I'm sure you've heard the old joke about the science fiction writers who conducted an examination of Polish survey methods? Called "Poul and Pohl's Pole poll poll."
There are some states, (i.e. Florida panhandle) that span two time zones. In at least one recent election (Bush/Gore?) the TV pundits called the race before all the poles in the state (both time zones) had closed. It was claimed that this illegally discouraged voters. They risk running afoul of U.S. election laws if something like this happens.
Ultimately, we decided that if you can't run classic DOS programs on a "modern" DOS, then it's not DOS anymore.... We won't be multitasking or multiuser or any other "modern" operating system functionality. That's not what it means to be DOS.
Keep the software functionality; it's perfect for specific circumstances. Please try to modernize the hardware interface as much as possible. A lot of contemporary computers lack what was considered basic hardware when DOS was new (and gained new stuff).
We don't know what was burning down there. It might just have been fuel seeping out of the turbopump.
As the booster uses fuel as the working fluid in the hydraulic system (in a total-loss manner), it probably was fuel from the hydraulic system leaking/draining. A concern I had was that since this is a total-loss system (the fuel is not recirculated, but rather dumped when "the other side" of an actuator is powered) the booster could have run out of fuel/hydraulic fluid before it touched down. Wonder how much was left in the tank?
Another thing to consider is that some parts suffer greater stresses and wear than other parts. The turbopump is probably the hardest working/wearing part. The tanks, on the other hand, are mostly just along for the ride.
This is not the worst case of judicial disparity (can't think of a better word). The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is on the west coast. This is traditionally a very liberal part of the country. They also have the distinction of being the most overturned (Federal) Appeals Court.
. . . is not how they affixed the cameras to the rocket and RV.
What *I* would like to know is how they protected the cameras. Because the drag and heating effects of a ~3800 mph slipstream are going to be noticeable. After all, the leading edges of SR-71s expand substantially, and have been reported to glow from air-friction induced heating. ..and a Blackbird tops out at 2200 mph.
THOSE details would be far more interesting. . .
I don't know how they did it, but an educated guess, based on other sounding rockets I've seen (and some I've built...), is that the cameras are mounted inside the body and look out through a small window (horizontally). A mirror inside an aerodynamic shroud (to reduce drag) allows the camera to see down the body tube.
Best by what metric, criteria (or criterion)? I did a quick skim of the "classic" list and the newest was 1992 "Red Mars" (and another book). Why nothing newer? I also note that a lot if not most of these books are written as social commentary. Perhaps the list reflects back on the list maker?
Do you remember back in nineteen sixty-six? Country Jesus, hillbilly blues, that's where I learned my licks. Oh, from coast to coast and line to line in every county there, I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X is cuttin' through the air.
Exactly. I was going to post on this, you just beat me to it. No wonder Mars missions fail. Jeez, I'd hate to have these guys do my taxes or something really important!
Scientists do not yet know why the fingerprint on sea surface temperatures in the Pacific predicts heat in the eastern U.S. It could be that the sea surface temperatures themselves kick off weather patterns that cause the heat. Or it could be that they are both different results of the same phenomenon, but one does not cause the other.
I have a Fujitsu laptop. It's 8 years old, and I've had to put it aside temporarily because the switch that turns the backlight on when the lid opens has failed. I will "re-purpose" it as a desktop unit with an external monitor soon. It's been a great computer. Laptops are generally consumable products with a limited lifespan, but, except for normal wear and tear, this has been a great unit. It's a lot better than this Dell POS I'm using now (serious quality issues...).
Actually...no. My house is owned by a trust. My vehicles are owned by a corporation. As are my machine guns. You've got to do considerable digging to associate my possessions to me. Even my username isn't real.
"New York man found guilty in plot to kill Muslims with X-ray device"
CBS news article describes how an upstate New York man was convicted Friday of plotting to kill Muslims with a mobile X-ray device by a jury that rejected his lawyer's argument that he was entrapped by the FBI.
SO - if YOU do it, you go to jail, if the COPS do it, it's crime fighting. Hmmmm.....yeah....
