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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:18 pm
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i would hope so.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:14 am
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For what? It's not important and never really was, except as a weapons demo. The nation that can shoot missiles further and more accurately is the one not to be fucked with.
I'm starting to notice a pattern here of you talking out of your ass. A quick Google search can yield huge numbers of significant benefits from the space program, included manned space missions,
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Ethical Athiest
1. The most accurate topographical map of the Earth. This data is used to develop safer navigation techniques and better communication systems.
2. Ultraviolet protection suits for people with rare intolerance to UV light, known xeroderma pigmentosum.
3. Heart pump based on technology of space shuttle's fuel pumps. It's two inches long, one inch in diameter, and weighs less than four ounces.
4. Efficient autos and planes benefiting from NASA wind tunnel and aerodynamic expertise.
5. New metal alloys based on research for the space station program.
6. Thermal protection blankets used in everything from fire fighters suits to survival gear for cold environments.
7. Robots and robotic software with wide-ranging uses that include auto-assembly plants, hazardous material handling, monitoring in dangerous environments, distribution and packaging facilities, etc.
8. Lightweight composite materials that benefit cars, airplanes, camping gear, etc.
9. Perfect protein crystals grown in zero gravity; used for more pure pharmaceutical drugs, foods and an assortment of other crystalline-based products including insulin for diabetes patients.
10. Better understanding of the Earth and its environmental response to natural and human-induced variations such as air quality, climate, land use, food production as well as monitoring quality of our oceans and fresh water.
11. Commercial space communication systems for personal phones, computers, video transmissions, global positioning satellite systems, etc.
12. Improvements in energy use efficiency.
13. More responsible use of air and water in private and commercial buildings.
14. Automated maintenance functions for buildings and new lower-cost building construction techniques.
15. Smoke detectors for homes and commercial buildings.
16. Air purification systems used to by hospitals to provide pure oxygen for patients.
17. High-bandwidth and optical communications systems.
18. Technology for cordless tools such as drills, shrub trimmers and rechargeable flashlights.
19. Growth of zeolite crystals that have the potential to reduce the cost of petroleum and to store new types of fuels like hydrogen, which is abundant and pollution-free. This technology could be used in hydrogen-powered cars.
20. Fire-fighting systems that battle blazes with a fine mist, rather than environmentally harmful chemicals.
21. Sunglasses that block certain types of light - blue, violet, and ultraviolet - that could hurt the eyes. These sunglasses block the hazardous light, while allowing light that is good for vision to pass through the lens.
22. Solar power collection.
23. Air filtration systems that can kill all types of harmful bacteria - even anthrax -- and remove allergens from the air with better than 90 percent efficiency.
24. Ultralight solar concentrators that gather power from the Sun and efficiently convert it into electrical power. Applications for this technology on Earth are limitless.
25. Water purification methods using ions (an atom or group of atoms carrying a positive or negative electrical charge). Used in water filtering systems to remove lead, chlorine, bad taste and odor. Newer purification systems also remove contaminants such as perchlorate and nitrate.
26. "Power Pads" to cushion a horse's hooves, protecting against injuries and helping ease discomfort associated with brittle hooves or arthritis.
27. Disposable diapers.
28. Devices for collection and real-time analysis of blood, and other bodily fluids, without the need for centrifugation. Huge potential for hospitals and for remote units to monitor individuals with health problems.
29. Lighter artificial limbs that are virtually indestructible; based on foam insulation used to protect the Shuttle's external fuel tank.
30. Computer-aided tomography (CATScan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for imaging the body and its organs.
31. Light-emitting diodes used in photodynamic therapy. These diodes are used in a form of chemotherapy that kills cancerous tumors.
32. Infrared sensors used in hand-held optical sensor thermometers. These devices can measure temperature in the ear canal in two seconds or less.
33. Devices used to diagnose and treat patients suffering head injury, stroke, chronic dizziness and disorders of the central nervous system.
34. Compact laboratory instruments for hospitals and doctor offices that analyze blood in 30 seconds what once took 20 minutes.
35. Land mine removal using flare device and leftover fuel donated from NASA.
36. Technology which allows vehicles to transmit a signal back to a home base. Used to track and reassign emergency and public works vehicles; also track vehicle operations such as taxis, armored cars and vehicles carrying hazardous cargo. Now used to recover stolen vehicles.
37. Cutters using small explosive charges used by emergency rescue personnel to quickly extract accident victims.
38. Image-processing technology used remove defects due to image jitter, image rotation and image zoom in video sequences. Used by law enforcement agencies to improve crime-solving videos; doctors in medical imaging; scientific applications and even home video cameras.
39. Gas leak-detection system used by Ford in natural gas-powered car.
40. Method of labeling products with invisible and virtually indestructible markings - used on electronic parts, pharmaceuticals and livestock -- in fact it could be used on just about anything.
41. Fire resistant foam used as thermal and acoustical insulation in aerospace, marine and industrial products. Also used as for fire barriers, packaging and other applications requiring either high-temperature or very low-temperature insulation. Used by Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and Airbus for for major weight savings in aircraft.
42. Hand-held camera which firefighters use to pinpoint the hotspots of wildfires.
43. Safer soldering base for jewelers using torches in jewelry assembly. Based on heat-shield tiles of shuttle instead of hazardous asbestos bases previously used.
44. Quick-connect fasteners used by firefighters and nuclear power-plant repair technicians.
45. Game-controlling joystick for computers and entertainment systems.
46. Spray lube used for rust prevention; loosening corroded nuts; cleaning and lubricating guns and fishing reels; and lubricating and reducing engine friction.
47. World-wide television broadcasts.
48. Home insulation system which provides significant savings in home heating and cooling costs - uses technology of aluminum heat shield developed for Apollo spacecraft.
49. Laser technology used in artery catheters to spot areas of blockage and fire short bursts of laser beams to vaporize them - a "cool" laser providing thousands of patients with an alternative to heart bypass surgery.
50. New charged coupled devices (CCDs) used in breast examinations (mammographies) which images breast tissue more clearly than conventional x-rays. Doctors then use a specially designed needle to extract a tiny sample (instead of a scalpel) saving time, money and pain.
51. "Smart" forceps made of composite material, with embedded fiber optics. These obstetrical forceps allow doctors to measure the amount of pressure being applied to an infant's head during delivery.
52. Small pill-shaped transmitters Used to monitor intestinal activity; blood pressure and temperature of infants still inside the womb; body functions of athletes and high-stress professionals such as firefighters and soldiers.
