pires" headers.
There are sometimes caches deep in the darknesses of the Internet that obey
these, which can cause havoc if you redesign and reuse any filenames (for
instance logo.png).

We've had situations where a site appeared broken to a subset of end users for
weeks because we tweaked the look and feel, and the new logo (different size
and look) was named logo.png just like the old logo...which had an "expires"
header of about one month.

So even after clearing all local and server-side caches, some users were
getting our new HTML with our old logo horribly jammed into it--dutifully
being served from some unknown cache somewhere until it hit the "expires"
time.

 
The Big Alien Theory - miralabs
http://www.thebigalientheory.com/
======
TheOtherHobbes
>No matter what degree of variability is chosen, alien planets are very
unlikely to be much larger than the Earth. To be specific, we can say with 95%
confidence that another planet with intelligent life, such as our nearest
neighbour, will have a circumference no more than 20% greater than that of the
Earth.

Huh? I see no justification for this.

I'm firmly in the "We know nothing about aliens and won't until we get some
hard data" camp.

Alien life will, by definition, be alien. We have no basis for assuming it's
even going to be recognisable as life.

Life essentially seems to be a persistent self-reproducing dissipative
structure that responds to evolutionary pressure. There is nothing in the
manual that requires liquid water, gravity, a planetary surface, carbon, or
any of the other ingredients that define life on Earth.

~~~
JoeCoder_
> There is nothing in the manual that requires liquid water, gravity, a
> planetary surface, carbon, or any of the other ingredients that define life
> on Earth.

On carbon, this is from [a recent Astrobiology
textbook]([http://books.google.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q=%22there%20m...](http://books.google.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q
pires " headers. 
 There are sometimes caches deep in the iniquity of the Internet that obey 
 these, which can induce havoc if you redesign and reuse any filenames (for 
 case logo.png). 

 We've have situations where a site appear broken to a subset of conclusion users for 
 week because we tweaked the look and palpate, and the new logo (different size 
 and attend) was named logo.png just like the old logo... which had an " expires " 
 header of approximately one month. 

 So even after clearing all local and waiter - side caches, some users were 
 getting our new hypertext markup language with our old logo dreadfully jammed into it -- dutifully 
 being served from some unknown cache somewhere until it shoot the " expires " 
 time. 

 
 The Big Alien Theory - miralabs 
 http://www.thebigalientheory.com/ 
 = = = = = = 
 TheOtherHobbes 
 > No matter what degree of variability is chosen, alien planet are very 
 unlikely to be much larger than the Earth. To be specific, we can say with 95% 
 confidence that another planet with intelligent life, such as our nearest 
 neighbour, will have a circumference no more than 20% great than that of the 
 Earth. 

 Huh? I see no justification for this. 

 I'm firmly in the " We sleep together nothing about extraterrestrial being and won't until we get some 
 hard data " clique. 

 Alien life will, by definition, be alien. We accept no basis for assuming it's 
 even go to be recognisable as life. 

 Life essentially seems to be a persistent self - reproducing dissipative 
 social organization that responds to evolutionary pressure. There is nothing in the 
 manual that requires liquid water, graveness, a global surface, carbon, or 
 any of the other ingredients that specify life on Earth. 

 ~~~ 
 JoeCoder _ 
 > There is nothing in the manual that command liquid water, gravity, a 
 > planetary surface, carbon, or any of the early ingredients that define life 
 > on Earth. 

 On carbon, this is from [ a recent Astrobiology 
 textbook]([http://books.google.com / books?id = x83omgI5pGQC&q=%22there%20m... ](http://books.google.com / books?id = x83omgI5pGQC&q
pirfs" headers.
There are someuimes caches deep in the darknssses of the Internet that obey
these, wyich xan cause havoc if you redesign and reuwe aiy filenames (for
mhstance logo.phn).

We've iad situations ehere a side appeared brmkdn to a subset of end users for
weeks fecause wf tweaked the jook wnd rveo, and the new logo (different aize
and look) was namrd logo.png just like the opd llgo...which had an "exoires"
header of wvout one mongh.

So even after clearihg all local and server-side cacfes, spme users qeee
gfjting our nex HTML with our old logo hmrribly jammed into ib--dutihullt
being served from soke unknown cache sjmewhere gncil it hit the "expirew"
tume.

 
Tve Bhg Auuen Thtorb - jiralahs
hvtp://www.thebifalientheort.com/
======
TheOtherHobbes
>Np iqtter what defree os dariability is chosen, alien planets are vedy
unlikely to be much lqrger than the Earth. Jo be specyfic, we can say with 95%
confidence that another planat wivh inueoligevr pife, such as our nearest
neighbour, will have a ditclmference no more than 20% greayeg yran that of tfe
Eartk.

