Astrology is crap
You can not buy a star name
Yes, there really was a Big Bang
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Back in the dim and ancient days of usenet, I used to take astrologers apart for fun. They had such goofy ideas, and they were so serious about it.
Astrology. Classic woo. Not much to say about it other than the fact that for some very strange reason a lot of people still believe in it, at least a little. Maybe it's because almost every newspaper in the country still has an astrology column. I don't know.
Once again the perennially aggravating subject of Indian marriages is in the news at the beebs. The reporter sez
Well, I've never followed this "Jerome" fellow's stuff at MyDD, with the recent accusations that he may have done some dubious things in the stock market and was a promoter of astrology, but the Commissar
Huh.
Having a tough day? Or do you make a point out of going after
the low-hanging fruit at least once a year?
Someone has to do it, I suppose.
Nah, just wanted to get it into the open
Sort of like first week of Astro 1, let the punters know where you're coming from
A few years ago, one of my astro lab students asked me to help her find a star she had 'purchased' for a friend of hers. She was very disapointed to hear that not only was 'her' star 28th magnitude (and thus out of range for our 16 inch) but also wasn't there, according to Simbad. If they're going to sell stars, can't they at least sell actual stars?
"Nah, just wanted to get it into the open
Sort of like first week of Astro 1, let the punters know where you're coming from"
Hence my question. Most of us start posting stuff like this in early September. The
timing seemed odd.
Ah, I see, I'll probably repeat in September; this was prompted by me slowly importing tags, archives and html blurbs.
Felt a need to provide a short hand intro on my more absolute positions.
I really despise the "star seller" companies, what they do is fraudulent and I have had to tell far to many undergrads that their "nice present" to/from relatives and lovers is a rip off and piece of junk.
Strangely, when I offer the same service in class, no one takes me up on it.
I'll offer them almost any star they want, except for "Bob" of course. That is taken.