53. Technology to quickly arrange and analyze human chromosomes and detect genetic abnormalities that could lead to disease in infants.
54. Image processing software used in dermatology analysis to "decode" the shadow patterns and provided accurate heights and depths.
55. Roofs based on moonsuits that look stiff, but are flexible and expand in heat and contract in cold. Used as covering of malls, stadiums and new airports like Denver International.
56. Padding in helmets, shin guards, chest protectors and aircraft seating.
57. Golf balls with greater accuracy and distance.
58. Lightning protection systems for aircraft.
59. Windshear detection and warning system for aircraft.
60. Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TACS) now used by virtually all passenger aircraft.
61. Monitoring system which scans important documents at certain times and compares the differences between the images. The system detects changes in contrast, shape and other features. Used by museums and the National Archives to monitor historic documents and plan a way to stop any damage.
62. Landsat imagery to discover unknown archeology sites; reveal ancient coastlines; manage the harvesting of fish in the worlds oceans; calculate how well crops are doing, etc.
63. Robotic mother pigs which keep piglet formula (milk) cool until it is needed then heats and delivers the right amount at feeding time.
64. Improved spray nozzles for crop dusters.
65. New breathing system for firefighters made up of a face mask, frame and harness, warning device, and air bottle. Weighs one-third less than old gear.
66. Virtual reality simulators for medical operations, flight training, truck driving, etc.
67. Hydroponics used by vegetable farmers to grow crops without soil.
68. Fluorometer instrument used to monitor plankton in the world's oceans. Instrument measures amount of glow given off by plankton and other marine life that consume sunlight in their photosynthesis process. Much of the worlds oxygen comes from plankton.
69. Oil spill cleanup using beeswax microcapsules. The beeswax balls absorb oil and keep water out. Absorbed oil is digested by microorganism enzymes inside the ball. When the balls get full of digested oil, they explode and release environmentally safe enzymes, carbon dioxide and water.
70. Software to match and track whales.
71. DirectTV.
72. Satellite radio.
73. Fire-Resistant Aircraft Seats.
74. "Cool suit" which helps to improve the quality of life of multiple sclerosis patients.
75. Pacemaker that can be programmed from outside the body.
76. Instruments to measure bone loss and bone density, without penetrating the skin.
77. Implant for delivering insulin to diabetics that provides more precise control of blood sugar levels and frees diabetics from the burden of daily insulin injections.
78. Device for growing ovarian tumors so that tumors can be studied outside the body, without harm to the patient.
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Below is a "small" sampling of the many other ways that space technology has improved our lives and benefited mankind. It is truly a remarkable list and not nearly complete but I believe you will begin to appreciate the answers to "Why do we go in space" and "What does the space program do for me?" So the next time you hear these questions being asked, you will be able to explain it.
Computer Technology - NASA Spinoffs
GROUND PROCESSING SCHEDULING SYSTEM - Computer-based scheduling system that uses artificial intelligence to manage thousands of overlapping activities involved in launch preparations of NASA's Space Shuttles. The NASA technology was licensed to a new company which developed commercial applications that provide real-time planning and optimization of manufacturing operations, integrated supply chains, and customer orders.uu
SEMICONDUCTOR CUBING - NASA initiative led to the Memory Short Stack, a three-dimensional semiconductor package in which dozens of integrated circuits are stacked one atop another to form a cube, offering faster computer processing speeds, higher levels of integration, lower power requirements than conventional chip sets, and dramatic reduction in the size and weight of memory-intensive systems, such as medical imaging devices.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - This NASA program, originally created for spacecraft design, has been employed in a broad array of non-aerospace applications, such as the automobile industry, manufacture of machine tools, and hardware designs.
WINDOWS VISUAL NEWS READER (Win Vn) - Software program developed to support payload technical documentation at Kennedy Space Center, allowing the exchange of technical information among a large group of users. WinVn is an enabling technology product that provides countless people with Internet access otherwise beyond their grasp, and it was optimized for organizations that have direct Internet access.
AIR QUALITY MONITOR - Utilizing a NASA-developed, advanced analytical technique software package, an air quality monitor system was created, capable of separating the various gases in bulk smokestack exhaust streams and determining the amount of individual gases present within the stream for compliance with smokestack emission standards.
VIRTUAL REALITY - NASA-developed research allows a user, with assistance from advanced technology devices, to figuratively project oneself into a computer-generated environment, matching the user's head motion, and, when coupled with a stereo viewing device and appropriate software, creates a telepresence experience.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Advanced keyboards, Customer Service Software, Database Management System, Laser Surveying, Aircraft controls, Lightweight Compact Disc, Expert System Software, Microcomputers, and Design Graphics.
Consumer/Home/Recreation - NASA Spinoffs
ENRICHED BABY FOOD - A microalgae-based, vegetable-like oil called Formulaid developed from NASA-sponsored research on long duration space travel, contains two essential fatty acids found in human milk but not in most baby formulas, believed to be important for infants' mental and visual development.
WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - NASA-developed municipal-size water treatment system for developing nations, called the Regenerable Biocide Delivery Unit, uses iodine rather than chlorine to kill bacteria.
SCRATCH-RESISTANT LENSES - A modified version of a dual ion beam bonding process developed by NASA involves coating the lenses with a film of diamond-like carbon that not only provides scratch resistance, but also decreases surface friction, reducing water spots.
POOL PURIFICATION - Space technology designed to sterilize water on long-duration spacecraft applied to swimming pool purification led to a system that uses two silver-copper alloy electrodes that generate silver and copper ions when an electric current passes through them to kill bacteria and algae without chemicals.
RIBBED SWIMSUIT - NASA-developed riblets applied to competition swimsuits resulted in flume testing of 10 to 15 percent faster speeds than any other world class swim-suit due to the small, barely visible grooves that reduce friction and aerodynamic drag by modifying the turbulent airflow next to the skin.
GOLF BALL AERODYNAMICS - A recently designed golf ball, which has 500 dimples arranged in a pattern of 60 spherical triangles, employs NASA aerodynamics technology to create a more symmetrical ball surface, sustaining initial velocity longer and producing a more stable ball flight for better accuracy and distance.
PORTABLE COOLERS/WARMERS - Based on a NASA-inspired space cooling system employing thermoelectric technology, the portable cooler/warmer plugs into the cigarette lighters of autos, recreational vehicles, boats, or motel outlets. Utilizes one or two miniaturized modules delivering the cooling power of a 10-pound block of ice and the heating power of up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit.
SPORTS TRAINING - Space-developed cardio-muscular conditioner helps athletes increase muscular strength and cardiovascular fitness through kinetic exercise.
