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But their peculiar secrecy doesn't seem to do them any obvious favours. When they revealed the existence of DOTA 2 or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the gaming press was obviously extremely eager to give this as much coverage as possible. They're Valve games, so there's an extremely good chance they'll be very good.... |
So when they go quiet, after two episodes of a promised a three part episodic series of Half-Life games, it's understandable that people get annoyed. No, no one has the right to know – it's absolutely their private business, and they may keep it as underwraps as they wish. But I'd suggest at this point, this many years... |
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• Killer Instinct: A Hitman Absolution Preview "Oh, we are skeptical souls at RPS. Though we loved Hitman: Blood Money, we have been somewhat wary of Hitman: Absolution." |
• Delicately Debating Darkness II's Demo "Immediate thought: it's so noisy! It's so sweary! It's so violent! Does old man Doom know that his kids have turned out like this?" |
Clearly the actions of Axel "Ago" Gembe were absolutely unjustifiable, and the leaking of Half-Life 2 scarred Valve very badly. Gembe's given motivation was his frustration about the lack of information being released about the game, and his eventual discovery that Valve weren't revealing quite how far from finished th... |
The silence over Episode 3, or what for seemingly no reason most now think will be Half-Life 3, is infuriating. And not because we deserve to know about it, nor because Valve have any obligation to say. But unfortunately, Valve have confused us. They act in an extraordinarily open way in so many cases, with remarkable ... |
If Episode 3 went horribly wrong, it would be fascinating to know. If they developed the game and it was complete arse, it wouldn't damage Valve's reputation for saying so. If it's been in ongoing development, constantly iterated and improved upon, perhaps even morphing into Half-Life 3, everyone would be so excited to... |
So no, of course Valve has no obligation, and we have no right, to know what's happening. But I'm struggling to think of a reason why it would harm them to keep us up to date. Were they a completely secretive organisation, unreachable, who only announce a new game the day it comes out, then our expectations would be so... |
Open & wooded, Mtn Views; has lake; road frontage on back and front. |
Former Round Mountain Bottling Co; over 11,000 sq. ft of buildings and storage and equipment to operate. |
Scientists working with the Hubble Space Telescope have identified large quantities of the organic chemical methane as well as water on a planet orbiting a distant star. |
Now that in-and-of-itself is not proof that life exists there. In fact, researchers say it almost certainly DOESN'T because the planet is orbiting very close to its "sun" and it therefore is much too hot (1700 degrees Fahrenheit) to support life. |
But the new findings, published in this week's edition of the journal "Nature," do show that orbiting telescopes like Hubble and it's yet-to-be-launched successor called the James Webb Space Telescope can detect organic chemicals on far-off worlds. And on some of those (one in a thousand? million? billion?) the conditi... |
Will we ever find one? Impossible to say. But the tools are there to begin the search. |
The Jupiter-sized planet in question is called HD189733b, and is orbiting a star about 63 light years away from our solar system in the constellation Vulpecula. |
Astronomers have found nearly 300 of these so-called "extrasolar" planets since the first one was confirmed in 1995. NASA has drawn up plans for space-based telescopes like the Terrestrial Planet Finder and the Space Interferometry Mission to specifically search for Earth-like planets outside our solar system. At this ... |
Can we be so narrow minded as to think that with all that universe, we are alone..come on people. There has to be life somewhere else in the vastness of space. We are here and it is possible.. |
1. Are you really arrogant and naive enough to think I created the heavens and the earth, and nothing else? Come on, gimme a break. |
2. Those great stories in the bible? Yeah, stories, life lessons. Get a grip, honestly. |
3. Why do you think I gave you all free will? You don't HAVE to believe in me for me to exist. Aren't I all about forgiveness and whatnot? |
So to end, you guys take yourselves to seriously. I mean, you don't honestly believe that out of the literally TRILLIONS of stars and planets that are out there that I wouldn't sprinkle anything else out there? Look where humanity came from, and look where we are now. |
The reason i have 9 guns in my house. Is not for terrorists...but the Christain radicals are trying to take over the nation. I truly worry when the "thought police" will come to my door and take my children because I'm not teaching them "the Word of God". |
Research and Reason over Ignorance and Superstition. |
