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notmtwain [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 02:12:08 PM
Why is this being posted everywhere on the net with the disclaimer that subby doesn't own it?

The original seems to be working fine.

Stephen Colbert Interview - Montclair Kimberley Academy
January 29, 2010 in the Watch section

A discussion about science, society, and the universe with Stephen Colbert, who is out of character, at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey.
 
BurnShrike
2011-12-13 02:20:19 PM
This is currently on my "to watch" list, but I just haven't had time yet. Colbert is awesome, and I have a bit of a man-crush on Neil deGrasse Tyson.
 
notmtwain [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 02:20:29 PM
Google search for "I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT, but since the website is severely overloaded at the moment I am uploading it here." yields 7,440 results.

The Hayden Planetarium called. Its website is fine.
 
Flab [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 02:50:30 PM
BurnShrike: and I have a bit of a man-crush on Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Get in line.
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 02:53:36 PM
BurnShrike: This is currently on my "to watch" list, but I just haven't had time yet. Colbert is awesome, and I have a bit of a man-crush on Neil deGrasse Tyson.

The video is... less than dynamic. Just the two of them sitting in chairs talking. If you can manage just the audio, go for it.
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 02:56:56 PM
notmtwain: Google search for "I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT, but since the website is severely overloaded at the moment I am uploading it here." yields 7,440 results.

The Hayden Planetarium called. Its website is fine.

Fark pulls the original video description through into its Youtube container pages. This video re-blew up late November for some reason, and on the 27th, when this was uploaded, I'm willing to bet that the original host site was farked.

Now, this just happens to be the link people have been passing around. Because for a few days, it was the only one that worked.

By the way, the Hayden Planetarium has to pay for their own bandwidth, and they don't get any Adsense money. They lose nothing when you watch this on Youtube.
 
make me some tea [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 02:58:13 PM
BurnShrike: This is currently on my "to watch" list, but I just haven't had time yet. Colbert is awesome, and I have a bit of a man-crush on Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Yeah me too.
 
CrotchBeard
2011-12-13 03:04:18 PM
Dr. Tyson is awesome, but he's a bit subdued.

if I had to take an astrophysics class I think I'd prefer Alex Filippenko. He's a bit more gregarious, and I'd imagine that sitting thru one of his lectures while hungover or still slightly drunk would be less of an ordeal.
 
Pastor of Muppets [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 03:11:25 PM
CrotchBeard: if I had to take an astrophysics class I think I'd prefer Alex Filippenko. He's a bit more gregarious, and I'd imagine that sitting thru one of his lectures while hungover or still slightly drunk would be less of an ordeal.

He reminds me of an academic Jim J. Bullock.
 
Teenwolf
2011-12-13 03:28:13 PM
kingoomieiii: By the way, the Hayden Planetarium has to pay for their own bandwidth, and they don't get any Adsense money.

I think she can afford it, with all that Heroes money.

www.blogcdn.com
 
tenpoundsofcheese
2011-12-13 03:37:07 PM
he just isn't interesting at all without his comedy staff feeding him lines.

what a tool.
 
Dave Lister
2011-12-13 03:43:50 PM
Watch out guys, we're dealing with a pair of badasses over here.
 
the_sidewinder [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 03:51:04 PM
tenpoundsofcheese: he just isn't interesting at all without his comedy staff feeding him lines.

what a tool.

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irishjihad
2011-12-13 03:56:14 PM
Is that the guy they named the junior high after?
 
downstairs [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 03:57:39 PM
notmtwain: Why is this being posted everywhere on the net with the disclaimer that subby doesn't own it?

The original seems to be working fine.

Stephen Colbert Interview - Montclair Kimberley Academy
January 29, 2010 in the Watch section

A discussion about science, society, and the universe with Stephen Colbert, who is out of character, at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey.

Because many video players suck (like the one on the original). Many can't be played easily on a smartphone. Youtube's native app is perfect all around.

I hate it when people don't use YouTube.
 
downstairs [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 03:58:42 PM
notmtwain: Why is this being posted everywhere on the net with the disclaimer that subby doesn't own it?

The original seems to be working fine.

