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And it just hit the news that Debbie Reynolds, Fisher's mother has passed today, too.

Spores can stay dormant and relatively undamaged in the cold wastes of space. You would only need to find micro-organisms that could survive the extremes and chemical/geological makeup of the planet you want to seed. Once the bacterium is established, evolution can then take over.

Princess Leia was a revelation for any little girl at the time. One could be a princess and still kick ass.

Saw this on the news this morning after it popped up on old post here. Carrie Fisher roasting George Lucas:

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Not necessarily, any technologically advanced society would have the capability to send out probes to target locations for seeding. Your only obstacle would be to find the appropriate "seed," keeping it viable for the duration of the trip, and preventing it from burning up in the atmosphere on...

What's the criteria for extraterrestrials who are keeping their distance? I mean, a typical sighting lasts a few seconds to a few minutes, so is your group going to an area where a confirmed sighting has occurred, but the craft is no longer present? Or, would these expeditions entail going to...

Randall got me started in the introductions thread, but maybe I'll check it out. I'd been out of all things ufo or paranormal related 5 or 6 years and have since seen some recent authors discussing this. I have some catching up to do, truly.

I've done amazon reviews before, and there is some sort of review process so the reviews don't go live immediately. It can take a couple of hours to a couple of days. I have no idea what that entails, so don't ask me.

Absolutely. If we are living in a simulation, then who exactly is writing the code for the software?

I have a copy, but I haven't read it yet. I'll make it a priority after the holidays.

Medrum's expertise with really made this a great show and his expertise with the scientific aspects made for some interesting observations. I though he had an interesting take on the PG footage and I listened to part of this episode again with my elderly mom in the car today. She likes...

An elderly friend of mine was walking his dog here in Iowa a few years ago and heard a tinkling little laugh. He is positive it there wasn't anyone close enough by that it could have originated. He's a little hard of hearing so it had to be close enough for him to hear and his dog definitely...

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I wonder if dark matter causes an "observer effect," but in reverse. Any attempts to observe or detect it immediately makes it impossible to find.

I hope the opportunity presents itself to test the sample again, if there is enough remaining to test. The technology has advanced enough there could be additional and important insights to be gained.

Uh-huh, sure. :p

Okay, so perhaps I was being a bit over-generous when I said that Lukes and Roe would be able regain their credibility. I had first considered that perhaps one of the reasons Ted was looking to provoke Isaac was because he wanted to put that information behind a paywall. Then @mike appears to...

I'm sorry that you have been attacked and I can assure you that I would never engage in such despicable behavior. I think we can all readily admit that many of us have said unfortunate things at times when certain situations have gotten heated. You had a chance to explain the role you played...

Ars Technica just posted an article on Cahokia here: Finding North America’s lost medieval city