Comments on: The Death of UKIRT http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/ all about a canadian guy living in canada Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:03:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: UKIRT Ain’t Dead Yet! « canspice.org http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66809 UKIRT Ain’t Dead Yet! « canspice.org Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:56:53 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66809 [...] links « The Death of UKIRT [...] [...] links « The Death of UKIRT [...]

]]> By: Maren Purves http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66792 Maren Purves Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:27:48 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66792 IMNSHO THE best infrared telescope. Of course my opinion is tainted because I work here. We're running a 3%- (2%- most of the time) fault loss rate, produce terabytes (petabytes?) of data, and have the back-end in place to reduce those data and make them available. Tim Hawarden, rest in peace. You had a large part in making it the way it is, or maybe soon, was. IMNSHO THE best infrared telescope. Of course my opinion is tainted because I work here. We’re running a 3%- (2%- most of the time) fault loss rate, produce terabytes (petabytes?) of data, and have the back-end in place to reduce those data and make them available.

Tim Hawarden, rest in peace. You had a large part in making it the way it is, or maybe soon, was.

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66776 Geof F. Morris Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:09:03 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66776 This is disheartening. :( This is disheartening. :(

]]> By: The Starving Economist http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66771 The Starving Economist Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:26:05 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66771 There are few things more maddening than bean counters who can't even count. There are few things more maddening than bean counters who can’t even count.

]]> By: Tweets that mention The Death of UKIRT « canspice.org -- Topsy.com http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66762 Tweets that mention The Death of UKIRT « canspice.org -- Topsy.com Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:30:58 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66762 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Brad Cavanagh, Alasdair Allan. Alasdair Allan said: RT @CanSpice: New blog post: The Death of UKIRT http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Brad Cavanagh, Alasdair Allan. Alasdair Allan said: RT @CanSpice: New blog post: The Death of UKIRT http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/ [...]

]]> By: A Darker View http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66761 A Darker View Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:28:54 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66761 <strong>Unfortunate Buget News from UKIRT...</strong> The budget outlook for the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) is not good. The UK government, specifically the Science & Technology Facilities Council, is facing a budget shortfall and looking to trim. Get the details over at CanSpice.... Unfortunate Buget News from UKIRT…

The budget outlook for the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) is not good. The UK government, specifically the Science & Technology Facilities Council, is facing a budget shortfall and looking to trim.

Get the details over at CanSpice….

]]> By: Vera http://www.canspice.org/2009/12/16/the-death-of-ukirt/comment-page-1/#comment-66760 Vera Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:05:03 +0000 http://www.canspice.org/?p=1297#comment-66760 *shakes head* I sure hope others don't start using this as a precedent for their own cuts.... *shakes head*

I sure hope others don’t start using this as a precedent for their own cuts….

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