Stephen Colbert Interview - Montclair Kimberley Academy
January 29, 2010 in the Watch section

A discussion about science, society, and the universe with Stephen Colbert, who is out of character, at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey.

Also, YouTube allows you to save it to your playlist. I don't have the time to watch and hour and a half video now, and I'd probably forget when work is done.
 
zerkalo
2011-12-13 04:00:59 PM
This was a good watch/listen (a podcast would have sufficed). It did make me aware of the potential strike from the asteroid Apophis which I'm not sure if I had heard of before
 
notmtwain [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 04:11:08 PM
zerkalo: This was a good watch/listen (a podcast would have sufficed). It did make me aware of the potential strike from the asteroid Apophis which I'm not sure if I had heard of before

Oh no. Another thread with an Apophis tree.


Mon January 31, 2011: Geek (score 100%)
Apophis is not a threat. O'Neill, Carter, Jackson, Teal'c unavailable for comment (70)

Wed December 30, 2009: Geek (score 76%)
Russian scientists meet in secret to plan how to save Earth from the asteroid Apophis in 2036, promise not to blow it up. The asteroid, that is. They might still blow up Earth (70)

Tue April 15, 2008: Main (score 74%)
NASA: Apophis asteroid has a 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting Earth. 13 year old kid: Not so fast, it's actually 1 in 450 and if it hits a satellite in 2029, we could all die in 2036 (548)

Sun February 18, 2007: Main (score 92%)
An asteroid named Apophis, has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13, 2036. EVERYBODY PANIC (131)

Wed December 07, 2005: Main (score 97%)
"It's called Apophis. It's 390m wide. And it could hit Earth in 31 years' time" (207)
 
Marine1
2011-12-13 04:19:49 PM
BurnShrike: This is currently on my "to watch" list, but I just haven't had time yet. Colbert is awesome, and I have a bit of a man-crush on Neil deGrasse Tyson.

He's America, and so can we.
 
Dinobot [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 04:21:38 PM
how bout reinstating planethood to pluto for a start?

well, subby asked
 
the_sidewinder [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 04:23:46 PM
Dinobot: how bout reinstating planethood to pluto for a start?

well, subby asked

No. Stop asking
 
Zombie Hitler
2011-12-13 04:25:34 PM
The Titanic story is awesome.
 
mercator_psi
2011-12-13 04:25:45 PM
the_sidewinder: tenpoundsofcheese: he just isn't interesting at all without his comedy staff feeding him lines.

what a tool.

[s3.amazonaws.com image 640x480]

Perfect use of that exploitable. You rock.
 
gunther_bumpass
2011-12-13 04:41:13 PM
the_sidewinder: Dinobot: how bout reinstating planethood to pluto for a start?

well, subby asked

No. Stop asking

Sounds like someone's taken a few pressure pills.
 
azazyel
2011-12-13 04:45:40 PM
Remember to listen to Tyson's podcast called "Star Talk". It's pretty cool.
 
larrimo
2011-12-13 04:53:33 PM
mercator_psi: the_sidewinder: tenpoundsofcheese: he just isn't interesting at all without his comedy staff feeding him lines.

what a tool.

[s3.amazonaws.com image 640x480]

Perfect use of that exploitable. You rock.

^THIS^
 
larrimo
2011-12-13 04:54:08 PM
Also, that exploitable almost looks like Neil
 
zerkalo
2011-12-13 05:00:18 PM
azazyel: Remember to listen to Tyson's podcast called "Star Talk". It's pretty cool.

Thanks, I'll do just that! Anything to make my daily walks go by faster ;-)
 
F42
2011-12-13 05:02:59 PM
kingoomieiii: just the audio, go for it.

But, the hands!
 
BreezyWheeze
2011-12-13 05:05:25 PM
Dammit! This happened two blocks from my house, was open to the public, and I don't find out about it until long afterwards. Grrr....
 
Razner
2011-12-13 05:08:08 PM
Sorry, have to.

monkeydrunky.com
 
azazyel
2011-12-13 05:16:26 PM
zerkalo: azazyel: Remember to listen to Tyson's podcast called "Star Talk". It's pretty cool.

