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1) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Warp drive continues to be tested (Message 1368322)
Posted 8 days ago by

Even assuming that some sort of FTL speed warp drive was invented, how do you protect the occupants of a craft from the G forces that would be involved in accelerating from rest? We've all seen the Star Trek opening sequences, going into warp drive, why weren't they all squashed to jelly?

Star Trek and Star Wars both point to an inertial dampening system. But again, that's completely science fiction at this point obviously. What's cool is some sort of space warping theories that were once (well, still are) sci-fi are being explored.

Who knows what the future holds :D

2) Message boards : Politics : Tibet Burns - Cultural Genocide Continues (Message 1367191)
Posted 11 days ago by

the sad thing is that this will continue until oil or gold or some other

commodity is found making worthwhile for the rest of the world to take action.

Unfortunatley, this has already been the case for years:

Despite political tensions in the country, [Tibet's] huge deposits of gold and other metals are proving too big a temptation for foreign miners, David Eimer reports from Beijing

The Chinese name for Tibet, Xizang or "western treasure house", makes clear how valuable the volatile, politically sensitive region is to China. In 1999, the Chinese embarked on a secret, seven-year geological survey that found 16 major deposits of copper, iron, lead, zinc and other minerals. Tibet is believed to hold as much as 30m-40m tons of copper, 40m tons of lead and zinc and more than a billion tons of high-grade iron ore.

There are numurous articles on this subject, but the full article I quoted can be found here.

3) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The UFO Documentary Drinking Game (Message 1365002)
Posted 18 days ago by

Now I know why my mate is always drunk and wanting me to go to the Alien seminars he wishes to get smashed off his head .....lol

LOL! +1

4) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (83) Server Problems? (Message 1364185)
Posted 20 days ago by

I really don't think some of you realize just who you really dealing with.

No one is any bit scared of you, so knock it off.

Can't seem to get any work for the GPU. Anyone else with the same issue?

5) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XXV (Message 1363179)
Posted 22 days ago by

5 million! Gonna turn the cruncher off for quite a while starting today - gets too warm in the summer and the computer adds to the heat problem, hehe

6) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Warp drive continues to be tested (Message 1362466)
Posted 24 days ago by

...Leave it to the debbie downers of the forums. I knew you two gentlemen would show up and try to burst the "what if?" bubble of hopeful nature associated in hearing of these exciting experiments going on in this field.

But ya failed! Still exciting and still worth keeping an eye on for the rest of us! New discoveries are made all the time, this perhaps could have the potential of becoming something one day, and then again it may not :D

7) Message boards : Science (non-SETI) : Warp drive continues to be tested (Message 1362156)
Posted 25 days ago by

A work in progress. That being said, it's still pretty intense to see the working theory being done by scientists. If they are able to prove it as practical, that would be pretty cool. Again, a theory that's nifty to see some attention and testing. Who knows what the future holds. Another intriguing explanation.

And then we can't humor the possibility without watching this!

8) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (83) Server Problems? (Message 1360638)
Posted 29 days ago by

I think the Shorties got together and had a litter of shorter shorties

+1

9) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (83) Server Problems? (Message 1360444)
Posted 30 days ago by

And the shorty storm continues.

10) Message boards : Number crunching : Sorry wingmen and wingwomen (Message 1357896)
Posted 36 days ago by

Thunderstorms have moved in to the area here in lower Michigan and will be around a couple of days. I have to shut down and unplug the cruncher as a precaution. (lost a laptop two years ago...not going to relive that experience again, hehe).

Will be back up and running when the thunder boomers have passed.

[Edit: The laptop was plugged in to the wall charger when it got fried...just for clarification :D ]

11) Message boards : Number crunching : Gripes and Kudos III (Message 1356957)
Posted 39 days ago by

lol. Nice attempt.

12) Message boards : Number crunching : Gripes and Kudos III (Message 1356953)
Posted 39 days ago by

Gripe: Want to see a NTPCkr up and running 24/7

I think the last update was that it is actually up, running ,but not visible.
2 out of 3 ain't bad;) Especially since it probably really is working.

If a tree falls in a forest but no one is around to hear it...

13) Message boards : Number crunching : Gripes and Kudos III (Message 1356946)
Posted 39 days ago by

Gripe: Want to see a NTPCkr up and running 24/7

14) Message boards : Number crunching : Panic Mode On (83) Server Problems? (Message 1356903)
Posted 39 days ago by

Shorty batch. buh.

15) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XXV (Message 1356901)
Posted 39 days ago by

Hit the 4K RAC!

You're doing great! Congrats, Julie!

16) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XXV (Message 1356823)
Posted 39 days ago by

My newest rig 6851722 has reached 1 mill in just over 4 months, which also sees my highest ever RAC and put me in the top 300 (293) this morning!!

Impressive rig! Congrats on your milestones!

17) Message boards : Number crunching : SETI/BOINC Milestones [ v2.0 ] - XXV (Message 1355074)
Posted 44 days ago by

4.5 million for SETI :D

18) Message boards : Politics : North Korea (Message 1353932)
Posted 48 days ago by

She be gettin' frisky.

19) Message boards : Cafe SETI : I suddenly feel old. (Message 1353931)
Posted 48 days ago by

Nirvana appearing on the classic rock stations as of three years ago...that makes me feel old.

20) Message boards : Number crunching : Apologies to my wingmen!! (Message 1353929)
Posted 48 days ago by

I don't buy computers, I build them!!

No worries, no piece of hardware will last forever. It happens. Replace and restart! :D

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