1point2

Joined 15 years ago

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Sep 3
I used to be 1point1 - got upgraded. I write and support code for process control in industry, that's all. Damm it feels good to be upgraded!
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Comment · 14 years ago
In the picture it sure does look like a row of evaporative coolers - there was no mention of them in the article - so maybe I'm wrong.
Comment · 14 years ago
If he does not get back to you - check out 'amirmansour' profile->comments - the answer seems to be yes.
Comment · 14 years ago
Spectator here: I too am so excited about the upcoming launch I have been hanging out for it and wish them the best of luck too (even though luck has nothing to do with it and plain good engineering does).

I read the SpaceX pages, reports and updates with the same excitement I had when I read about the Saturn V, the Apollo craft the Lunar Lander, the Shuttle, and the engineering and esp. the control computers behind and embedded in all those craft.

To be involved with SpaceX, designing systems and writing and testing the software and the hardware systems they control must be very exciting right now. That would be something!

Comment · 14 years ago
Google: It's important X does not see our super secret servers, how best may we attain that, team?

Team: We suggest we co-locate with X and then turn the lights off - that way they can't see our super secret servers.

Google: Awesome idea!

Some time latter:

Co-Facility: Here come the gogglers with their head lamps, quick turn the lights off.

Co-Facility: They are gone, don't they look great with their LED lights, make a cool movie huh?

Co-Facility: Crikey, here come the X's, quick turn the lights on, oh man it's such a shame they don't have LED head lamps, they would look so cool if they did.

Comment · 14 years ago
Wow, that was pretty cool. I wonder if the climb to a stall early on in the flight is part of the typical flight profile, and if the design of the aircraft is optimized to deliver that profile. Anyone know?
Comment · 14 years ago
And Strippers?
Comment · 14 years ago
And there in lies the problem with TOS (or is the problem with the law?) if one needs to be an attorney to understand them, what hope is there for the ordinary folk - just saying. No wonder people just click through.
Comment · 14 years ago
Impressive - but I think it would be simpler to just keep the air bag inflated.
Comment · 14 years ago
I like this advice (physical work) and its been in the back of my mind for a while as a way to take a break from the continuous onslaught of pressure to 'keep up' with developments in my craft and to give me time to consolidate what I have learnt in the last 15 year sprint.
Comment · 15 years ago
Why does agreeing with someone get me down votes? I would have imagined no change. But to feel that strongly that ppl take the trouble to click down - why is that?
Comment · 15 years ago
Exactly.
Comment · 15 years ago
That is a good idea. Maybe an animated gif - just to get the ball rolling, then use video next screen or two on.
Comment · 15 years ago
It seems http://www.kbo.co.ke/ is more or less free (anyone with a google account can create free sites), the only cost seems to be a domain name - follow the money.
Comment · 15 years ago
I think this is great - it kinda _why ish. I think that if it can be solved using the controls you provide that's good, but if short cuts can be made by hacking the code there is an incentive to try - like adding a loop that fires the cannon continuously, a loop that changes it angle over a range... I don't know - but if the 'cheats' are in the code there is a reason to look at it (the code). They need to be simple (initially). I quickly started adjusting the angle force in the code to just to see if I could.
Comment · 15 years ago
All good ideas - but it ain't no batman signal.

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