Comments on: Where has the BA book been? Part III http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/ 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. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:49:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dag http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57747 Dag Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:37:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57747 Searched and searched and, oh yes, I gave my copy to a hoaxer one late night. Really hope he read it. Searched and searched and, oh yes, I gave my copy to a hoaxer one late night. Really hope he read it.

]]> By: Buzz Parsec http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57745 Buzz Parsec Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:54:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57745 MandyDax - Clearly an authentic picture, because I can see stars in the background. Oh, wait, no, never mind. Those stars were on my desktop, right next to the edge of your picture. (Image of a cluster BA blogged about a month or so ago...) Anywho, no stars, you're picture is FAKE!!! And Abe Simpson is right as always. MandyDax -

Clearly an authentic picture, because I can see stars in the background.

Oh, wait, no, never mind. Those stars were on my desktop, right next to the edge of your picture. (Image of a cluster BA blogged about a month or so ago…) Anywho, no stars, you’re picture is FAKE!!!

And Abe Simpson is right as always.

]]> By: Michael Duchek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57746 Michael Duchek Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:49:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57746 "How much would you pay to have a picture of it on say, the moon?" The moon? Hah! the aliens let me take it to Mars. www.myspace.com/michaelduchekspicts in the picts of me folder. “How much would you pay to have a picture of it on say, the moon?”

The moon? Hah! the aliens let me take it to Mars.

http://www.myspace.com/michaelduchekspicts

in the picts of me folder.

]]> By: Veljko http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57744 Veljko Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:36:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57744 What I'd like to know is how she managed to get the book IN the damn country. The one book I did order from abroad took a year to get here. A year. What, did they send a runner? Swallows perhaps? They could have griped it by the covers... I still remember the 1999 eclipse in Serbia: I was outside trying to get a glimpse (sadly it was too cloudy to get a good view of anything much) and I was absolutely utterly alone. Imagine: a large residential district completely abandoned. No cars. No pedestrians. Windows boarded up. Perfect silence. It was like a Twilight Zone episode. And it wasn't just rumors. The hospital in my town got an official communique from the Ministry of Health stating that the eclipse was seriously hazardous to health and that therefore the ICU should be kept in full readiness. Teh stoopid indeed. We almost had evolution booted out of our schools a couple of years back. The only reason it remained is that (due to some communist legacy) the curriculum is designed in part by university professors teaching relevant subjects. Not surprisingly, the chair of evolutionary biology had some...unkind things to say regarding that proposal. What I’d like to know is how she managed to get the book IN the damn country. The one book I did order from abroad took a year to get here. A year. What, did they send a runner? Swallows perhaps? They could have griped it by the covers…

I still remember the 1999 eclipse in Serbia: I was outside trying to get a glimpse (sadly it was too cloudy to get a good view of anything much) and I was absolutely utterly alone. Imagine: a large residential district completely abandoned. No cars. No pedestrians. Windows boarded up. Perfect silence. It was like a Twilight Zone episode.

And it wasn’t just rumors. The hospital in my town got an official communique from the Ministry of Health stating that the eclipse was seriously hazardous to health and that therefore the ICU should be kept in full readiness.

Teh stoopid indeed. We almost had evolution booted out of our schools a couple of years back. The only reason it remained is that (due to some communist legacy) the curriculum is designed in part by university professors teaching relevant subjects. Not surprisingly, the chair of evolutionary biology had some…unkind things to say regarding that proposal.

]]> By: Lledowynn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57743 Lledowynn Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:19:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57743 You know, I'm going to be going to Sweden on Dec 7, so I think I will go ahead and get a copy for the long plane ride and take a cool picture somewhere in Halmstad. The fountain at the town square might be a nice shot, or maybe somewhere in the mountains. Either way, it should prove to be a groovy picture. The only question is, should I take it during the short period of daylight, or during the "night" at 3pm local time... ;-) You know, I’m going to be going to Sweden on Dec 7, so I think I will go ahead and get a copy for the long plane ride and take a cool picture somewhere in Halmstad. The fountain at the town square might be a nice shot, or maybe somewhere in the mountains. Either way, it should prove to be a groovy picture. The only question is, should I take it during the short period of daylight, or during the “night” at 3pm local time… ;-)

]]> By: Goran http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57742 Goran Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:19:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57742 According to road sign, your book has been in Montenegro, not Serbia. Close enough ... regards, Goran According to road sign, your book has been in Montenegro, not Serbia. Close enough …

regards,
Goran

]]> By: autumn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-57741 autumn Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:51:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/where-has-the-ba-book-been-part-iii/#comment-57741 This makes me want to steal my library's copy, just to photograph it in some odd location. But then, I'm an atheist, so I can logically see why this would be wrong. This makes me want to steal my library’s copy, just to photograph it in some odd location.
But then, I’m an atheist, so I can logically see why this would be wrong.

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