tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post5393292932511095469..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: So, apparently there's life out there in spaceThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-39444190960027396592011-03-08T10:42:59.653-06:002011-03-08T10:42:59.653-06:00Sorry to jump on the downer boat, but here's a...Sorry to jump on the downer boat, but here's a report on the view from NASA:<br /><br />http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-scientists-skeptical-meteorite-alien-life.html<br /><br />However, I did just want to voice support for the online publication point - that alone is certainly no reason to discredit a journal! (And it's the future.)<br /><br />Not being a cosmologist or hearing of the journal before, the real warning sign for me was the optimism and assent from no-names once the supposed "commentaries" started appearing:<br /><br />http://journalofcosmology.com/Life101.htmlhorus kemwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984916074697401382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-32665387468747954492011-03-06T19:55:36.350-06:002011-03-06T19:55:36.350-06:00Oh yeah, I don't want to claim that print has ...Oh yeah, I don't want to claim that print has any primacy when it comes to information, but a breakthrough of this magnitude would be all over the place.<br /><br />I'm still hopeful, though!Fantomenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943650057872740425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-43740298384441978952011-03-06T18:31:29.701-06:002011-03-06T18:31:29.701-06:00Bwah ha ha ha!
Oh, man. That is too funny. I...Bwah ha ha ha! <br /><br />Oh, man. That is too funny. I was wondering why the news wasn't basically totally freaking the heck out.<br /><br />You know, I'm going to get on a soapbox for a minute-<br /><br />While this site does look a little loopy - I actually work for an office that is trying to pull faculty into 2002 and encourage them to quit thinking that a journal must be in print to be a "real" journal. I almost dismissed THIS guy because his beef was that these guys don't have a "print" journal, which, to my ears, makes hims ound like an old crank who can't work his email.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-5781150397351504772011-03-06T17:48:21.348-06:002011-03-06T17:48:21.348-06:00Yeah, or maybe...
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyng...Yeah, or maybe...<br /><br />http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/03/did_scientists_discover_bacter.php<br /><br />Sorry to be a downer...Fantomenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943650057872740425noreply@blogger.com