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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. ER September 10, 2025 4:56 pm (Space/Science)

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He should know better. ER September 1, 2025 8:20 pm (Space/Science)

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flying cars; is there a HZ connection? by Jeff-Wash April 9, 2012 3:38 pm
  • My friend ljk wrote me today, and I swapped emails with him. He is not the LarryJ of the ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:17:51
    • LarryJ's posts were always fascinating. I believe his USAF expertise was in satellite technology. (? it's been a long time) I'm ... by Ainz 2012-04-11 15:10:24
      • Jeff you've been around awhile if you remember Larry J by RobVG 2012-04-09 18:53:53
        • Larry didn't make the jump from the Zone That Was to the DamnTikiWiki, so I don't have an e-mail addy ... by podrock 2012-04-09 17:25:59
          • There used to be a flying car marketed back when I was in high school. It was similar in ... by ER 2012-04-09 16:14:09
            • I remember seeing cars here like that........ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-09 17:36:00
            Virtual computers by ER April 9, 2012 8:36 pm
            • Virtual machines by Robert 2012-04-11 13:35:15
              • digital life by er 2012-04-29 06:04:41
              Moonbase Alpha Basic Construction Set by Ainz April 9, 2012 1:01 pm
              • Fascinating. And once more I am reminded that my 3D skills still need work. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-09 13:27:56
                • It takes time to figure out the ins and outs of a particular software. This is the kind of thing I ... by TB 2012-04-09 20:21:06
                  • And yet, it looks better than anything I've made in SketchUp >_ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-10 01:19:19
                    • I've been working with that software for many years. by TB 2012-04-10 08:28:30
                  • Where did you find the honeycomb texture? n/t by RobVG 2012-04-09 20:16:21
                    • Came with the stock program. It also allows you to change texture colors and whatnot, so I did that ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-10 01:18:08
                    • Visit the SketchUp Blog for lots of great tips and new add-ons: http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/ by podrock 2012-04-09 18:12:31
                      • Nice. Try turning on the shadow feature to give it depth of field. You can also change the background to ... by podrock 2012-04-09 18:09:18
                        • I turned off the shadows because they didn't angle the way I wanted them to here: by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-09 19:39:37
                          • Okay. Cool. Keep playing. It's a skill for the future. by podrock 2012-04-09 19:45:17
                        • very cool! by Ainz 2012-04-09 14:12:26
                        • Cool! by TB 2012-04-09 13:26:27
                          • I was really upset when SketchUp dropped the dwg conversion from their free program, and I told them so. But ... by podrock 2012-04-09 18:01:31
                            • You've probably already tried this, but, here's a freeware plugin that exports Sketchup models as a DXF or STL triangular ... by Ainz 2012-04-09 15:45:56
                              • Yes, but wouldn't it be more satisfying to create all the models yourself? The end result may not be ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-09 17:37:45
                                • In the original 'Star Wars' film, many of the effects miniatures such as the death star, and imperial cruisers, were ... by Ainz 2012-04-11 13:31:53
                                  • Making models is very time consuming. I prefer using pre-made models for things whenever I can. by TB 2012-04-09 20:29:10
                                    • Well, sure, but the Warehouse is great for time saving. I've furnished models with appliances, windows, doors, furnaces, etc. that ... by podrock 2012-04-09 18:06:42
                                      • True..... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-09 19:43:47
                                100 years ago, they had the technology to... by Jeff-Wash April 10, 2012 2:45 pm
                                • It wasn't all that long ago that two jumbo jets collided on an airport runway and burst into flame. ... by ER 2012-04-11 06:30:49
                                  • The more complex things get the more chance of an incident. Safety systems simply count toward complexity. The accident to ... by bowser 2012-04-11 09:29:51
                                    • The natural engineering response to a problem is to build in a fix. But the more fixes you add, ... by ER 2012-04-11 10:50:13
                                      • A digression on this (not a rebuttal) over at "Flame." by TB 2012-04-11 12:12:37
                                        • A little known but very interesting scientifical fack. The experience in the construction industry has been that for every ... by bowser 2012-04-11 11:59:29
                                          • A really good engineer will come up with a simpler way that does the job better. by TB 2012-04-11 11:07:03
                                            • That goes without saying. I'm always reminded of the .45 ACP SemiAuto Pistol, the "Government Model". It just celebrated ... by ER 2012-04-11 11:32:02
                                      A budget calculation by TB April 10, 2012 9:05 am
                                      • No one's arguing we don't have a deficit. The question is what are we willing to give up to ... by ER 2012-04-10 09:31:40
