Evil_Onyx
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Turns out my ISP has been having issues and it will be fixed some time tomorrow (of course the original ETA was 2200BST so they are already running late).
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Turns out my ISP has been having issues and it will be fixed some time tomorrow (of course the original ETA was 2200BST so they are already running late).
Izack
Non sequitur
Went out stargazing for some time tonight, for the first time in ages. Saw several satellites and watched the finest sliver of the lunar surface sink under the tree line, nicely lines up with Venus. Can't wait to have my glasses back so everything isn't so poorly defined.
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
It so happens that I am going to see the band Rush at the end of the month here, and in the last decade they've embraced a sort of steampunk kind of decor for their stage setups.
I think it would be cool to make something like the stage props Rush has used in the last few years with their clockwork steampunk theme.
This fictional device is more along the lines of something I could construct and display in my house. It's called a "Gefilter" and it's basically a time machine device that sort of projects alternate histories and timelines for you to view. When it's activated the lights blink and the speaker horn on top (not shown here for some reason) rotates. It was used to show alternate versions of the band, for example what if Rush had used accordions and played eastern European folk versions of Rush songs. Yes, it's really bizarre, but this is Rush we're talking about, so it's awesome bizarre!
Both Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee have roots in Eastern Europe; Geddy's mom is a holocaust survivor. I guess that's where this stuff comes from?
Lucy
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Yeah, I know about this one. I haven't fixed it because I'm working on something that'll make it irrelevant anyway.
E
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That is pretty weird. Peart as an Irish cop? :lol:
Well, that also explains Red Sector A on P/G.
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Quick_Nick
Passed the Turing Test
The Humble Bundle Spring Sale Encore has stolen my heart and my wallet.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store
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Thunder Chicken
Resident Lua Script Rabble-Rouser
Amazon product reviews for the Three Wolf T-Shirt. Think about this when you shop for something online:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-...l_reviews&filterByStar=all_stars&pageNumber=1
:rofl:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Mountain-...l_reviews&filterByStar=all_stars&pageNumber=1
:rofl:
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
This is one of my favorite books, and very important for boaters: "How to Avoid Huge Ships" by John W. Trimmer.
http://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336
Also amazing is this Autoexec Steering Wheel Desk. In addition to the reviews, the frequently asked questions are very important:
http://www.amazon.com/AutoExec-Wheelmate-Steering-Attachable-Surface/dp/B00E1D1GY6/ref=cm_lmf_tit_7
And last but not least, if you are traveling in a dangerous location, you really should consider purchasing a JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank. It is the state of the art in personal tank technology. I wouldn't recommend it for getting you out of a sarlac pit, though.
http://www.amazon.com/JL421-Badonkadonk-Land-Cruiser-Tank/dp/B00067F1CE/ref=cm_lmf_tit_4
jedidia
shoemaker without legs
It nipped my wallet from my pocket unnoticed, looked inside to grab the cash, and then started to cry...
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Heh... I just noticed that my hometown can be pinppointed pretty exactly on the new orbiter Beta textures. It's about the size of a pixel, maybe. And that's the LOW-RES TEXTURES! :blink:
I had spent so little time looking at earth and so much looking at the Moon and Mars that I never realised how deep these resolutions truly are.
Kyle
Armchair Astronaut
In other news, here's the first shot of Matt Damon as Mark Watney in the movie adaptation of Andy Weir's "The Martian".
jedidia
shoemaker without legs
Looks extremely shopped... :shifty:
jedidia
shoemaker without legs
The structure faintly reminds me of my QBasic days... :lol:
Unstung
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In other news, here's the first shot of Matt Damon as Mark Watney in the movie adaptation of Andy Weir's "The Martian".
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Codz
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Went hiking in Griffith Park earlier. Los Angeles has an awesome skyline.
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Yes, pop music is really getting dumber: http://www.seatsmart.com/blog/lyric-intelligence/
SolarLiner
It's necessary, TARS.
Putting Eminem in the "Hip-hop" category ...
Not including "Dance/Electronic" genres when counting "Modern" music (which makes up half the mainstream music now IIRC) ...
I know there's a "Pop" category but they did put Taylor Swift in Country music, which is itself an insult to the Country genre in general :lol:
And he concludes saying "we should be less judgemental of the listeners and more of the writers", but if the listeners didn't listen to songs so "dumb", we wouldn't have labels promoting songs even "dumber".
On the other hand, the Dance/Electronic genre has a lower word count in average, with some tracks without even featuring vocals, or sometimes just a sentence or two sampled over.
Intresting data (someone post this over to /r/DataIsBeautiful on Reddit), but nothing meaningful should really be made out of that.
