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The odds of extraterrestrial life existing...
There's a famous equation that is supposed to determine how likely it is that intelligent life that can communicate with us exists in the galaxy. It's called the "Drake Equation", and here's how it's defined:
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This is the kind of thing that the federal government was designed to prevent. The US government functions, among other things, as a federation between the states, and needs to be the arbiter of disputes such as this. In my opinion, of course. -
Some thoughts on the environmental movement...
I wrote this in response to a Slashdot comment, and it was too good (actually, just too long) not to share somewhere ( Read more... ) -
This is so funny I have to share
I love my wife, and I feel for her. Really, I do. She has to put up with me.
Here's a conversation we just had:
Amy: Also, this looks like a neat idea - http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/08/24/getting-lost-is-not-so-trendy/
Matt: oh wow
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Sort of occasional "Random playlist selections" entry
Ryan on twitter asked about a random sampling of my iPod playlist after I spent all night adding wacky 90's music to it. Here goes ( Read more... ) -
Stress
This is not an excuse to show off my new userpic -
More Star Trek
S02E22 - Shades of Gray
The official "Riker gets a lot of tail" episode -
I can't believe it
I just watched a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that I've never seen!
It was called Up the Long Ladder. It was awesome!
