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Millions of lawyers, yet not many are astronomers, too

Just a Guy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:47:28 +0000

You have to wonder, given the millions of lawyers in the civilized world (maybe millions just in the U.S.?), how many of them are recognized not only for their legal work — but for their accomplishments in astronomy, too?

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Are alternative power sources starting to make sense yet?

Just a Guy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:25:00 +0000

Are the many alternative energy and power sources out there that scientists and politicians have been preaching about starting to make sense yet? More importantly, are they any more practical and usable than they were, say, 10 years ago? Are the next great thing in batteries or wind turbines or even nuclear power plants on the horizon yet?

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Now I’ve heard it all: Injection may someday cure phobias

Just a Guy — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:56:55 +0000

Now I’ve heard it all, I think. I just read an article that researchers in Japan are trying injections into the brain of goldfish that seem to cure their phobias.

Okay, so at this stage they’re just experimenting on tiny-brained goldfish. But if that works and they move up the animal scale and eventually find it works on humans — wow!

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Speaking of addictions — vaccine could solve cocaine addictions

Just a Guy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:20:48 +0000

I see from a recent story, Baylor University is testing a vaccine which may cause people to lose interest in cocaine. Some reports have said it only works well with people who really want to quit, while others who try the vaccine simply try more cocaine to feed their addiction.

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What’s your computer of choice? Laptop? Desktop? Cell phone? Netbook?

Just a Guy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:34:26 +0000

What’s your computer of choice? Do you use mainly a laptop or a desktop? Or do you rely on your cell phone and wireless service for all your “computer” needs? Are you far more up to speed than I — probably! — and rely on one of the “netbooks” mini-computers coming on the market?

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Does it REALLY make sense to use food products for alternative fuels?

Just a Guy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:19:38 +0000

A year or two ago, everyone where I live was excited about the prospects of a plant opening nearby to produce ethanol fuel from corn. Ethanol, as I’m sure you know, is a type of alcohol created from “biomass” products (currently, most often corn and corn byproducts) then blended with gasoline. The theory is that such fuel will reduce consumption of crude oil by reducing the amount of actual gasoline in the fuel we use in our cars, mopeds, motorcycles, or whatever.

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Energy policies based primarily on oil are ALL ultimately flawed beyond fixing

Just a Guy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:40:55 +0000

There’s no getting around it, America (for that matter the whole world) needs a solution to the “energy crisis” we have become painfully aware of in recent months because of the high price of gasoline and the outrageous (obscene?) amounts of profit raked in by the oil companies.

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World’s nations simply won’t get serious about tackling world climate problems

Just a Guy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:19:51 +0000

I remember how amazed I was as a kid to see one of the NASA launches canceled because there were storm clouds within X number of miles of the Florida launch site: If we could send people to the moon, shouldn’t we be able to launch rockets even if there were storms??

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What was the object the astronauts saw? Do they still take souvenir stuff into space?

Just a Guy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:58:01 +0000

Do astronauts still take souvenir or memorabilia stuff into space then bring it back to earth for friends, family, sponsors, etc.? Maybe that would explain the unidentified object about a foot to a foot-and-a-half long the astronauts reported floating away from the shuttle as they did their routine check for landing on Saturday.

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‘Mad scientists’ create life — well, sort of, and they aren’t really mad

Just a Guy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:23:49 +0000

Funny how you see things according to your predisposition to see them, isn’t it? The title of this story demonstrates that I saw waaaaayyyy to many “mad scientist” movies when I was a kid.

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