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John Carmack's Test Liftoff a Success
brainstyle writes "Space.com is reporting that John Carmack of Armadillo Aerospace (and who apparently has some game design hobby) has had a successful launch of the prototype of its entry in the X-Prize. From the article: 'I had tried several algorithms on the simulator before settling on this one, and it behaved exactly the same in reality, which is always a pleasant surprise.'"
If we can't shoot it or drive it, what good is it ?
'I had tried several algorithms on the simulator before settling on this one, and it behaved exactly the same in reality, which is always a pleasant surprise.'
I hope he's not referring to the "simulator" about the space marine on Mars/Phobos/Deimos...
(especially not if the simulation behaved exactly the same)
he'll have a deadline more precise than "when it's done" if he wants to win the X-Prize.
he isn't working on Doom 3!
'I had tried several algorithms on the simulator before settling on this one, and it behaved exactly the same in reality, which is always a pleasant surprise.'
I know not this reality which you speak of.
You have favourite programmers?
100 km is nothing! It just makes the thing a high altitude plane. You can't maintain a stable orbit a that altitude, and the planes that get up there are nowhere near escpae velocity.
A rocket that can get up there will need more than just a few extra miles. It needs to travel at about 10 times the speed, have serious prtection for reentry, and have heavy shielding to protect it once it gets out of the Van Halen belt.
Cant wait to see that BFG M-II, scaled up to blast some astroids.
"/Dread"
Beware, geeks, maybe there is no light at the end of the tunnel...
John Carmack just showed us inferior quakers what a REAL rocket jump is like ...
> I wish I had as much free time as some of these people.:E
He says, on slashdot.
With TONS of bugs and frogs, and a nonsensical japanese name
I think you're thinking of John Romero - I hear he's working on a rocket powered by nothing but his own over-inflated ego.
Id versus ego, who will win? Mwuhahaha!
Ahem.
Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?
zerg rush kekekekekekekekek ^_^
That's the kind of thing people really care about...
(ps. Congrats on the rocket thing...)
Igor Presnyakov stole my hat
They stood close because they were hoping the exhaust would dye their hair blond.
The Moore-Murphy Law: The number of things that will go wrong will double every 2 years.
As Jerry Pournelle said, reporting on the first flights of the Douglas DCX (a prototype SSTO,{Single Stage to Orbit} spacecraft: "it lands on its tailfins, as God and Robert Heinlein intended."
John Romero of Daikatana fame also had a much-hyped launch, but his ship was bloated and delayed for months and could only reach escape orbit at 10 frames per second.
Oh my god! If I post right now, I can almost claim I've spoken to John Carmack. I'll be lying, but this is my only chance.
Hi John!
preface: This is a joke
John Carmack always gets +5 when he posts something. It's not even a question, moderators are drawn to give up those points like a heroin addict looking to shoot up when they see his name.
I think one day JC is going to just put "I farted, it stanks" and hit OK by accident, and then see the following on the comment:
+1 Insightful
+1 Funny
+1 Interesting
+1 Informative
Maybe you can add an armadillo easter-egg into D3 somewhere :-)
Damn you, you just added another year to the release date.
From what I've seen, Armadillo definitely practices safe rocketry.
A theoretical conversation between John Carmack the astronaut and ambassador Zarvox of Omicron Persei 8
Zarvox: Greetings earthling. We come in peace. What is it that you do on your planet?
Carmack: I make computer games where you run around and kill aliens.
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
In related news, the Mesquite Sheriff's department took a report from Little Billy Shumacker who's model rocket was stolen by a man with glasses who tried to offer him the cheat codes for 'god mode' for doom 3 in exchange.
-- Greg
Slashdot, would a spell-checker for posting be too much to ask? It's not rocket science!
He sold his soul for it. :)
Compassionate conservatism?