There are a chunk of assumptions based upon the dynamics of our solar system and other solar systems observed. There are no direct measurements beyond period and size.

From what I’ve read, it’s a theory and only valid if Gliese is a four planet system. If there are six planets as some have surmised, then it would rotate twice roughly for each orbit of the star.

Sod that I’m going to Pluto. There I’m setting up my pirate / mining base and seceding from the Solar System. Dwarf planets unite! We will smite the fatties!

I can completely understand why the luxury brands are doing this. Where is there strong growth in the world? China , fomer USSR and India. Where do they have the most new millionaires / billionaires? China, former USSR and India. Where do they have some of the crappiest roads in the world? Yup – China, former USSR and…

You sir have excellent taste. It's from my favourite new TV show of the year; Danger 5.

They're lucky the shark didn't have a knife.

Don’t want to be Debbie-downer but I find this hopelessly naive. Having spent a fair chunk of my career in corporate intelligence and investigations I may have a jaundiced view of corporations but in my opinion they are far from an "ecologically-successful genus of collectively intelligent artificial creatures".

Roger that.

When you see one of these, add the #corrections tag, otherwise the author never sees it.

Yes please!

You think you can have a bigger chin than me? Well do you punk?

An interesting idea but I don’t think it’s necessarily true in business. I’ve worked at large companies that were very nimble as well as ones that used Kafka’s Trial as the blue-print for their business processes. Scale does cause complexity but in my experience it really depends on how people are empowered. Maybe…

Uh...

This is io9!

I got a tattoo when I was sh*t-faced. Was that cause or effect?

Nanu-nanu indeed.

All it would have done was escalate the arms race.

Sage advice.

Nothing announced yet though some time this summer is expected. The good news is that Season 4 has been extended to 20 episodes.

Sorry I just found it amusing that you called me son, since I'm now into my fifth decade and the slang word tabs is from the 1900's whereas the drink tab came out in 1963. No harm, no foul ;)