When one lives in a box, that is their universe. He/she can not comprehend outside of it. Even those who have beautifully decorated boxes...they are still boxes. Living outside the box can be scary and may seem insecure at times, but to those truly brave ones, the exploration becomes the reward. To the Christian naysay... |
One more thing about money, the 2007 US military budget was around $440-Billion. The NASA budget 1/20th at around $20 billion. Run the numbers 440B/200M-taxpayers = $2,200/taxpayer. 20B/200M-taxpayers = $100/taxpayer. Hummm, think all where learning about the universe is worth $8 bucks a month don't you think?? |
What is really frustrating is that if we find life in another star system, we will only be able to speculate and conjecture about it, since there are no means of physically traversing these vast distances to investigate. Even Alpha Centauri would take more than 10, 000 years to reach with our fastest spacecraft. |
hey hey thought I would weigh in. Here is a theory I came up with recently. Maybe there isnt life on other planets. I used to think there was,infact I still do, but I did think of a theroy that could contracdict it. |
Maybe we are the only ones because we are so lucky to have a planet on the cusp of the galaxy. We dont have to worry about merging systems or gravity pulling our solar system apart. Other planets naturally get sucked into the biggest planet (with the biggest gravatational pull), so solar systems, stars, and planted are... |
I think its a viable theory, after reading up on it, if were'nt located were we are, earth would have been done along time ago, and we would have never existed. |
I don't care what ANYBODY says. I've seen two UFO's in my life and KNOW they are real and not from this planet. I don't know where they are from, but it's not HERE. |
And, I believe in a supreme creator. He created all, including the aliens. |
You've ovbiously misread the bible. Don't confuse allegory (of which the bible is full of) with fact. |
The authors of the bible (even if he/they were divine) were not concerned with life elsewhere, they were discussing life on this planet. |
on this planet. It never expressly states that we are the only beings in the universe. |
I would suggest you learn to read between the lines when studying the bible, not take the whole thing literally. |
telecom 68 and chris you are both obviously theo-centric. Ever talked to a Seventh Day Adventist? They will tell you there are a trillion worlds inhabited. The only thing supposedly unique about the one you're walking on is that this is the supposed Christ's home world so its got a bit better rank among the "worlds" of... |
And don't be so sure there really is a "God." |
A former Christian turned Buddhist. Got tired of the Christian hate. |
I will not question religion. The fact is that there are so many planets in the universe and thus with an extremely probablility that there is more life out there. The actual question is if our planet was formed, why can't others do the same thing. The problem is, religious beliefs such as Telecom 68's comment "Don’t w... |
-Taking upon the facts of god and quickly brushing the arguement aside shows that one must have fear? or hesitation upon such said subject. |
To fully understand, one must take stands upon both sides. But such people as Telecom 68 will never understand. Ever, and thats fact. |
Scientific research, it's worth it. Why? Religion answers many questions, but how about why are there so many stars? Why are there so many other planets? |
Research as it may seem answers these questions relatively well. I'm sure it's much better than sitting next to a desk and reading a book that is based upon celestrial/divine aspects that "figuratively" exist in the Earths upper atmosphere. |
If it wasn't for such scientific research, i'm pretty sure that a lot more people would be tan these days. Why? Cause people would think that the sun was a god and would bow/kneel/grovel/pray before the sun, not the god. It's a big world, the teachings of Christianity isn't everywhere, or at least didn't start everywhe... |
Once again, I shall not question religion, but I will only ask that such people who do not understand the purpose and significance of scientific research to step aside. Or just stop posting upon open forums online. |
u are wrong the Bible contains NOT just storeies, it containes history. I want to tell you a good new. The earth will not last long.. God will come for His people, so u better be ready for His jugment. |
Good question..Why every day 50 000 and more little kids is daying for food??? it is showing the the evil things does exist. |
1700 degrees? So you mean, like here in about four more years? |
How this blog ever got turned into a God/Creation discussion, I'll never know, but maybe we should all re-read the entire article again, and look at this from a purely scientific point of view! Is there life out there, yes, but beyond our Solar System, we probably won't know for a thousand years or never if we destroy ... |
I've re-read the article as you suggested Mr. Spock. The Hubble has detected water and Methane on a distant planet that orbits it's sun very closly. |
