Hello. Graphic arts student with a abiding interest in sci/fi and astronomy proper. All those striking Hubble and Sojourner images probably contributed to my interest as well.

Does that include the meat wagon?

Just kidding...veteran of a number of half-Ironman Tris here. Glad to hear you're swimming in a lake. My first Tri was in Mystic, Connecticut, the swim was in the ocean, and the jellyfish were in bloom. Plus the event was in the afternoon (due to the time of high tide) and there was a nice chop of about three feet due to the onshore breeze. This meant about every third time you came up for air, you got a nice fill of seawater. The final miles of the run were along the Post Road so lots of commercial traffic and no trees, perfect for a hot June afternoon. The bike leg was nice though.

Best of luck and get a statue for your age division already!

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All that talk of a three foot chop and an offshore breeze very strongly reminds me of my sailing days. I did not take up the sport until the the age of 34. I also have vivid memories of cold sea water being hurled into my face (and mouth) by mother nature during the winter racing series! But it really is a great sport.

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Dedicated to Graham Kennedy.

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Sign up to sue the Sun

Well most people that know me probably consider me that nutcase that hangs out around the Apollo threads.

Otherwise, I'm in my lower thirties ( :sigh: ) and live somewhere no one has ever heard of, New Zealand. I was educated in Physics, Chemistry and Computering at the Universty of Otago where I did my BSc and I've worked as an Analytical Chemist though am now a Computer Software Developer and Programmer. I'm what I call a Hobbiest Astronomer, and living out in the countryside, I have the most perfect view of the southern skies when it is fine. I'm also fancinated by the Moon, Mars and Space Travel having been a fan of NASA, the Shuttle Program and Apollo since I was about yah high. The highlights of my past have included watching the first ever live lift off of the Space Shuttle Coumbia in 1981, seeing Halley's Comet (or Comet Halley if you prefer current naming conventions) in 1986 and also touring NASA's Houston Control Centre in 1986. My favourite constellations are Orion, Scorpius and of course Crux (The Southern Cross) and my favourite viewing is the M-62 Global Star Cluster. I also tend to be a big obsever of the Moon and Planets and had the thrilling experience of watching Venus, Juptier in conjuction a few nights back, then bothof them and the Cresent Moon in conjuction last night and then finally the Cresent moon and Venus is a perfect conjuntion tonight. It was also fun to watch the occult of Jupiter by the moon a few months back too.

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Enter the World of Athran

In my running group, we have a different name for the van at the back of the race that picks up the stragglers who drop out. We call it the "Wimp Wagon". I never did use one, although if one was around, I would have been sorely tempted at the 23 mile mark of the Boston Marathon in 1986. I was hypothermic, mostly walking in the pouring rain, and suffering from a rather bad head cold that I had caught a few days before. Somehow I finished it. Hopefully I won't need one on Sunday.

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Absolutely. Please feel free to join the forum and also there is a free trial membership available for the Society, which will give you access to online versions of Larson's works.

I hope to post an initial comment in the next day or so. I have to spend some more time here first to get to know the place a little better.

farmerjumperdon here.

I farm - big fruit & veggie gardens, nice orchard, lots of flowers too.
I jump - skydiving, 380 jumps, an advanced novice.
I'm don - named after paternal side of human mating pair.

Age 49, married & 2 kids (ages 5 & 8), live on small farm in WI USA, Project Mgr for large health care financing org (not the govt). Participate in coaching kids sports teams (hockey, basketball & baseball so far), collect stuff (stamps, old cameras, maps, old books (esp. on geography, postal history, astronomy & atlases)), travelled a good amount pre-kids; degrees in Geography, Econ & PoliSci; roamings and adventures include attendance at 7 schools, living in more places then I can remember (I've finally hit the age where I have to admit not remembering everything that has hapened in my life) & working in about 50 different jobs for about 30 different employers; member of US Parachute Assoc, Mensa, Radio Guild (used to be DJ); volunteer at darn near everthing that comes up at daughters school, volunteer at other schools as a speaker to kids of all ages on Effective Living (EL), and always adding to writings that may someday become a book on EL called, . . . that would be telling.

