IIRC, my tour guide at KSC indicated that NASA was doing more "CYA", based on POLITICAL PRESSURE to make launches on-time. That was the real reason Challenger exploded, cuz Da Prez had a Union Address that night and wanted the launch done No Matter What. Tragedy resulted, and the good folks at NASA are doing whatever they can to prevent things like that from happening again. .
The mileage is not quite as bad as previously quoted (1 in / gallon) but when you consider how much TONNAGE is being moved, appx. 800 feet / gallon of diesel fuel is not that bad.
(800 feet is just a wild guess tho. I can't remember exactly what the tour guide sez it was.) .
When I was at the Kennedy Space Center a couple of weeks ago, my tour guide told us about the bunch of astronauts that were learning how to drive the Armored Personnel Carriers (in case the shuttle is emergency-evac'ed, it's supposed to protect them from a possible explosion) - they DID go tearing around the facility with a bunch of astro's hanging in and out of the two vehicles. Barrelled on right past the tour after stopping for pics.;-)
True story. BTW, EVERY astro has to learn how to drive the APCs. Except mebbe the monkeys and dogs.:b .
Yes, I'm 30 - and yes, I saw L. First part of the movie was really disappointing; they didn't do anything to differentiate the hula dancers, and Lilo's sister has REALLY thick legs.
Note: I hate the way Disney "overreacts" all of the characters' movements. Everything is WAY too exaggerated.
The movie moved kinda slow, and frankly the Child Services guy shouldn't have been hanging around them so much, but it is a kid's movie after all.
Memorable scenes where ILMAO:
One-eyed alien's air tank gets blown, and they go bouncing across the water
One-potato-two-potato-I-win!
Stitch persuading the evil mad scientist to help him in about 2 seconds
(I'm sure there were more, but those really stood out.)
In short, the movie is worth the matinee price + popcorn and drink. Go in with Lowered Expectations(TM) and be prepared to laugh in front of lots of kids.;-) .
Totally agree. Lucas is (obviously) doing a poor job of telling his own story. Getting a better director (and some better actors) and actually developing pacing and dialogue so that people stay INTERESTED would be nice. I almost wanted to fall asleep during a couple of scenes.
The SparQ was an absolute piece of crap. If you ever saw the inside of the disks (barely protected platter behind a simple strip of rubber with several CENTIMETERS space below it for the drive heads) you'd know they were an accident waiting to happen. I I ran my first Linux distro on a Sparq 1Gig, and it totally failed within about 3 months, maybe less. Frustrating as hell.
--I think monofilament was mentioned in the original "Johnny Mnemonic" (NOT the one with Keanu!) and used with a detachable false fingertip to assassinate somebody by cutting them into chunks.
--I could just DIE reading this - obviously the guy deserves whatever he gets from her, since he really seems to want it that bad!!
--Myself, I think he's *certifiably insane* to give up SMG for some witch(b) who puts him through a bunch of crap. I woulda told her to take a hike in a heartbeat.
--I understand why you feel this way, but/. was trying to get a point across... Until recently, AntiOnline was really living up to its name == It was BLOCKING referrals from certain sites, including Slashdot.:P
--If Knuth is a Bible-believing Christian and he saw "maybe-Knuth-is-a-god" as the dept. for his article, he would 1) Probably be disconcerted, and 2) Probably want to make it clear ASAP that he's not. So, I figure I'll save him the trouble.;-)
--The reason for this: Acts 12:21-24
21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22 They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man." 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. 24 But the word of God continued to increase and spread.
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IIRC, my tour guide at KSC indicated that NASA was doing more "CYA", based on POLITICAL PRESSURE to make launches on-time. That was the real reason Challenger exploded, cuz Da Prez had a Union Address that night and wanted the launch done No Matter What. Tragedy resulted, and the good folks at NASA are doing whatever they can to prevent things like that from happening again.
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The mileage is not quite as bad as previously quoted (1 in / gallon) but when you consider how much TONNAGE is being moved, appx. 800 feet / gallon of diesel fuel is not that bad.
(800 feet is just a wild guess tho. I can't remember exactly what the tour guide sez it was.)
