I was home sick from High School too listening to the launch on the Voice of America on my shortwave radio in my room. The announcers initially sounded hopeful that the crew compartment somehow made it to the water in a way that may have been survivable. Then I went downstairs and saw the video on CNN and that hope was gone.
I also migrated to AOL from Prodigy - in 1991 I think - when Prodigy raised their prices. I still have that AOL e-mail address although it's only been a spam-sink for 15 years or so.
relying on "magical" things and/or super tech to achieve the desired story line
Can't get much better than having Q and the holodeck for arranging any scenario needed to let the writers off the hook from coming up with stories set in it the ST time frame.
One might think that being in the future with a galaxy of worlds and species to explore would result in sufficient stories to be told, but apparently not...
A) There is not that much Martian atmosphere to slow the "meteorite" to the point a "soft landing" and I can see no re-entry rockets on said rock; so your reasoning is bollocks.
In the BBC series Wonders of the Solar System, this type of non-crater-producing Martian meteorite is used as possible evidence that Mars had a thicker atmosphere in the distant past when these meteorites impacted. It was in the Thin Blue Line episode if I remember correctly.
High-tech masks and data gloves not withstanding, I've wondered why there's no plan to shoot unmanned ships to the nearest ten or twenty star systems even if it's 100 - 200 years before they get there and we start getting data back and even if in the meantime technology advances enough to make these initial ships pointless - e.g. warp drive is developed. There's a reasonably good chance that FTL travel won't be developed in the next 1,000 years (if ever) so why not try to accomplish something in the nearer term?
Is it possible to aim well enough to place a ship in orbit of a star 8 - 30 light years or so away? How much could we learn about a star system with a satellite orbiting a star at a distance roughly the same as between Jupiter and Saturn for example? Would it be any better than current or near-future Earth based imaging can provide? If such a satellite came into orbit of our solar system sent by another civilization, would we readily be able to detect it?
ISIT (the Invisibility Simulator with Intromittent Transmission) The ISIT probe resembles a dragonfly. The wings are used to collect microwave energy, which is beamed to it within a range of 2,500 yards. Flight is accomplished with jets of compressed air (it is not stated if the wings flap). Feet on the unit are capable of grasping as well.
The control system for ISIT is a virtual reality helmet and gauntlet gloves. Visual and auditory information is relayed through the helmet, while control is handled through the gauntlets. Operators receive tactile sensation feedback.
Development of the FlipStart seems to have flagged a bit since this website hasn't changed appreciably in over 2 years. What the heck has Paul Allen been working on that could be more important than what I want!?
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I was home sick from High School too listening to the launch on the Voice of America on my shortwave radio in my room. The announcers initially sounded hopeful that the crew compartment somehow made it to the water in a way that may have been survivable. Then I went downstairs and saw the video on CNN and that hope was gone.
Well at least eventually attributed Rock Paper Scissors Spock Lizard correctly. All Hail Sam Kass!
I also migrated to AOL from Prodigy - in 1991 I think - when Prodigy raised their prices. I still have that AOL e-mail address although it's only been a spam-sink for 15 years or so.
I'd by happy with being able to take a photo of a trail, field, or camping site and having poison ivy/oak/etc pointed out to me.
Can't get much better than having Q and the holodeck for arranging any scenario needed to let the writers off the hook from coming up with stories set in it the ST time frame.
One might think that being in the future with a galaxy of worlds and species to explore would result in sufficient stories to be told, but apparently not...
In the BBC series Wonders of the Solar System, this type of non-crater-producing Martian meteorite is used as possible evidence that Mars had a thicker atmosphere in the distant past when these meteorites impacted. It was in the Thin Blue Line episode if I remember correctly.
High-tech masks and data gloves not withstanding, I've wondered why there's no plan to shoot unmanned ships to the nearest ten or twenty star systems even if it's 100 - 200 years before they get there and we start getting data back and even if in the meantime technology advances enough to make these initial ships pointless - e.g. warp drive is developed. There's a reasonably good chance that FTL travel won't be developed in the next 1,000 years (if ever) so why not try to accomplish something in the nearer term?
Is it possible to aim well enough to place a ship in orbit of a star 8 - 30 light years or so away? How much could we learn about a star system with a satellite orbiting a star at a distance roughly the same as between Jupiter and Saturn for example? Would it be any better than current or near-future Earth based imaging can provide? If such a satellite came into orbit of our solar system sent by another civilization, would we readily be able to detect it?
Plus, a dragonfly design has already been done by the ISIT probe.
I can't wait to dig out my collection once my kids are old enough to read them.
Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy
partial wiki excerpt:
For example a laser used for marking targets.
Laser applications
2038 is just the tip of the iceberg!!!
Significant dates
I've been waiting for this for several years now:
Paul Allen's Vulcan FlipStart
Development of the FlipStart seems to have flagged a bit since this website hasn't changed appreciably in over 2 years. What the heck has Paul Allen been working on that could be more important than what I want!?
Yes but large corporations don't have the sort of long-running mismanagement of IT...
You must be new around here.
Looks like they're ahead of schedule.
http://www.robinsloan.com/epic/
The most widely implemented version of WebCT (4.x) is pretty bad. The latest version (6.x) is much better. We're currently implementing it where I am.
Actually, toaster graphics have been ported to java:
"It will never be known what acts of cowardice have been
motivated by the fear of not looking sufficiently progressive."
- Charles Peguy 1905