Why is this plan better than Mars Direct? That one sounds almost identical except it HAS a return trip planned out - it sends an unmanned return craft to Mars before the human ever even gets there, and it creates fuel from materials found on Mars. Zubrin had the right, cost-effective solution 20 years ago, but NASA, who at first loved the plan, killed it in committee due to special interest concerns. *sigh* I feel we're doomed to not see real space exploration for at least another generation. Mars could be our next great hope for the frontier, which drives innovation and would benefit us all in the long run.
...actually I was in the feedback session for WebObjects at WWDC and when the question of using the license key from tiger came up to deploy on other platforms, they said don't do it because it's tied to the OS X architecture and wouldn't work.
However, they are looking to clarify their licensing policy and legalese, and I feel confident they'll provide some sort of path for the non-Tiger user.
This is all so much wishful thinking. It's already been stated by Lucas that the only versions that exist for him now of the original trilogy are the newest versions, with all the silly moralistic pandering and bad CG.
I still have my VHS widescreen box set. Should probably look to getting them transferred to electronic media before they degrade.
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Why is this plan better than Mars Direct? That one sounds almost identical except it HAS a return trip planned out - it sends an unmanned return craft to Mars before the human ever even gets there, and it creates fuel from materials found on Mars. Zubrin had the right, cost-effective solution 20 years ago, but NASA, who at first loved the plan, killed it in committee due to special interest concerns. *sigh* I feel we're doomed to not see real space exploration for at least another generation. Mars could be our next great hope for the frontier, which drives innovation and would benefit us all in the long run.
...actually I was in the feedback session for WebObjects at WWDC and when the question of using the license key from tiger came up to deploy on other platforms, they said don't do it because it's tied to the OS X architecture and wouldn't work.
However, they are looking to clarify their licensing policy and legalese, and I feel confident they'll provide some sort of path for the non-Tiger user.
Mushroom! Mushroom! Dude, forget linux -- if you can stop the badger song from playing in my head, you get the Nobel. (a Snake! a Snake!)
This is all so much wishful thinking. It's already been stated by Lucas that the only versions that exist for him now of the original trilogy are the newest versions, with all the silly moralistic pandering and bad CG.
I still have my VHS widescreen box set. Should probably look to getting them transferred to electronic media before they degrade.