Frank Drake of The Drake Equation only died a few days ago!
The Drake Equation calculates the number of interstellar civilizations in the galaxy. The real version is
When writing the pitch for Star Trek Gene didn't remember the real equation, so he created the completely nonsensical
Whatever Gene's talents, mathematics wasn't one of them. Why raise things to the first power?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes
nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.