The MECA story, A place for speculation |
The MECA story, A place for speculation |
 Jul 31 2008, 10:22 PM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
Seriously, hasn't anyone else got any thoughts (dismissive or otherwise) on the "Have you briefed the President's Science Advisor?" (re MECA) question by C Covault? I am NOT going all woo-woo here, don't worry, I just thought it was an odd thing to ask... To my ears it sounded like C C was suggesting, subtly, to the panel that he had heard "something" about the MECA analysis and wanted them to comment. The question was brushed aside - rather uncomfortably I thought - and the discussion quickly moved on, but it seemed like a bit of a Moment to me. He actually began, if I remember correctly, by asking where the "MECA guys" were, asking if they had "been hidden under the table"... cue uncomfortable laughs from the panel...
Again, I have to stress, in case anyone thinks I'm 'suggesting' anything, I'm not getting all Muldur here, I was just struck by how out of the blue the question was, and wondered if anyone has any thoughts on it... -------------------- |
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Aug 3 2008, 02:36 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 20-November 06 From: Saint Louis Member No.: 1376 |
Has anyone seen any of these news reports implying the discovery of Martian life that "Phoenix" is talking about? It's irrelevant, I know, but I'm just curious about what she's talking about. I haven't seen anything like that.
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Stu The MECA story Jul 31 2008, 10:22 PM
elakdawalla I've heard some very vague rumor to the effect... Jul 31 2008, 10:31 PM dmg A) My take on Craig Covault's question about M... Jul 31 2008, 10:34 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Stu @ Jul 31 2008, 02:22 PM) He ac... Jul 31 2008, 10:36 PM
Stu QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jul 31 2008, 11:36 P... Jul 31 2008, 10:40 PM
mars loon QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jul 31 2008, 10:36 P... Aug 1 2008, 12:15 AM Stu Thanks Emily, that's very interesting. I can... Jul 31 2008, 10:39 PM Sunspot Presidential advisor's eh??? All very mysterio... Jul 31 2008, 11:16 PM jmjawors Alright... stupid question time. What difficultie... Jul 31 2008, 11:31 PM belleraphon1 Agree the MECA team has not had serious problems. ... Aug 1 2008, 01:37 AM 1101001 I put a notice of this in the MECA topic, but Cova... Aug 1 2008, 08:34 PM Stu Thanks 01 (is it ok if I call you "01"? ... Aug 1 2008, 09:26 PM TheChemist Hmm, the plot thickens...
Did they found indicati... Aug 1 2008, 09:33 PM nprev Can I call you by your decimal equivalent, "1... Aug 1 2008, 09:35 PM ilbasso QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 1 2008, 05:35 PM) Can ... Aug 2 2008, 02:19 AM Aussie QUOTE (ilbasso @ Aug 2 2008, 03:19 AM) Hi... Aug 2 2008, 02:43 AM Paul Fjeld Covault is a real professional who has earned some... Aug 2 2008, 03:32 AM djellison QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 2 2008, 04:32 AM)... Aug 2 2008, 08:34 AM nprev Fred, to answer your question...no, it's not c... Aug 1 2008, 09:57 PM djellison Lots of speculative posts in various threads. A ... Aug 1 2008, 10:42 PM Oersted WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!
Oops,... Aug 1 2008, 11:23 PM nprev Well, as I just mentioned to a noted forum member,... Aug 1 2008, 11:34 PM PDP8E my best guess
** methane **
the natural output... Aug 1 2008, 11:37 PM jmknapp Here's an MP3 clip of Craig Covault's ques... Aug 1 2008, 11:44 PM 1101001 QUOTE (jmknapp @ Aug 1 2008, 04:44 PM) Do... Aug 2 2008, 12:43 AM nprev I would be extremely cautious about reading more i... Aug 2 2008, 01:00 AM 1101001 QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 1 2008, 06:00 PM) Bott... Aug 2 2008, 01:17 AM nprev QUOTE (1101001 @ Aug 1 2008, 06:17 PM) Ma... Aug 2 2008, 01:28 AM Stu QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 2 2008, 02:28 AM) This... Aug 2 2008, 05:57 AM vjkane Check out http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.ht... Aug 2 2008, 02:35 AM nprev Mmm...seems like a pretty good analysis from here,... Aug 2 2008, 03:46 AM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 1 2008, 11:46 PM) Didn... Aug 2 2008, 04:14 AM nprev QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 1 2008, 09:14 PM)... Aug 2 2008, 04:26 AM Pavel I guess it's a nitrogen compound. Ammonia per... Aug 2 2008, 03:56 AM nprev That sure sounds like a good guess, Pavel. AFAIK, ... Aug 2 2008, 04:11 AM Reed QUOTE (Pavel @ Aug 1 2008, 08:56 PM) I gu... Aug 2 2008, 07:02 AM bcory maybe they found an amino acid..
