Too bad the Superconducting Super Collider was cancelled here in the States. I highly doubt we would have had so many issues and delays. The "trains would have run on time"
Whenever I hear of exciting projects like these that are European led or international collaboration (U.S./E.U.) I become deeply concerned of debilitating cost overruns or technical failures. Happens almost everytime.
Mars Beagle, Cassini Huygens, LHC - to name a few examples.
Too much risk of toppling and ill timed landings. Why not use the tried and true airbag method? I know more landers have landed this way than by any other technique but our recent track record is not encouraging. Expect to see, if anything, a panorama of Mars 180degrees off kilter.
What is so wrong with doing things 'our' way? I don't see why just because 99% of the world uses the metric we should. Yes, a spacecraft or two has been lost due to different standards. If the technicians and engineers had realized the discrepancy - problem solved. I would argue that when we are contributing the bulk of manpower and $$ to a space project, our foreign partners should use our system. I know that might be controversial. God forbid they bend 'our' way. Our poor foreign partners. America the Bully is at it again. Well guess what, 'they' do all the time already.
Last time I checked the differing standards have not amounted to anything more than a headache (save for the failed Nasa probe) and the earth is still turning on its axis. You all have posted your personal stories of how life for you would be easier if the same standard was used but the average American citizen isn't affected. I generally dislike this common tendency to do away with American uniqueness in favor of 'catching up with the rest of the world' - as if the rest of the world is some utopia that knows what's best for us. I am confident that my grandkids will live in an America of feet, inches, and miles.
With news that efforts are being made to construct a Space Elevator. I was wondering if there was some way to harness gravity as a fuel source? Perhaps in a similar way as water dams and windmills are used to generate energy from water and wind. When I heard 'Space Elevator', for some reason I thought of windmills and turbines.
Installing a ceiling fan in my bedroom took care of 99% of the mosquito problem. A ceiling fan on 'High' creates hurricane like winds for them and makes it difficult to land. If you really want to sleep peacefully, also apply baby powder to your body before going to bed.
These atheists and unbelievers are hilarious! LOL. They don't realize that their believe that Jesus ever existed is rooted in the Bible. There is scant "evidence" of his life and resurrection outside of the Bible and even so, their belief system in his existence is more than likely not based off of those accounts. So, ask yourself..you believe in parts of the Bible (parts that speak to the existence of Jesus) but not all of it? Ask yourself...why not? My email address is lilmac558@gmail.com.
Given that you were a Marine that came with a heavily armed task force and loads of firepower I would not be surprised if you were given a welcome reception.:)
How ironic, I happen to be reading the Lost World now. I did read years ago that remote parts of Papua New Guinea are considered among the last unexplored regions outside of Antartica (parts of Mongolia being the other). I'm all for exploration but I hope the Indonesian authorities make every effort to preserve this 4,000 sq mile habitat.
At some time in early November of 2000, someone showed up in a few Internet discussion boards calling themselves Timetravel_0. Over time, they then laid claim to the real name, John Titor, a time traveler from the year 2036. From there, the name John Titor will forever be embedded in the folklore of both alternative-topic boards like ATS, and the Internet as a whole.
As many will recall, one of the first things Titor did was post pictures of his time machine and his operations manual. As the days, weeks, and months went by, people began questioning Titor about his presence "in our timeline", the seeming impossibility of the physics of time travel and his thoughts about the issues of our time. He also posted on other Internet discussion boards including the old Art Bell site. In his posts John Titor often entertained, enraged, frightened and belittled those who engaged him in mostly one-sided conversation.
On March 24, 2001, John Titor announced he would be leaving our time and returning to 2036. After that, he was never heard from again. Speculation and investigation about who John Titor was and why he was online (curiously focusing his efforts on conspiracy community discussion boards) continues to this day.
Although many find it easy to dismiss all this as either science fiction or an elaborate extended hoax, there are those who still read his information and agree that there is something very troubling about John Titor and what he had to say. I was present during many of his postings and at the time, didn't pay much attention, immediately dismissing it as just another Internet hoax. However, as time goes by, many point to current-day details that seem to corroborate Titor's stories, and even others feel his exact predictions have come to pass.
Here is one of the questions posed to him in 2001: Q: "..but how did you manage to overcome the problem of gathering sufficient power to artificially create a micro-singularity in such a short time (sometime prior to 2036))"
A: The machine with the energy to do it will come on-line very soon. The method for doing it has already been mostly perfected in the Z machine at the National lab in New Mexico.
The article is correct in that Nintendo is left out of most discussions over the next generation of consoles. I am most excited about Nintendo's console of the three coming out. Why? The games!!
Whatever happened to "Oodles & Noodles"? All I see in the grocery store are Ramen noodles. I have about 70 packets in my kitchen in fact. Ahh, the life of a bachelor.:-)
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Bravo. Couldnâ(TM)t agree more. He is the thomas Edison/Isaac Newton of our time.
Wouldn't be surprised if the private sector beats NASA to AP
Too bad the Superconducting Super Collider was cancelled here in the States. I highly doubt we would have had so many issues and delays. The "trains would have run on time" Whenever I hear of exciting projects like these that are European led or international collaboration (U.S./E.U.) I become deeply concerned of debilitating cost overruns or technical failures. Happens almost everytime. Mars Beagle, Cassini Huygens, LHC - to name a few examples.
