Out of the Blue

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Re: Out of the Blue
Oct 1, 2016, 23:00
mag
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Oct 1, 2016, 23:00
mag
 
jdreyer wrote on Sep 28, 2016, 05:04:
mag wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 23:32:
jdreyer wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 17:17:
We're so far away from colonizing Mars. Let's invent an alternative to rocket technology first. Then we can start thinking about colonization.

VASIMR

Nuclear Pulse Propulsion

Ion Thrusters

Solar Sails

We've got lots of ideas (and some small-scale implementations). We need somewhere to go before anyone's going to want to dump big money into them.

None of which will get us off the planet. We need something that will get us off-planet for $100 a KG, not $10000, or whatever it costs now. Then we can build a ship that will take us safely to Mars using one of those optional propulsion systems.

Oh, launching. Well...

Launching people is harder than launching stuff, but you can still cram people into rockets and just put the heavy stuff up with a mass driver or whatever. Still, we need a use case before we'll build something that costs $20B.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 28, 2016, 07:51
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Sep 28, 2016, 07:51
 
jdreyer wrote on Sep 28, 2016, 05:04:
mag wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 23:32:
jdreyer wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 17:17:
We're so far away from colonizing Mars. Let's invent an alternative to rocket technology first. Then we can start thinking about colonization.

VASIMR

Nuclear Pulse Propulsion

Ion Thrusters

Solar Sails

We've got lots of ideas (and some small-scale implementations). We need somewhere to go before anyone's going to want to dump big money into them.

None of which will get us off the planet. We need something that will get us off-planet for $100 a KG, not $10000, or whatever it costs now. Then we can build a ship that will take us safely to Mars using one of those optional propulsion systems.

There HAS to be something in some secret facility somewhere......say, I dunno, in the Nevada desert?
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 28, 2016, 05:04
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Re: Out of the Blue Sep 28, 2016, 05:04
Sep 28, 2016, 05:04
 
mag wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 23:32:
jdreyer wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 17:17:
We're so far away from colonizing Mars. Let's invent an alternative to rocket technology first. Then we can start thinking about colonization.

VASIMR

Nuclear Pulse Propulsion

Ion Thrusters

Solar Sails

We've got lots of ideas (and some small-scale implementations). We need somewhere to go before anyone's going to want to dump big money into them.

None of which will get us off the planet. We need something that will get us off-planet for $100 a KG, not $10000, or whatever it costs now. Then we can build a ship that will take us safely to Mars using one of those optional propulsion systems.
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 23:32
mag
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Re: Out of the Blue Sep 27, 2016, 23:32
Sep 27, 2016, 23:32
mag
 
jdreyer wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 17:17:
We're so far away from colonizing Mars. Let's invent an alternative to rocket technology first. Then we can start thinking about colonization.

VASIMR

Nuclear Pulse Propulsion

Ion Thrusters

Solar Sails

We've got lots of ideas (and some small-scale implementations). We need somewhere to go before anyone's going to want to dump big money into them.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 20:08
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Re: Out of the Blue Sep 27, 2016, 20:08
Sep 27, 2016, 20:08
 
jdreyer wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 17:17:
We're so far away from colonizing Mars. Let's invent an alternative to rocket technology first. Then we can start thinking about colonization.
Unless there is an unexpected technical break-through, this will not happen within the next 20 years.
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 17:58
nin
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Sep 27, 2016, 17:58
nin
 
Mordecai Walfish wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 17:48:
Just wanted to advise people that are emulation/Zelda fans that Hypatia has released the final version of the Wind Waker HD mod that has been in the making for 4+ years now.

http://onthegreatsea.tumblr.com/

All textures are updated and it looks fantastic on the dolphin emulator (Recommended to use the Ishiiruka Build of dolphin, as it runs faster and has additional graphics/performance tweaking options)

Funny story about Wind Waker: My first playthrough of the game was in 2008 on the GameCube, and during that time the area that I live in had the largest flood ever recorded in this region. I'm now about halfway through my 2nd playthrough of the game and we are currently having the 2nd worst flood (so far) in this region's history. The nearby river just crested at 22ft today.

The Legend of Zelda is such a magical series <3 Flood

Send that in!

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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 17:48
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Re: Out of the Blue Sep 27, 2016, 17:48
Sep 27, 2016, 17:48
 
Just wanted to advise people that are emulation/Zelda fans that Hypatia has released the final version of the Wind Waker HD mod that has been in the making for 4+ years now.

http://onthegreatsea.tumblr.com/

All textures are updated and it looks fantastic on the dolphin emulator (Recommended to use the Ishiiruka Build of dolphin, as it runs faster and has additional graphics/performance tweaking options)

Funny story about Wind Waker: My first playthrough of the game was in 2008 on the GameCube, and during that time the area that I live in had the largest flood ever recorded in this region. I'm now about halfway through my 2nd playthrough of the game and we are currently having the 2nd worst flood (so far) in this region's history. The nearby river just crested at 22ft today.

