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| Salvo | Date: Thursday, 27.10.2016, 11:22 | Message # 3256 |
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| I think you both guys need to drink an hot chocolate and relax. 
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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| midtskogen | Date: Thursday, 27.10.2016, 14:46 | Message # 3257 |
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| I think this university needs to teach the history and methodology of science and philosophy before moving on to anything else. The first year should be nothing else. Not that it should matter, but the students might also be happy to learn that geometry and ultimately important roots of mathematics began in Africa (besides modern day Iraq), long before the Hellenification of Egypt.
NIL DIFFICILE VOLENTI
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Thursday, 27.10.2016, 20:37 | Message # 3258 |
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| Quote Salvo (  ) I think you both guys need to drink an hot chocolate and relax.
I'm always relaxed 
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| Watsisname | Date: Friday, 28.10.2016, 04:15 | Message # 3259 |
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Looking forward to Matt's and Physics Girl's solutions to the challenges they give each other at the end of the video. Should be fun. 
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| Banana | Date: Friday, 28.10.2016, 22:28 | Message # 3260 |
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| Looks like some dinosaur brain tissue was discovered.
It seems to resemble that of crocodiles and birds.
Hello.
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Friday, 28.10.2016, 23:23 | Message # 3261 |
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| Quote Banana ( ) It seems to resemble that of crocodiles and birds.
Confirming whats been confirmed by other evidence, they never went extinct they just became birds.
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| Watsisname | Date: Monday, 31.10.2016, 21:56 | Message # 3262 |
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Omg.  I can't even.
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| Banana | Date: Tuesday, 01.11.2016, 21:48 | Message # 3263 |
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| That's certainly innovative.
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| Hornblower | Date: Thursday, 03.11.2016, 22:43 | Message # 3264 |
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| Color Images of the Schiaparelli Site
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Thursday, 03.11.2016, 23:33 | Message # 3265 |
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| NASA shot it down in partnership with the aliens
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| Watsisname | Date: Friday, 04.11.2016, 01:39 | Message # 3266 |
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| Obviously just a scorch mark of an electrical discharge on a metal plate. Come on ESA, are you even trying?
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| Hornblower | Date: Friday, 04.11.2016, 02:52 | Message # 3267 |
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| 'Tis but a scratch!
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| midtskogen | Date: Friday, 04.11.2016, 09:07 | Message # 3268 |
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| Quote Watsisname ( ) Come on ESA, are you even trying?
Yes. ESA don't use proven technology. "Trying" is the ESA way.
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| Mosfet | Date: Friday, 04.11.2016, 14:21 | Message # 3269 |
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| People in Italy, at least those who surprisingly take a glance at titles in papers not regarding soccer topics, are mostly grinning at the results so far of Exomars mission, if not openly angry for such waste of money.
I think ESA is very capable when releasing reports and news to media.
But nothing can be done in a social context where functional illiteracy is thriving at all levels.
See: Something is deeply wrong Minister
e.g. in papers the average story was similar to this (snippets from ESA webpage):
"Schiaparelli, the ExoMars Entry, descent and landing Demonstrator Module (EDM):
[...] is a technology demonstration vehicle carried by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
[...] will demonstrate the capability of ESA and European industry to perform a controlled landing on the surface of Mars. The preparation for this mission enhances Europe’s expertise and enables the testing of key technologies which could be used in subsequent missions to Mars.
[...] Although designed to demonstrate entry, descent and landing technologies, Schiaparelli also offers limited, but useful, science capabilities."
...which in that social context translate as: "We're landing to Mars. Whatever."
ESA definitely had its landing capability tested, and the results were "something's wrong".
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| Salvo | Date: Friday, 04.11.2016, 15:25 | Message # 3270 |
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| Quote Mosfet ( ) such waste of money
It was 1.74€ per person. (considering whole europe)
For comparison the cost of the ISS for europe (for the whole mission) is 10.76€ per person, about 1€ per year.
Quote Mosfet ( ) ESA definitely had its landing capability tested, and the results were "something's wrong".
I agree.
The funny thing is that it was made by Italian engineers.
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