Comments on: Death from the eBay! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/ 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 13:14:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Grendel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-200889 Grendel Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:39:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-200889 Nice - final tally 781 golden koalas. Nice – final tally 781 golden koalas.

]]> By: CelticGoddess1326 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199560 CelticGoddess1326 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:58:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199560 Can't afford it, but do you suppose if I buy a copy at Amazon or somewhere similar, I can collect similar signatures myself at next year's TAM? I'm planning on being there. Can’t afford it, but do you suppose if I buy a copy at Amazon or somewhere similar, I can collect similar signatures myself at next year’s TAM? I’m planning on being there.

]]> By: shane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199525 shane Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:45:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199525 300 Aussie shekels now. 300 Aussie shekels now.

]]> By: qwints http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199486 qwints Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:02:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199486 Damn, can't go any higher. Damn, can’t go any higher.

]]> By: IBY http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199423 IBY Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:44:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199423 Oh, already got a copy. Not that I could afford to bid it anyways. Oh, already got a copy. Not that I could afford to bid it anyways.

]]> By: CyberJIT http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199313 CyberJIT Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:51:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199313 Something made Gmail think that your newsletter was fraudulent. Not only it moved it to my Spam folder, but when I recovered it to my Inbox it still wouldn't let me see the email's images or follow its links. There was a red bar on top of the e-mail identifying it as Phishing. I think it was this article, because it mentions eBay but it wasn't sent from ebay.com and the Phishing filters may be too strict. Anyway, here's what Gmail's Help page recommends: "If our system flags a message as phishing, but you've validated the source from which the message originated, click the down arrow next to Reply at the top-right of the message pane, and select Report Not Phishing to let us know the message is legitimate." After doing that, the mail will be back to normal, with images and links. Something made Gmail think that your newsletter was fraudulent. Not only it moved it to my Spam folder, but when I recovered it to my Inbox it still wouldn’t let me see the email’s images or follow its links. There was a red bar on top of the e-mail identifying it as Phishing.

I think it was this article, because it mentions eBay but it wasn’t sent from ebay.com and the Phishing filters may be too strict.

Anyway, here’s what Gmail’s Help page recommends: “If our system flags a message as phishing, but you’ve validated the source from which the message originated, click the down arrow next to Reply at the top-right of the message pane, and select Report Not Phishing to let us know the message is legitimate.”

After doing that, the mail will be back to normal, with images and links.

]]> By: Antonio http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199243 Antonio Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:22:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199243 Apparently, the current bid is 200 Astronomical Units. That is far... Apparently, the current bid is 200 Astronomical Units. That is far…

]]> By: Plutonium being from Pluto http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199187 Plutonium being from Pluto Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:06:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199187 Do I <i><b>want</b></i> to bid for a copy - yes! :-) Can I <b><i>afford</b></i> to do so right now ... Sadly no. :-( (Somehow I don't think the BA will take Plutonian roubles - will he? ;-) ) Oh well, good luck with it anyway - & if you do get to visit Perth <i> (the Australian Perth not Scottish (Is it?) one I'm assuming ...)</i> then please think of travelling those few (well few thousand) extra klicks and visiting Adelaide in South Australia too! I'd make you very welcome! :-) Do I want to bid for a copy – yes! :-)

Can I afford to do so right now … Sadly no. :-(

(Somehow I don’t think the BA will take Plutonian roubles – will he? ;-) )

Oh well, good luck with it anyway – & if you do get to visit Perth (the Australian Perth not Scottish (Is it?) one I’m assuming …) then please think of travelling those few (well few thousand) extra klicks and visiting Adelaide in South Australia too! I’d make you very welcome! :-)

]]> By: Christina Viering http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199178 Christina Viering Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:33:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199178 Good luck with the auction, great idea! Good luck with the auction, great idea!

]]> By: Greg in Austin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199176 Greg in Austin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:22:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199176 You wrote a book? 8) You wrote a book?

8)

]]> By: shane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199175 shane Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:20:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199175 OT, but I mentioned a day or two ago that I got my Galileoscope. Well now I have pictures and stuff. Click my name for more. Back On Topic, there is a new airline in Oz that is offering ridiculously low fares at the moment but they don't fly direct Sydney to Perth. But, we were mucking around with routes and you can get from Melbourne to Perth for a bit over $100 and Sydney to Melbourne for about $40. That would save hundreds of dollars and that may keep the book in reach of us mere mortals assuming Richard and crew don't get a millionaire benefactor to front up thousands of dollars. OT, but I mentioned a day or two ago that I got my Galileoscope. Well now I have pictures and stuff. Click my name for more.

Back On Topic, there is a new airline in Oz that is offering ridiculously low fares at the moment but they don’t fly direct Sydney to Perth. But, we were mucking around with routes and you can get from Melbourne to Perth for a bit over $100 and Sydney to Melbourne for about $40. That would save hundreds of dollars and that may keep the book in reach of us mere mortals assuming Richard and crew don’t get a millionaire benefactor to front up thousands of dollars.