The Legend of Zelda is such a magical series <3 Flood
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 17:17
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Sep 27, 2016, 17:17
 
We're so far away from colonizing Mars. Let's invent an alternative to rocket technology first. Then we can start thinking about colonization.
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 17:07
nin
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Sep 27, 2016, 17:07
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Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 16:26:
Oddly, this morning I watched an episode of "The Outer Limits" from 2000, "Decompression". In the episode Bruce Boxleitner plays a senator running for president. On a plane flight after winning a primary he is visited by "someone from the future". She appears as "projection", basically a 3-d hologram. She tells him she is there to save his life and tells him the plane has been damaged by a lightning strike. She tells him if he dies it creates an environment where "... a weak president does get elected, terrorism escalates, riots break out, the stage is set for a tyrant to emerge...".

LOL.

Tell me it was just a coincidence that episode was shown...


Kinda like how the original DX (2000) made some note about the Twin Towers falling...


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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 16:26
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Sep 27, 2016, 16:26
 
Oddly, this morning I watched an episode of "The Outer Limits" from 2000, "Decompression". In the episode Bruce Boxleitner plays a senator running for president. On a plane flight after winning a primary he is visited by "someone from the future". She appears as "projection", basically a 3-d hologram. She tells him she is there to save his life and tells him the plane has been damaged by a lightning strike. She tells him if he dies it creates an environment where "... a weak president does get elected, terrorism escalates, riots break out, the stage is set for a tyrant to emerge...".

LOL.

Tell me it was just a coincidence that episode was shown...
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 16:06
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Sep 27, 2016, 16:06
 
jdreyer wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 15:47:
sauron wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:09:
Cutter wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:00:
Manage to watch an hour of the debate last night before I had to turn it off or put my head through a wall to alleviate the pain of watching it. The fact that either of is where they are today, and one of them is actually going to be prez, absolutely boggles the mind. Boggles...the...mind!

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I could only manage 30 seconds at a time before having to turn it off. It was even soul-crushingly depressing with the sound muted!

You know the situation in the country is getting seriously weird when an episode of Penny Dreaful seems more realistic than the presidential debate.

Seeing that you are Sauron, The Dark Lord Lord Of Earth, I would have thought you would revel in it.

Those candidates are better at inflicting agony than my chief torturer. I was quite impressed.

Kittens!
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 15:47
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Sep 27, 2016, 15:47
 
sauron wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:09:
Cutter wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:00:
Manage to watch an hour of the debate last night before I had to turn it off or put my head through a wall to alleviate the pain of watching it. The fact that either of is where they are today, and one of them is actually going to be prez, absolutely boggles the mind. Boggles...the...mind!

Wall


I could only manage 30 seconds at a time before having to turn it off. It was even soul-crushingly depressing with the sound muted!

You know the situation in the country is getting seriously weird when an episode of Penny Dreaful seems more realistic than the presidential debate.

Seeing that you are Sauron, The Dark Lord Lord Of Earth, I would have thought you would revel in it.
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 12:47
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Sep 27, 2016, 12:47
 
Quboid wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:56:
I watched The Night Manager. In-depth review: it's very good.
Agreed
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:56
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 Quboid
 
I watched The Night Manager. In-depth review: it's very good.
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Re: Out of the Blue
Sep 27, 2016, 11:34
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:34
 
sauron wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:09:

I could only manage 30 seconds at a time before having to turn it off. It was even soul-crushingly depressing with the sound muted!

You know the situation in the country is getting seriously weird when an episode of Penny Dreaful seems more realistic than the presidential debate.

When Sauron thinks the debates were soul-crushing it really means something, glad i did not waste the time.

Penny Dreadful isn't real? Blasphemy i say.

Anyone watching Atlanta, it's a giggle.
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:27
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:27
 
I'm starting to get pretty damn salty!
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Damn was trying to find a video from True Blood of Terry Bellefleur saying he can't watch politics anymore cause it gives' him seizures!
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:09
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:09
 
Cutter wrote on Sep 27, 2016, 11:00:
Manage to watch an hour of the debate last night before I had to turn it off or put my head through a wall to alleviate the pain of watching it. The fact that either of is where they are today, and one of them is actually going to be prez, absolutely boggles the mind. Boggles...the...mind!

Wall


I could only manage 30 seconds at a time before having to turn it off. It was even soul-crushingly depressing with the sound muted!

You know the situation in the country is getting seriously weird when an episode of Penny Dreaful seems more realistic than the presidential debate.
Kittens!
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:00
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Sep 27, 2016, 11:00
 
Manage to watch an hour of the debate last night before I had to turn it off or put my head through a wall to alleviate the pain of watching it. The fact that either of is where they are today, and one of them is actually going to be prez, absolutely boggles the mind. Boggles...the...mind!

Wall

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