And I LOVE the parentheses.

But where's al the smileys?

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"Within the next generation I believe that the world's leaders will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments of government, than clubs and prisons, and that the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley

Well, I never lived in St. Louis, so 'tain't me.

I can do that!

Here's the weblog we used when we were in China to keep family/friends up-to-date. I kind of let it die after we got back, and I wish I hadn't done that. I should really get it going again just for posterity's sake.

There's a link there in the top post to the photo album. Again, pretty much all those pictures were in China. Gotta update . . .

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Hello, all. I'm Xavier (some of you may remember that I have a gnarly name, don't bother asking me about it), I'm 18, some sort of graphic design student, though I'm very interested in science of all sorts. I do some digital art, but I've been in traditional media for most of my life. I live in the USA, about 80 miles north of San Francisco. I really have nothing very interesting to say since I'm terrible at introducing myself.

I haven't posted at the Bad Astronomy Bulletin Board for a terribly long time, but I was a regular poster and reader a while ago. I felt that I was making myself look stupid, so that's why I haven't been around. Perhaps I can change that image.

Edit: Huh, interesting. I could've sworn I had just over 1000 posts on the BABB. Some threads must've gotten deleted in the merger.

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I don't know anything about Larson's works, but if the math is consistent and the predictions don't violate what we empirically know about the universe, then you will find a lot of very knowledgeable folks who will digest what you have to say. Here is a link to another ATM thread, where the ATM discussion is serious and the posters are both knowlegeable and willing to apply their expertise to critiquing the ATM ideas. It is clear that they took the time to understand what the OP is proposing.

There is no doubt about it. Crackpot ideas are very quickly rejected and ignored on this board, but the reason is always the fault of the ATM proponent who ignores questions/criticism, or who doesnt provide the math to allow for testable predictions etc, or who resorts to name calling or complains that "They" are trying to suppress "The Truth". If you've done your work, show that you understand the mainstream alternative to your idea, and respond to critiques of your idea, then you will find a very receptive audience.

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Wow, she is completely cute, probably breaking hearts already.
We're going to need some newer pictures or we'll have to take away dad points.

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Thanks for the wise counsel. I will certainly keep this in mind.

Skinny astronomer checking in. Life scientist by training, artist by gift, gardener by hard work. Husband by stupidity (Just kidding! I love my wife! No, really, I do!). I live in the mountains of southern Mexico with my darling spouse and our three big dogs. I love the climate here (eternal Spring), but the night skies are useless for astronomy from May through October (the rainy season). I'm a (very) infrequent poster but a rather frequent lurker from the BABB.

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And they're off... Like a herd of turtles in the hot sand!

Hi everybody!
I've been a lurker for over a year here (at the BABB actually), but I only recently actually registered.
I'm used to boards where there are at most 500 members and I can check in once a week and not miss anything. I must confess it bothers me a lot that I don't have the time to read every single post!

I'm a bit paranoid, so pardon me for not giving out loads of personal information. But I am very interested in astronomy and science in general.

Excal, where are you and where are your forums?

I can hardly wait to contribute something!

At 61 I'm pretty old! ? how many are older?

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Dedicated to Graham Kennedy.

Hi there,

I'm Paul, a computer programmer these days. I live in Guildford (pronounced gill-ford) in Surrey, southwest of London, England.

I'm 40, happily married for the last 15 of those, and have two sons (5 + 9).

I think I'm due a mid-life crisis in the form of a Triumph Rocket III, but the accounting department disagrees (no, I love her really )

I have a B.Sc in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Dynamic Simulation of Surface Films (Langmuir films for those who want to know).

I was an occasional poster to the BB forum, and often had the shortcomings in my knowledge of physics illustrated nicely

Most of my spare time goes on the Christian Motorcyclists' Association, and I've recently taken up playing Octopush (underwater hockey). Sink and swim they say....

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OK most exhausting sport EVER!

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I played on Tuesday night (in the diving pool would you believe, 4m deep) and I was still wobbly on Wednesday