I used to read the Tom Swift, Jr. series of novels as a kid, and was crushed to find out that "Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
This did not reduce my enjoyment of the books but did make it seem much more commercialized, as is this case, Drew Cloud may have provided some valuable information, but may have been slanted toward 'it's' ad clients.
I have had one of these for about 15 years. WWV, Solar and tough as nails. The newer ones even look better, I bought one for my dad that looks like a normal watch. Batteries last about 10 years if you wear short sleeves enough to charge them occasionally. Without a solar charge the battery lasts about 6 months. I have replaced the battery twice, they are about $20 and fairly easy to replace if you are handy and careful. Just watch out for the tiny springs.
Worst line: "I'm going to science the shit out of this!" (Not in the book).
Best line: "You've got smoke coming off of you" (That line wasn't in the book but it was mentioned that he stunk).
Unfortunate that Ridley changed the ending. The lame Ironman routine sucked big ones. Watch his hands after he cuts his suit, he would have been dead by the time he got to the airlock.
On a positive, I liked the book and the movie as moderately scientific sci-fi. Mars' radiation would still kill you if you had been on it for 2 years in a tent though.
Go to the Asteroid Belt and find nice valuable rocks and volatiles floating around. No need to expend Delta-V to land and take off. Even the big asteroids have minimal gravity.
Really though, what we need to concentrate on is finding habitable extra-solar planets and send some probes there. Earth may be a burnt cinder by the time we hear back, but the longer we wait the longer it will be.
Inhabit the Solar System and then move out, even if we get there and the planet is a dud we can live in space indefinitely.
I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this!
Looks like the worst sci-fi movie since The Astronaut Farmer.
Quit taking liberties, Hollywood. We are SMART.
One Sylvania 100w equivalent, nice bulb, had it in a heavily used area, in a ceiling fan, it died after about 1 year (not fully dead but when it warms up it starts flicking out). It's supposed to have a 5 year warranty, but I didn't save the receipt, so nobody will honor it.
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I had a Datamath in 1973, and a SR-57 programmable (100 steps, 10 memories) in 1975. Those were the days.
Just like his wife ripped off Michelle's speech. http://www.latimes.com/nation/...
I used to read the Tom Swift, Jr. series of novels as a kid, and was crushed to find out that "Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... This did not reduce my enjoyment of the books but did make it seem much more commercialized, as is this case, Drew Cloud may have provided some valuable information, but may have been slanted toward 'it's' ad clients.
Her was awful. Hal9000 didn't make sense to most people. You are right, protagonist.
I thought it was titled The God Particle?
There is no way Hollywood will make MIHM, the antagonist is a computer.
I was very pleased with season 1. It's on Netflix. Season 2 is in work. I also am looking forward to Altered Carbon.
Buy a monitor. HDMI.
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/...
What about Bigelow's Genesis 1 and 2 inflatable modules. They have been on orbit for many years. http://bigelowaerospace.com/bi...
I have had one of these for about 15 years. WWV, Solar and tough as nails. The newer ones even look better, I bought one for my dad that looks like a normal watch. Batteries last about 10 years if you wear short sleeves enough to charge them occasionally. Without a solar charge the battery lasts about 6 months. I have replaced the battery twice, they are about $20 and fairly easy to replace if you are handy and careful. Just watch out for the tiny springs.
Worst line: "I'm going to science the shit out of this!" (Not in the book). Best line: "You've got smoke coming off of you" (That line wasn't in the book but it was mentioned that he stunk). Unfortunate that Ridley changed the ending. The lame Ironman routine sucked big ones. Watch his hands after he cuts his suit, he would have been dead by the time he got to the airlock. On a positive, I liked the book and the movie as moderately scientific sci-fi. Mars' radiation would still kill you if you had been on it for 2 years in a tent though.
Go to the Asteroid Belt and find nice valuable rocks and volatiles floating around. No need to expend Delta-V to land and take off. Even the big asteroids have minimal gravity. Really though, what we need to concentrate on is finding habitable extra-solar planets and send some probes there. Earth may be a burnt cinder by the time we hear back, but the longer we wait the longer it will be. Inhabit the Solar System and then move out, even if we get there and the planet is a dud we can live in space indefinitely.
+1 for TurboTax
Seeing that the past tether attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... haven't been so successful I think this type of mission is a bit premature.
I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this! Looks like the worst sci-fi movie since The Astronaut Farmer. Quit taking liberties, Hollywood. We are SMART.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
http://thinkprogress.org/clima...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...
So it's a Star Traders knock off?
That's spyware.
One Sylvania 100w equivalent, nice bulb, had it in a heavily used area, in a ceiling fan, it died after about 1 year (not fully dead but when it warms up it starts flicking out). It's supposed to have a 5 year warranty, but I didn't save the receipt, so nobody will honor it.
Correction, his name is spelled Bussard, as in the Bussard Ramjet of Sci-Fi fame that he invented. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...
We should be pursuing the legacy of Robert Brusard https://www.youtube.com/watch?... like these folks http://www.talk-polywell.org/b.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P... It works, 15 year old students have made it work in a lab http://www.popsci.com/diy/arti... and $100m would build a proof of concept energy positive plant. I have no idea why we have not done this other than we may have already under the NAVY but they aren't talking. NASA should build one for interplanetary ion engines.
Dark Star is the best sci-fi film John Carpenter has ever made. Maybe the best anyone has made.