                                        • The point, not surprisingly, completely escaped you. by TB 2012-04-10 11:35:50
                                          • I haven't got a clue what you're talking about. by ER 2012-04-10 11:45:01
                                            • If you're serious, someone else will get it. by TB 2012-04-10 11:49:22
                                              • The only appropriate response by ER 2012-04-10 13:07:33
                                                • More accurately, the only available response. by TB 2012-04-10 13:43:04
                                                  • That settles it. No more Mr Nice Guy! by ER 2012-04-10 14:09:07
                                                    • He is kinda cute ER. by Jody 2012-04-10 16:32:00
                                                      • Is his tongue pierced? by ER 2012-04-11 06:33:20
                                                        • LMFAO!!! You rock ER!!!! by Jody 2012-04-11 08:40:34
                                        Titanic Tugboat Photoshop Question by ER April 10, 2012 4:11 pm
                                        • The footage in question was of the sister ship "Olympic," used as stock footage. by TB 2012-04-10 19:16:12
                                          • Good detective work, TB. I did an internet search and actually found a google reference to a website that ... by ER 2012-04-10 19:25:57
                                          100 years ago today. by Jeff-Wash March 31, 2012 12:39 pm
                                          • And on April, 02, 1912, 100 years ago today, the Titanic went on its sea trials, departing the port of ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-02 09:09:22
                                            • And 100 years ago today, the Titanic arrived at the port of Southampton where it was berthed at its quay for ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-04 12:44:34
                                              • One hundred years ago today, April, 06, 1912, Captain Edward Smith and hundreds of other Englishmen signed on as the ship's crew ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-06 11:43:00
                                                • On April, 10, 1912, one hundred years ago today, the White Star Liner Titanic departed from the port of Southampton, England. ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-10 13:12:00
                                                  • The suspense is killing me! What's next??!! :-) by bowser 2012-04-10 19:19:34
                                              • The best-laid plans of mice and men, etc. It had a far greater impact on the world from the ... by bowser 2012-04-02 11:15:43
                                                • Some curious facts that I didn't know about. The Titanic was not totally powered by piston & cylinder engines. She ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-02 22:49:19
                                                  • Not unlike the history of the giant airships. by TB 2012-04-02 12:28:52
                                                    • I've heard of the Hindenburg, the Graf Zeppelin, and the LZ ships Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin made to test ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-04 14:27:42
                                                So what can a poor boy do? by ER April 9, 2012 3:54 am
                                                • If this place is any indication... by RobVG 2012-04-09 18:13:13
                                                  • If I had it to do all over again, I'd study music. People say it is like mathematics, although ... by ER 2012-04-09 19:30:34
                                                  • It can fill yer belly n/t by RobVG 2012-04-09 17:13:32
                                                    • I'm trying to think of changes in society that have succeeded. The anti-smoking campaign is one, and the anti-Union ... by bowser 2012-04-09 10:10:43
                                                      • Individuals can make a difference, but they take heavy casualties, too. I respect and admire them, but I do not envy ... by ER 2012-04-09 11:15:18
                                                        • I believe we all want our lives to have meaning. Those who know this also know we have to ... by bowser 2012-04-10 09:04:00
                                                          • You're a wise man, Bowser. by ER 2012-04-10 10:26:49
                                                            • You're very kind, and way too modest. And trapped. Your COPS activity is important in two ways. One is ... by bowser 2012-04-10 19:17:51
                                                      I wonder if it is tempting fate? by Jeff-Wash April 10, 2012 1:17 pm
                                                      • Since this reply page is a better medium to type on, I will ask you here, is it tempting fate ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-10 13:34:30
                                                        • Believe me, there are radar-assisted collisions and GPS-assisted groundings all the time. And no mechanical malfunctions are required. I mean, ... by ER 2012-04-10 14:16:32
                                                        • Let me guess...(spoiler alert) by ER 2012-04-10 13:20:54
                                                          Multiple levels of reality. by ER April 9, 2012 6:55 pm
                                                          • Amazing that everyone has an opinion. Amazing that every opinion comes from our own unique perspective. Amazing that our perspective ... by Jody 2012-04-10 08:45:37
                                                            • Don't go into engineering. :) by TB 2012-04-10 08:47:24
