Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
NASA finds earth-like planet
The Associated Press released a BIG STORY Monday about NASA finding an earth-like planet it has named Kepler-22b. “This is a phenomenal discovery in the course of human history!” said Geoff Marcy of the University of California Berkeley. He’s one of the pioneers of “planet hunting” outside our solar system (and he’s probably funded by a government grant).
The very last line of the lengthy AP story should have come first. NASA admitted its best manned spacecraft would take 22 million years to reach Kepler-22b. Therefore, the folly of planet-searching becomes apparent. What we have here amounts to a jobs program for rocket scientists.
The AP story failed to mention that NASA has no way of knowing if Kepler-22b is still there. The light from 22b entering our telescope is 600 YEARS OLD! That means if 22b was destroyed by a black hole 400 years ago, NASA would keep studying 22b for another 200 years!
Given the dismal state of the economy, does anyone besides me worry how many futile government projects there are like this one that are funded with borrowed money that our grandchildren must pay back?
The very last line of the lengthy AP story should have come first. NASA admitted its best manned spacecraft would take 22 million years to reach Kepler-22b. Therefore, the folly of planet-searching becomes apparent. What we have here amounts to a jobs program for rocket scientists.
The AP story failed to mention that NASA has no way of knowing if Kepler-22b is still there. The light from 22b entering our telescope is 600 YEARS OLD! That means if 22b was destroyed by a black hole 400 years ago, NASA would keep studying 22b for another 200 years!
Given the dismal state of the economy, does anyone besides me worry how many futile government projects there are like this one that are funded with borrowed money that our grandchildren must pay back?
Thursday, November 10, 2011
X-FACTOR FAILURE
As a singer/songwriter I am a natural fan of
American Idol. Maybe that's why I cannot watch very much of Simon Cowell's new
talent program THE X-FACTOR.
It does not deliver.
Is it just me?..... or is X-FACTOR with every act surrounded by 50 dancers and 50 laser lights not entertaining to you either?
Friday, October 28, 2011
Kernersville SENIOR IDOL November 4th
Kernersville's SENIOR IDOL competition is one week from tonight!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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