Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!demillo From: demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: Astronomical software Message-ID: <1378@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 19:18:01 EDT Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1378 Posted: Wed Aug 7 19:18:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 00:08:56 EDT References: 937@teddy.UUCP <1955GMS@psuvm> <2450@sun.uucp> Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 36 > I'm also in favor of astrological software appearing in net.astro.software, > being a superset of that required for astronomy, and in days of old, the > two sciences being indistinguishable. > > Sunny > {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sun!sunny (Ms. Sunny Kirsten) I have to go along with objections to this. Although it is true that astronomy's roots are religous in nature, the concept should remain historical, and the distinction clear. net.astrologic.software would be a different matter. (Admittedly, this also stems from a bias against astrology, and from conversations like this: a person: "...in grad school, eh? What are you studying?" me : "astronomy" a person: "...oh, you mean like you can tell me my future?" -- --- Rob DeMillo Madison Academic Computer Center ...seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!demillo "...That's enough, that's enough! Television's takin' its toll. Turn it off, turn it off! Give me the remote control! I've been nice! I've been good! Please don't do this to me! I've been nice, turn it off, I don't wanna hav'ta see... ...'The Brady Bunch!'"