You're implying that "I'm implying". All I did was suggest other communication medium, other ideas -- I DID NOT SAY ANYONE WAS WRONG. Check the threads and you cannot find where I said anyone was wrong. For that you say I know better than anyone else?

Your responses indicate that you are offended that some perceived lay person DARE suggest other options to the PhD's that do research. You sound very frustrated and cannot take debate very well. I think anyone who counters a researcher findings... that researcher becomes offended because their expertise is now placed in doubt.

You make me sound like a government agent trying infiltrate the SETI clan... and I am here to destroy you. (maniacal laugh insert here).

The arrogance of the human race! PhD's on TV waving their arms and University Professors lecturing their finding's.

You were not born with all knowledge... as humans you have to "learn it" and suffer everyday knowing --- YOU DON'T KNOW IT ALL. Even the information you publish in "accepted journals" as the permanent fact... is temporary because someone can come along and still prove you wrong.

I actually meant the forum software. I doubt that anyone has the time to rewrite it. Which is what it needs.

The first thing is to draw up a list of proposed changes for discussion and agreement, that is maybe something you could take on? The next stage is to find out how many man-hours it could take to implement, and therefore the approximate cost. Perhaps ES99 could look into that aspect?

If it turns out that it will take hundreds of man-hours costing many thousands of dollars, then the money could probably be better spent elsewhere. If it is a reasonable sum then yes, I would be prepared to donate something towards it, perhaps as ES99 is flush at the moment she could add something to the pot.

I am grateful to both CRL and Bernie for filling in the gaps in our knowledge, I think it has been a useful exercise, and a few hands have been shown. I hope that she enjoyed the Mai Tai, she deserved it :-)

You have something resembling winter? It's been 12-15C here all week. Almost as if we're in the Southern hemisphere, approaching summer. I expect a heat wave anytime now.

Sorry to hear about your mom. Fingers crossed things will look up from here on in.

Thanks Pete, hope these days aren't treating you too badly either. :)

Looking at the forecasts, this Chris(t)mas is going to be a wet one. But no lines of coke. Oh, not that snow?

The rest of the time, in between meals, when I feel hunger pangs I eat cherry tomatoes. By the bucket.

Not getting any work from WCG Fight AIDS Phase 2

Anyone else wanting a 24 hour vacation? Only today that they're free.