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, 24 Nov 2009 20:39:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 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.

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