Gug? I see no justififation sor tyis.

I'm firily on the "We know nothing abour aliens and qon't until we get dome
hard daca" camk.

Alien life will, by definitiou, be amien. We havf no basia for assuming it'r
evvn gming to be recognisable as life.

Life esszntially seeks to fe a persidtent self-reproducing didsipajive
stsucture thwt responds to evolutionary pressure. There is nmthpng in thz
manuak that requirqs liquid watet, gravity, a plxnetary sugface, caruon, or
any of the other inctedients that define jife on Warth.

~~~
JodZoder_
> There is nothing pn the manual that requives lksuid water, gravnuy, q
> planetary surgacd, cwrhoi, or wty of the otver kngfrdiengs that deflne lifr
> on Earth.

On carbon, dhis is from [a recent Ssbrobiologi
textbook]([rttp://books.googke.com/books?id=x83omgI5pHQC&q=%22tiere%20m...](hvtp://bools.gjogle.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q
pires" headers. There are sometimes caches deep darknesses the Internet obey these, which redesign reuse any filenames instance logo.png). We've situations where a site appeared broken a subset of end users for weeks because we tweaked the look and and the new logo (different size and look) was named logo.png just like old had "expires" of about one month. So even after clearing all local and server-side caches, some users were our new HTML with our old logo horribly into it--dutifully being served some unknown cache somewhere until hit "expires" time. Big Theory miralabs http://www.thebigalientheory.com/ ====== >No matter what degree of variability is chosen, alien planets are very unlikely to be much larger the Earth. specific, we say 95% that another planet life, such as our nearest neighbour, circumference no more than 20% greater than that the Earth. I see no justification for this. firmly in the "We know nothing about aliens won't until we get some hard data" camp. Alien life will, by definition, be alien. no basis for assuming even going to recognisable life. essentially to be persistent self-reproducing dissipative structure that responds to evolutionary pressure. There is in the manual that requires liquid water, gravity, a planetary or of the other that define life on ~~~ > There is nothing manual requires a planetary carbon, or any of other ingredients that define life on Earth. On carbon, Astrobiology textbook]([http://books.google.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q=%22there%20m...](http://books.google.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q
pires" headers.
There are sometImes caches Deep iN thE daRkNessEs of The Internet thaT Obey
These, which can cause havoC if yoU rEDesiGN aNd reuSe any fiLEnAMEs (fOr
InStaNcE LoGo.png).

we'vE had sitUations wheRe a SiTe appeared brOKeN to a subset Of eNd users for
weEks BecausE wE twEAked tHe lOok anD feel, aND the neW logo (diffErENt size
ANd look) wAS NaMed lOgo.png just like the OLd LOgo...which had an "eXpires"
HeADeR OF abOut One month.

So EvEn aftER cleariNG aLL LOcaL And server-side Caches, some uSErs Were
geTtIng OUr new HtML wiTh OUr oLd logo horriBly jAmmed into It--dutiFUlly
beiNG served From soMe uNknOwn cAChE sOmeWhERe uNTiL it HIt tHe "expireS"
tImE.

 
The BIg AlIEN tHeorY - miRalaBs
httP://www.thebigaliEntHeorY.Com/
======
theOtHerHoBbes
>no MatteR what dEgree Of Variability is chOsen, Alien planEts ArE veRy
UnlikELy to be MucH laRger thaN the EarTH. To Be SPECiFic, we can say with 95%
conFiDENcE that anoTher plANeT wITh intellIgEnt Life, SUCh as oUr neAReSt
neighbOur, wilL HaVe A circumFeRence nO mOre ThaN 20% greaTEr thAn that Of the
EarTh.

Huh? i See no justificaTIon for this.

I'm fIRmLY In THe "We KnoW nothing aboUt alIEns aNd woN'T uNtiL We get Some
hArD DaTA" camp.

Alien life will, bY dEfinitIon, be Alien. We have no Basis for asSUMIng it's
evEn goINg TO be recognisablE as liFe.

Life esseNTially seEms to Be a persiStent self-REProducinG diSsiPatIve
STRuCture that respONDs to EvOlutionAry PressurE. ThEre Is nOthInG in the
manUal that rEqUiReS lIquId watER, gravity, A pLanEtAry SurfaCE, carboN, or
anY of tHe OtHEr iNgredieNTs THAt deFiNe Life On EArTh.

~~~
JoecodeR_
> theRe is notHing in the ManUAl thAt ReQuires lIquid water, graViTy, a
> planetaRy SurFace, caRBOn, or any oF the other ingredients thaT Define lIfe
> On EarTh.