ATHLETIC SHOES - Moon Boot material encapsulated in running shoe midsoles improve shock absorption and provides superior stability and motion control.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Dustbuster, shock-absorbing helmets, home security systems, smoke detectors, flat panel televisions, high-density batteries, trash compactors, food packaging and freeze-dried technology, cool sportswear, sports bras, hair styling appliances, fogless ski goggles, self-adjusting sunglasses, composite golf clubs, hang gliders, art preservation, and quartz crystal timing equipment.
Environmental and Resource Management - NASA Spinoffs
MICROSPHERES - The first commercial products manufactured in orbit are tiny microspheres whose precise dimensions permit their use as reference standards for extremely accurate calibration of instruments in research and industrial laboratories. They are sold for applications in environmental control, medical research, and manufacturing.
SOLAR ENERGY - NASA-pioneered photovoltaic power system for spacecraft applications was applied to programs to expand terrestrial applications as a viable alternative energy source in areas where no conventional power source exists.
WEATHER FORECASTING AID - Space Shuttle environmental control technology led to the development of the Barorator which continuously measures the atmospheric pressure and calculates the instantaneous rate of change.
FOREST MANAGEMENT - A NASA-initiated satellite scanning system monitors and maps forestation by detecting radiation reflected and emitted from trees.
SENSORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - NASA development of an instrument for use in space life support research led to commercial development of a system to monitor an industrial process stream to assure that the effluent water's pH level is in compliance with environmental regulations.
WIND MONITOR - Development of Jimsphere wind measurement balloon for space launches allows for making high resolution measurements of the wind profile for meteorological studies and predictions.
TELEMETRY SYSTEMS - A spinoff company formed to commercialize NASA high-data-rate telemetry technology, manufactures a high-speed processing system for commercial communications applications.
PLANT RESEARCH - NASA research on future moon and Mars bases is investigating using plants for food, oxygen, and water to reduce the need for outside supplies. This research utilizes Hydroponics (liquid nutrient solutions) instead of soil to support plant growth and finds applications for vegetable production on Earth.
FIRE RESISTANT MATERIAL - Materials include chemically-treated fabric for sheets, uniforms for hazardous material handlers, crew's clothing, furniture, interior walls of submersibles and auto racer and refueler suits.
RADIATION INSULATION - Aluminized polymer film is highly effective radiation barrier for both manned and unmanned spacecraft. Variations of this space-devised material are also used as an energy conservation technique for homes and offices. The materials are placed between wall studs and exterior facing before siding or between roof support and roof sheathing. The radiant barrier blocks 95% of radiant energy. Successful retrofit installations include schools and shrink wrap ovens.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Whale identification method, environmental analysis, noise abatement, pollution measuring devices, pollution control devices, smokestack monitor, radioactive leak detector, earthquake prediction system, sewage treatment, energy saving air conditioning, and air purification.
Health and Medicine - NASA Spinoffs
DIGITAL IMAGING BREAST BIOPSY SYSTEM - The LORAD Stereo Guide Breast Biopsy system incorporates advanced Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) as part of a digital camera system. The resulting device images breast tissue more clearly and efficiently. Known as stereotactic large-core needle biopsy, this nonsurgical system developed with Space Telescope Technology is less traumatic and greatly reduces the pain, scarring, radiation exposure, time, and money associated with surgical biopsies.
BREAST CANCER DETECTION - A solar cell sensor is positioned directly beneath x-ray film, and determines exactly when film has received sufficient radiation and has been exposed to optimum density. Associated electronic equipment then sends a signal to cut off the x-ray source. Reduction of mammography x-ray exposure reduces radiation hazard and doubles the number of patient exams per machine.
LASER ANGIOPLASTY - Laser angioplasty with a "cool" type of laser, caller an excimer laser, does not damage blood vessel walls and offers precise non-surgical cleanings of clogged arteries with extraordinary precision and fewer complications than in balloon angioplasty.
ULTRASOUND SKIN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT - Advanced instrument using NASA ultrasound technology enables immediate assessment of burn damage depth, improving patient treatment, and may save lives in serious burn cases.
HUMAN TISSUE STIMULATOR - Employing NASA satellite technology, the device is implanted in the body to help patient control chronic pain and involuntary motion disorders through electrical stimulation of targeted nerve centers or particular areas of the brain.
COOL SUIT - Custom-made suit derived from space suits circulates coolant through tubes to lower patient's body/ temperature, producing dramatic improvement of symptoms of multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and other conditions.
PROGRAMMABLE PACEMAKER - Incorporating multiple NASA technologies, the system consists of the implant and a physician's computer console containing the programming and a data printer. Communicates through wireless telemetry signals.
OCULAR SCREENING - NASA image processing techniques are used to detect eye problems in very young children. An electronic flash from a 35-millimeter camera sends light into the child's eyes, and a photorefractor analyzes the retinal reflexes, producing an image of each eye.
AUTOMATED URINALYSIS - NASA fluid dynamics studies helped development of system that automatically extracts and transfers sediment from urine sample to an analyzer microscope, replacing the manual centrifuge method.
MEDICAL GAS ANALYZER - Astronaut-monitoring technology used to develop system to monitor operating rooms for analysis of anesthetic gasses and measurement of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen concentrations to assure proper breathing environment for surgery patients.
VOICE-CONTROLLED WHEELCHAIR - NASA teleoperator and robot technology used to develop chair and manipulator that respond to 35 one-word voice commands utilizing a minicomputer to help patient perform daily tasks, like picking up packages, opening doors, and turning on appliances.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Arteriosclerosis detection, ultrasound scanners, automatic insulin pump, portable x-ray device, invisible braces, dental arch wire, palate surgery technology, clean room apparel, implantable heart aid, MRI, bone analyzer, and cataract surgery tools.
Industrial Productivity/Manufacturing Technology - NASA Spinoffs
MAGNETIC LIQUIDS - Based on the NASA-developed ferrofluid concept involving synthetic fluids that can be positioned and controlled by magnetic force, the ferrofluidic seal was initially applied in a zero-leakage, nonwearing seal for the rotating shaft of a system used to make semiconductor chips, solving a persistent problemcontamination due to leaking seals.
WELDING SENSOR SYSTEM - Laser-based automated welder for industrial use incorporates a laser sensor system originally designed for Space Shuttle External Tank to track the seam where two pieces of metal are to be joined, measures gaps and minute misfits, and automatically corrects the welding torch distance and height.