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...So there's not really any reason to fund it any more, is there?
Half the world online, and 96% of them are Nigerian Princes with millions they need to get out of the country...
My Mom will do it for half that!
What have Polish people got to do with it?
I'm sure you've heard the old joke about the science fiction writers who conducted an examination of Polish survey methods? Called "Poul and Pohl's Pole poll poll."
There are some states, (i.e. Florida panhandle) that span two time zones. In at least one recent election (Bush/Gore?) the TV pundits called the race before all the poles in the state (both time zones) had closed. It was claimed that this illegally discouraged voters. They risk running afoul of U.S. election laws if something like this happens.
Keep the software functionality; it's perfect for specific circumstances. Please try to modernize the hardware interface as much as possible. A lot of contemporary computers lack what was considered basic hardware when DOS was new (and gained new stuff).
As it turns out, the grid is remarkably resilient!
Aaaahhhh.....actually, not so much. This is an example of what can happen. And it happened in the New York/NYC area as well.
We don't know what was burning down there. It might just have been fuel seeping out of the turbopump.
As the booster uses fuel as the working fluid in the hydraulic system (in a total-loss manner), it probably was fuel from the hydraulic system leaking/draining. A concern I had was that since this is a total-loss system (the fuel is not recirculated, but rather dumped when "the other side" of an actuator is powered) the booster could have run out of fuel/hydraulic fluid before it touched down. Wonder how much was left in the tank?
Another thing to consider is that some parts suffer greater stresses and wear than other parts. The turbopump is probably the hardest working/wearing part. The tanks, on the other hand, are mostly just along for the ride.
This is not the worst case of judicial disparity (can't think of a better word). The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is on the west coast. This is traditionally a very liberal part of the country. They also have the distinction of being the most overturned (Federal) Appeals Court.
I don't know how they did it, but an educated guess, based on other sounding rockets I've seen (and some I've built...), is that the cameras are mounted inside the body and look out through a small window (horizontally). A mirror inside an aerodynamic shroud (to reduce drag) allows the camera to see down the body tube.
Best by what metric, criteria (or criterion)? I did a quick skim of the "classic" list and the newest was 1992 "Red Mars" (and another book). Why nothing newer? I also note that a lot if not most of these books are written as social commentary. Perhaps the list reflects back on the list maker?
Do you remember
back in nineteen sixty-six?
Country Jesus, hillbilly blues,
that's where I learned my licks.
Oh, from coast to coast and line to line
in every county there,
I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X
is cuttin' through the air.
Exactly. I was going to post on this, you just beat me to it. No wonder Mars missions fail. Jeez, I'd hate to have these guys do my taxes or something really important!
Your name could be Cherry Chevapravatdumrong. She's one of the producers on Family Guy.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm221...
...of the people are of below average intelligence, too, don't you?
The surface of the Earth ? I can see that out my window! Why send a rover to the Moon?
Is LOGO dead? It once was the perfect introductory language. Now get off my lawn!
So are you going to have to register this as a drone? That's basically what it is, a tridecahexacopter, that you can stand on.
I have a Fujitsu laptop. It's 8 years old, and I've had to put it aside temporarily because the switch that turns the backlight on when the lid opens has failed. I will "re-purpose" it as a desktop unit with an external monitor soon. It's been a great computer. Laptops are generally consumable products with a limited lifespan, but, except for normal wear and tear, this has been a great unit. It's a lot better than this Dell POS I'm using now (serious quality issues...).
Actually...no. My house is owned by a trust. My vehicles are owned by a corporation. As are my machine guns. You've got to do considerable digging to associate my possessions to me. Even my username isn't real.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I dunno, ask Bobby Tables mom...
CBS news article describes how an upstate New York man was convicted Friday of plotting to kill Muslims with a mobile X-ray device by a jury that rejected his lawyer's argument that he was entrapped by the FBI.
SO - if YOU do it, you go to jail, if the COPS do it, it's crime fighting. Hmmmm.....yeah....