http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2013/01/05/how-many-planets-are-in-the-universe/
Civs 2+ will be so far behind (odds of similar tech levels meeting are tiny), that the oldest will be galaxy-spanning before the second one gets off its planet. Which means that in all probability, there are a LOT of earth-analogs out there that have plenty of microbes; especially those around smaller stars that may have slower photosynthesis
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-summers-most-unread-book-is-1404417569
Elliott Widaski subscriber 5pts I was going to guess: Timmy Geithner's "Stress Test." Jay Born user 5pts Proud to say I didn't buy or download the Piketty book. But, e-books are perfect for the classics (the reason "The Great Gatsby" is on this list) - they engage the brain during time that otherwise would be filled with ...........
How Netflix Reverse Engineered Hollywood - The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/how-netflix-reverse-engineered-hollywood/282679/
This process is so sophisticated and precise that taggers receive a 36-page training document that teaches them how to rate movies on their sexually suggestive content, goriness, romance levels, and even narrative elements like plot conclusiveness. An Associated Press review of surveillance footage not yet released to the public suggests that most present fled from the gunfire rather than participating in it
At Sears, Eddie Lampert's Warring Divisions Model Adds to the Troubles - Businessweek
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-07-11/at-sears-eddie-lamperts-warring-divisions-model-adds-to-the-troubles
He wanted to use nontraditional metrics to gain an edge, like DePodesta did for the Oakland Athletics in Moneyball and is trying to repeat in his current job with the New York Mets. Lampert says in an e-mail that SOAR has made it easier for Sears to divest businesses, such as its outlet stores, and create new ones, like its Shop Your Way division
10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Hell - OnFaith
http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2015/06/17/10-things-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-hell/37109
But more recently, the challenges have come from those who take the authority of Bible quite seriously, and argue their case on biblical as well as theological and philosophical grounds. I say this as one who has written a book defending eternal hell, numerous articles and a more recent book defending eternal hell along with heaven, and a Protestant account of purgatory
http://deoxy.org/pkd_how2build.htm
In the German translation, there is one of the most wonderful lapses of correct understanding that I have ever come across; God help us if the man who translated my novel Ubik into German were to do a translation from the koine Greek into German of the New Testament. I mailed the slip of paper to the White House, mentioning that the Chinese restaurant was located within a mile of Nixon's original house, and I said, "I think a mistake has been made; by accident I got Mr
http://maddox.xmission.com/
(Updated: 10-16-03) McDonald's new ad campaign is an anagram for "ailing vomit." (Updated: 10-06-03) Going to Thailand? Don't forget your jackass discount card. (Updated: 08-25-03) How is it possible that a guy with a small penis and a hairy back is more powerful than Pepsi on the Internet? (Updated: 08-18-03) We know you're a cranky bitch, you don't need the bumper sticker
Voyager - The Interstellar Mission
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
In August 2012, Voyager 1 made the historic entry into interstellar space, the region between stars, filled with material ejected by the death of nearby stars millions of years ago. If the outside particles show a sudden increase and the inside particles a sudden decrease, and these levels hold steady, the spacecraft are closing in on the edge of interstellar space
http://www.wired.com/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/
Army Corps of Engineers Conceptual Site plan A swath of freezing fog blanketed Salt Lake City on the morning of January 6, 2011, mixing with a weeklong coating of heavy gray smog. But in reality there would be two tracks, one unclassified, in which all of the scientific work would be public, and another top-secret, in which the NSA could pursue its own computer covertly
http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/crafts/yarn/crochet/sophies-universe-cal-2015/sophies-universe-cal-2015-information/
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