MICROLASERS - Based on a concept for optical communications over interplanetary distances, microlasers were developed for the commercial market to transmit communication signals and to drill, cut, or melt materials.
MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEM - Bearings developed from Space Shuttle designs support moving machinery without physical contact, permitting motion without friction or wear, and are now used in electric power generation, petroleum refining, machine tool operation, and natural gas pipelines.
ENGINE LUBRICANT - A NASA-developed plasma-sprayed coating is used to coat valves in a new, ten-inch-long, four-cylinder rotary engine, eliminating the need for lubricating the rotorcam, which has no crankshaft, flywheel, distributor, or water pump.
INTERACTIVE COMPUTER TRAINING - Known as Interactive Multimedia Training (IMT), originally developed to train astronauts and space operations personnel, now utilized by the commercial sector to train new employees and upgrade worker skills, using a computer system that engages all the senses, including text, video, animation, voice, sounds, and music.
HIGH-PRESSURE WATERSTRIPPING - Technology developed for preparing Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters first evolved into the U.S. Air Force's Large Aircraft Robotic Paint Stripping (LARPS) system, and now used in the commercial airline industry, where the waterjet processing reduces coating removal time by 90 percent, using only water at ultra-high pressures up to 55,000 psi.
ADVANCED WELDING TORCH - Based on the Variable Polarity Plasma Arc welding technology, a handheld torch originally developed for joining light alloys used in NASA's External Tank, is now used by major appliance manufacturers for sheet metal welding.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Gasoline vapor recovery, self-locking fasteners, machine tool software, laser wire stripper, lubricant coating process, wireless communications, engine coatings, and engine design.
Public Safety - NASA Spinoffs
RADIATION HAZARD DETECTOR - NASA technology has made commercially available new, inexpensive, conveniently carried device for protection of people exposed to potentially dangerous levels of microwave radiation. Weighing only 4 ounces and about the size of a cigarette pack, it can be carried in a shirt pocket or clipped to a belt. Unit sounds an audible alarm when microwave radiation reaches a preset level.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROBOT - Remotely-operated robot reduces human injury levels by performing hazardous tasks that would otherwise be handled by humans.
PERSONAL ALARM SYSTEM - Pen-sized ultrasonic transmitter used by prison guards, teachers, the elderly, and disabled to call for help is based on space telemetry technology. Pen transmits a silent signal to receiver that will display the exact location of the emergency.
EMERGENCY RESCUE CUTTERS - Lightweight cutters for freeing accident victims from wreckage developed using NASA pyrotechnic technology.
FIREMAN'S AIR TANKS - Lighter-weight firefighter's air tanks have been developed. New back-pack system weighs only 20 lbs. for 30 minute air supply, 13 lbs. less than conventional firefighting tanks. They are pressurized at 4,500 psia (twice current tanks). A warning device tells the fireman when he or she is running out of air.
PERSONAL STORM WARNING SYSTEM - Lightning detector gives 30-minute warning to golfers, boaters, homeowners, business owners, and private pilots.
SELF-RIGHTING LIFE RAFT - Developed for the Apollo program, fully inflates in 12 seconds and protects lives during extremely adverse weather conditions with self-righting and gravity compensation features.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Storm warning services (Doppler radar), firefighters' radios, lead poison detection, fire detector, flame detector, corrosion protection coating, protective clothing, and robotic hands.
Transportation - NASA Spinoffs
STUDLESS WINTER TIRES - Viking Lander parachute shroud material is adapted and used to manufacture radial tires, increasing the tire material's chainlike molecular structure to five times the strength of steel should increase tread life by 10,000 miles.
BETTER BRAKES - New, high-temperature composite space materials provide for better brake linings. Applications includes trucks, industrial equipment and passenger cars.
TOLLBOOTH PURIFICATION - A laminar airflow technique used in NASA clean rooms for contamination-free assembly of space equipment is used at tollbooths on bridges and turnpikes to decrease the toll collector's inhalation of exhaust fumes.
WEIGHT SAVING TECHNOLOGY - NASA research on composite materials is used to achieve a 30-percent weight reduction in a twin-turbine helicopter, resulting in a substantial increase in aircraft performance.
IMPROVED AIRCRAFT ENGINE - Multiple NASA developed technological advancements resulted in a cleaner, quieter, more economical commercial aircraft engine known as the high bypass turbofan, featuring a 10-percent reduction in fuel consumption, lower noise levels, and emission reductions of oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons.
ADVANCED LUBRICANTS - An environmental-friendly lubricant designed to support the Space Shuttle Mobile Launcher Platform led to the development of three commercial lubricants for railroad track maintenance, for electric power company corrosion prevention, and as a hydraulic fluid with an oxidation life of 10,000 hours.
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - The Flywheel Energy Storage system, derived from two NASA-sponsored energy storage studies, is a chemical-free, mechanical battery that harnesses the energy of a rapidly spinning wheel and stores it as electricity with 50 times the capacity of a lead-acid battery, very useful for electric vehicles.
NEW WING DESIGN FOR CORPORATE JETS - NASA-developed computer programs resulted in an advanced, lighter, more aerodynamically-efficient new wing for Gulfstream business aircraft.
AIDS TO SCHOOL BUS DESIGN - Manufacturer uses three separate NASA-developed technologies originally developed for aviation and space use in their design and testing of a new school bus chassis. These technologies are a structural analysis computer program infrared stress measurement system, and a ride quality meter system.
Other spinoffs in this area include: Safer bridges, emission testing, airline wheelchairs, electric car, auto design, methane-powered vehicles, windshear prediction, and aircraft design analysis.
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That's just two out of the top three, chosen for NOT being NASA sites.
There's no good excuse for this kind of laziness and apathy about a subject of such immense research and practical value.
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And now for something completely different.
Google offers free, permanent voicemail and phone number for San Francisco homeless
With free phone numbers and voice mail, homeless Grand Central users will be able to record greetings and check messages from any phone. Google, in conjunction with the mayor's office, plans to make its service for the homeless available throughout San Francisco's homeless shelters.
In a blog post on Thursday, Craig Walker, senior product manager of voice products for Google, extolled the transformative effect of technology. "We're firm believers in the power of technology to improve the daily lives of individuals and communities as a whole, and we recognize that access to phone and voicemail services is one way that Google can help San Francisco's homeless stay connected with family, friends, social workers, health care providers, and potential employers," he said.
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:53 am
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Thats really awesome! Yet another reason I love Google so much...
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Elizabeth Barrett is to all appearances your standard 17-month-old girl, complete with wisps of gossamer hair so blond its almost white and the unsteady gait that is the definition of a toddler.
