Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Thursday, June 12, 2008

GLAST is Away!

GLAST is the Gamma ray Large Area Space Telescope.

The last two minutes of the video are of some clown watching a bunch of readouts, so at that point, it's not exactly stunning television.

6 comments:

JTankers said...: I see that the GLAST telescope has been successfully launched!

How much time might be required before analysis of GLAST data might indicate proof or rejection of Hawking Radiation theory?

This could be critical in determining the safety of the Large Hadron Collider, due to begin collisions later this year.

Unlike what some public spokes persons tell the public, the Large Hadron Collider Safety Assessment Group (LSAG) writes that current safety arguments are not valid proof of safety. Micro black holes might be created by the Large Hadron Collider, they might not evaporate, they might grow quickly and we have not been damaged by cosmic rays because cosmic rays pass harmlessly through Earth. CERN announced that a new safety report has been completed, but so far the final report has not been released for review by world’s scientists as promised by CERN in writing in 2007.

The legal complaint before US Federal Court in Hawaii demands 4 months to review this safety report and a permanent injunction if safety can not be assured to within reasonable industry standards. First hearing is scheduled for June 16, 2008.

Learn more at LHCFacts.org; 6/13/2008 10:28 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: (Let me guess, you did a blog search for any mention of GLAST)

Explain to me how a court in Hawaii has jurisdiction over a scientific experiment being conducted by CERN in Switzerland and France.

Without knowing a damn thing more, this smacks of "forum-shopping" and when that goes on, I tend to incline towards assuming that the parties bringing the case know they are shaky ground, both factually and legally.; 6/13/2008 10:53 AM
JTankers said...: Legally the details will be available shortly, after the Judge makes some initial determinations Monday.

However factually, you are correct, most people assume shaky ground, until they research beyond the public relations stories which are not supported by credible evidence.

The physicists and risk experts on the plaintiffs side are able to strongly support risk probabilities in 3 coin flips range (12.5%). But if opposition experts are correct, we could actually be using a two sided coin, and some credible experts assert that the least favorable outcomes may be the actual outcomes that natures laws determine.

(The outcome may already be gareenteed to be negative, but we can not currently determine with any confidence, neither can CERN, but they promise to release proof of safety soon, of course they have been promising to release such a report in writing since 2007...)

I you want a credible argument, read the discussion page of the Wikipedia article on the Large Hadron Collider.; 6/13/2008 11:17 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: I want to know by what rationale do they bring an action in a Hawaiian court to try and stop an experiment being conducted in Europe. I want to know by what means can a court in Hawaii enforce an order against CERN.

I notice that those are questions you are not answering, JTankers.; 6/13/2008 12:29 PM
JTankers said...: The legal issues are represented by co-plaintiff and Nuclear Physicist Walter L. Wagner, his web site is at LHCDefense.org, and copies of the legal complaint and affidavits are available at LHCFacts.org; 6/13/2008 1:28 PM
Comrade Misfit said...: Your nonresponsiveness is noted. I feel no obligation to do research to support what you are alleging. You're the one making the argument that the LHC is unsafe; telling me to go read an anti-LHC website as a foundation for your argument is both dishonest and lazy.

(Self-serving affidavits usually prove nothing.)

I'm done with you.; 6/13/2008 1:42 PM