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199173 John Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:05:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199173 Bid placed. I am torn, I would love to win, but I would also love for Richard and his Skepticzone crew to be able to get their flights to Perth and I dont think I can afford to go that high. Bid placed. I am torn, I would love to win, but I would also love for Richard and his Skepticzone crew to be able to get their flights to Perth and I dont think I can afford to go that high.

]]> By: Stone Age Scientist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199171 Stone Age Scientist Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:39:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199171 Romeo Vitelli @ #1, Yes, what you say is true. Better to have the competition wiped out first, and then go for the kill. :) Romeo Vitelli @ #1,

Yes, what you say is true. Better to have the competition wiped out first, and then go for the kill. :)

]]> By: Mike Wagner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199170 Mike Wagner Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:37:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199170 Missed a -8 Iridium flare tonight because clouds swept in just before, and left just after. ARGH! And while I'm already off-topic, it would be cool if there was a daily post maybe called "***** From the Skies!" just for everyones comments about cool things happening up above us, so we're not always jacking threads. Missed a -8 Iridium flare tonight because clouds swept in just before, and left just after. ARGH!

And while I’m already off-topic, it would be cool if there was a daily post maybe called “***** From the Skies!” just for everyones comments about cool things happening up above us, so we’re not always jacking threads.

]]> By: shane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199160 shane Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:31:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199160 Simon Singh was in Sydney last night giving a his Trick Or Treatment lecture. A most entertaining evening up to and including the participation of homeopaths during the question time. What's up with homeopaths needing to tell us that they have a degree in textiles from Leeds University? Actually I recall now. She was giving us her scientific credentials. Like textiles have anything to do with practicing homeopathy. Click my name to see a few pictures I took during the evening. Now that Phil has spilled the beans on the many signatured book it looks like we poor Aussies will eventually be outbid by you rich Americans. I will bid what I can I suppose. It is a good cause. I hope this isn't a double post. The first attempt appears to have been swallowed by the spam filter. Simon Singh was in Sydney last night giving a his Trick Or Treatment lecture. A most entertaining evening up to and including the participation of homeopaths during the question time. What’s up with homeopaths needing to tell us that they have a degree in textiles from Leeds University? Actually I recall now. She was giving us her scientific credentials. Like textiles have anything to do with practicing homeopathy.
Click my name to see a few pictures I took during the evening.

Now that Phil has spilled the beans on the many signatured book it looks like we poor Aussies will eventually be outbid by you rich Americans. I will bid what I can I suppose. It is a good cause.

I hope this isn’t a double post. The first attempt appears to have been swallowed by the spam filter.

]]> By: Grego http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199158 Grego Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:10:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199158 No Swoopy? That's a dealbreaker.... No Swoopy? That’s a dealbreaker….

]]> By: Joey Joe Joe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199154 Joey Joe Joe Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:44:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199154 I wasn't aware you had a book. Perhaps you could mention it on here every now and then... I wasn’t aware you had a book. Perhaps you could mention it on here every now and then…

]]> By: The Chemist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199152 The Chemist Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:27:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199152 Back On Topic: One of these days I'm going to have enough money to bid at these auctions. Alas! I must scrimp and save for now. Back On Topic: One of these days I’m going to have enough money to bid at these auctions. Alas! I must scrimp and save for now.

]]> By: The Chemist http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199151 The Chemist Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:26:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199151 OT, The Big Picture is fulla awesome with Apollo Pictures. Those images are always really inspiring to me. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/remembering_apollo_11.html OT, The Big Picture is fulla awesome with Apollo Pictures. Those images are always really inspiring to me.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/remembering_apollo_11.html

]]> By: Gavin Flower http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199146 Gavin Flower Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:39:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199146 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Endeavour Reaches Orbit Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:12:21 AM GMT+1200 Main engine cutoff is confirmed: space shuttle Endeavour has reached orbit. The shuttle lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as planned 6:03 p.m. EDT and began its orbital chase of the International Space Station, orbiting 225 miles above Earth's surface. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Endeavour Reaches Orbit
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:12:21 AM GMT+1200

Main engine cutoff is confirmed: space shuttle Endeavour has reached orbit. The shuttle lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as planned 6:03 p.m. EDT and began its orbital chase of the International Space Station, orbiting 225 miles above Earth’s surface.

]]> By: davidlpf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199145 davidlpf Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:37:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199145 Darn, already got my copy. Darn, already got my copy.

]]> By: Michael L http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199139 Michael L Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:20:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199139 OT, Endeavour launched but apparently experienced wing or heat shield damage on the way up. OT, Endeavour launched but apparently experienced wing or heat shield damage on the way up.

]]> By: Gavin Flower http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199137 Gavin Flower Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:18:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199137 Shuttle Endeavour launched successfully. Separated from main booster as planned. It looks good! http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html Shuttle Endeavour launched successfully.

Separated from main booster as planned.

It looks good!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-199133 Romeo Vitelli Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:06:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/07/15/death-from-the-ebay/#comment-199133 Well, if an asteroid wipes out all life on Earth, won't that lessen the demand? Better to wait for an All Clear before bidding. Well, if an asteroid wipes out all life on Earth, won’t that lessen the demand? Better to wait for an All Clear before bidding.

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