Then TODAYs Ann Curry holds up a sheet of paper with the word HAPPY printed in big, block letters and asks Elizabeth to read it.
Hap-py, Elizabeth chirps without hesitation, enunciating each syllable in a bright little voice.
Curry holds up another sheet of paper.
Zip-per, Elizabeth says.
Curry goes on flashing words, none of which Elizabeth has been coached on, and the remarkable little girl reads them.
Kang-a-roo. Flow-er. Nice to meet you. Take a bath. Good morning, Ann.
This happened on the TODAY show Monday in New York. Elizabeth wasnt showing off or performing, this sort of thing being old hat to her. Way back when she was 13 months old, she read her first word, says her mother, Katy Barrett of Lubbock, Texas.
The word was corn, and little Elizabeth read it on a cereal box at the supermarket. There was no picture of corn to give her a clue. She just pointed at the word and read it. She also signed the word in sign language.
Yet, as much as her parents worked to stimulate her language skills, they were as astonished as anyone when she started picking out words and reading them, especially as they never attempted to teach her to read.
We tried to do everything we could to try to stimulate her language growth, Michael Barrett told Curry. From day one Katy has been using sign language with her. We think anything relating to language is a good thing to nurture.
On Monday, they were surprised to discover that Elizabeth had talents they werent aware of. While Schwartz was talking, Curry wrote a word in script on the back of a sheet of paper, then showed it to Elizabeth.
Thats cursive, Michael Barrett started to say.
Ba-by, Elizabeth interrupted.
She reads cursive? Curry exclaimed.
Replied Katy Barrett, We didnt know that.
The videos on the page basically show what the article talked about.. besides sheer amazement, I am overwhelmed with how adorable she is!
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two little stories - haven't decided if they fit together, or not.
fbi investigates missing g.o.p. money
party donations show g.o.p. edge
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:10 am
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The Fed drops the rate
The older I get, the more certain I become of one thing. True and abiding cynicism is simply a form of cowardice.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:36 am
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Bear Stearns almost kicked it. JP Morgan picked them up for an absurdly low amount literally less than the worth of the land the company is on.
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:36 pm
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News of the bizarre and tragic.
I'm such a fan of rays of any sort... still, are they starting to do drugs? Join gangs? Why have they become so lawless in recent years? I smell a ray uprising!
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:44 pm
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The odds of surviving an attack of a drugged up flying ray are approximately 3720 to 1.
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i don't think it's lawlessness - i think it's exuberance. it is the vernal equinox, after all - the ray was probably just doing some sort of spring dance, and that silly tourist got in the way.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:07 am
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PZ Myers wrote:
I went to attend a screening of the creationist propaganda movie, Expelled, a few minutes ago. Well, I
but I was
! It was kind of weird I was standing in line, hadn't even gotten to the point where I had to sign in and show ID, and a policeman pulled me out of line and told me I could not go in. I asked why, of course, and he said that a producer of the film had specifically instructed him that I was not to be allowed to attend. The officer also told me that if I tried to go in, I would be arrested. I assured him that I wasn't going to cause any trouble.
I went back to my family and talked with them for a while, and then the officer came back with a theater manager, and I was told that not only wasn't I allowed in, but I had to leave the premises immediately. Like right that instant.
So it's a blog and not a news article. Sorry.
CLICK ANYWAY! There is a surprise twist.
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PZ Myers wrote:
I went to attend a screening of the creationist propaganda movie, Expelled, a few minutes ago. Well, I
but I was
! It was kind of weird I was standing in line, hadn't even gotten to the point where I had to sign in and show ID, and a policeman pulled me out of line and told me I could not go in. I asked why, of course, and he said that a producer of the film had specifically instructed him that I was not to be allowed to attend. The officer also told me that if I tried to go in, I would be arrested. I assured him that I wasn't going to cause any trouble.
I went back to my family and talked with them for a while, and then the officer came back with a theater manager, and I was told that not only wasn't I allowed in, but I had to leave the premises immediately. Like right that instant.
So it's a blog and not a news article. Sorry.
CLICK ANYWAY! There is a surprise twist.
Hahaha. Oh, I literally cannot stop laughing.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:02 am
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WheelsOfConfusion wrote:
PZ Myers wrote:
I went to attend a screening of the creationist propaganda movie, Expelled, a few minutes ago. Well, I
but I was
! It was kind of weird I was standing in line, hadn't even gotten to the point where I had to sign in and show ID, and a policeman pulled me out of line and told me I could not go in. I asked why, of course, and he said that a producer of the film had specifically instructed him that I was not to be allowed to attend. The officer also told me that if I tried to go in, I would be arrested. I assured him that I wasn't going to cause any trouble.
I went back to my family and talked with them for a while, and then the officer came back with a theater manager, and I was told that not only wasn't I allowed in, but I had to leave the premises immediately. Like right that instant.
So it's a blog and not a news article. Sorry.
CLICK ANYWAY! There is a surprise twist.
Oh man, you must update with the after effect! So friggin' awesome.
A response from the other side.
I especially like the part at the end that states the premise of the film is:
Evolution leads to atheism leads to eugenics leads to Holocaust and Nazi Germany.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:31 am
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Lemontree wrote:
I especially like the part at the end that states the premise of the film is:
Evolution leads to atheism leads to eugenics leads to Holocaust and Nazi Germany.
Sounds like a comedy
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The Tory Communities Secretary said the new guidance for local authorities exposes the false claims made by council "bin barons" to justify scaling back services.
Mr Pickles has made weekly bin collections one of his top priorities for local government but critics have branded him a "philistine," claiming he has put money for bins ahead of funding for libraries and museums.
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Rhode Island. Board of Charities and Corrections (1789-1917) | State Archives Catalog
Public social welfare in Rhode Island dates as far back as 1647, when the colony's legislature passed a law enjoining each town "to provide carefully for reliefe of the poore, to maintayne the impotent, and...to appoint an overseer for the same purpose. " Thus, this colonial version of England's poor laws confided care for the poor and dependent to local government authorities. Each of the colony's towns and cities was responsible for dealing with local crime, poverty and the "insane" as well as with individuals deemed morally unfit to remain in the community. Along with jails, each town was given authority to establish asylums and poorhouses as it saw fit. The Dexter Asylum, for example, was established for Providence in 1838 and the Butler Hospital, was incorporated by the General Assembly at their January Session 1844 and operational in 1847, maintained the poor and insane for those towns that did not have asylums. This situation endured into the twentieth century. (Click here to see an extract on Rhode Island poor laws from Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Census. Special Reports. Paupers in Almshouses. 1904. Accessed June 2013.)