At 1700 degrees F. the water would be vapor. Perhaps they're wrong about the distant between the two. |
Perhaps the water evaporates early in the day then condenses and liquifies over night. Can life exist under these conditons? 'Yes! |
There are shrimp in the desert southwest that dry up and appear dead until rain water fills whatever depression they are in,then they re-hydrate and thrive for a little while at least until the water evaporates again. If it can happen here it can happen there. |
Isn't methane a by-product of decaying organic matter? If so then it's very presence would suggest that at least alge could exist. Perhaps there are some sort of shrimp like creatures that eat alge on the planet. Not very advanced but life none the less. |
According to the artical astronomers have found about 300 planets in 13 years, thats 23 new worlds a year. With the billions of suns and extra-solar plants out there we need to launch a fleet of space telescopes to even scratch the surface in our search. But if they can prove that the planet in the article has life the... |
Donald, well said, but understand this, we "might" be able to detect proof of life though spectroscopy of a planet's atmosphere, but it will be many hundreds of years before we can see for ourselves either robotic or manned, warp drive I'm afraid will not happen in the 23rd century, and space is a big BIG place. Right ... |
this is so cool! because i will able to see new planets that we have not heared before and i want to name one. image a planet is like the ones in dragon ball z now that will be fun! |
How do you know god really exists? |
Bacteria and micro-organisms have been found that shows something? |
how do you know that all the stuff you wrote is true? have you ever visited a planet before?and do you like to talk about planets are you comfortable talking about this topic that you are doing has it effected you in any way oh i forgot a question what planet is your favorite mine is Pluto but that isn't a planet any m... |
The manual to fix a computer lies in the instruction booklet it comes with – the Creator of the computer has all the answers right? |
The paintings that we view in museums, some of those at times that dont make sense can be explained by the painter – the Creator of the painting knows what it means right? |
A building, any building has blueprints of its initial design – the creator of that building knows of all the properties that makes it stand right? |
Humans, living beings on earth have a maker who is God -God's instruction manual for life is the Holy Bible – in Genesis it doesnt say God made Adam and eve and big oval headed creatures with almond eyes. |
How else can we know hoe to function wohtout instructions from the maker Himself? |
Have you ever stopped to think that all these beautiful stars and planets exist – JUST to give glory to the living God. |
their starry host by the breath of his mouth. |
That is explanation enough as to why these stars exist – God made the universe by His breath – maybe you should try asking Him why He made it so. |
I am blown away by how big the universe is – even more so at the greatness of God that He holds it all in the palm of his hand... and He truly does care about us. |
The funny thing is, we all argue this and that, theres no God, yes theres a God, but one day the world will see what is really the truth there is no denying that for sure. |
I am priviliged to be called to know the big God of all the universe and that he is mindful of little dots liek us – mindful to save us, not to destroy us – God oesnt show us the judgement due to us because of our terrible sin, instead he shows unmerited favour – grace and mercy. |
I cant wait to dwell with Him in heaven and experince first hand the majestic power of the One who made all these beautiful beautiful stars. |
Life in other planets may exist. We do not know as of today, but the possibility is still there. Humans currently do not know the answers to many things, but humans keep on striving for change. There are lots of planets in the universe that have not been discovered. These planets may be able to support some sort of lif... |
In order to find life, or for life to find us, we will need to advance our technology. Placing telescopes in other planets may help us to find out more answers, and create more questions. There is no shame in wanting to explore the universe and there is no shame in choosing to believe that God limited his life creation... |
From a religious point of view, life on Earth is the only life God created. The stars, moon, are required for survival. The stars have helped create time and guidance for our ancestors. The stars and moon help light the night, and the sun keeps us warm. Without the universe Earth could not survive. However this is only... |
Life on other planets could create new resources for us, but it could also create a lot of problems. If this life form came in the form of a superior living form, we would be subject to slavery. The chain of command is evident in every living form. |
