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- 2013-07-04 08:21pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Thorium Nuclear Reactor
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5907
Re: Thorium Nuclear Reactor
mostly anti-plane I know this is swinging off topic, but could you briefly summarize why? Energy expenditure per ton-mile? Reality, in short, is integralist, and I now greatly regret getting lured into a thread where I have to interact with something as odious as a libertarian. The simple fact is t...
- 2013-05-31 09:33am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: First Asteroid Moon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1362
Re: First Asteroid Moon
Not the first asteroid-with-a-moon we've discovered: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/243_Ida#Moon
- 2013-05-20 10:00pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Moore, Oklahoma pretty much wiped off the map
- Replies: 95
- Views: 7519
Re: Moore, Oklahoma pretty much wiped off the map
Forgive me as I do not know much about protection against tornadoes other than what is widely known but is there any protection against an EF4 or EF5 tornado other than an underground shelter? Do above ground reinforced structures offer any protection against those massive tornadoes? Yes, I believe...
- 2013-04-08 09:58pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
- Replies: 589
- Views: 322839
Re: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
Nice job, OmegaChief! A good landing is always a good feeling. Looks like you have enough fuel to make it home, too -- though I'm not spotting a parachute on this side...
- 2013-03-23 12:03am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: So, That Skunk Works Fusion Reactor...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8078
Re: So, That Skunk Works Fusion Reactor...
I'm with Sky Captain, I'll believe it when the general media comes out with stories of"working multi MW output reactor with >1000 hours of continuous operation" etc. I'm also glad it's a "mini star in a vacuum jar" variant, as opposed to these " piston powered fusion " ...
- 2013-02-08 09:42am
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Good Linux Distros For A Low-End Netbook
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4930
Re: Good Linux Distros For A Low-End Netbook
I have a similar model of Eee pc that I picked up for $200 on a Woot sale a few years ago. Vendetta's right, it's just going to suck. What kills me the most is the 4GB of space it has on the main drive, which is apparently barely enough for a base OS these days. I'm currently running an older versio...
- 2013-02-07 09:28am
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: The Big Thread of Board Games
- Replies: 411
- Views: 63427
Re: The Big Thread of Board Games
Played Settlers of Catan for the first time yesterday. Highly enjoyable! Also tried out a 6+ player card game called The Resistance. Very easy to grasp and great fun, it's a good warm up for other games as it's quick. It's great for encouraging paranoia and deduction. Gah, the gaming event I've bee...
- 2013-01-23 10:24am
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
- Replies: 589
- Views: 322839
Re: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
Well now I have a major reason to go back to the Mun. You find that using a polar orbit mapper or will a more equatorial orbit suffice?
- 2013-01-10 07:50pm
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: World as a Computer System/Matrix-Like Premise(RAR)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1446
Re: World as a Computer System/Matrix-Like Premise(RAR)
Once you've plumbed the depths of sub-atomic physics, you can probably work your way up to chemistry and biology No, you couldn't, or rather 'work your way up' does not mean 'create a larger simulation'. Hm, yes, I guess I got carried away with the value of seeing the 'source code'. I had computati...
- 2013-01-10 09:52am
- Forum: Fantasy
- Topic: World as a Computer System/Matrix-Like Premise(RAR)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1446
Re: World as a Computer System/Matrix-Like Premise(RAR)
We're talking about reading the source-code of the universe. You could run your own experiments on your own computer with that, able to get perfect resolution and effectively full understanding of the results of the experiment. Once you've plumbed the depths of sub-atomic physics, you can probably w...
- 2012-12-03 12:04pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
- Replies: 589
- Views: 322839
Re: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
Make sure you've downloaded the latest patcher, it should be the first one with a version number on the home screen.
Docking joints are firm but flexible.
No, I think the vessel physics simulation mode has limits in the "couple of kilometers" range.
Docking joints are firm but flexible.
No, I think the vessel physics simulation mode has limits in the "couple of kilometers" range.
- 2012-11-21 12:56pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: NASA excited about something Curiosity found on Mars
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4425
Re: NASA excited about something Curiosity found on Mars
Or maybe we could say that JPL or Curiosity's PR team is good. I have yet to see the rest of NASA's PR effort improve.PainRack wrote:Funding. That and NASA has become very good PR with that whole Curiousity video
- 2012-11-20 08:46pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: NASA excited about something Curiosity found on Mars
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4425
Re: NASA excited about something Curiosity found on Mars
I'm a little skeptical at this point. I'd love for this to be something like "NASA finds very strong proof of micro-organism activity in Martian soil", but NASA has a history of doing these huge build-ups for stuff that, while quite interesting, aren't exactly ground-shaking scientific di...
