The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Holy ****.

Who the **** is that quoted from?

And what does Frownland's continued use of the word "scope" as a reply mean?

Let's not forget that there may be alien civilisations out there, but they may not want to get in touch with us, to say nothing of the ones who are so far ahead of us technologically that we are nothing to them, totally unnoticeable. As someone said on Year Million recently: "When you walk by an anthill, do you think about communicating with the ants?"

[OccultHawk]

That doesn't take into account civilizations that would just want to advertise their existence in general.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

And what does Frownland's continued use of the word "scope" as a reply mean?

It means that we are a proverbial needle in the haystack. Actually, we're like a grain of sand in a stack of haystacks.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Frownland

It means that we are a proverbial needle in the haystack. Actually, we're like a grain of sand in a stack of haystacks.

Ah, right.
In other news, further on the hurricane:

Head of forecasting at Met Éireann Gerald Fleming said it looked likely that the effects of Ophelia will be felt most strongly in the southwest counties of Cork and Kerry.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Fleming said if the current track of the hurricane continues, it looks like it will pass over the country fairly quickly on Monday and may bring heavy rains.

Doesn't sound as if my house is going to end up in Kansas or anything, but if it does, how's anyone there fixed to put me, my sister and our two cats up?

[Trollheart]

However in a statement, Met Éireann said that it is not possible to quantify the exact timing, nor the strength of intensity of the wind and rain, until later in the weekend.

It said: "Ophelia won't be a hurricane in meteorological terms when it reaches our part of the world as she will have moved over the cooler waters of the mid-Atlantic and undergone what is known as extra-tropical transition.

"So while there could be the threat of wind gusts reaching hurricane force or indeed heavy rainfall with this system, it means the traditional attributes of a hurricane - such as an eye or an eye-wall containing a core of hurricane force winds - are very unlikely to be present."

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Wpnfire

Yeah, so they've been indicted.

All 4 Decapitated members formally charged with rape - Metal Hammer

I guess they should be glad punishments aren't decided by band name.

[Wpnfire]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I guess they should be glad punishments aren't decided by band name.

On the plus-side, I'm sure their albums sales are up.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Who the **** is that quoted from?

And what does Frownland's continued use of the word "scope" as a reply mean?

Let's not forget that there may be alien civilisations out there, but they may not want to get in touch with us, to say nothing of the ones who are so far ahead of us technologically that we are nothing to them, totally unnoticeable. As someone said on Year Million recently: "When you walk by an anthill, do you think about communicating with the ants?"

Quote was from Forbes.

National Hurricane Center

All I can say is that if a hurricane is coming your way be prepared. Especially with your sister. Have a supply of food and water a flashlight and radio and batteries and medicine. Be prepared for no water and no electricity. I hope it doesn't hit you like that. Where I live it's a constant worry during hurricane season. Nate, Harvey, and Irma all clipped us but luckily just on the peripheral.

I remember that anthill hypothesis from Michio Kaku. Iirc, he makes that point in The Physics of the Impossible. Fun book. The retort is the same as I said to Frown. Other theoretical physicists will argue that it doesn't account for alien life that wants to be seen. It's not just dependent on them noticing us. And to say we can't notice them because we're as relatively simple as ants still doesn't account for the diversity of communication that could be expected from the Drake equation. It should be they exist at varying points of technological advances.

Frownland mentions scope as a synonym for scale. If they're 3 billion light years away no matter how you slice it they're 3 billion years away from any sort of contact.

[OccultHawk]

"So while there could be the threat of wind gusts reaching hurricane force or indeed heavy rainfall with this system, it means the traditional attributes of a hurricane - such as an eye or an eye-wall containing a core of hurricane force winds - are very unlikely to be present

You don't need to hit the eye-wall to have your roof torn off. Just keep an eye on that cone.

I guess they should be glad punishments aren't decided by band name.

Tell that to C-Murder.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I guess they should be glad punishments aren't decided by band name.

Yeah. Imagine what would happen if Cannibal Corpse broke the law?

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Quote was from Forbes.

National Hurricane Center

All I can say is that if a hurricane is coming your way be prepared. Especially with your sister. Have a supply of food and water a flashlight and radio and batteries and medicine. Be prepared for no water and no electricity. I hope it doesn't hit you like that. Where I live it's a constant worry during hurricane season. Nate, Harvey, and Irma all clipped us but luckily just on the peripheral.

Met Eireann says it's likely to hit Cork and the southern seaboard worst. They usually get the worst flooding anyway. Dublin is usually quite safe, and from what they're saying it seems as if it should be nowhere near as severe as it has been in the US and other places. If the electric goes we're ****ed, as I need that to allow Karen's bed to go up and down and also to keep her orthopaedic mattress inflated. There's not a whole lot I can do to be honest, but these houses are well built and we're at the top of a hill so there shouldn't be any real appreciable flooding. Plus it's meant to move away fairly quickly. A Yellow Warning is bad, but not critical.

I remember that anthill hypothesis from Michio Kaku. Iirc, he makes that point in The Physics of the Impossible. Fun book. The retort is the same as I said to Frown. Other theoretical physicists will argue that it doesn't account for alien life that wants to be seen. It's not just dependent on them noticing us. And to say we can't notice them because we're as relatively simple as ants still doesn't account for the diversity of communication that could be expected from the Drake equation. It should be they exist at varying points of technological advances.

Yeah that was him. God I love that guy. Such fun. Did you see the one where he tried to do all sort of theoretically impossible things, like build a time machine? So entertaining.

Frownland mentions scope as a synonym for scale. If they're 3 billion light years away no matter how you slice it they're 3 billion years away from any sort of contact.

Got it. Thanks. Just a one-word comment was leaving me a little confused as to what it meant with no real context given.