By the 1860s, however, the provision and implementation of social welfare programs had begun to shift to newly established state government institutions. In 1867 the General Assembly struck a joint committee to look into the feasibility of establishing a state asylum for the insane. In its 1868 report to the General Assembly, however, the committee explained that it had been necessary to broaden the inquiry to include "a thorough investigation and review of the whole subject of pauperism." The committee concluded that state action regarding the insane should properly be taken "with reference to its natural connection with pauperism." Beyond this, the committee also proposed that crime, too, bore a relationship to their investigation, as "Insanity, pauperism and crime are evils which breed upon each other." Rhode Island. Acts, Resolve and Reports, Report of the Joint Committee on the State Asylum for the Insane. Report on the State Asylum for the Insane. Appendix #7. January 1868. 10pp
Several resolutions were then passed and reports filed concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the joint committee (Resolution on the report of the Joint Special Committee relative to a State Asylum for the Insane. (January 1868.) The committee was directed to find a suitable location, purchase farmland, and develop a plan for "the care of the insane, paupers, and criminals and helpless." Rhode Island. Acts, Resolve and Reports, Resolution upon the report of the Joint Special Committee relative to a State Asylum for the Insane. January 1868. p. 144. More details of this legislative history are available in the Board of State Charities and Corrections' first annual report.
In 1869, the state promulgated a law establishing a Board of State Charities and Corrections. (PL1869, Ch. 814). This was the beginning of the state government's ever-expanding role in the state's social welfare programs. In its first years, the board's membership consisted of six unpaid appointees, each to serve from one to six years. The board created several committees to oversee the development of its several institutions, their programs, and physical facilities, including workshops and a working State Farm. (The board was frequently known as the State Institutions and the State Farm.) Its founding legislation called for the Board to establish and build four institutions: " a state workhouse, a state asylum, for the incurable insane, a House of Corrections, and a State Almshouse for paupers (the term pauper continues to appear in state law - RIGL 40-5-10.) All of these institutions were to be located together on farmland in Cranston to be purchased by the state. According to their own early annual reports, the Commission's facilities, where they existed, were filled to overflowing almost as soon as they opened their doors, and were not adequately equipped to deal with those who had been admitted.
The board also appointed a Superintendent for the State Farm and Workhouse and a Superintendent of State Charities and Corrections. Over the next forty years, the institutions' professional and support staff would continue to expand - deputy superintendents, physicians, dentists, and nurses, educators and probation officers, an agent of charity and corrections - to keep up with current wisdom on the care and management of inmates, patients, and prisoners, and to accommodate the growth of the institutions' populations.
The 1869 legislation also authorized the Board to oversee immigration to the state. Masters of vessels bringing to Rhode Island passengers who had lived outside the country for a minimum period were required to report them to the Commission. The Commission also required that a bond be given to ensure that these individuals would not be a burden to the state. Steamboats and railways conveying individuals from beyond the state were similarly required to report "the names, sex, age, and nativity" of their passengers
Over the next several decades the Board's already wide-ranging responsibilities continued to grow. In 1877, the Board took over from the Board of State Prison Inspectors the management of the State Prison and Providence County Jail. In 1880, the thirty year old Providence Reform School came under the Board (Click here to see the Providence City Archives' Reform School holdings) and was renamed the State Reform School (PL 1880, ch. 817.). Its' mission was to provide care for those who would later be described as delinquent youth. The school was divided into two separate departments in 1882, the Sockanosset School for Boys and the Oaklawn School for Girls (PL 1882, ch, 320.)
By 1917, as the Governor described it in his annual message, a commission to investigate the state of public welfare programs in the state, the State Public Welfare Commission, had found that the mission of the Board of State Charities and Corrections and that of the recently created Board of Supply and Control overlapped, and seemed at times to be in conflict. To solve this problem the government replaced the two boards with a Penal and Charitable Commission, which was renamed the State Public Welfare Commission in 1923. (First Annual Message of the Governor, Emory J. Sans Souci)
For descriptions of the evolution of the State Institutions, see this extract from Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-C-1 for Cranston, Rhode Island (1980.)
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It is a stereotype in America that we don't know our neighbors very well. We might wave at them as we leave for work or even converse over the fence for a short while, but most of us couldn't tell you their names, their profession or their interests. Gardening together, though, can be a way to bring your neighborhood closer together. A common interest in landscaping, raising vegetables or growing roses could be just the conversation starter. Why not give it a try?
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In my own neighborhood, we have stopped to talk with one neighbor who has converted her entire front yard into a productive vegetable garden and another who recently had a water collecting swale installed and subsidized by our local Department of Water and Power. In my blog, you will often see photos of flowers and plants from around the neighborhood and I often end up in conversations with people when I stop to take my photos. Don't underestimate the power of your garden to help you get to know your neighbors a little better.
The Garden Club
If you find that you have a few avid gardeners in your neighborhood, why not get together for an informal party where you can talk about gardening together and the neighborhood. You might find that even a small group will gradually grow as everyone gets to know everyone else a bit better. Who knows, this could even lead to a neighborhood-based Open Garden Day, or garden parties where each person can invite the group in for a look-see to gain new ideas for their own garden. You never know what secret garden might exist behind your neighbor's gate. I have seen koi ponds, lovely collections of Japanese maples, riots of colorful flowers and some of the most pristine lawns you could ever imagine. For many gardeners, the front yard is their conservative, public, gardening face while the backyard is where they 'let their hair down!'
A neighborhood gardening club can also take on some of the good work of the old-fashioned 'Welcome Wagon' in greeting new residents and helping them through the first few months of their new home. In my case, when I inherited this 10-year-old garden, I was able to spend some time with the previous owners to discuss plant identification, care and feeding, but this is rare for most homeowners. Many show up and have no idea what this tree or that plant requires. The gardening club can offer a helping hand with this gardening info, but also help to ease their entry into the neighborhood.
Thy Brother's Keeper
There are some times when we could all use a little help in our lives. These times are often reflected in our yards and gardens. When a neighbor is burdened with sickness, old age or, in the current economy, mortgage problems, we can all help out - and we should learn to ask for help from our neighbors. When times are hard, paying the local gardening company to 'mow and blow' can become an extra burden and the neighbor's home suffers as a result. Neighbors can and should band together to offer help to those in the neighborhood who are less fortunate. Yes, sometimes your assistance may be rejected, but that is no good reason to stop offering. There are others who will gladly welcome the help, in whatever form you can provide.