The universe is big and life may be able to survive in distant planets. The universe can also be an entire body. A body has a heart and a mind, but it can also hold a soul. A soul cannot be defined or identified leaving for the universe to be a playground for discoveries. Life is not black and white, there are lots of ... |
I agree with scientist because, at once phrophet like Nanak said in his book guru granth that there are thousad of sons and thousand of earths there are thousands of stars. As far as he was able to see the creator is very powerful and just one earth is not end of the universe. there are many solar systems many earths a... |
My only comment – we may find something we'd wish we hadn't.....I believe we should just leave things be and worry about our well being with dealings of war, economy, natural disasters, yadda, yadda, yadda.....we are going to one day wish we hadn't opened "Pandora's Box". |
Seriously, what does religion have to do with this?!! This is science, not religion! I wish everyone would just talk about the article, not what effect their religion has on it! If you want to post a comment, do it about your view, not what your religion makes you think! |
people listen, there is life elsewhere in the cosmos, there are way too many reports of people claiming to be abducted by beings from other star systems, and too many reports of flying objects that breaks the laws of physics not all reports are true but u know some are. there have been reports of children seeing beings... |
and other unusual things that provide proof of a past civilization on Mars and a possible current one. NASA doesn't even show the true color of the Martian skies which is blue like ours. They airbrush the pictures and do not want mankind to know about other life forms for there would be panic. Some will doubt that ther... |
There is stuff out there, in the universe, that we cant even comprehend! Heck.... who knows, tomorrow, they (Nasa) might stumble upon a way to use things like Einstein's theory of "wormholes" in outter space to radically increase space travel. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/deepspace/wormholes/index.shtml). This w... |
We all have our own point of view, but c'mon.... alone in the universe? No insults intended... but that's just plain IGNORANT! We are all products of our upbringing. Our belief systems are ingrained from billions of years of humanity. Don't try and tell people that their opinions are wrong because of some random articl... |
I don't know the answer to the question in this blog... "Life on other planets?"... but I do have my beliefs from MY OWN personal experiences!!! I wouldn't dare try and tell you you were wrong for having your own theories. I happen to thing the universe is waaaaaaay too big to just support 1 form of life. There could b... |
Bottom line...If there's life on other planets, we'll find it.... Or maybe not! |
is ther life on other planet on our solare system? |
If your real lucky maybe you will live 115 years.The universe is billions of years old already and ready for billions more it has Trillions of stars that can take millions of years to reach at 186,000 miles Per second!! Unfortunately its hard for many to grasp the numbers .. As many stars as there are grains of sand on... |
To get to even our closest star right now would take 4 light years. Life is Teaming in the milky way. Christopher Columbus would tell you. |
I decided to look up the size of the sun, Oh! what I found was what the Bible has told us in Job: 1: 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present (themselves plural word) before the Lord, and satan came also among them. These sons represent other worlds, they never sinned satan can't temp them. We were th... |
I believed before, but now I know God's word is true the word of God will become a reality as we read the Bible too. |
Thanks to those, who try to explore the planets, and relate what they find in the solor system. |
I hope I didn't speak out of turn with my philosophy on Job 1: 6 where the Lord is talking to satan it's in the Bible. |
In the book of Job 26: 7 Job, over thirty-five centuries ago, spoke by inspiration what the revelations of science are now forcing us to acknowledge. He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. |
"Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things." |
Ofcourse there is life on other planets. I think whomever said there wasn't is very closed minded. Out of all the planets in space, we are the only one with life,don't think so, I aint buying it.Ok, this is gonna sound crazy, i'm prepared to be whaled by sceptical comments. The government doesn't want us to know of any... |
I can't believe what I read that so many unbelievers, speak that there is no God. Look into the heavens with your high powered telescopes. |
All those stars who put them there? You can travel just so far up,and you need oxygen. |
The other worlds are wrapped in atmosphere, for one look through the telescope reveals this chemical mixture which is so vital to sutain life. |
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