Or just an amine... Aug 2 2008, 04:20 AM Paul Fjeld One other point re: the press conference. Personal... Aug 2 2008, 04:41 AM djellison QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 2 2008, 05:41 AM)... Aug 2 2008, 08:26 AM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 2 2008, 03:26 AM) ... Aug 2 2008, 03:02 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 2 2008, 03:26 AM) ... Aug 2 2008, 03:16 PM fredk QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 2 2008, 09:26 AM) ... Aug 2 2008, 03:53 PM jmknapp QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 1 2008, 11:41 PM)... Aug 2 2008, 11:19 AM jmjawors Nitrogen was my thought as well. They specificall... Aug 2 2008, 04:28 AM nprev Hmm. Your comment kicked my brain, Jim.
How do N... Aug 2 2008, 04:47 AM Stu I may be in a minority here (no change there then... Aug 2 2008, 09:29 AM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 2 2008, 04:29 AM) And ag... Aug 2 2008, 03:21 PM nprev Stu, when I used the term UMSF before I wasn't... Aug 2 2008, 12:54 PM Stu QUOTE Stu, when I used the term UMSF before I wasn... Aug 2 2008, 01:32 PM mcaplinger QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 2 2008, 06:32 AM) The st... Aug 2 2008, 06:05 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Aug 2 2008, 01:05 PM)... Aug 2 2008, 06:07 PM djellison QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Aug 2 2008, 07:05 PM)... Aug 2 2008, 07:00 PM dvandorn QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 2 2008, 02:00 PM) ... Aug 2 2008, 09:21 PM PFK One minute it was all about ice delivery to ovens,... Aug 2 2008, 09:26 PM Stu QUOTE (PFK @ Aug 2 2008, 10:26 PM) One mi... Aug 2 2008, 09:34 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 2 2008, 08:32 AM) Shudde... Aug 2 2008, 06:06 PM imipak Talk about admin headaches - it can't be much ... Aug 2 2008, 04:18 PM nprev Good post, Fred. No, I don't blame Covault (th... Aug 2 2008, 04:41 PM Stu Coverage of this story on Universe Today... Aug 2 2008, 05:21 PM nprev Er....let's not add to the admin's headach... Aug 2 2008, 06:31 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 2 2008, 02:31 PM) Star... Aug 2 2008, 07:12 PM Stu That's a great shame, because I find NASAWATCH... Aug 2 2008, 06:47 PM stevesliva I was enjoying both the speculation and the meta c... Aug 2 2008, 07:15 PM centsworth_II Scientists face increasing pressure from intereste... Aug 2 2008, 08:08 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Aug 2 2008, 04:08 ... Aug 2 2008, 09:07 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 2 2008, 05:07 PM)... Aug 2 2008, 09:52 PM djellison One thing's for sure - it's going to be an... Aug 2 2008, 08:25 PM nprev ...good one, PFK!
In a way, I'm honored..... Aug 2 2008, 09:34 PM gpurcell Just saw a post on this on the general political d... Aug 2 2008, 09:39 PM nprev Oh, crap. Probably not long at all; propogation ti... Aug 2 2008, 09:41 PM Stu Well, it's no huge surprise is it? Once the me... Aug 2 2008, 09:51 PM jmknapp QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 2 2008, 05:51 PM) Well, ... Aug 3 2008, 01:39 AM belleraphon1 For myself, I was just surprised by Craig Covault... Aug 3 2008, 01:14 AM dvandorn I dunno... a long time ago in a galaxy far, far a... Aug 3 2008, 01:49 AM andrea Nasawatch.com comments on the phoenix twitter: ... Aug 3 2008, 06:16 AM CosmicRocker Hehe! It's so much fun to speculate about... Aug 3 2008, 07:19 AM Sunspot Well the twitter page seem to refute ALL of this s... Aug 3 2008, 10:17 AM djellison QUOTE Reports claiming there was a White House bri... Aug 3 2008, 10:48 AM nprev QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 3 2008, 03:48 AM) ... Aug 3 2008, 01:29 PM marsbug I go away for one week to move house and everyone ... Aug 3 2008, 11:57 AM Stu Oh, definitely hype, but hype of a mysterious, shi... Aug 3 2008, 02:01 PM nprev I completely agree. It's going to be intere... Aug 3 2008, 02:24 PM Stu I think it's just the same story but spun a li... Aug 3 2008, 02:59 PM Paul Fjeld I just read this on Keith's site:
"Of co... Aug 3 2008, 03:22 PM nprev Of course there's life on Mars. Chuck Norris i... Aug 3 2008, 03:04 PM jmjawors Actually, Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; t... Aug 3 2008, 03:17 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (jmjawors @ Aug 3 2008, 11:17 AM) m... Aug 3 2008, 03:30 PM Paul Fjeld QUOTE (Paul Fjeld @ Aug 3 2008, 10:30 AM)... Aug 3 2008, 04:14 PM tasp {Let me point out I have no inside information, an... Aug 3 2008, 03:20 PM nprev Well...let's just put it in perspective: Is an... Aug 3 2008, 03:33 PM Greg Hullender Does anyone have a feel for how significant it is ... Aug 3 2008, 03:51 PM nprev QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 3 2008, 08:51... Aug 3 2008, 05:04 PM imipak Well, who knows. If there's anything more to t... Aug 3 2008, 04:46 PM |
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