I know that when I was growing up in my small hometown in rural Ohio, if someone was sick or had other family problems, one way we could and would always help was stopping by to give the lawn a quick trim or neaten the shrubs with our trimmer. In our case, this help would often just appear without any request from the person at all. In a small town, we tended to know who needed help quickly. In bigger cities, it is always best to ask before assisting someone with their garden, but I think you will find many who will be visibly relieved at the offer.
Gardening with your neighbors reaches so far beyond simply planting a few shrubs or vegetables. Gardening opens up our lives to others and their lives to us. It can spur great conversations and close relationships between neighbors. It can remind us that we move through this life together no matter how solitary our day-to-day life might be. The next time you are out in your neighborhood, use the gardens as an entry point into the lives of your neighbors. I guarantee that you will be surprised what you find there.


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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Guilds for New Players
That echos a lot of advice that Eve Online players have been giving me. In many ways, Syncaine's question is aimed squarely at me, as I'm in the exact position he's asking about. So here is my attempt to give a serious answer to that question.
The thing is that I don't like leaving guilds. I will leave if it becomes necessary. But ideally, it would never become necessary. And so I really don't like joining a guild that I know I will leave. And that's the case for newbie guilds like Eve University.
This even extends into all the themepark/leveling games I've played recently (hence the reason this post is not tagged with Eve Online). My experience in WoW has led me to believe that endgame guilds are structured the way they are for a reason, because that is the structure that is most conducive to success.
As a result, I really don't like joining all these leveling guilds that dream of one day raiding. I've seen guilds that tread that path, and it never seems to work out. I just don't have faith that a random guild will navigate the transition successfully. So to me there are three choices:
1. Join a leveling guild and try to raid - almost never works out, getting that critical mass of players willing to commit to raiding is hard for an adhoc group.
2. Join a leveling guild and then leave for a raiding guild at max level - I think this is unfair to the leaders of the leveling guild. They're trying to raid, and that's hard enough to learn, without people abandoning them
3. Level unguilded and then join a raiding guild - The least-worst option. But leveling is very lonely.
The other aspect is that I think it's important that I contribute to the guild's goals. Joining a guild should be a two-way street. The guild helps me, and I help the guild.
Guilds which are explicitly aimed at new players are all one-sided relationships. It's all take and no give on the part of the new player. And that feels less like a guild and more like charity. It may not be fashionable anymore, but I do have my pride.
These the two aspects of a newbie guild that give me pause: the fact that I know I will have to leave; and the fact that I think the guild-player relationship is overly one-sided. These are the reasons that I prefer not to join guilds like Eve University or even those random guilds which whisper you in Elwynn Forest.
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I, too, have a latent discomfort for what amounts to "guild-hopping." And it doesn't even really come down to me necessarily caring how others feel about my inevitable exit - it comes down to how it makes me feel, as a person.ReplyDelete
It's a rough Catch-22. Leveling alone may be the antithesis to MMO-ness, but I would argue using people for your own gain is probably worse, community-wise. Then again, how else does one make friends in a new place?
- Anonymous9:04 PM, April 21, 2012
I think you are misrepresenting Eve University by comparing it to the guilds that "hope to raid soon."ReplyDelete
Eve University's leaders have no intention of ever becoming an endgame corporation/guild. You are expected to eventually leave the university, after you have learned enough to be successful.
This is quite different from corporations/guilds that are created with the intention to change focus from leveling/learning the game to endgame. Those corporations/guilds are often subject to the problems you described.
- Anonymous9:20 PM, April 21, 2012
You seem to have really internalised WoW as your model for guilds/ endgame. And as anon says (above) that's not going to do you any favours when you play a game which isn't all about the 'royalty' guilds.ReplyDelete
I tend to feel the same way; I generally do not want to feel like I am just "using" a guild to level up only to leave them. Back in Vanilla and TBC I was involved in a mid-level raiding guild...we ended up being a "leveling guild" for raiders...had one too many times when someone would join, get gear, then join a more progressed raid.ReplyDelete
That said, I would try not to think of EVE Corporations like guilds in other MMO's...EVE University EXPECTS people to come and go; you're probably the weird one if you stick around.
At the same time, my answer to Syncaine would be something along the lines of, "What kind of game expects me to jump through a ton of extra hoops to play?" EVE University is a bandaid because CCP cannot design a comprehensive or effective tutorial. I personally am getting tired of every game I play requiring I go to ElitistJerks or some variation thereof in order to do well...to me that is failure of the developer.
Anon, Spinks, it's not the same as a WoW guild. I know that Eve University expects me to leave, that I must leave at some point.ReplyDelete
But because it expects that, I don't see it as worth joining.
A type of guild that I want to join must have some ambition, some purpose to grow towards. And the purpose has to be something that I can contribute to.
Like I could--assuming I had enough experience one day--join Eve University as an instructor, in a way that I just cannot countenance as a student.
I feel the same way about work. I'm just not the type of person who can join a company, gain some experience, and then leverage that into a better-paying job somewhere else. I might end up having to do something like that, but I don't expect or wish it to happen. I'd much prefer that my company become a success and my work contribute to that success.
As Annonymous said above: "I think you are misrepresenting Eve University by comparing it to the guilds that "hope to raid soon."ReplyDelete
Eve University's leaders have no intention of ever becoming an endgame corporation/guild. You are expected to eventually leave the university, after you have learned enough to be successful".
I too really think your misrepresenting EVE University as well as EVE Corps. EVE doesn't have "Guilds" like other MMO's they have "Corps"!
As a EVE player i've never been in EVE University, though back in the beginning exactly 2 years ago it was recommended. However i had enough personal motivation to actually spend what maybe a hour or so looking thru the guild recruitment list at the time and found a Corp. Stayed in that Corp for a few months and learned quite a few things as well as found a person that today thats become my best friend in EVE.
Though I did eventually move on to a different corp reluctantly and same corp today it was a evolution of part of life to in EVE to me. Now i'm completely neutral to how i view EVE Uni in what they do and on the scale they do it as a Corp educating new players. But they do a very good job of taking lost and misguided newbies unsure of where to start in EVE being new to the game and teaching them how to understand and play EVE to make it easier to get up the "Learning Cliff" of EVE to succeed in the Universe.
As compared to falling off the Cliff somehow not having a clue or guidance in what to do or how to succeed at various things in EVE. Eventually you graduate EVE Uni and you are expected to leave and find your way into the Universe. One can only hope by that point a graduate understand some fundamentals about EVE and how things work that your not so lost you can't figure out how to look or seek out a Corporation to join.
