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Something Random
The Barrow Boys
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Posted - 2012.11.21 20:00:00 -
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On December the 3rd - most likely.
The actual write ups are changing, so i figure id let you google it and get the latest as is - id go to a reputable source of course.
Personally, i think this might be EPIC. "caught on fire a little bit, just a little." "Delinquents, check, weirdos, check, hippies, check, pillheads, check, freaks, check, potheads, check .....gangsn++ all here!" |
Tarvos Telesto
Blood Fanatics
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Posted - 2012.11.21 23:32:00 -
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Something Random wrote:On December the 3rd - most likely.
The actual write ups are changing, so i figure id let you google it and get the latest as is - id go to a reputable source of course.
Personally, i think this might be EPIC.
Here a lot rumor about this in web, meny sites share this info, however i cant find any oficial talk - message about incoming announced form NASA in NASA offical site, i can only hope this become truth, life on Mars maybe bacteria, or organic thing in atmosphere etc, who know...
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Bane Necran
Appono Astos
742
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Posted - 2012.11.21 23:46:00 -
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They'll probably announce they found water, for like the 5th time.
But in related news, the Viking mission 30 years ago found evidence of microbial life on Mars, but it was quickly buried by NASA and forgotten about, and this guy who worked on the Viking mission thinks Curiosity may finally prove it did. "It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it." ~William Maugham |
Istvaan Shogaatsu
Guiding Hand Social Club
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Posted - 2012.11.22 01:06:00 -
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NASA does this all the time. It's never anything exciting. These announcements are actually getting annoying. They always hype it up, "We've made a discovery for the history books! But we can't tell you yet! Our scientists are hard at work confirming this miraculous discovery!"
Then you wait a week and it's...
"We found a rock! It's 17% more brown than other rocks we've encountered! We've named this rock "Alexander Hamilton!" We're going to shine a laser at it, and poke it with our robo-claw! WOOOOOOOOO! 17% BROWNER!!!" |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
The Python Cartel.
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Posted - 2012.11.22 01:07:00 -
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Did they find our frog? "Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff-á |
Ares Desideratus
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.11.22 02:32:00 -
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idiots just tell us |
Kirjava
E X C E P T I O N Persona Non Gratis
25
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Posted - 2012.11.22 03:33:00 -
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Iraqi WMD's?
Haruhiists - Overloading Out of Pod discussions since 2007. Cardinal Kirjava - Redeclaring the Crusade in the name of the Goddess since 2012. |
Mars Theran
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.11.22 04:04:00 -
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If you look to the left of the Rover you'll notice some green lichen-like substance on the rocks there, also the drifts of sand, and then there is the coloring and consistency of the dirt. Hard to say exactly, but it could be rich in aluminum, or it could be nitrogen and/or carbon rich. Definitely unusual though.
I'm sure they'll have some interesting findings anyway. That 'rock' in the foreground is a little odd though, isn't it? zubzubzubzubzubzubzubzub |
Bane Necran
Appono Astos
747
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Posted - 2012.11.22 05:56:00 -
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Mars Theran wrote:That 'rock' in the foreground is a little odd though, isn't it?
Aliens. "It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it." ~William Maugham |
Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.11.22 09:35:00 -
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Bane Necran wrote:Mars Theran wrote:That 'rock' in the foreground is a little odd though, isn't it? Aliens.
Angels
(edit: I guess nobody really gets this on this forum... :P) |
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oniplE
MeMento.
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Posted - 2012.11.22 10:11:00 -
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Tarvos Telesto wrote:Something Random wrote:On December the 3rd - most likely.
The actual write ups are changing, so i figure id let you google it and get the latest as is - id go to a reputable source of course.
Personally, i think this might be EPIC. Here a lot rumor about this in web, meny sites share this info, however i cant find any official talk - message about incoming announced form NASA in NASA offical site, i can only hope this become truth, life on Mars maybe bacteria, or organic thing in atmosphere etc, or exotic dancers ;D who know... The discovery was made with a device that analyzes molecules, so at best it's the discovery of organic compounds on Mars. I'm no bio chemist, but as far as i know that's just a group of molecules and doesn't necessarily mean there is or was life on Mars.
I'm a bit skeptical of epic NASA announcements after their false claim of arsenic based lifeforms two years ago :P |
Destination SkillQueue
Are We There Yet
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Posted - 2012.11.22 10:15:00 -
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Sidus Isaacs wrote:Bane Necran wrote:Mars Theran wrote:That 'rock' in the foreground is a little odd though, isn't it? Aliens. Angels(edit: I guess nobody really gets this on this forum... :P)
Who among us doesn't talk to angels and utilize their power to perform miracles in our daily lives? |
Brujo Loco
Brujeria Teologica
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Posted - 2012.11.22 14:59:00 -
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Destination SkillQueue wrote:Sidus Isaacs wrote:Bane Necran wrote:Mars Theran wrote:That 'rock' in the foreground is a little odd though, isn't it? Aliens. Angels(edit: I guess nobody really gets this on this forum... :P) Who among us doesn't talk to angels and utilize their power to perform miracles in our daily lives?
