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Java Forum / General / February 2006Solar Eclipse March 29 2006
Hi All, On March 29, 2006, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from a few lucky parts of the Earth. We have started to gather information and advice about this event. It is available at: -- http://solar-eclipse-2006.info In addition, we have created the Eclipse-2006 WORLD BLOG at: -- http://solar-eclipse-2006.info/wp You can read about previous experiences, share your thoughts and post your own pictures! Don't hesitate to give us feedback. We are actively working on the site so that it will contain as much information as possible for the week of March 29. Even better: help us with advertising it by creating a link from your site. Enjoy solar-eclipse-2006.info ! > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Enjoy solar-eclipse-2006.info ! I'm sure is great news for astronomers, at least those in "a few lucky parts of the Earth", but it has nothing to do with the purpose of this newsgroup, which is Java programming. Wouldn't it make more sense to post this in an astronomy newsgroup? Or at least prefix it with an {OT] to indicate that it is off-topic? -- Rhino Rhino skrev: > I'm sure is great news for astronomers, at least those in "a few lucky parts > of the Earth", but it has nothing to do with the purpose of this newsgroup, > which is Java programming. comp.lang.java.softwaretools is probably better for Eclipse posts ... .ed -- www.EdmundKirwan.com - Home of The Fractal Class Composition. > Rhino skrev: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > comp.lang.java.softwaretools is probably better for Eclipse posts ... You're being funny, right? The post has nothing to do with the IDE called Eclipse, he's talking about the astronomical event that the IDE is named after. -- Rhino > Rhino skrev: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > comp.lang.java.softwaretools is probably better for Eclipse posts ... :)) /tom > Wouldn't it make more sense to post this in an astronomy newsgroup? Or at > least prefix it with an {OT] to indicate that it is off-topic? I suspect it ended up here because we show up as #1 on the list of "google groups" which mention the word "eclipse". Ooooh, I just /love/ Google... -- chris >> Wouldn't it make more sense to post this in an astronomy newsgroup? Or at >> least prefix it with an {OT] to indicate that it is off-topic? > > I suspect it ended up here because we show up as #1 on the list of "google > groups" which mention the word "eclipse". That's a pretty plausible theory, in my opinion. > Ooooh, I just /love/ Google... I don't think you can blame this on Google as much as on the user who didn't realize that his hits had nothing to do with the solar phenomenon. It probably never occurred to him that there was an IDE named Eclipse so he didn't bother to verify that his hits had anything to do with natural events like solar eclipses.... -- Rhino [me:] > > Ooooh, I just /love/ Google... > > > I don't think you can blame this on Google [...] I can blame /anything/ on Google ! And do... -- chris > [me:] > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > And do... Why don't you like Google? Just curious. On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:38:08 GMT, Jeffrey Schwab <jeff@schwabcenter.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >Why don't you like Google? Just curious. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ rent the video. It is a matter of too much power accumulating. Technically, they impress me. They invent new kinds of products, not just more of the same. see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/google.html there is SO much going on there.  SignatureCanadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. http://mindprod.com Java custom programming, consulting and coaching. > Why don't you like Google? Just curious. With Google the web search engine I have no problem. With Google the /ad powered/ search engine I still have no problem. With Google the arrogant, secretive, MS-style, would-be monopolists, I have some severe reservations. They are already exhibiting power without responsibility[*]. I don't want to see more of it. This next paragraph may strike you as OTT, even paranoid -- fair enough, it probably is[**] -- but it reflects how things look to me today. <paranoia> My feeling is that their strategy is to own the (non-corporate) Net. Stealing Usenet is hardly a major offence in the overall scheme of things, but it gets my goat. Keep an eye on how much of the (non-corporate) world's data in held on Google disks, under (only) Google control. My feeling is that Google are hoping to acquire more than an acceptably small percentage. Is it possible that they could "steal" the (non-corporate) Web in the same way as they have stolen Usenet ? I don't know, but my hunch is that that is where they are aiming. </paranoia> "Just trust us, we're /Google/"... -- chris [*] "responsibility" in the senses both of being held responsible, and of acting responsibly. [**] I hope so, anyway.. For the Google Map you just copied the code from the NASA page! http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEgoogle/TSE2006google.html Also your page doesn't work in every GM supported browser... For really interactive solar eclipses Google Maps and a lot more you should visit: http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleMaps.html By clicking anywhere on the map you'll dispaly the local circumstances of the eclipse. >>Wouldn't it make more sense to post this in an astronomy newsgroup? Or at >>least prefix it with an {OT] to indicate that it is off-topic? > > I suspect it ended up here because we show up as #1 on the list of "google > groups" which mention the word "eclipse". And "Sun"! Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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