Starship Asterisk*

you must be kidding, really. You can't just dismiss a theory in its entirety because of some anomalies that may exist. Lets stay scientifically grounded. As you may be aware, but it bears constant reminding, that a theory is a framework that that attempts to explain reality in a cohesive whole, inco...

tell me what "direction" is up. Philosophically speaking, the human mind is capable of forming any question. This however does not mean the question is logically or scientifically valid. For example, standing at the north pole, the order to "point to the east" seems like a reason...

I have always wondered why there is such diversity in the Saturnian and Jovian systems. It seems to me that these rocks should be very similar but the differences are astounding. The only variables seem to be the mass and distance from the planet. If that is true, the variability would seem almost i...

Would a hydraulic arm have the same problem? for that matter, would a hydraulic arm work in space? No, I don't think it would. First you need a massive amount of power to take advantage of Pascal's law, plus it would be prohibitively heavy. Secondly, at -250C or whatever, the hydraulic oil would pr...

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All windows codecs are supported under Linux with mplayer. You just have to go to a site outside of the US to get them because it is illegal to host them in the US or Canada due to the DMCA. It may even be illegal to use them, but what price freedom?

Could you please use something other than or in addition to Microsoft only Windows Media Player? No Windows Media Player Plugin is available for Linux! Bob Lindley Uh...actually there is. I'm using a distro that is got to be the best combination of ease of use and full configurablility I have ever ...