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Post by Grand Lunar on Mar 20, 2009 22:58:33 GMT -4
I tried to do that with Cosmored (aka, DavidC) on YouTube, by asking him to debate on IMDb. As you know Jay, anything goes on the boards there.
Well, Cosmo tries some song and dance about being asked for personal info.
I compared the fields for a YouTube account and an IMDb account. They are the same.
Obviously, Jarrah's claiming someone a "liar" is directed at the wrong person.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 22, 2009 18:54:32 GMT -4
It does effect science education.
Even before the fiasco began, I knew of schoolmates in high school that felt that evolution is "such a crock". Evolution is the basis for much knowledege in biology.
To reject evolution in favor of ID/creationism does effect the quality of one's science education.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 22, 2009 18:40:08 GMT -4
That's a common trait amongst hoax believers. If they did know (and accept) their history, they wouldn't make many of the claims they currently do.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 22, 2009 18:33:41 GMT -4
Fortunately, only a small percentage of the population accepted it as the "truth".
It's mostly those that peddle Creationism and Intelligent Design that drag down America's science education. But that's another thread....
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 13, 2009 14:24:11 GMT -4
I thought that on the moon, the iron would be uncontaminated by oxygen and organisms. And I also felt that it suppliment the Earth's supply. Same for titanium. Of course, for mining purposes, a kilometer wide metallic asteroid would be perfect; billions of dollars in nearly pure metals waiting to be tapped, as well.
As I mentioned, if we finally achieve fusion, and if there is plenty of helium-3 to be had, that alone would be worth it.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 13, 2009 12:30:24 GMT -4
Here's another idea Jason; put some Earth rocks in a radiation oven, then use a dustification ray to make moon dirt! Back to moon mines, I figure that when an infrastructure is made on the moon, there ought to be some ores to obtain. Wouldn't there be iron in the craters that have been made by iron meteorites? And isn't there titanium there too? Of course, if there is plenty of helium-3 to be had, that alone ought to be worth it.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 8, 2009 23:40:28 GMT -4
How's this for weird memory;
There are times when I do something routine, put an object aside, and then go nuts trying to look where I put it. Also happens when doing odd jobs, like fixing up an engine.
There are times I think I did a task, but then it turns out I forgot to do it.
Then there are times I feel that I've done or seen something happen before. It gets freaky, such feelings of deja vu, but I dismiss it, attributing it to my brain acting weird again.
Wonder if AI of the future, something like HAL 9000 would be, could ever experience deja vu?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 6, 2009 8:40:50 GMT -4
A littel OT but if an atomic weapon is detonated in the vacuum of space what would the shock wave consist of? Been done, actually. From what I've seen in the documentry, Nukes in Space, it seems the plasma cloud expands out, with turbulence in the center. It looks weird. It them dims and is out of sight.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 6, 2009 8:37:54 GMT -4
There's something that keeps nagging me. Not long ago, I looked at the concept for the Direct rockets (Direct 2.0 to be precise). I also recently read the Popular Mechanics article on them, compared to the Ares rockets (the text itself went on mostly on the people involved; a diagram made a stage by stage comparison between the two).
This may be because I'm no aerospace engineer, but looking at them, the Direct rockets seem to be the better way to go; simplistic, quicker to develope, and more total mass to the moon.
I'm actually surprised NASA didn't use this design. From figures I've seen, the LEO design can put more weight up than the Ares 1. Seems this would mean that the Orion wouldn't need the weight savings that have been done to it's design.
I've read NASA's objections to Direct on their site. I do not believe they are valid.
Any thoughts or discussions or insites?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Feb 6, 2009 8:25:48 GMT -4
I have a phrase that could be used;
"You call me a NASA stooge as if it's a bad thing."
How's that?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jan 28, 2009 19:52:22 GMT -4
So, this thread goes from bidding farewell to Bush, to discussing torture, to an examination of Jason's faith? Am I missing something here? Lots of posts by someone who seems to have a real beef against religion in general and doesn't seem to like me very much. For that reason, I feel this thread has gotten out of hand as far as civility goes. I believe it should end before someone gets banned over something silly, like name calling.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jan 28, 2009 19:48:21 GMT -4
I was -5 when Apollo 11 landed, and was born just eight months after Apollo 17 left. I missed the whole thing. I was -11 during Apollo 11 and -8 during Apollo 17. I born about a year before Columbia's first launch. The first launch I clearly remember seeing was Discovery's launch after the Challenger disaster. We saw it at school.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jan 28, 2009 19:42:17 GMT -4
So, this thread goes from bidding farewell to Bush, to discussing torture, to an examination of Jason's faith? Am I missing something here?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jan 27, 2009 8:14:54 GMT -4
I want to say that's what's irrational is how this talk has caused so much heated debate. Can people not simply accept differences in opinion? If this issue weren't causing harm to people, sure. However, the government has been doing something in my name that I won't countenance. I don't want my country known for what we've been doing. Further, imagine the wasted man-hours spend tracking down all the false leads! Frankly, I can't understand why you don't understand that this is not an "everyone can have an opinion" issue. For the most part, sure. Agree to disagree on a lot of things. However, this is a major issue. This is not like what you put on your pizza. This is how we as a nation are going to treat other human beings. Isn't that something that should incite passion? Well, I didn't mean that the topic shouldn't incite passion. If I did come across like that, then I didn't mean it. What I really meant is that those involved shouldn't go on about other people's religious beliefs, comparing them to Hoax Believers, ect. There can be a heated debate without having insults thrown at each other.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jan 26, 2009 16:13:34 GMT -4
I must time, I feel young compared to those privilaged to have seen Apollo on TV as it happened!
I guess that's why I try to catch the shuttle and various rocket launches when I can; something to write about when I'm older.
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