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Post by drewid on Jul 7, 2011 17:23:25 GMT -4
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Post by lukepemberton on Jul 7, 2011 17:37:59 GMT -4
I liked Mark Kermodes review of "Transformers - Revenge of the fallen Mark Kermode didn't like it then?
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Post by drewid on Jul 7, 2011 17:49:48 GMT -4
I liked Mark Kermodes review of "Transformers - Revenge of the fallen Mark Kermode didn't like it then? I don't think he was terribly keen on it, no.
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Post by lukepemberton on Jul 7, 2011 17:56:30 GMT -4
I don't think he was terribly keen on it, no. Yes, that is the impression I got. Can't quite put a finger on why though.
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Post by blackstar on Jul 7, 2011 18:58:19 GMT -4
He's obsessed with the Apollo 1 fire. I think it was at the IMDb when discussing radiation and he realised that he was having his ass handed to him that he swtiched to discussing the Apollo 1 fire. It is his fallback option. He's obsessed with anything to do with the Apollo conspiracy in general, not just the Apollo 1 fire. I strongly believe Jarrah has Aspergers Syndrome. Oh? Who's computers was he caught hacking?
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Post by scooter on Jul 8, 2011 0:15:26 GMT -4
OK...I got a question for the real "geeks" out there...
Is there such a thing as a "geolunar" orbit that would allow a single satellite to relay transmissions from the far side of the Moon to Earth? Perhaps something of a lunar version of the Molnaya (sp) orbit? Or a "way out there" Earth orbit? I've played with it on Orbiter, and the danged Earth gravity, needless to say, messes it up.
Meanwhile, that was painful, as he drifted from his "technical" review to the rants about Apollo 1, Baron, et al....
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Post by Data Cable on Jul 8, 2011 1:09:21 GMT -4
Is there such a thing as a "geolunar" orbit that would allow a single satellite to relay transmissions from the far side of the Moon to Earth? Y'mean "lunastationary?" i.e. maintaining a relative position over a given lunar longitute? Given that it would need a 28-ish day period, it'd be pretty high, and yeah, I'd expect Earth's gravity would probably predominate at that distance. Mind you, this is sheer intuition, I've done absolutely no math on this problem. There's always Earth-Moon L4/L5, particularly if you don't mind placing another relay at L2.
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Post by carpediem on Jul 8, 2011 2:05:35 GMT -4
Wow, if JW doesn't like it, then maybe I should see this movie? Is it any good? ;-) No, it isn't any good. Pretty much all the reviews I've seen say it's terrible.
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Post by gillianren on Jul 8, 2011 2:11:07 GMT -4
I do hear it may well be the best movie Michael Bay has ever made . . . the review which mentioned that gave the movie a C.
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Post by tedward on Jul 8, 2011 3:11:29 GMT -4
I don't mind the films, turn off the brain and whack up the surround sound. Will get this one anyway.
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Post by lukepemberton on Jul 8, 2011 5:22:20 GMT -4
I took the plunge and watched his review. I really cannot take anything he takes seriously now, and it was hard to before. Apparently he was so outraged and angry, he was glad he went alone otherwise 'he would have punched someone out.' Yep, those were his words. He got so angry by a CGI film about cars that turn into robots, he would have considered punching a complete stranger. That confirms all I need to know about him.
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Post by Mr Gorsky on Jul 8, 2011 5:42:54 GMT -4
I do hear it may well be the best movie Michael Bay has ever made . . . the review which mentioned that gave the movie a C. I believe that is known as being damned with faint praise, isn't it? Much like Night of the Lepus being described as the greatest film ever made about giant killer bunny rabbits.
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Post by dwight on Jul 8, 2011 5:43:20 GMT -4
Well to be honest i know how he feels. I went and saw Bambi and I came out of the cinema fuming. I actually _did_ punch someone because they reminded me too much of "Thumper".
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Post by gwiz on Jul 8, 2011 7:09:26 GMT -4
OK...I got a question for the real "geeks" out there... Is there such a thing as a "geolunar" orbit that would allow a single satellite to relay transmissions from the far side of the Moon to Earth? Perhaps something of a lunar version of the Molnaya (sp) orbit? Or a "way out there" Earth orbit? I've played with it on Orbiter, and the danged Earth gravity, needless to say, messes it up. A halo orbit about the Earth-Moon L2 point would do the trick, though it wouldn't be stationary over a point on the moon, so would have to be tracked by the antenna on the moon and would occasionally be below the horizon for some places on the far side. There's a slight problem in that a halo orbit isn't stable, so needs the occasional tweak manoeuvre to maintain it. Such an orbit has recently been used for the first time by NASA's ARTEMIS P1 satellite, now in lunar orbit.
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Post by lukepemberton on Jul 8, 2011 8:44:53 GMT -4
A halo orbit about the Earth-Moon L2 point would do the trick, though it wouldn't be stationary over a point on the moon, so would have to be tracked by the antenna on the moon and would occasionally be below the horizon for some places on the far side. There's a slight problem in that a halo orbit isn't stable, so needs the occasional tweak manoeuvre to maintain it. Such an orbit has recently been used for the first time by NASA's ARTEMIS P1 satellite, now in lunar orbit. I think that you are suggesting a similar set up to the SOHO. That sits at L1 in a halo orbit, and needs the occasional tweak manoeuvre to maintain it. I will sit corrected on this point by others more knowledgeable in practical orbital mechanics.
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