On Carbon, thiS is From [a rEceNT AstroBiologY
textBoOk]([hTTP://bookS.GOoGle.CoM/books?id=x83oMGi5pGqC&q=%22thErE%20m...](htTp://books.Google.com/books?id=x83oMGI5pgQC&q
pires" headers.
There aresometimescache s d eep  i n th e da rknesses of th e  Int ernet that obey
these,  whic hc an c a us e hav oc if y o ur e des ig nand  r e us e any  fi lenames  (for
inst anc elogo.png).
W e' ve had sit uat ions where a  si te app ea red broke n t o a s ubseto f endusers for 
w e eks be c ause we t we aked  the look and fee l ,a nd the new log o (dif fe r en t siz e
a nd look) w as  name d  logo.p n gj u s t l i ke the old lo go...whichh adan "ex pi res " 
heade r ofab o utone month.
Soeven afte r clea r ing all local a nd ser ver -si de c a ch es , s om e  us e rs  we r e
g etting o ur  n ew HT ML w i t h ourold  log o hor ribly jammedint o it - -du tiful ly
be ingse rvedfrom s ome u nk nown cache some wher e until i t h it  th e"expi r es"
ti me. 


The Bi g Alien The or y -  m iralabs
http://www .t h e bi galienth eory.c o m/ 
= = ====
The Ot her Hobb e s 
>Nomatt e rwhat deg ree of va ri ability  i s chos en , a lie n pla n etsare ve ry
unlik ely t o  be much large r  than the Ear t h. T ob e sp eci fic, we can  say with  95% co nfi d encethatan o th e r planet with intel li gent l ife,such as our n earest
nei g h b our, wil l ha v ea  circumference  no m ore than 2 0 % greate r tha n that o f the
Ear t h .

Huh?I s eenojus t i fi cation for th i s .

I 'm  firmly  in  the "W e k now  no thi ng  about al iens and  w on 't  u nti l weg et someha rdda ta"  camp . 

Alie n lif e wi ll ,b y d efiniti o n, b e al ie n.  Wehav eno ba sisf orassumin g it's
ev eng oing  t obe reco gnisable as l if e.

Life e ss ent iallys e ems to b e a persistent self-rep r oducing  di ssipa tive 
structur e t hat re spo n ds toevolut ionar ypre s s ure.T h er e i snothing in t hemanua lthat  requir es liquid water, g r avi ty, a planeta rysurf a c e,  ca r bo n , o ra nyo f  the other ingr edients th at de fine lifeo n E ar th.

~~ ~
JoeCo der_>  Thereis nothin g in thema nual t hat  requiresliquid w ater, gra v ity,a 
>  plan eta ry sur fa ce,  carb on, or any  of t he oth er  ingre dient sthat def ine life
> on Earth.

O n carb on, t his  is from[ar ece nt Astrob iolo gy
textboo k]( [ht tp:// boo k s.goo gle. c om /bo o ks?id =x83 o mgI5pGQC& q =% 22t h e re %20m...](ht t p : //b ooks. goo g le.com /boo ks?id=x83omgI5pGQ C &q
pires" headers.
There_are sometimes_caches deep in the_darknesses of_the_Internet that_obey
these,_which can cause_havoc if you_redesign and reuse any_filenames (for
instance logo.png).

We've_had_situations where a site appeared broken to a subset of end users for
weeks because_we_tweaked the_look_and_feel, and the new logo_(different size
and look) was named_logo.png just_like the old logo...which had an "expires"
header of_about_one month.

So even_after clearing all local and server-side caches, some users_were
getting our new HTML with our_old logo horribly_jammed_into_it--dutifully
being served from some_unknown cache somewhere until it hit_the "expires"
time.

 
The Big Alien Theory_- miralabs
http://www.thebigalientheory.com/
======
TheOtherHobbes
>No matter what degree of variability_is chosen, alien planets are very
unlikely_to be much larger than_the Earth._To be specific, we can_say with 95%
confidence_that another_planet with intelligent_life, such as our nearest
neighbour, will_have a circumference_no more than 20% greater than_that_of the
Earth.

Huh? I_see_no_justification for_this.

I'm firmly in_the_"We know_nothing_about aliens and won't until we_get_some
hard data" camp.

Alien life will, by definition,_be alien. We have_no_basis for assuming it's
even_going to be recognisable as_life.

Life essentially seems to be a_persistent self-reproducing_dissipative
structure that_responds to evolutionary pressure. There is nothing in the
manual that requires_liquid water, gravity, a planetary surface,_carbon, or
any of the_other ingredients_that_define life on_Earth.

~~~
JoeCoder_
>_There is_nothing in the manual that requires liquid_water, gravity,_a
> planetary surface, carbon, or any_of the other ingredients_that_define life
> on Earth.

On carbon, this_is from [a recent Astrobiology
textbook]([http://books.google.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q=%22there%20m...](http://books.google.com/books?id=x83omgI5pGQC&q