It's easy to forget about Mars Oddyssey. Did any major scientific discoveries/confirmations come out of this ongoing mission?
Too much risk of toppling and ill timed landings. Why not use the tried and true airbag method? I know more landers have landed this way than by any other technique but our recent track record is not encouraging. Expect to see, if anything, a panorama of Mars 180degrees off kilter.
If money wasn't an obstacle, imagine the possibilities.
What is so wrong with doing things 'our' way? I don't see why just because 99% of the world uses the metric we should. Yes, a spacecraft or two has been lost due to different standards. If the technicians and engineers had realized the discrepancy - problem solved. I would argue that when we are contributing the bulk of manpower and $$ to a space project, our foreign partners should use our system. I know that might be controversial. God forbid they bend 'our' way. Our poor foreign partners. America the Bully is at it again. Well guess what, 'they' do all the time already.
Last time I checked the differing standards have not amounted to anything more than a headache (save for the failed Nasa probe) and the earth is still turning on its axis. You all have posted your personal stories of how life for you would be easier if the same standard was used but the average American citizen isn't affected. I generally dislike this common tendency to do away with American uniqueness in favor of 'catching up with the rest of the world' - as if the rest of the world is some utopia that knows what's best for us. I am confident that my grandkids will live in an America of feet, inches, and miles.
Does anyone know the process by which they get a Shuttle mated to a 747 for transport? Amazing feat.
by John Steakley. It is one of the greatest books ever. What kind of geeks are you!?
With news that efforts are being made to construct a Space Elevator. I was wondering if there was some way to harness gravity as a fuel source? Perhaps in a similar way as water dams and windmills are used to generate energy from water and wind. When I heard 'Space Elevator', for some reason I thought of windmills and turbines.
Installing a ceiling fan in my bedroom took care of 99% of the mosquito problem. A ceiling fan on 'High' creates hurricane like winds for them and makes it difficult to land. If you really want to sleep peacefully, also apply baby powder to your body before going to bed.
Problem solved.
Relieved to see no comments about Magneto. Oops
These atheists and unbelievers are hilarious! LOL. They don't realize that their believe that Jesus ever existed is rooted in the Bible. There is scant "evidence" of his life and resurrection outside of the Bible and even so, their belief system in his existence is more than likely not based off of those accounts. So, ask yourself..you believe in parts of the Bible (parts that speak to the existence of Jesus) but not all of it? Ask yourself...why not? My email address is lilmac558@gmail.com.
Given that you were a Marine that came with a heavily armed task force and loads of firepower I would not be surprised if you were given a welcome reception. :)
How ironic, I happen to be reading the Lost World now. I did read years ago that remote parts of Papua New Guinea are considered among the last unexplored regions outside of Antartica (parts of Mongolia being the other). I'm all for exploration but I hope the Indonesian authorities make every effort to preserve this 4,000 sq mile habitat.
....and not a hybrid of globular cluster and galaxy. What makes a galaxy a galaxy?
It happened twice with my first two posts!
I for one welcome our new dwarf galaxy overlords
I hope this idea is adopted. We're talking major cost and energy savings.
At some time in early November of 2000, someone showed up in a few Internet discussion boards calling themselves Timetravel_0. Over time, they then laid claim to the real name, John Titor, a time traveler from the year 2036. From there, the name John Titor will forever be embedded in the folklore of both alternative-topic boards like ATS, and the Internet as a whole.
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As many will recall, one of the first things Titor did was post pictures of his time machine and his operations manual. As the days, weeks, and months went by, people began questioning Titor about his presence "in our timeline", the seeming impossibility of the physics of time travel and his thoughts about the issues of our time. He also posted on other Internet discussion boards including the old Art Bell site. In his posts John Titor often entertained, enraged, frightened and belittled those who engaged him in mostly one-sided conversation.
On March 24, 2001, John Titor announced he would be leaving our time and returning to 2036. After that, he was never heard from again. Speculation and investigation about who John Titor was and why he was online (curiously focusing his efforts on conspiracy community discussion boards) continues to this day.
Although many find it easy to dismiss all this as either science fiction or an elaborate extended hoax, there are those who still read his information and agree that there is something very troubling about John Titor and what he had to say. I was present during many of his postings and at the time, didn't pay much attention, immediately dismissing it as just another Internet hoax. However, as time goes by, many point to current-day details that seem to corroborate Titor's stories, and even others feel his exact predictions have come to pass.
Here is one of the questions posed to him in 2001:
Q: "..but how did you manage to overcome the problem of gathering sufficient power to artificially create a micro-singularity in such a short time (sometime prior to 2036))"
A: The machine with the energy to do it will come on-line very soon. The method for doing it has already been mostly perfected in the Z machine at the National lab in New Mexico.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/the_john_tito
He's hemmorhaging cash at astounding rates.
The article is correct in that Nintendo is left out of most discussions over the next generation of consoles. I am most excited about Nintendo's console of the three coming out. Why? The games!!
That's no galaxy. Oh wait...
Whatever happened to "Oodles & Noodles"? All I see in the grocery store are Ramen noodles. I have about 70 packets in my kitchen in fact. Ahh, the life of a bachelor. :-)
The wake for a robofish is pretty small if not nonexistent (after a few seconds)