Astrotoy7 Posted August 5, 2005 Author Posted August 5, 2005 I would bet $10 that even that person(who wanted a 40 GB Processor) would find it hard to believe that NASA scientists have to visit ETs house to watch Firefly to help decide on planetary validity.... c'mon jedigoku, thats crazytalk. Like I said, if you really do know anyone like that, seek help, or move interstate mtfbwya
Kjølen Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I'd like to point out that some Opteron motherboards support up to 32 gigs of RAM. Er, yeah, anyway. Woo... 10th planet. How about Neptupiter?
RevanA4 Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 ot but no server programm can handel 32 GB of ram I think 2003 data center can only handel 10 or 12 GB
Kjølen Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 10 GB ram (note this is impossible even for a server) ... I think 2003 data center can only handel 10 or 12 GB Either way, when software can support it, those motherboards will be ready.
ET Warrior Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Planets people, we're talking about the new freaking planet.
RevanA4 Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 um sorry I'm one of those what considers pluto a planetoid since it is smaller than our moon so to me the new planet is nothing more than a planetoid that they have been tracking for many moons now. also there is talk about removing pluto's planet status just because of that fact
El Sitherino Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Get back on topic or go back to your corners and make me some money! >:[
ET Warrior Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 also there is talk about removing pluto's planet status just because of that fact It'll never happen. I like Pluto, I named it after that silly dog of Mickey Mouse.
El Sitherino Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Pluto will never lose planetary status. It in essence is the perfect planet. It has an unchanging orbital pattern, gravity field much like our own, etc. No way they'll be like "yeah Pluto is no longer a planet because it's small, so **** it."
Kjølen Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 If it's, for the most part, round, and orbits a star, it's a planet. That is my outlook.
Katarn07 Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 It's not because it's smaller, it's because they think it may have once been a moon of Neptune knocked out of orbit or something like that. But I agree, it won't happen anytime soon if at all. It's been around over 100 years, people won't accept it not being a part of our planetary system.
ET Warrior Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I think it's amazing people get paid to make decisions like, "Is this a planet?" and then they have huuuge meetings and conferences, and tax payers dollars go into it, when, honestly, who cares, and why does it matter?
acdcfanbill Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 and the fact that the Pluto/Charon's barycenter is in space, i.e. not inside Pluto itself like w/ earth/moon.
El Sitherino Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 It's not because it's smaller, it's because they think it may have once been a moon of Neptune knocked out of orbit or something like that. But I agree, it won't happen anytime soon if at all. It's been around over 100 years, people won't accept it not being a part of our planetary system. Then we'd have to revoke our own planetary status as we were once a satellite of a now extinct (supposed) planet, so whatever.
ET Warrior Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I think that's a good idea. We're far too superior to be lumped in with losers like Venus or Neptune. Earth should be reffered to as an awesome sphere from now on.
El Sitherino Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 Spherical mass of death? We could start a super cool group of badass masses of rock.
Hermie Posted August 5, 2005 Posted August 5, 2005 I think it's amazing people get paid to make decisions like, "Is this a planet?" and then they have huuuge meetings and conferences, and tax payers dollars go into it, when, honestly, who cares, and why does it matter? I agree. We should fix our own planet before ogling at the next ones. "Hmm, should we give money to people who suffer, or to smart people who likes to look at rocks? The rocks are in outer space? Sweet! Rocks it is."
RevanA4 Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 hey don't yell at me this has been news for as long as I can remember
Astrotoy7 Posted August 6, 2005 Author Posted August 6, 2005 Someone mentioned earlier that Poseidon was a potential name, that fits right in Maybe they can sell naming rights on ebay and donate to proceedings to charity... Spherical mass of death? wow. I made this for an entirely different thread 3 months ago, but it is strangely appropriate now
ET Warrior Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 I have to conclude you made that more than 3 months ago...considering I'm pretty sure when you made it I actually WAS in a dorm room..and that was more than a year ago...
Kjølen Posted August 6, 2005 Posted August 6, 2005 How about we call Pluto a gravity center, with two moons orbiting it? And, even Earth's center of gravity can't be the exact center. For one thing, the moon must tug the center a tiny bit towards it, no matter that it is insignificant mass.
acdcfanbill Posted August 7, 2005 Posted August 7, 2005 yea, but the barycenter of earth is below the crust, whereas with pluto its in space between it and its moon charon
Astrotoy7 Posted August 8, 2005 Author Posted August 8, 2005 I have to conclude you made that more than 3 months ago...considering I'm pretty sure when you made it I actually WAS in a dorm room..and that was more than a year ago... man, how time flies going back to space/planet related stuff... Right now, as I look out the window I see the space shuttle trying to re-enter the earths atmosphere. I first thought it was a very bright star, but they dont move like that Even watching that little dot of light move in the night sky is pretty cool.....wish I had a damn decent telescope hope those guys make it back safe mtfbwya
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