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When I was at the Kennedy Space Center a couple of weeks ago, my tour guide told us about the bunch of astronauts that were learning how to drive the Armored Personnel Carriers (in case the shuttle is emergency-evac'ed, it's supposed to protect them from a possible explosion) - they DID go tearing around the facility with a bunch of astro's hanging in and out of the two vehicles. Barrelled on right past the tour after stopping for pics. ;-)
:b
True story. BTW, EVERY astro has to learn how to drive the APCs. Except mebbe the monkeys and dogs.
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http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20020728& mode=classic
;-)
See above link for related fun.
I changed the system clock a number of years ago on an old production HP minicomputer, and accidentally expired all the tapes in our library.
I learned my lesson!!
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Pirx the Pilot is also good reading.
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Personally, I thought I heard some Mohammed Ali / boxing influence when I really started listening to the beat...
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Yes, I'm 30 - and yes, I saw L. First part of the movie was really disappointing; they didn't do anything to differentiate the hula dancers, and Lilo's sister has REALLY thick legs.
;-)
Note: I hate the way Disney "overreacts" all of the characters' movements. Everything is WAY too exaggerated.
The movie moved kinda slow, and frankly the Child Services guy shouldn't have been hanging around them so much, but it is a kid's movie after all.
Memorable scenes where ILMAO:
One-eyed alien's air tank gets blown, and they go bouncing across the water
One-potato-two-potato-I-win!
Stitch persuading the evil mad scientist to help him in about 2 seconds
(I'm sure there were more, but those really stood out.)
In short, the movie is worth the matinee price + popcorn and drink. Go in with Lowered Expectations(TM) and be prepared to laugh in front of lots of kids.
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Totally agree. Lucas is (obviously) doing a poor job of telling his own story. Getting a better director (and some better actors) and actually developing pacing and dialogue so that people stay INTERESTED would be nice. I almost wanted to fall asleep during a couple of scenes.
The SparQ was an absolute piece of crap. If you ever saw the inside of the disks (barely protected platter behind a simple strip of rubber with several CENTIMETERS space below it for the drive heads) you'd know they were an accident waiting to happen. I I ran my first Linux distro on a Sparq 1Gig, and it totally failed within about 3 months, maybe less. Frustrating as hell.
Terrorism.
This type of thing would make a PERFECT sitting-duck target. As a result, it would need to be HEAVILY DEFENDED if it was built.
Now I'm not saying it wouldn't be COOL, it just won't happen any time soon.
--I think monofilament was mentioned in the original "Johnny Mnemonic" (NOT the one with Keanu!) and used with a detachable false fingertip to assassinate somebody by cutting them into chunks.
To quote Rik from the British TV comedy "The Young Ones":
"Fascist!"
;P
--I could just DIE reading this - obviously the guy deserves whatever he gets from her, since he really seems to want it that bad!!
--Myself, I think he's *certifiably insane* to give up SMG for some witch(b) who puts him through a bunch of crap. I woulda told her to take a hike in a heartbeat.
--Ok, I've been trying very hard to give Katz the Benefit Of The Doubt (BOTD), but this is basically just a rehash of the '96 article.
PaTheTic.
--I understand why you feel this way, but /. was trying to get a point across... Until recently, AntiOnline was really living up to its name == It was BLOCKING referrals from certain sites, including Slashdot. :P
"You might say, he'd pretty much mastered that world. "
--Ah, but what if the Matrix Agents ** redefine the rules, or even the whole virtual world **?
--All of a sudden, Neo experiences Green Kryptonite...
--(Wild guess) - Monty Python's Life of Brian?
(G)
--If Knuth is a Bible-believing Christian and he saw "maybe-Knuth-is-a-god" as the dept. for his article, he would 1) Probably be disconcerted, and 2) Probably want to make it clear ASAP that he's not. So, I figure I'll save him the trouble. ;-)
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:)
--The reason for this: Acts 12:21-24
21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.
22 They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man."
23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and
died.
24 But the word of God continued to increase and spread.
( http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?language=English
--Nuthin' personal, just wanted to point it out.
(I, at least, am interested in OpenBSD for use as a firewall between Linux and the Open Internet.)
--Please moderate accordingly. Thx
"Do it! Do it now, kill me I'm here!!"
--Schwarzenegger in "Predator"
-- Stock PC desktops are BORING. Just try and TELL ME that you've never customized *anything* at work to suit your style or make things easier.
Moron...
Stupid troll... Go back to AOHell.
I think they were talking about kernel 0.0.1, or whatever the first release was.