- 2012-11-16 12:16pm
- Forum: Pure Star Trek
- Topic: (RAR) SD.Net aboard the Enterprise-D
- Replies: 67
- Views: 12878
Re: (RAR) SD.Net aboard the Enterprise-D
Assuming we have computer access and can read the ships library, we can probably move the ship, limp somewhere and prevent it from exploding. We have enough sci-fi nerds and engineers on here to figure that out, and probably enough realists to keep things under control and not decide to run off and ...
- 2012-11-08 12:33pm
- Forum: Famous Threads
- Topic: [Official Thread] OBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION
- Replies: 1432
- Views: 452278
Re: [Official Thread] OBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION
The only possible solution would be to eliminate the possibility of gerrymandering, as some states (including California) have attempted to do by forming non-partisan citizen redistricting boards. Of course, these boards are often attacked by both sides for various reasons, but I'd say they are gen...
- 2012-10-27 04:31pm
- Forum: Artwork, Music and Photos
- Topic: New transport/luxury yatch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4231
Re: New transport/luxury yatch
My initial reaction was along the lines of "my god that thing's ugly" but it's really growing on me now. I feel like there's too much going on just aft of the centerline. She's got nice curves up until the engine nacelles, and then it seems like everything gets jumbled. Maybe try losing th...
- 2012-10-16 08:00pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Planet found orbiting around FOUR suns
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3958
Re: Planet found orbiting around FOUR suns
All that we need now is a planet with SEVEN suns just like in Isaac Asimov's Nightfall . :mrgreen: I could have sworn that planet had 6 suns. Wikipedia backs me up. You're right, there were only six! How dare I not be up to date on my Asimovian knowledge. I guess I should head over to my local libr...
- 2012-10-16 04:24pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Planet found orbiting around FOUR suns
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3958
Re: Planet found orbiting around FOUR suns
I could have sworn that planet had 6 suns. Wikipedia backs me up.Boeing 757 wrote: All that we need now is a planet with SEVEN suns just like in Isaac Asimov's Nightfall.
- 2012-10-12 01:14pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What Are You Reading Right Now 2.0
- Replies: 371
- Views: 91459
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now 2.0
Re-read and finished Neil Gaiman's "Fragile Things". "The Hydrogen Sonata"by Ian M Banks. After that, piling into the Humble Indie Book bundle books I just picked up the Humble eBook bundle myself, started with John Scalzi's Old Man's War and just could not put it down. I'm only...
- 2012-10-05 02:12pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Presidential Debate Obama VS Romney Round 1
- Replies: 219
- Views: 28182
Re: Presidential Debate Obama VS Romney Round 1
Why would you not bring notes, quotes and soundbites to a debate? Not like I was in debate club, but that makes sense to me.Flagg wrote:Wow, apparently Romney cheated and brought prepared remaks with him.
That, and his closing remarks seemed fairly well rehearsed. So what's the problem here?
- 2012-10-03 11:44pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Presidential Debate Obama VS Romney Round 1
- Replies: 219
- Views: 28182
Re: Presidential Debate Obama VS Romney Round 1
Was there a discussion as to why Lerher didn't get mute buttons?
- 2012-10-03 10:39pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Presidential Debate Obama VS Romney Round 1
- Replies: 219
- Views: 28182
Re: Presidential Debate Obama VS Romney Round 1
I do think Romney gained more from this debate than Obama did, it seemed like there were several places where Obama could have drove home the point and failed to do so. Romney's closing statement also nailed a lot of specific hotbutton issues for his base, so they may pick up a little steam after th...
- 2012-09-30 10:09am
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
- Replies: 589
- Views: 322839
Re: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
In .15 I did 3 succesful mun missions, with landings and shit, and each time nobody died (!). Now I've directed my efforts towards planes - and I must say, it is a bitch to fly them with no trimming functionality, even with a good joystick. And now, onto the drawing board for a hypersoar! It is now...
- 2012-09-27 11:24pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: I'm looking for a Game...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3077
Re: I'm looking for a Game...
If EV had a dynamic world without fixed solutions it'd be choice as hell cause the combat is neat. As it is it's just 'find profit run, repeat 100102910291291029 times, get infinite money', and not DESPERATELY FUND WAR EFFORT AND PUSH RESEARCH TO DEVELOP MILITARY OFFENSIVES AND SAVE THE WOOOOOOORLD...
- 2012-09-23 09:57am
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
- Replies: 589
- Views: 322839
Re: Kerbal Space Program, Revisited.
That's nothing, I've seen pictures/video of other easter-eggs even more indicative of alien activity on Mars Duna.
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