Re:Some folks still contest the "landing"
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by some happy incident, I saw a discovery channel documentary on the exact topic yesterday; let's see how much I remember:
1) this was explained along the lines of "the lander also moved sideways, not just downwards" and that some very little dust could be seen. weak explanation..
2) the fabric is translucent, so both sides would be lit even if you only have one single light source; weak point
3) the shape and direction of the shadows do depend on the surface they fall on; very weak point.
4) while putting up the flag it was moved and shaken; in space, that movement will continue for a longer time and it might look like wind, when in fact the flag moved only after it had been touched. weak point, especially since there are quite a few images / flics where you see astronauts pass by the flag and it wouldn't budge (in a studio, it certainly would have!)
5) go to a beach near you, set up a single light source and photograph your girl friend (or light sabre, whichever is available to you). you won't see any stars on you photo (a matter of contrast, I think - maybe some pro photographer can explain that in technical terms). weak point.
the documentary refuted all but the first of your points quite plausibly; yet, I'm really not sure about that dust thing.
Hyperhaplo posted a link to a version with sound, but I havent checked it...still need to get rid of that tremor (or find something useful to do with it...).
Have you tried Wine on Linux?
We'd be thrilled to see World Wind ported to other platforms, but we have limited development resources to do this ourselves. Anyone who wants to help with the effort is exceedingly welcome to do so. Indeed Nick Whitelegg is soliciting help for a Mono/Gtk#/OpenGL port--see the Developers' Corner pinned thread.
you might want to try World Wind (but bring lots of time and a fat pipe!). Far better than google maps, more complete and with lots of different data sources to chose from. give it a try, it's free.
fails to correspond to any real dictionary definition
WORD HISTORY:
It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, bundle, (political) group, but also refers to the movement's emblem, the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around a projecting axe-head that was carried before an ancient Roman magistrate by an attendant as a symbol of authority and power. The name of Mussolini's group of revolutionaries was soon used for similar nationalistic movements in other countries that sought to gain power through violence and ruthlessness, such as National Socialism.
I see; since the US Govt. is neither violent nor ruthless, all is well. phew, that was close. thanks for your anonymous hint at semantics...
socialist rats
Here in Germany, fascism began to become really bad when the Nazis started comparing people with "objectionable opinions" to animals, justifying all the WWII crimes and prosecution.
Well, it might be some sort of plan. See "The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascismhere. Interesting note:
"As of January 2004, the United States fulfills all fourteen points of fascism and all seven warning signs are present. But we're not alone. Israel also fulfills all fourteen points and all seven warning signs as well. Welcome to the new republic, redefined, revised and spun. It is not too late to reverse this in either country, but it will be soon. The first step is realizing it. The second step is getting involved. As the propaganda slogan disguising our current war goes, "Freedom isn't free." But our war for freedom isn't abroad; it's here at home."
this is so sick! for fear of raising suspicion, you're supposed to accept all sorts of privacy invasion? yeah, great!
friend of mine had his nail clipper broken in two by US airport security, because it seemed like an enormously dangerous weapon!. He got back half a nail clipper (without the "blade" that removes dirt from under your nails) and almost cut himself because of the sharp edge the removed part created. d'oh!
back on topic: by saying you want an anonymous card......you say you want to remain anonymous and not aggregate even more personal/private data, and that's it (or should be).
you're right, it's a scam; one that even works on animals, though. I'm so glad that there's nothing physics couldn't explain - and every inexplicable thing therefore cannot exist at all.
It's a shortcoming of capitalism that those do most of the donkey work get the fewest rewards, and not a positive feature, as you seem to suggest.
I think you're missing the point: capitalism will only work as long the majority of (rather poor, hard-working) people earn the rich people's money. At a stock exchange, no money is "made", it is merely redistributed (like everywhere else). But who creates the values? If you are too far down on the capitalist ladder, all you can do is watch the big money being made/spent by a few others.
Even if you're right: most (if not all) major German ISPs prohibit port scans and the likes in their ToS. Yet, don't bother to report port scans, since noone really cares...
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you mean to Farscape, right? SCNR
1) this was explained along the lines of "the lander also moved sideways, not just downwards" and that some very little dust could be seen. weak explanation..
2) the fabric is translucent, so both sides would be lit even if you only have one single light source; weak point
3) the shape and direction of the shadows do depend on the surface they fall on; very weak point.
