Do Solo Black Holes Roam the Universe? 135
sciencehabit writes "Two mysterious bright spots in a disheveled, distant galaxy suggest that astronomers have found the best evidence yet for a supermassive black hole being shoved out of its home. If confirmed, the finding would verify Einstein's theory of general relativity in a region of intense gravity not previously tested. The results would also suggest that some giant black holes roam the universe as invisible free floaters, flung from the galaxies in which they coalesced. Although loner black holes may be an entity that has to be reckoned with, they would still be rare."
Re:YES! And I can prove it... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:YES! And I can prove it... (Score:3, Insightful)
It's ironic, then, that neither of you have put anything forth to foster the discussion along what you would consider "proper" lines. Oh, and you both posted as ACs, too...
Re:YES! And I can prove it... (Score:1, Insightful)
Well look at his user number...they should have stopped at 1 million and allowed invites only...
Re:YES! And I can prove it... (Score:5, Insightful)
Honest Question here - do you really believe that the best way to foster free and open discussion is to severely limit the people that can participate?
Look at my number. It is huge. Yes, I contribute some bullshit every now and then, but I honestly try my best to contribute to this open forum. Why is my number soooo big? Because I chose to lurk first, learn the dynamics and how to do stuff (technical word there), and then post.
It's like this - you want to ride a roller coaster. So, you go to an amusement park. Then you get pissed about waiting in line with the other idiots. What are your options? (a) Build your own rollercoaster; or (b) quit bitching about the line and enjoy the pleasant conversations that do happen, when they happen.
If you are not the owner of a website, who are you to limit, or suggest a limit for that matter, on who can contribute?
Why do I love the internet, and online forums and discussion boards? Because I can hear a...n...y...t...h...i...n...g... on them. If I wanted to have a closed discussion on a topic, I'd go back to yelling at my television. It feels just as good, and is as one-sided as you make it.
In other words, sir or ma'am, I understand that you believe that there were glory days on this site. I'm sure there were. But, limiting who can speak, simply based on how old s/he is comes off as, in my opinion, utter bullshit.
In other words. Learn to ignore the shit. Look for the good. It's there, if you care to be positive. OR, instead of limiting who can post, have a system where you can register your account, but can not contribute until you reach a certain time on the site, or number of articles read paired with time spent reading, or something. I don't know, just quit complaining about it. It's just as annoying as the bullshit posts from user numbers>1,000,000, and contributes nothing to the discussion.
But that is all my opinion. Thank you.
Of course: if stars can be slungshot out (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:YES! And I can prove it... (Score:3, Insightful)
Some guy makes a witty crack, 1 simple, single sentence post.
Then 4000 neckbeards get all pissy about it and chime in to complain about the S/N ratio.
Re:YES! And I can prove it... (Score:4, Insightful)
My point is that 1 million is just as arbitrary as 100k.