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Re: http://scifai.com/post/1554255478

scifai — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:49:17 -0000

Magnetars are neutron stars with immense magnetic fields that form when a massive star collapses (if it doesn't turn into a black hole). See also Neutron Stars & Black Holes.

Re: http://scifai.com/post/1539470576

scifai — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:29:53 -0000

See Butterfly Effect and Chaos Theory.

I'm back! :-)

Re: scifAI - light splits the heavens ...

scifai — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:17:35 -0000

Hi! Totally forgot about the shop, sorry. I'll put it back when I have the time. Thanks! :)

Re: scifAI - her father's daughter ...

scifai — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:18:39 -0000

Thanks! :-) Glad to see someone still appreciating them.

I did try to imagine a back story for many of the entries, somewhat hoping that someone would take my three lines and thresh them out into a novel I had no time or talent to write (and send me a copy!). I didn't think as far as a series though, hehe.

I guess I should start writing these again... it's been over a year!

Re: scifAI - her father's daughter ...

scifai — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:06:10 -0000

[to follow]

Re: scifAI - terminal winter ...

scifai — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:05:44 -0000

[to follow]

Re: scifAI - light splits the heavens ...

scifai — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:47:59 -0000

I was half-asleep this morning, strumming my fingers to the count of a 'ku's syllables... This (slightly edited) is what I remember of it.

God? Aliens? The war to end all wars? You decide. I just thought I had better post it. ;-)

Re: scifAI - ebony fronds wave ...

scifai — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:42:11 -0000

Planets orbiting red dwarfs such as Gliese 581 may have plants of a different color, including black.

In Terry Pratchett's Discworld, everything is black (or bone-white) in Death's Domain.

Re: scifAI - he transforms the code ...

scifai — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:03:07 -0000

Galatea was the name of Pygmalion's sculpture that was brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite.

Re: scifAI - they proudly show off

scifai — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:57:15 -0000

Graphene is a carbon lattice through which electrons can travel over 100 times faster than in silicon.

Re: scifAI - the reptile riders ...

scifai — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:52:18 -0000

Perhaps astrobiologists (xenobiologists) shouldn't bring anthropologists along. Get the gist? :-P

Re: scifAI - green wafers and tea ...

scifai — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:48:32 -0000

In memoriam, Charlton Heston, 84. See Soylent Green and Planet of the Apes

Re: scifAI - spires reflect the suns ...

scifai — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:47:07 -0000

"For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land." --Deuteronomy 15:11, Bible In Basic English

Re: scifAI - the stars bring him back ...

scifai — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:14:47 -0000

Here's a not-too-geeky Guide to Einstein's Relativity discussing the twins paradox, where the twin who travels to and from a distant star returns to a much older twin.

Too boring? How about Relativity theory to the tune of "Yellow Submarine"? :-P

Re: scifAI - earthlings think us shy ...

scifai — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:31:06 -0000

I just read Space Cadets, Grab Your Sunscreen: Space Tourism Set for Liftoff. ;-)

Re: scifAI - magic regained ...

scifai — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:41:58 -0000

See Human-Animal Embryos Announced in U.K. and Minotaur. Yes, it's human and bovine DNA that they're mixing.

Re: scifAI - i'm cutting the cheese ...

scifai — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:37:57 -0000

This site is going down the drain! Heheh...

Written in response to ek's scifaiku on the mailing list regarding this article's mention of a "strand of spaghetti".

Don't get it? See the definition of cut the cheese and Jeremy's video post. Wikipedia's article on Limburger cheese may also be interesting.

Re: scifAI - site news: new template

scifai — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:42:01 -0000

Oooh, a search engine! It can even search Disqus comments! (Also done via Pipes.)

I know it's overkill for such a small site... just doing the testing here before I publish these hacks. :-P

Re: scifAI - solitary flea ...

scifai — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:50:05 -0000

I was reading up on deforestation. About 93% of the old-growth forest cover in the Philippines (where I live) has disappeared, dropping from 70% to 7% in less than 100 years. :-(

Re: scifAI - site news: new template

scifai — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:27:04 -0000

In case anyone hasn't noticed :-D, I've added a nifty tagcloud (see link at the upper left corner) and tag browsing. It pulls data processed by Yahoo! Pipes. Check it out!

Re: scifAI - a phase-shifted probe ...

scifai — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:24:42 -0000

With apologies to Robert Heinlein. :-D

I like to imagine that, out-of-phase and undetectable, there are still natives on Mars. While the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) probably won't destroy Earth, perhaps the Martians will disagree.

See Strangelet (one of the particles that the LHC might generate), especially the Dangers section.

Re: scifAI - icy tendrils hiss ...

scifai — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:09:48 -0000

I'm not convinced that even perfect cryopreservation is going to be failsafe. ;-)

See Cryonics (not Cryogenics!)

Re: scifAI - maser on medium ...

scifai — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:08:42 -0000

Ugh! Bad taste! :-P .. Maybe it's just a hankering for lechon..? Hehe...

See Maser.

Re: scifAI - irate aliens ...

scifai — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:18:25 -0000

If there really are aliens among us, I wonder if I haven't pissed them off with some of the stuff I've written here. ;-)

A scifaijin is one who writes scifaiku.

Re: scifaiku by alex ibrado

scifai — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:29:06 -0000

I like the indirectness of the imagery in this one, i.e. referring to his reflection.