%)

New York City (-5) vs. Los Angeles (5)

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Mean: -2.02 Median: -3 Std. Dev 2.83
-5 15 (26.8%)
-4 6 (10.7%)
-3 10 (17.9%)
-2 3 (5.4%)
-1 2 (3.6%)
0 13 (23.2%)
1 2 (3.6%)
2 0 (0.0%)
3 1 (1.8%)
4 1 (1.8%)
5 3 (5.4%)

North Korea (-5) vs. Iran (5)

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Mean: 0.45 Median: 0 Std. Dev 1.50
-5 1 (1.8%)
-4 0 (0.0%)
-3 0 (0.0%)
-2 3 (5.5%)
-1 0 (0.0%)
0 33 (60.0%)
1 9 (16.4%)
2 3 (5.5%)
3 4 (7.3%)
4 1 (1.8%)
5 1 (1.8%)

Palestine (-5) vs. Israel (5)

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Mean: -0.53 Median: 0 Std. Dev 1.83
-5 2 (3.6%)
-4 1 (1.8%)
-3 5 (9.1%)
-2 6 (10.9%)
-1 7 (12.7%)
0 26 (47.3%)
1 2 (3.6%)
2 3 (5.5%)
3 2 (3.6%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 1 (1.8%)

paper (-5) vs. plastic (5)

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Mean: -1.34 Median: -2 Std. Dev 3.00
-5 12 (21.4%)
-4 3 (5.4%)
-3 9 (16.1%)
-2 7 (12.5%)
-1 2 (3.6%)
0 9 (16.1%)
1 3 (5.4%)
2 4 (7.1%)
3 2 (3.6%)
4 2 (3.6%)
5 3 (5.4%)

Paris (-5) vs. London (5)

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Mean: 0.21 Median: 0 Std. Dev 3.02
-5 7 (12.5%)
-4 2 (3.6%)
-3 4 (7.1%)
-2 3 (5.4%)
-1 1 (1.8%)
0 14 (25.0%)
1 3 (5.4%)
2 7 (12.5%)
3 7 (12.5%)
4 4 (7.1%)
5 4 (7.1%)

Scientologists (-5) vs. Christian Scientists (5)

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Mean: 0.39 Median: 0 Std. Dev 1.77
-5 1 (1.8%)
-4 1 (1.8%)
-3 1 (1.8%)
-2 1 (1.8%)
-1 4 (7.1%)
0 31 (55.4%)
1 6 (10.7%)
2 5 (8.9%)
3 2 (3.6%)
4 2 (3.6%)
5 2 (3.6%)


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And Then There Were Eight

Date and Time  - Aug. 24th, 2006, 11:10 am

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Current Music  - traffic

Astronomers meeting in the Czech capital have voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet.

About 2,500 experts were in Prague for the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly.

Astronomers rejected a proposal t