I talk to Latinamerican spirits of the Jungle that give me power to always keep my machete sharp and cut snakes and jaguars with swift strikes. Inner Sayings of BrujoLoco: http://eve-files.com/sig/brujoloco |
Tarvos Telesto
Blood Fanatics
66
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Posted - 2012.11.22 17:15:00 -
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oniplE wrote:Tarvos Telesto wrote:Something Random wrote:On December the 3rd - most likely.
The actual write ups are changing, so i figure id let you google it and get the latest as is - id go to a reputable source of course.
Personally, i think this might be EPIC. Here a lot rumor about this in web, meny sites share this info, however i cant find any official talk - message about incoming announced form NASA in NASA offical site, i can only hope this become truth, life on Mars maybe bacteria, or organic thing in atmosphere etc, or exotic dancers ;D who know... The discovery was made with a device that analyzes molecules, so at best it's the discovery of organic compounds on Mars. I'm no bio chemist, but as far as i know that's just a group of molecules and doesn't necessarily mean there is or was life on Mars. I'm a bit skeptical of epic NASA announcements after their false claim of arsenic based lifeforms two years ago :P
I agree with you, this was big NASA fail, when they talk about new definiion of life, during experiments on arsenic - acid things, same like before, they talk about changing books etc , hovewer NASA need scream and make science show, to get money form US budget ;p anyway Good luck to NASA, in fact they are good people who explore space. |
Bane Necran
Appono Astos
753
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Posted - 2012.11.22 17:26:00 -
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Not only was the 'arsenic based life' later found to be false, but the study was from years earlier, and they just randomly decided to make a big deal out of it suddenly.
Almost like they were trying to distract everyone. Oh, look what was discovered at that same time, and was quickly swept under the rug while all we heard about was the bogus arsenic based life. "It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it." ~William Maugham |
jason hill
The Riot Formation Unclaimed.
105
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Posted - 2012.11.22 17:32:00 -
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a bloke on the bus home today told me they had found a polish plumber |
baltec1
Bat Country
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Posted - 2012.11.22 21:09:00 -
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Im going with this. |
Borascus
Red Core Paradigm Shift Alliance
109
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Posted - 2012.11.22 21:31:00 -
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jason hill wrote:a bloke on the bus home today told me they had found a polish plumber
the Polish Plumber that defeated Rammstein? that would be cool. |
Cutter Isaacson
Nouvelle Rouvenor
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Posted - 2012.11.23 09:16:00 -
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Bane Necran wrote:Not only was the 'arsenic based life' later found to be false, but the study was from years earlier, and they just randomly decided to make a big deal out of it suddenly. Almost like they were trying to distract everyone. Oh, look what was discovered at that same time, and was quickly swept under the rug while all we heard about was the bogus arsenic based life.
Big whoop, they found oxygen on yet another planet, so what? They know there is oxygen on quite a few different planets, what's so astounding about finding it on Rhea? "The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination." Elim Garak.
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Tarvos Telesto
Blood Fanatics
74
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Posted - 2012.11.23 11:16:00 -
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Borascus wrote:jason hill wrote:a bloke on the bus home today told me they had found a polish plumber the Polish Plumber that defeated Rammstein? that would be cool.
Im form Poland, also we good quality plumbers, this wont be suprice for me if they found one of them on Mars ;D But is more probably that they found empy bottle of vodka, or lonley Russian Astronaut. |
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Webvan
State War Academy Caldari State
148
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Posted - 2012.11.23 11:36:00 -
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Like I said in the other thread (the original on this topic and in this forum) they found sandwiches!
Well no really, the link I think was correct. They will just confirm that the martian rocks we have, one suggesting water and the other not, that they will probably confirm water. My tax dollars hard at work...
But hey, maybe we can get a coke with that BLT? ...and a side of seasoned curly fries. |
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ISD TYPE40
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
3129
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Posted - 2012.11.23 13:01:00 -
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Webvan wrote:Like I said in the other thread (the original on this topic and in this forum) they found sandwiches! Well no really, the link I think was correct. They will just confirm that the martian rocks we have, one suggesting water and the other not, that they will probably confirm water. My tax dollars hard at work... But hey, maybe we can get a coke with that BLT? ...and a side of seasoned curly fries.
Actually I believe significant portions of the funding for the Curiosity program, including money for hardware development and the Mars Science Laboratory Program that oversees the entire rover project, came from private companies within the US as well as foreign companies. Even the Canadian Space Agency allocated funding for the project.
