Nerdulence

[tinman]

I’ve always been blessed/cursed with a moderate amount of nerdulence.  I like computers and gadgets and Star Trek, for example.  And it turns out, that I like (some) math, too.  Those who know me well may laugh at that as I am notoriously bad at math.  It’s hard!  But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate what others are able to do.  Specifically, I

Comments

[johncomic]

You're not the only one who enjoys this kinda sutff!

[anonymous]

I updated Wikipedia. They were wrong about the goat.

[ginsu]

why, given the size and age of the universe, and if Earth is typical, then shouldn’t extraterrestrial life be common? If so, why have we not detected any at all? No radio or light waves or any sign of intelligence anywhere else.

The universe is awfully damn big. Light waves from Planet X aren't going to hit us -- that would be like getting hit in the eye with a toothpick hurled by a storm on Jupiter. Radio waves disperse better, but would have to have originated very close by, in appropriate frequencies and formats, and very recently for us to notice.

Also, we probably aren't cool enough for aliens to friend in the intergalactic Facebook.

This is worth a look:

http://www.3gnmedia.com/forums/showthread.php/39117-Lets-say-you-re-the-first-human-ever-to-make-alien-contact..?p=526129

[tinman]

That link is pretty cool. Good info to know should our new alien overlords appear.

Ouch

[ext_232325]

Math is hard, Barbie. Note to self: consume caffeine BEFORE reading Perry's blog.

Re: Ouch

[tinman]

Yeah, yeah. Only one single math-related entry, it just happens to still be on top since I don't update all that often (thank you, FB).