Comments on: A new day for Dawn! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: How To Build a Fireplace http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-99366 How To Build a Fireplace Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:23:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-99366 <strong>How To Build a Fireplace</strong> “ The potential applications of artificial electromagnetic fields are wide- ranging and can be used in many military or quasi military situations. . . . Some of these potential uses include dealing with terrorist groups, crowd control, controlling br... How To Build a Fireplace

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]]> By: John Sabotta http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13272 John Sabotta Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:47:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13272 Why don't you parasitic science nerds pay for your own boring little projects and stop your constant whining for more money from the rest of us? Now shut up and stick to inventing gadgets, or you're all fired. Why don’t you parasitic science nerds pay for your own boring little projects and stop your constant whining for more money from the rest of us?

Now shut up and stick to inventing gadgets, or you’re all fired.

]]> By: Troy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13258 Troy Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:49:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13258 Regarding an earlier comment I made about an extended mission to Pallas. I'm pretty sure that would be unlikely or impossible. Pallas' orbital inclination is greater than 30 degrees and so I don't think an orbital is possible but maybe a flyby when the nodes cross? If anybody knows I'd be curious to find out. Regarding an earlier comment I made about an extended mission to Pallas. I’m pretty sure that would be unlikely or impossible. Pallas’ orbital inclination is greater than 30 degrees and so I don’t think an orbital is possible but maybe a flyby when the nodes cross? If anybody knows I’d be curious to find out.

]]> By: icemith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13255 icemith Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:51:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13255 Are we witnessing the dawn of the Dawn of the Age of Reason? I hope so, for all our sakes. Ivan. Are we witnessing the dawn of the Dawn of the Age of Reason? I hope so, for all our sakes.

Ivan.

]]> By: Troy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13257 Troy Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:23:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13257 Ad Asteroid! I'm really happy DAWN is back. It seemed like what is called a 'silly season' cancellation. (That's where Washington is doing silly things while hammering out budget items.) It didn't make any sense and it is a fantastic mission. The name DAWN comes from the fact that asteroids have material from the DAWN of the solar system, but I'd bet that the surfaces will be a lot more interesting than that. Vesta seems to be more consistant with lava flows (I think part of the reason that it is the only asteroid visible to the naked eye) and Ceres has that big white spot on it. I'm wondering if possibly a trip to Pallas might be possible as part of an extended mission. Then it could round up the big three. At any rate the asteroid mission, in my opinion, was much more important than the New Horizons mission to Pluto, in that a manned Ceres of Vesta mission is actually possible within our lifetimes. Ad Asteroid!
I’m really happy DAWN is back. It seemed like what is called a ’silly season’ cancellation. (That’s where Washington is doing silly things while hammering out budget items.) It didn’t make any sense and it is a fantastic mission.

The name DAWN comes from the fact that asteroids have material from the DAWN of the solar system, but I’d bet that the surfaces will be a lot more interesting than that. Vesta seems to be more consistant with lava flows (I think part of the reason that it is the only asteroid visible to the naked eye) and Ceres has that big white spot on it. I’m wondering if possibly a trip to Pallas might be possible as part of an extended mission. Then it could round up the big three.

At any rate the asteroid mission, in my opinion, was much more important than the New Horizons mission to Pluto, in that a manned Ceres of Vesta mission is actually possible within our lifetimes.

]]> By: Irishman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13256 Irishman Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:31:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/03/27/a-new-day-for-dawn/#comment-13256 All of which is irrelevant to your post. You accuse the government of wanting there to be cheap drugs available on the streets. You need more to prove that than inefficient and ineffective policy. You just said it yourself: "They’re not being scientific about their methodology, because surprisingly, they lack the educational background to understand critical thinking." In other words, they're idiots. Idiots often do things in a manner inconsistent with their desired results. It's the result of being idiots. All of which is irrelevant to your post. You accuse the government of wanting there to be cheap drugs available on the streets. You need more to prove that than inefficient and ineffective policy. You just said it yourself:
“They’re not being scientific about their methodology, because surprisingly, they lack the educational background to understand critical thinking.”

In other words, they’re idiots. Idiots often do things in a manner inconsistent with their desired results. It’s the result of being idiots.

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