#1233 RelativityIt's commonly believed that Lorentz contraction makes objects appear flatter along the direction of travel. However, this ignores light travel times. In fact, a fast-moving butt would appear rotated toward the observer but not substantially distorted. Shakira was right.
#1234 Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)Actual quote from The Demo: '... an advantage of being online is that it keeps track of who you are and what you’re doing all the time ...'
#1235 SettledWell, we've really only settled the question of ghosts that emit or reflect visible light. Or move objects around. Or make any kind of sound. But that covers all the ones that appear in Ghostbusters, so I think we're good.
#1236 SeashellThis is roughly equivalent to 'number of times I've picked up a seashell at the ocean' / 'number of times I've picked up a seashell', which in my case is pretty close to 1, and gets much closer if we're considering only times I didn't put it to my ear.
#1237 QR CodeRemember, the installer is watching the camera for the checksum it generated, so you have to scan it using your own phone.
#1238 EnlightenmentBut the rules of writing are like magic spells. If you never acquire them, then not using them says nothing.
#1239 Social MediaThe social media reaction to this asteroid announcement has been sharply negative. Care to respond?
#1240 Quantum MechanicsYou can also just ignore any science assertion where 'quantum mechanics' is the most complicated phrase in it.
#1241 Annoying Ringtone ChampionIt beat out 'Clock radio alarm', 'B-flat at 194 decibels', 'That noise from Dumb & Dumber', and 'Recording of a sobbing voice begging you to answer'.
#1242 Scary NamesFar off to the right of the chart is the Helvetica Scenario.
#1243 SnareIt's going in A collection of satellites skewered with pins and mounted in display boxes. Not necessarily MY collection.
#1244 Six WordsAhem. We are STRICTLY an Orbiter shop.
#1245 10-Day ForecastOh, definitely not; they don't have Amazon Prime.
#1246 Pale Blue DotOur planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. There is no road out of this oblivion; we must embrace it. We must join with the darkness. Ba'al the Annihilator offers us no happiness, no answers, naught but the cold embrace of the void. To imagine any other end is delusion. We must give in to the will of Ba'al, for he will one day consume us and our world alike. I therefore call on Congress to fully fund space exploration, and to join with Ba'al, the Eater of Souls. Thank you.
#1247 The Mother of All Suspicious FilesBetter change the URL to 'https' before downloading.
#1248 SphereThis message brought to you by the Society of Astronomers Trapped on the Surface of a Sphere.
#1249 Meteor ShowersRemember, meteors always hit the tallest object around.
#1250 Old AccountsIf you close an account while it's still friends with people, it contributes to database linkage accumulation slowdown, which is a major looming problem for web infrastructure and definitely not a thing I just made up.
#1251 Anti-Glass'Why don't you just point it at their eye directly?' 'What is this, 2007?'
#1252 Increased RiskYou may point out that strictly speaking, you can use that statement to prove that all risks are tiny--to which I reply HOLY SHIT WATCH OUT FOR THAT DOG!
#1253 Exoplanet NamesIf you have any ideas, I hear you can send them to iaupublic@iap.fr.
#1254 Preferred Chat SystemIf you call my regular number, it just goes to my pager.
#1255 ColumbusAnd thus was smallpox introduced into the previously Undying Lands.
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