Comments on: And Then There Were Eight… http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/ We celebrate all facets of geekiness, including Tech Geek, Science Geek and Gaming Geek... coming to you straight from Boston. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Big Remy http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12935 Big Remy Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:21:11 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12935 Awesome. F'UCK DA ASTRONOMERS!!! Awesome. F’UCK DA ASTRONOMERS!!!

]]> By: Dave http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12930 Dave Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:02:28 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12930 pluto, even. damn crappy hp keyboard... pluto, even. damn crappy hp keyboard…

]]> By: Dave http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12929 Dave Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:01:54 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12929 And already, the <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/08/25/online_merchants_see_green_in_pluto_news/" rel="nofollow">plut is a planet</a> merchandising is there... And already, the plut is a planet merchandising is there…

]]> By: Colin http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12904 Colin Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:17:25 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12904 Hey, its never too early to learn that blue dogs are all liars and shouldn't be trusted. Hey, its never too early to learn that blue dogs are all liars and shouldn’t be trusted.

]]> By: Russtopher http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12902 Russtopher Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:57:29 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12902 You know, my daughter has been running around telling everyone her newest learned fact, that our solar system has NINE planets, which she learned from her Blue's Clues game. This is really going to piss her off. You know, my daughter has been running around telling everyone her newest learned fact, that our solar system has NINE planets, which she learned from her Blue’s Clues game.

This is really going to piss her off.

]]> By: Jason http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12901 Jason Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:26:49 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12901 <blockquote>“Planets: The Next Generation”</blockquote> That reminds me — if I ever discover an exoplanet, I am naming it after a <i>Star Trek: The Next Generation</i> character, and I firmly expect that any and all objects later discovered in the same system will also be named after <i>Star Trek</i> characters. And no, you can't name anything after characters from <i>Enterprise</i>. Ever. No one can; it's like an unwritten rule of the cosmos.

“Planets: The Next Generation”

That reminds me — if I ever discover an exoplanet, I am naming it after a Star Trek: The Next Generation character, and I firmly expect that any and all objects later discovered in the same system will also be named after Star Trek characters.

And no, you can’t name anything after characters from Enterprise. Ever. No one can; it’s like an unwritten rule of the cosmos.

]]> By: Big Remy http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12899 Big Remy Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:20:10 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12899 "Planets: The Next Generation" or perhaps Planet V1.1? “Planets: The Next Generation” or perhaps Planet V1.1?

]]> By: Jason http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12898 Jason Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:16:49 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12898 I agree that the new "definition" for planets is ill-considered. But I also think Pluto shouldn't be called a planet, since it's not unique; if you call Pluto a planet, what will you call all the other objects just like Pluto that we will probably find over the next few decades? I agree that the new “definition” for planets is ill-considered. But I also think Pluto shouldn’t be called a planet, since it’s not unique; if you call Pluto a planet, what will you call all the other objects just like Pluto that we will probably find over the next few decades?

]]> By: Big Remy http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12894 Big Remy Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:52:57 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12894 YEAH BOY!!!!!! F'king astronomers. I didn't mention it before, but that second criteria about not crossing another planets orbit is the dumbest goddamn thing I've ever heard. It sounds like someone at NASA got bored and decided to start making up rules because they had nothing better to do. YEAH BOY!!!!!!

F’king astronomers. I didn’t mention it before, but that second criteria about not crossing another planets orbit is the dumbest goddamn thing I’ve ever heard. It sounds like someone at NASA got bored and decided to start making up rules because they had nothing better to do.

]]> By: Dave http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12883 Dave Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:11:58 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12883 Teh Ellis <a href="http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=3004" rel="nofollow">agrees with you</a>, Rem. <blockquote>You’ll Have To Pry Pluto Out Of My Cold Dead Education I will fight anyone who tells me that Pluto is not a planet. </blockquote> Teh Ellis agrees with you, Rem.

You’ll Have To Pry Pluto Out Of My Cold Dead Education

I will fight anyone who tells me that Pluto is not a planet.

]]> By: Big Remy http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12882 Big Remy Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:09:52 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12882 Astronomers suck. Pluto forever. Anyone who says Pluto isn't a planet is a communist and hates science. Astronomers suck. Pluto forever. Anyone who says Pluto isn’t a planet is a communist and hates science.

]]> By: Jason http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12865 Jason Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:03:50 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12865 Also, I'm glad Pluto isn't counted among the planets any more, since there are a very large number of TNOs just like Pluto out there, and I don't like the idea of having to memorize the names of 10<sup>6</sup> "planets", 99.999% percent of which are ~2000 km diameter balls of ice. Also, I’m glad Pluto isn’t counted among the planets any more, since there are a very large number of TNOs just like Pluto out there, and I don’t like the idea of having to memorize the names of 106 “planets”, 99.999% percent of which are ~2000 km diameter balls of ice.

]]> By: Jason http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12864 Jason Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:00:23 +0000 http://www.bostongeek.com/2006/08/24/and-then-there-were-eight/#comment-12864 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_UB313" rel="nofollow">2003 UB<sub>313</sub></a> has never been referred to as Planet X; that name is typically understood to mean a hypothetical Earth-sized (or larger) planet beyond the orbit of Neptune. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=planet+x&btnG=Google+Search" rel="nofollow">Planet X is a favorite of Usenet cranks</a>, many of whom belive that it passed through the inner solar system within recorded history (!) and that the ancients observed this passage (!?!?!). 2003 UB313 has never been referred to as Planet X; that name is typically understood to mean a hypothetical Earth-sized (or larger) planet beyond the orbit of Neptune. Planet X is a favorite of Usenet cranks, many of whom belive that it passed through the inner solar system within recorded history (!) and that the ancients observed this passage (!?!?!).

]]>