Well, rather than talk about Dr.Robert "me me me me me me me me I found it first me me me me me me me me!" Ballard, have a look here:
http://www.btinternet.com/~dr_paul_lee/titanicfoun d.htm
I was horrified that the mistake was only found after launch, but catastrophic errors are what we've come to expect of NASA's projects. Someone should sit their engineers and managers down in a school room and tell them in a v-e-r-y s-l-o-w and VERY LOUD voice to get it right!
After seeing a BBC documentary last night, where NASA and ESA realised after launch that Cassini and Huygens couldn't talk properly to each other, it makes me really optimistic about the success of the mission. Makes me remember the crash-landing of the Stardust mission!
Great article but one niggle is the description of the Emperor footage in the 1980 ESB release. The article says that this was really a woman. However, I recall reading at the time that this was really Alec Guinness - he was about to undergo an eye operation and agreed to do the part (hence the reason for the goggles).
As another question, does this guy have acne, greasy black hair, speak with a nasal twang, wear a jumper with holes in, an anorak and 10 year old trainers? I'll be he does in this nerdy pursuit.
I think this is amongst the most pathetic, nerdy things I have read in a long time. No wonder we
have bad perceptions in the public eye. What next I wonder? Masturbating in time to the squeals that a modem makes?
To correct you: the Titanic was found in 1985 by a French/American team using unmanned visual and sonar packages trawled above the ocean floor. Alvin was there a year later, with the robot JJ (Jason Junior) to test Dr.Ballard's "telepresence" idea.
Nice to see that Merka doesn't get things first all the time. God bless the US.
Good to see my company getting some good press!
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I work for BAE SYSTEMS (yes, we *have* to spell it in block capitals!), and, with all the recent cock-ups, fighting over contracts etc, its good to see good press once in a while.
Just don't mention Project Greenglow (anti-gravity drives etc.).
Would someone mind telling me why, when I posted this yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, about 4.00pm GMT) it was rejected, but now here it is, after someone else posted the story hours after I did so?
Perhaps its just favouritism, preferring stories from preferred sources?
The leader for this article worries about the lack of continuity with "classic" ST; but in ST:TNG, no human had ever seen a Ferengi before, so how does that tie in with Enterprise?
The BBC spokeswoman said: "The BBC offered the very best deal possible but ultimately we were not able to give the level of editorial influence that the Terry Nation estate wished to have."
But an agent for the Nation estate accused the BBC of ignoring copyright laws and said the corporation was trying to "ruin the brand of the Daleks".
Agent Tim Hancock, who represents the Nation estate, said: "We wanted the same level of control over the Daleks that we have enjoyed for the last 40 years.
"If the BBC wanted to re-make any of George Lucas' films, you can bet George Lucas would have something to say about it. "
Mr Hancock accused the BBC of lying about the reasons a deal had not been made.
He said the BBC had tried to commission a cartoon series about gay Daleks for BBC Three.
He also said the corporation had allowed Warner Bros to use the Daleks in the recent movie Loony Tunes without consulting the Terry Nation estate.
"We want to protect the integrity of the brand," he said.
Mr Hancock said the estate would be willing to make a new deal if the BBC accepted the arrangement that had been in place for the last 40 years.
One problem, Mr.Hancock. George Lucas is very much alive. Mr.Nation is dead.
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http://www.btinternet.com/~dr_paul_lee/titanicfou
I was horrified that the mistake was only found after launch, but catastrophic errors are what we've come to expect of NASA's projects. Someone should sit their engineers and managers down in a school room and tell them in a v-e-r-y s-l-o-w and VERY LOUD voice to get it right!
Just don't mention Project Greenglow (anti-gravity drives etc.).
Perhaps its just favouritism, preferring stories from preferred sources?
The BBC spokeswoman said: "The BBC offered the very best deal possible but ultimately we were not able to give the level of editorial influence that the Terry Nation estate wished to have."
But an agent for the Nation estate accused the BBC of ignoring copyright laws and said the corporation was trying to "ruin the brand of the Daleks".
Agent Tim Hancock, who represents the Nation estate, said: "We wanted the same level of control over the Daleks that we have enjoyed for the last 40 years.
"If the BBC wanted to re-make any of George Lucas' films, you can bet George Lucas would have something to say about it. "
Mr Hancock accused the BBC of lying about the reasons a deal had not been made.
He said the BBC had tried to commission a cartoon series about gay Daleks for BBC Three.
He also said the corporation had allowed Warner Bros to use the Daleks in the recent movie Loony Tunes without consulting the Terry Nation estate.
"We want to protect the integrity of the brand," he said.
Mr Hancock said the estate would be willing to make a new deal if the BBC accepted the arrangement that had been in place for the last 40 years.
One problem, Mr.Hancock. George Lucas is very much alive. Mr.Nation is dead.