Universe Today (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Does your cell phone bill ever reach astronomical proportions? Maybe you're doing too much texting. One space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Nigel Bannister from the University of Leicester looked at [...]
Pharyngula (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
We're in big trouble now. A think tank is gearing up to take on all those uppity atheists, and they have a cunning plan that cannot fail, which will strip us of one of the most important tools in our arsenal. They have found Russell's Teapot, and are planning to put it into space . We are logically doomed. Read the comments on this post...
Bad Astronomy Blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Creationists are getting sneakier. I predicted they'd be attacking astronomy more and more, but this is simply too much. Of course, it won't work. For one thing, Hubble can't focus on objects that close. And for another, proving the existence of the teapot won't help creationists. It's very clear that it Hubble simply evolved the [...]
Cost Per News (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The 21st century has brought us many great wonders… like new ways for phone companies to charge outrageous prices while locking us into contracts (at least here in the US): Scientist Says Texting is More Expensive Than Downloading From Hubble | Universe Today: “One space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works [...]
