Ugly Piece of Earth Raping Hardware (APOD 22 Nov 2006)

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by kovil » Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:00 pm

I've lost a couple of posts too. Now I open a second browser on to the site to make sure I'm still logged in before clicking 'submit', if it has been over 15 minutes in writing the post. Or you can post it unfinished, and then click 'edit' and for 1/2 hour do edits or add to it without it saying I edited it. Once it's posted, you can keep editing and not lose the post.

**But still make sure you are logged in before submitting.**

Giant machinery is a trip just for what it is. The accomplishment of its creation is the exhilaration. How the designers got all the stresses and balance and forces correctly accounted for is the success. Now what it does, is entirely another matter.

Road & Track's comparison of the QEII and the Concorde was intriguing !
and their report on the Space Center's moving launch pad with the Saturn 5 on it ! 8 - 16 cylinder diesel engines ? @ 1.2 mph; i forget exactly.

It's the technology, Einstein ! LOL

by DavidLeodis » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:58 pm

BMAONE23 wrote:DavidLeeds,
Here is your "swap meet dave" link
http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Workshop/Trencher.htm
Thanks BMAONE23.
As the APOD image is in the SwapMeetDave website without any source being credited I assume that Dave Ahl must have taken the image. I always find it interesting to know a bit more about the APOD images.

by BMAONE23 » Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:16 pm

DavidLeeds,
Here is your "swap meet dave" link
http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Workshop/Trencher.htm

by DavidLeodis » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:30 pm

DavidLeeds wrote:The credit for the APOD in question has a link to the SwapMeetDave website, but when I went into that site I was unsure what it has to do with the APOD. Did the Dave Ahl who runs the SwapMeetDave website take the image :?:
I posted that query on November 23rd and I still don't know, so I would be grateful if anybody could inform me why the SwapMeetDave website was credited in the APOD of November 22nd. That website is described as an 'On-Line Carnival & Flea Market'. I have had a look through some of the site and have not found anything to obviously link it to the APOD. Sorry for asking again but I am intrigued why SwapMeetDave is credited. Thanks for any help.
:)

by Orca » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:25 am

And make sure you have a primary AND secondary coffee machine! 8)

by Galactic Groove » Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:56 pm

lol ok well maybe we should all have nuclear, solar, and wind power stations in our backyards. Triple redundancy should solve that :lol:

by Orca » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:25 am

ckam wrote:
Martin wrote:Or you can simply copy it before you try posting it -just in case your post time expires.
being paranoid: what if the power goes off?
Get a battery back up system. That will give you some time to save your data.
Martin wrote:Then maybe you should use a pen (scratch that) PENCIL and paper for the rough draft, eh?
I hope it doesn't come to that... :shock:

by Martin » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:51 pm

:shock:

Then maybe you should use a pen (scratch that) PENCIL and paper for the rough draft, eh? :lol:

by ckam » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:30 am

Martin wrote:Or you can simply copy it before you try posting it -just in case your post time expires.
being paranoid: what if the power goes off?

by Orca » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:00 am

ckam wrote:
Galactic Groove wrote:i can't believe it, i just wrote about 2 hours of stuff about this, my session disconnected, and now everything i wrote is lost........ wonderful (i've left out swear words out of respect but it was hard) Admin, this seriously needs to be fixed, it's not the first time
I would use notepad for everything that takes more than 3 minutes to type.
GG, yeah, I never trust the browser alone for a long post! I generally copy/paste it anyway for spell checking and proof reading, though.

by Galactic Groove » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:47 pm

hahaha that's the annoying thing about it, i usually do copy it before i post... but after taking a break from posting for a bit, you forget the precautionary steps you normally take... and that's when you get screwed over :?

by Martin » Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:54 pm

Or you can simply copy it before you try posting it -just in case your post time expires.