Thanks, I'll do just that! Anything to make my daily walks go by faster ;-)

Well, if you haven't listened to the Nerdist Podcast you really should. Heck you could start with the one with Neil deGrasse Tyson as the guest. (#139)
 
Zombie Hitler
2011-12-13 05:18:26 PM
Well that was awesome.
 
larrimo
2011-12-13 05:20:49 PM
I stand corrected... the exploitable IS Neil deGrasse Tyson.
 
GleeUnit [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 05:58:37 PM
larrimo: I stand corrected... the exploitable IS Neil deGrasse Tyson.

And this video is where it was pulled from (new window). He's explaining why Isaac Newton is his favorite physicist. It's actually pretty cool if you have two minutes to spare.
 
bravian
2011-12-13 06:04:12 PM
The first 6 minutes is the normal blathering from people you've never heard of thanking other people you've never heard of. You can skip it.

/the rest is awesome
//or at least the next 20 minutes of it
 
badLogic [TotalFark]
2011-12-13 06:20:52 PM
CrotchBeard: Dr. Tyson is awesome, but he's a bit subdued.



Subdued? You need to check his last appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher.
 
hufnmouth
2011-12-13 06:53:18 PM
badLogic: CrotchBeard: Dr. Tyson is awesome, but he's a bit subdued.



Subdued? You need to check his last appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher.

Or watch this video Link (new window)

NDT on Stupid Design specifically genitalia: "An entertainment complex in the middle of a sewage system."
 
IC Stars
2011-12-13 06:54:01 PM
azazyel: Remember to listen to Tyson's podcast called "Star Talk". It's pretty cool.

Kinda wish Tyson would stop interrupting the guests so much.

Also, the Star Talk intro is completely over-the-top.

Still, a nice show.
 
PartTimeBuddha
2011-12-13 07:08:36 PM
I didn't think Colbert was the best interviewer there.
 
myinternetname
2011-12-13 07:09:32 PM
I could ask for it to be someone that I've heard of?
 
Why Would I Read the Article
2011-12-13 07:21:57 PM
CrotchBeard: if I had to take an astrophysics class I think I'd prefer Alex Filippenko. He's a bit more gregarious, and I'd imagine that sitting thru one of his lectures while hungover or still slightly drunk would be less of an ordeal.

As someone who had the good fortune to sit through several Alex Filippenko lectures in good ol Pimentel, I can assure you that yes, he is awesome in every possible way.

I was fairly upset recently when he wasn't part of the Nobel prize winning team for all of the "runaway universe" work that was given to others. He played a huge role in that, and definitely should have been among those honored.
 
guitarpick8120
2011-12-13 07:29:08 PM
That was just like the posting of Queen's Live Aid performance that was streamed on YouTube for Freddie's birthday:
I planned to just watch a few minutes, I'm a big fan of NdGT, but wound up watching the whole damn thing!
 
Dreamy LaTwitch
2011-12-13 07:41:08 PM
Listened to it in the background while doing other things when I stumbled across it a week or so ago. It's so, so great. Glad it turned up here. Definitely a must listen.
 
zerkalo
2011-12-13 07:50:06 PM
Neil deGrasse Tyson doing the Victory Dance of Science is not to be missed
 
mercator_psi
2011-12-13 07:50:38 PM
For those who didn't watch to the end, you missed an awesome payoff.

"Words that make questions may not be questions at all." - NdGT

Stephen's response was pure joy to watch.
 
MonkeyVegetables
2011-12-13 08:23:26 PM
great interview, if you enjoy science or Neil deGrasse Tyson this is a must watch
 
th0th
2011-12-13 09:32:21 PM
PartTimeBuddha: I didn't think Colbert was the best interviewer there.

I've tried to get into him but I don't see his appeal. Yes, I get the satirist angle, but here he comes off like a doofy fanboy interviewer who is somehow trying to outdo his speaker guest by being witty.
 
flaminio
2011-12-13 09:50:44 PM
I started to just a little, and then I accidentally the whole thing.
 
educated
2011-12-13 10:53:21 PM
Alex Filippenko.

Alex Filippenko.

I said Alex Filippenko.
 
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