And Quomar equals Ten

Gary Wheeler

They should have named it Mickey.

"Think of it as evolution in action." - 'Oath of Fealty' by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Barry Lapthorn

It's only a temporary name at the moment. I think the IAU are going to vote on it. B.

Barry Lapthorn

I don't think that will happen to many astronomers will get upset. Plus the fact that Tombaugh found it by inference, and not by studying thousands of pictures looking for anything that showed up. Though popular rumour has it that what Tombaugh found (Pluto) wasn't actually what caused him to look in that part of the sky in the first place :) B.

Barry Lapthorn

Uranus (or it might have been Neptune) was originally named George after King George III. :) B.

Daniel Turini

As a great fan of Enéas, I think you should know that he was elected the most voted member of the House of Representatives (I think this is the most near translation of “deputado federal”). He had about 1.5 million votes and his “female version”, Havanir Ribeiro, had about 600,000 votes too. With this voting, they elected all PRONA representatives (about 6)! "In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence." Peter's Principle

Jeremy Falcon

Have you tried looking at your dispay name with 3D glasses? :) Jeremy Falcon Imputek "Oh no there was a knife in that kitchen drawer and I cut myself - please remove the kitchen." - David Wulff

Giles

Sparticus wrote: That's no planet . . . it's a space station! Or is it a small moon? Soon to be decided...;P

Gary Wheeler

At one time, we had a network of Sun machines. The guys named them after the planets. There was a jerk in QA who insisted he had to have one too. He wasn't happy when they insisted on naming his machine Uranus.

"Think of it as evolution in action." - 'Oath of Fealty' by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

ColinDavies

I'll rush out and buy a pair. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

Barry Lapthorn

we had starsun1-12, and palin, chapman, cleese, gilliam, and parrot :) B.

ColinDavies

Daniel Turini wrote: As a great fan of Enéas, Thats me ! I think “deputado federal" translates as congressman to US style politics. But your translation is acceptable. 1.5 million !! WOW !! I hope he can make a difference in Brasilia. Also I heard LULA is going for the second round of Presidential Elections ? How many candidates have The church "Reigno do Deus" got now ? *I don't like them* Regardz Colin J Davies

Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

ColinDavies

As our detection devices improve we seem to be finding more items with mass. I'd like to see what "Cruithne" finally gets named as. Regardz Colin J Davies

Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

Gary Wheeler

Cool. Any lumberjacks? :-D

"Think of it as evolution in action." - 'Oath of Fealty' by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

ColinDavies

It was also called Herschel. Regardz Colin J Davies

Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

Navin

Perhaps there will be a merger between Pluto and this new thing, and the combined entity will survive as a planet. :-D "Time spent with cats is never wasted." - Colette

Barry Lapthorn

That is indeed true :) B.

David Wulff

OMG that is so cool! Did Colin do that intentionally? For those of you without easy access to 3D glasses Colin's name appears as a large slowly sloping downwards arrow that pokes out of the page towards you! Kind of like a reveresed version of ' ^ ' but much more stretched than that and falling out of the screen! That is soooooo cool! :cool: Testing down arrow: David Wulff Testing up arrow: David Wulff :cool: [edit] Hey I just found some info on how this works: link[^]. :-D

David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

Whales are drinking all our water and eating our sailors...

Daniel Turini

Colin Davies wrote: I hope he can make a difference in Brasilia. If he does, at least we'll have nukes for defending the Amazon jungle! :eek: Colin Davies wrote: Also I heard LULA is going for the second round of Presidential Elections ? Yes, and he almost got in the first round: about 46,5% of the valid votes. José Serra was in second place, with about 20% of the valid votes. Probably he'll win in the second round, since the other oponents (Ciro Gomes and Anthony Garotinho) probably will support him, totalling about 75% of votes. If people don't deliver a surprise next month :) Colin Davies wrote: How many candidates have The church "Reigno do Deus" got now ? *I don't like them* One of them is LULA, believe it or not: his vice-president candidate has a great influence in most of these "Jesus will give you back twice the money you give me" religions. "In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence." Peter's Principle

KaRl

finally the discover of Planet X :) Ami entends-tu le vol noir des corbeaux sur nos plaînes Ami entends-tu les cris sourds du pays qu'on enchaîne Friend, do you hear the black flight of the corbels on our plains Friend, do you hear the deaf cries of the country which one chains

Vivek Rajan

Maybe it isnt fair that Pluto gets to be a planet and quomar is not, but who cares !! Being a planet is highly overrated anyways..