by ckam » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:00 am

Galactic Groove wrote:i can't believe it, i just wrote about 2 hours of stuff about this, my session disconnected, and now everything i wrote is lost........ wonderful (i've left out swear words out of respect but it was hard) Admin, this seriously needs to be fixed, it's not the first time
I would use notepad for everything that takes more than 3 minutes to type.

by BMAONE23 » Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:03 pm

ckam wrote:
FieryIce wrote:...BMA, there are...
It ust came to me arent u per chance doom3world admin? he has similar nick
If you are refering to me? Nope. I don't adnim any boards so I guess it is purely chance that our nanes are similar.

by ckam » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:38 pm

FieryIce wrote:...BMA, there are...
It ust came to me arent u per chance doom3world admin? he has similar nick

by FieryIce » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:40 pm

BMAONE23 wrote:FieryIce,
Interesting how this outer moon does appear strip mined, Interesting correlation
BMA, there are many more examples, Miranda is just one. Start examining craters, some have tiered rims and sides comparable to open pit mining.

Interesting mining pictures:
Mining Technology

Mining Technology Projects, bottom of page

by ckam » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:37 am

Nereid wrote:Threads on same APOD merged; the other thread was started by kiffy, and was entitled "I'm Embarassed 11/22/06".
this merging thing kinda messes posts up. I wonder if there was any other way to implement it. /offtiopic

by l3p3r » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:59 am

I for one was pretty impressed by the sheer size of this machine. Any APOD which impresses me is fine! (i.e. not one of those silly artists impressions of what multiple universes look like :p)

That said it was a little left of field...

by Nereid » Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:52 pm

Threads on same APOD merged; the other thread was started by kiffy, and was entitled "I'm Embarassed 11/22/06".

by DavidLeodis » Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:28 pm

The credit for the APOD in question has a link to the SwapMeetDave website, but when I went into that site I was unsure what it has to do with the APOD. Did the Dave Ahl who runs the SwapMeetDave website take the image :?:

by Galactic Groove » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:33 pm

i can't believe it, i just wrote about 2 hours of stuff about this, my session disconnected, and now everything i wrote is lost........ wonderful (i've left out swear words out of respect but it was hard) Admin, this seriously needs to be fixed, it's not the first time

by BMAONE23 » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:34 pm

The dark blotchiness in these images of Pluto and Charon http://www.nineplanets.org/pluto.html
will probably show a similarity to Miranda http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA00140.jpg

FieryIce,
Interesting how this outer moon does appear strip mined, Interesting correlation

by FieryIce » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:53 pm

jelleoelle wrote:I agree. It's impressive and all, but it doesn't have anything to do with astronomy!
Epod would be the logical site for this image about huge resource gathering machines but remember the main premise is astronomy so find the relevance.

Look at the Uranian moon Miranda, the scaring called chevrons:
Target is Miranda

i'm pissed off!

by ckam » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:03 am

edit: did i just said all of that... nevermind. luddites ha ha... why do you always have to complain about these things? just stay away from females, and environmental pressure growth could be slowed down significantly :twisted:

by Martin » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:47 am

Disscussions here never HAVE to be about APOD. This is an astronomy and science open-opinion forum and so far I have seen just that. How ironic is that?

My opinion.....It was because I saw this picture in APOD that my first thought was "wow, what would it take to get this beast into space and on an asteroid or a moon." Not "oh the poor lumps of rock and dirt."

We are here to do what we can so that we may continue to exist. And I will mention it in case you are not aware of it.......Us humans are in a race. A race to make a home in space before the next terrible event renders our planet unkind to humankind. If you think this can be done by thinking small and "must protect the daisies" you are very much wrong and you do not speak for me or my children or my children's children ..etc.. Life is destruction we must all face that reality sooner or later.

Just because you decide to move on or next to a mountain does not give you anymore right to claim it for preservation than those that want to mine it. Regulations Yes - cease construction/mining and exploration NO.

This machine's work dwarfs the scars of more natural means anyday. And it is all too relvant in an astronomy forum. Astronomy and science was founded on dreams and disbeliefs in the pursuit of truths.

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