                                                              • Hee hee....Actually I truly appreciate the engineer mentality. I can be very abstract. Sometimes I need to be reeled it. ... by Jody 2012-04-10 09:37:24
                                                                • Yep, engineers are hard-headed, practical, empirical, and have no use for academic and theoretical considerations. Afterwards, they have no problem figuring ... by ER 2012-04-10 09:47:22
                                                                  • Factoid: Wiccan shamans tend to be engineers in their day jobs. by Robert 2012-04-10 13:08:55
                                                                    • Your first sentence is false. The second sentence is what engineering is about. by TB 2012-04-10 11:39:32
                                                                      • Lighten up, TB. by ER 2012-04-10 11:56:31
                                                              • There is a wonderful 9 acre lake in the western Cascades. To get to it is a 2 hour ... by bowser 2012-04-09 23:01:25
                                                                • Bravo! It is the source of much of our conflict that we perceive these values differently, that different equally valid perceptions ... by ER 2012-04-10 05:22:40
                                                                • I dust off the cobwebs of my bicycle. I tighten the bolts, lubricate the chain, test the brakes and re ... by Jody 2012-04-09 19:59:29
                                                                  • Great story. You went into Kickass Mode. I had a very similar experience once myself. When I was a ... by ER 2012-04-09 21:17:53
                                                                  The deep places of the Earth by TB April 9, 2012 8:07 pm
                                                                  • Awesome! Thanks! by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-10 00:24:14
                                                                    • I don't understand what they're saying here... by RobVG 2012-04-09 21:18:41
                                                                      • I imagine that water comes out of a household faucet at some pressure, and that pressure must exceed 1 atmosphere ... by ER 2012-04-09 22:01:09
                                                                        • Typical household water is at about 40-50 psi. by podrock 2012-04-10 07:03:27
                                                                          • Back in the midwest, you could figure it out by knowing the height of the town's water tower. by TB 2012-04-10 08:32:12
                                                                            • Thanks. Looking up the exact figures, 1 atmosphere is 14.7 lbs/sq in, and 1 atm pressure is exerted by ... by ER 2012-04-10 07:33:53
                                                                              • While we are talking pressure, perhaps you could pop on over to johannes' thread on the Mysteries of the Multiverse ... by podrock 2012-04-10 08:05:45
                                                                                • Johannes is a sweetheart, but discussing physics with him is like discussing politics with some of our Conservative friends here. ... by ER 2012-04-10 08:28:01
                                                                                  • Um, yeah. Something like that. by TB 2012-04-10 08:30:16
                                                                        • Personal range of experience: 46,000 feet by podrock 2012-04-09 20:54:43
                                                                          • Wow. I've done 14,695 in 12 hours, from the top of Mt. Whitney at 9:00 AM to - 200' ... by bowser 2012-04-09 23:11:33
                                                                          • Yeah ...but...where is middle earth??? by Jody 2012-04-09 20:26:18
                                                                            • Where the sun don't shine. by ER 2012-04-09 20:45:38
                                                                            Ten Debunked Scientific Beliefs of The Past by Jody March 31, 2012 7:11 pm
                                                                            • Alchemy 1948 by RobVG 2012-04-01 10:55:46
                                                                              • It is the nature of science to debunk bad ideas. It is in fact what science is all about. by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-01 01:52:17
                                                                                • I know it is Buck...but open mindedness...something you believe the Conservatives are guilty of *not* embracing...is a two way street.... In ... by Jody 2012-04-01 12:44:42
                                                                                  • Again, the very fact that scientist actively seek to debunk their own theories shows exceptional open mindedness. THINK ABOUT ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-10 00:28:42
                                                                                    • ACTUALLY THAT WAS MY POINT. Sometimes I communicate poorly because I forget people don't see what I see. by Jody 2012-04-10 07:29:31
                                                                                  • You're right, of course, and I think all those ideas were valid explanations based upon the level of knowledge at ... by bowser 2012-04-01 08:37:01
                                                                                    • Buck's got a point. by TB 2012-04-01 07:38:59
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