ISD Type40 Lt. Commander Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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Webvan
State War Academy Caldari State
148
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Posted - 2012.11.23 13:32:00 -
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ISD TYPE40 wrote:Actually I believe significant portions of the funding for the Curiosity program, including money for hardware development and the Mars Science Laboratory Program that oversees the entire rover project, came from private companies within the US as well as foreign companies. Even the Canadian Space Agency allocated funding for the project. $2.5B by US taxpayers. I'm all for private investment, that's the way it should be. I'm actually in favor of the rover, my name is one of the 1.2 million names sent up with it. ...oh wait two, the other is one of my mmo character names ...but still it's $2.5B and a lot of people here are not happy about having no choice in the matter. I'd really like to see this pretty much privatized in the future, things like this, while NASA uses tax payer funds for research as well as scientific satellites (SOHO etc)... at least during recessionary times.
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Bane Necran
Appono Astos
768
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Posted - 2012.11.23 18:25:00 -
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ISD TYPE40 wrote:Even the Canadian Space Agency allocated funding for the project.
That's not really anything new. Canada has built things for every NASA mission i can think of, but most popular is probably the Canadarm, which CNN and other media groups refer to as the "robotic arm", and do their best to keep the Canadian flag on it out of the shot.
Canadians also had a huge role in the Apollo 11 mission. In fact the landing equipment for the lunar lander was made in Canada, so it was Canadian technology that first touched the moon. "It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it." ~William Maugham |
Tul Breetai
Impromptu Asset Requisition
34
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Posted - 2012.11.23 18:46:00 -
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Maybe the announcement is that they realized NASA is a giant dollar sink. As capsuleers we know not to tolerate this BS. As EVE players we tend to cream our jeans at the prospect of anything NASA. First world problems, maybe... There's nothing worse than an EVE player, generally considered to be top of the food chain in the MMO world, that cannot smacktalk with wit and coherency. |
Tarvos Telesto
Blood Fanatics
78
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Posted - 2012.11.23 19:28:00 -
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Tul Breetai wrote:Maybe the announcement is that they realized NASA is a giant dollar sink. As capsuleers we know not to tolerate this BS. As EVE players we tend to cream our jeans at the prospect of anything NASA. First world problems, maybe...
NASA isn't giant dollar sink, here some facts.
"Curiosity had a total cost of 2.5 billion dollars, yes, but itGÇÖs not like NASA went over to the Rover Depot, plucked the glamor model off the shelf and whipped out Uncle SamGÇÖs credit card.
"No, NASA spread the cost of this mission out over eight years. The money spent went into salaries of highly-skilled engineers, programmers, managers, and independent contractors in over twenty states across the country. Things like the cost of rocket to launch it to Mars are included in that total, too, which accounts for nearly a fifth of the amount.
If you you just divide the total cost by the number of years NASA has saved for it, you come out with about $312 million per year. This works about to approximately 1.8% of NASAGÇÖs yearly budget and approximately diddly-squat of the total federal budget. ThatGÇÖs about $1 per year for every American, aka, nothing. Think of it this way: say you lose one dime every month this year. Whoops! YouGÇÖve lost more money than you spent on Curiosity.
For this tiny amount of money, weGÇÖve developed some of the most advanced machinery ever created. We advance our scientific understanding of the universe. We encourage the development of highly-educated problem solvers and provide some of them with jobs. WeGÇÖll make discoveries and raise new questions that no one could have previously dreamed of."
Author Casey Dreier, full blog here.
Curiosity Comes Cheap |
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ISD TYPE40
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
3130
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Posted - 2012.11.24 16:21:00 -
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Webvan wrote:ISD TYPE40 wrote:Actually I believe significant portions of the funding for the Curiosity program, including money for hardware development and the Mars Science Laboratory Program that oversees the entire rover project, came from private companies within the US as well as foreign companies. Even the Canadian Space Agency allocated funding for the project. $2.5B by US taxpayers. I'm all for private investment, that's the way it should be. I'm actually in favor of the rover, my name is one of the 1.2 million names sent up with it. ...oh wait two, the other is one of my mmo character names ...but still it's $2.5B and a lot of people here are not happy about having no choice in the matter. I'd really like to see this pretty much privatized in the future, things like this, while NASA uses tax payer funds for research as well as scientific satellites (SOHO etc)... at least during recessionary times.
I can understand why some people might be upset over the idea of spending that kind of money sending a mobile laboratory to another planet, but when the innovations produced by NASA are taken into account compared to the amount money given to them, the results are stunning.
For instance:
NASA Spin-offs
More NASA spin-offs
Other NASA spin-offs
NASA's projected final expenditure for 2012 according to both NASA and Government Census figures, is around the $17.11B mark. The projected final expenditure for National Defence only (Military expenditure as a whole is broken into different sections) is around $737B. When you consider the benefits NASA has developed for humanity as a whole, it becomes somewhat easier to take that $1 per year hit to your pocket.
Citations:
US Government Census on National Defence budget.
US Government Census on Science & Space budget (note that NASA budget is listed under Space & Other Technologies)
Just some food for thought. Enjoy ISD Type40 Lt. Commander Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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baltec1
Bat Country
2921
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Posted - 2012.11.24 16:34:00 -
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Shame NASA doesnt have the military budget. We could be playing EVE on the moon with princess Luna. |
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