4) while putting up the flag it was moved and shaken; in space, that movement will continue for a longer time and it might look like wind, when in fact the flag moved only after it had been touched. weak point, especially since there are quite a few images / flics where you see astronauts pass by the flag and it wouldn't budge (in a studio, it certainly would have!)
5) go to a beach near you, set up a single light source and photograph your girl friend (or light sabre, whichever is available to you). you won't see any stars on you photo (a matter of contrast, I think - maybe some pro photographer can explain that in technical terms). weak point.
the documentary refuted all but the first of your points quite plausibly; yet, I'm really not sure about that dust thing.
that's probably because you're used to stuff like "We have a calling from beyond the stars" and similar BS.
Hyperhaplo posted a link to a version with sound, but I havent checked it...still need to get rid of that tremor (or find something useful to do with it...).
you are probably referring to von Gravenreuth, search /. (comments, not stories) for that name or go here.
watchingthatwholeclipmademesomewhatfidgety
hm not sure, see the WorldWind forum:
Have you tried Wine on Linux?
We'd be thrilled to see World Wind ported to other platforms, but we have limited development resources to do this ourselves. Anyone who wants to help with the effort is exceedingly welcome to do so. Indeed Nick Whitelegg is soliciting help for a Mono/Gtk#/OpenGL port--see the Developers' Corner pinned thread.
you might want to try World Wind (but bring lots of time and a fat pipe!). Far better than google maps, more complete and with lots of different data sources to chose from. give it a try, it's free.
*ducks*
WORD HISTORY:
It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, bundle, (political) group, but also refers to the movement's emblem, the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around a projecting axe-head that was carried before an ancient Roman magistrate by an attendant as a symbol of authority and power. The name of Mussolini's group of revolutionaries was soon used for similar nationalistic movements in other countries that sought to gain power through violence and ruthlessness, such as National Socialism.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/57/F0045700.html, emph. mine.
I see; since the US Govt. is neither violent nor ruthless, all is well. phew, that was close. thanks for your anonymous hint at semantics...
socialist rats
Here in Germany, fascism began to become really bad when the Nazis started comparing people with "objectionable opinions" to animals, justifying all the WWII crimes and prosecution.
How do...
Why is it...
Well, it might be some sort of plan. See "The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism here. Interesting note:
"As of January 2004, the United States fulfills all fourteen points of fascism and all seven warning signs are present. But we're not alone. Israel also fulfills all fourteen points and all seven warning signs as well. Welcome to the new republic, redefined, revised and spun. It is not too late to reverse this in either country, but it will be soon. The first step is realizing it. The second step is getting involved. As the propaganda slogan disguising our current war goes, "Freedom isn't free." But our war for freedom isn't abroad; it's here at home."
friend of mine had his nail clipper broken in two by US airport security, because it seemed like an enormously dangerous weapon!. He got back half a nail clipper (without the "blade" that removes dirt from under your nails) and almost cut himself because of the sharp edge the removed part created. d'oh!
back on topic: by saying you want an anonymous card......you say you want to remain anonymous and not aggregate even more personal/private data, and that's it (or should be).
you're right, it's a scam; one that even works on animals, though. I'm so glad that there's nothing physics couldn't explain - and every inexplicable thing therefore cannot exist at all.
are they still connected afterwards! They should be, shouldn't they??
I think they are. I also think you make me think of Homeopathy and stuff like that. Interesting!
RTJKJAS
I think you're missing the point: capitalism will only work as long the majority of (rather poor, hard-working) people earn the rich people's money. At a stock exchange, no money is "made", it is merely redistributed (like everywhere else). But who creates the values?
If you are too far down on the capitalist ladder, all you can do is watch the big money being made/spent by a few others.
Shit always falls down, never up!
Even if you're right: most (if not all) major German ISPs prohibit port scans and the likes in their ToS. Yet, don't bother to report port scans, since noone really cares...
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Opera 8 exactly, no plugins needed. Just tried my 7x version, won't work without plugin ... ;)
Browser + plugin don't count, only native support!
that's one thing - but it's currently rated +5 funny, which makes matters a lot worse.
No (or is your work that bad? ;)), but the projects you will contribute to are not likely to generate vast amounts of revenue. youre right, though...
no it's not. can't you see that? *shakes head*
in case someone wants to see the "big" stage version of this used by JM Jarre.
hm you should try this, especially if you like racing games:
Tilt Gamepad
try World Wind and make fun of me for erratic posting
um... seems like I was posting to the wrong topic, ignore the above post.
note to self: don't post sober.