Comments on: Skephalopod http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/ 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. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nkylib http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32315 nkylib Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:45:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32315 pz rules pz rules

]]> By: Quiet_Desperation http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32314 Quiet_Desperation Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:09:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32314 Fish and Wildlife Service issues restricted topics for scientists traveling abroad. I expect you all over this, Phil! http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2935828 Fish and Wildlife Service issues restricted topics for scientists traveling abroad.

I expect you all over this, Phil!

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2935828

]]> By: John Paradox http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32302 John Paradox Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:37:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32302 Phil! How did you miss Penn Jillette's birthday on March 5th!? Oh, well, happy belated birthday. J/P=? Phil! How did you miss Penn Jillette’s birthday on March 5th!?

Oh, well, happy belated birthday.

J/P=?

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32303 Gary Ansorge Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:45:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32303 Hey Phil. Have you seen this google presentation by Dr. Bussard regarding his approach to thermonuclear fusion? It's really fascinating,,, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1996321846673788606 http://www.askmar.com/ConferenceNotes/Should%20Google%20Go%20Nuclear.pdf The pdf is a condensation of the video. It's easier to follow than the video, which is 1.5 hrs. long. Gary 7 Hey Phil. Have you seen this google presentation by Dr. Bussard regarding his approach to thermonuclear fusion? It’s really fascinating,,,

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1996321846673788606

http://www.askmar.com/ConferenceNotes/Should%20Google%20Go%20Nuclear.pdf

The pdf is a condensation of the video. It’s easier to follow than the video, which is 1.5 hrs. long.

Gary 7

]]> By: GreyDuck http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32304 GreyDuck Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:01:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32304 Well then. That's one more "name" I share a birthday with. Nifty! Well then. That’s one more “name” I share a birthday with. Nifty!

]]> By: aiabx http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32305 aiabx Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:13:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32305 I consider it irresponsible speculation to favour the possibility of cephalopodic life on Europa over Jupiter when no evidence against Flying Jovian Space Squid has yet been uncovered. I consider it irresponsible speculation to favour the possibility of cephalopodic life on Europa over Jupiter when no evidence against Flying Jovian Space Squid has yet been uncovered.

]]> By: Jethro http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32301 Jethro Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:09:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32301 "'For Pluto, I took the fraction of the orbital period represented by his age, and multiplied by 12, assuming a Pluto month is 1/12 of a year.' That actually makes more sense, since our Gregorian month isn’t based on the lunar month- it’s just arbitrary divisions based roughly on 1/12 of a year." But why 12 Gregorian months in a year? Because that's (approximately) how many lunar months there are in a year. “‘For Pluto, I took the fraction of the orbital period represented by his age, and multiplied by 12, assuming a Pluto month is 1/12 of a year.’

That actually makes more sense, since our Gregorian month isn’t based on the lunar month- it’s just arbitrary divisions based roughly on 1/12 of a year.”

But why 12 Gregorian months in a year? Because that’s (approximately) how many lunar months there are in a year.

]]> By: John Phillips http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32307 John Phillips Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:41:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32307 I must admit that the Aussie post immediately above this one did make me laugh and with the photo does help explain his championing of them :) But hey, happy birthday to the squid king and second best science blogger :) sorry for the back handed birthday congrats but I stiill haven't forgiven you for beating BA. :) I must admit that the Aussie post immediately above this one did make me laugh and with the photo does help explain his championing of them :) But hey, happy birthday to the squid king and second best science blogger :) sorry for the back handed birthday congrats but I stiill haven’t forgiven you for beating BA. :)

]]> By: Australians all let us rejoice: Enormous feral cats coming to a town near you « My Opinions Are Important http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32306 Australians all let us rejoice: Enormous feral cats coming to a town near you « My Opinions Are Important Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:17:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32306 [...] HYBRIDIZATION EXPERIMENTS UPDATE: Scientists have successfully cross-bred humans with squid. [...] [...] HYBRIDIZATION EXPERIMENTS UPDATE: Scientists have successfully cross-bred humans with squid. [...]

]]> By: Markk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32308 Markk Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:56:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32308 I'm going to have that image in my head for weeks ... I’m going to have that image in my head for weeks …

]]> By: arcraig http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32309 arcraig Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:51:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32309 "For Pluto, I took the fraction of the orbital period represented by his age, and multiplied by 12, assuming a Pluto month is 1/12 of a year." That actually makes more sense, since our Gregorian month isn't based on the lunar month- it's just arbitrary divisions based roughly on 1/12 of a year. “For Pluto, I took the fraction of the orbital period represented by his age, and multiplied by 12, assuming a Pluto month is 1/12 of a year.”

That actually makes more sense, since our Gregorian month isn’t based on the lunar month- it’s just arbitrary divisions based roughly on 1/12 of a year.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32310 The Bad Astronomer Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:18:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32310 For Pluto, I took the fraction of the orbital period represented by his age, and multiplied by 12, assuming a Pluto month is 1/12 of a year. For Pluto, I took the fraction of the orbital period represented by his age, and multiplied by 12, assuming a Pluto month is 1/12 of a year.

]]> By: Dave Kary http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32311 Dave Kary Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:54:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32311 Yes, many happy returns to PZ! Nit-picker that I am, I feel I must comment on the "2 and a half months" on Pluto. How is that one calculated? Pluto's moons all have fairly short orbital periods (Charon is just over 6 days, and Nix and Hydra are shorter periods than that), so in fact PZ would be almost 3000 "months" old on Pluto. Of course, that's still a lot less than a year there. Yes, many happy returns to PZ!

Nit-picker that I am, I feel I must comment on the “2 and a half months” on Pluto. How is that one calculated? Pluto’s moons all have fairly short orbital periods (Charon is just over 6 days, and Nix and Hydra are shorter periods than that), so in fact PZ would be almost 3000 “months” old on Pluto. Of course, that’s still a lot less than a year there.

]]> By: Christian Burnham http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32313 Christian Burnham Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:22:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32313 Happy Birthday to the second best science blogger I know. Happy Birthday to the second best science blogger I know.

]]> By: Arthur Maruyama http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/comment-page-1/#comment-32312 Arthur Maruyama Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:08:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/03/08/skephalopod/#comment-32312 Shouldn't that have been "in the blue, blue waters of Earth"? Happy birthday, PZ! Sorry, but no poems from scansion-challenged me. Shouldn’t that have been “in the blue, blue waters of Earth”?

Happy birthday, PZ!
Sorry, but no poems from scansion-challenged me.

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