Joining a good decent Corp is one the most important things in EVE. That can provide allot for help, support and growth as their is much to learn in EVE. So will your first few Corps work out, meet or exceed your expectations? Thats part of the journey in EVE as well.
Found my ingame best friend in my first Corp which died a slow death from a directed griefing assault. The second Corp i took a risk and joined worked out absolutely find with a good bunch of folks.
EVE is now WoW and cannot be compared to WoW or anything much in it. Yes i hate joining and leaving Corps/Guilds too just as much as you do and probably more so than you do. But i was willing to get over that idea to find my way to finding a Corp that works for me.
And like Syncaine have said, I came from WoW just like you did after years of WoW. I hate joining and leaving Corps/Guild's! And i absolutely don't buy it why many new players to EVE can't find a Corp, unwilling to take a few minutes/hour to use the UI interface to find one, unwilling to do so, give up before they do so, think its a waste of time or unwilling to try EVE Uni or just clearly unwilling to listen to good advice when they get it.
In the time it took you to probably write this post that was less time than it took for me to find my current EVE Corp and since the UI interface has changed and been improved much since, that was using the old interface when I did that as well searching for a Corp in my part of space.
The newbie always give something to the newbie guild. In WoW it's grinding XP. In EVE: The head of EVE-UNI got into CSMReplyDelete
Those random guilds will even whisper you in the middle of a BG, which can be pretty annoying.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:09 PM, April 22, 2012
Eve Uni DOES benefit from you benefiting from it.ReplyDelete
It benefits because it creates better Eve citizens who act more rationally and more effectively contribute to the economy.
In fact, EVERYONE benefits.
Ironically, WoW is a very anti-social game because the quality of other players beyond your immediate group doesn't affect you at all. There is no benefit to players in a successful raiding guild for players in less successful guilds to become better at raiding. The equivalent is not true in Eve.
" I personally am getting tired of every game I play requiring I go to ElitistJerks or some variation thereof in order to do well...to me that is failure of the developer."ReplyDelete
I find this amusing. To me, any game that's not sophisticated enough to need a site like elitest jerks isn't interesting enough to be worth the time to play.
As for leaving guilds. I used to think that guild loyalty meant something, up until the 20th druid epic fight I had to slog through for someone I knew would be leaving the guild just after they got their epic.
After that, I started assessing what I wanted and if they guild didn't have it, I left.
Just like companies today. Loyalty is an excuse for them to screw you out of more pay you could be earning, and they certainly won't hesitate to lay you off, so get what you can and leave when it's not worth it.
If you think of EvE Uni more like an in-game extra tutorial then you might not have as much an issue with the concept of it being a corp.ReplyDelete
EvE players are automatically put into a NPC corp when they are created and you go through a few guided tutorials (maybe a fraction of a fraction of 1% of EvE), then nothing else. And so EvE Uni exits from that nothing else, it's there to take you from the first few steps into the game and teach you the another chunk of the game.
"Join a leveling guild and then leave for a raiding guild at max level - I think this is unfair to the leaders of the leveling guild. They're trying to raid, and that's hard enough to learn, without people abandoning them"ReplyDelete
Why is this unfair if you make your intentions clear at start? They will never raid, and if they raid it won't be in the quality I like to raid (ie. I don't mind someone making a mistake, but if people make the same mistake as the one we just had I am starting to get annoyed; it is perfectly possible to play with quality players if you play casual).
A leveling guild is where people who level come together; not to raid. Raiding is end content. Instead, they come together for casual play, socialize, help. If you are a leech who asks for boosts, asks questions but never helps others in any way and leave at max level then you were.. well, a leech. But it happens.
In SWTOR I did not join a guild on my IA because I wanted to keep my options open. If you are not in a guild the chance you get invited to one is simple higher. I did get various guild invites, but I could not take guilds with the word "PvP" in them very serious; besides my goal is not merely PvP, I want to casual PvP and casual PvE with quality players who I can call friends (hard to achieve, trust me). It was a conscious decision. The people I learned to meet whilst lvling and I liked I added to friend list. Eventually I managed to achieve my goal, but it happened many weeks after I reached end-game.
PS: In WoW you do not have to feel guilty about joining and/or leaving a lvling guild. 1) You get perks from it 2) The GM gets gold for every active player. I should know, I ran such a guild precisely for the gold.
"Those random guilds will even whisper you in the middle of a BG, which can be pretty annoying."
They run a script which parses /who output of people without a guild to get 1k active members. Once reached, they kick out the inactives. This means more gold/hour due to questing (guild perk), more active /g, and should the GM decide to the guild is worth more in sale due to the earlier mentioned 2 variables.
"The other aspect is that I think it's important that I contribute to the guild's goals. Joining a guild should be a two-way street. The guild helps me, and I help the guild."


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Mother cats teach their kittens to inhibit biting, so kittens removed from mom at a young age may nip more. Encourage acceptable behavior by offering toys to pounce on instead.read more
Name: Finn McCool
Age: 5 years
Breed: Ginger Tabby Domestic Shorthair
Owner: Tom & Fran Morley
Hometown: Fairhope, Alabama
Likes: Meeting new people, fresh catnip, rainy days, dinner time
Dislikes: Having to wait for dinner time and being bugged by his 'kid sister,' Zoey.
Tom & Fran Morley says:
Finn is a loving and outgoing boy who is the official 'spokescat' for the Friends of the Fairhope Public Library in Fairhope, Alabama. He loves going to book sales and hanging out at the Friends' bookstore where he'll happily accept pats from anyone. He has his own Facebook page where he promotes Library events and shares his favorite photos.
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St. Martin's, Jul 2003, 23.95, 288 pp. ISBN: 0312311923 Her lover and police partner saves the life of Detective Sergeant Kate Power when he pushes her out of the way of an oncoming vehicle. His valiant effort leaves Robin dead. A distraught Kate cannot display her grief at her devastating loss because Robin's widow and children legally own that right. Unable to cope with the memories and refusing to work with the individual who caused the fai...
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St. Martin's, June 2004, 23.95, 304 pp. ISBN 0312131194x After the death of her lover and partner, Detective Sargent Kate Powers transfers from London to the Birmingham police force, but also takes a much needed vacation in Florence. On the flight back she sits next to bubbly Alan Grafton. He is exhilarated because his trip was a success buying leather goods and clothing to sell to distributors. Not long after landing, Kate investigates a suic...


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Steve and his cameraman, Arnel, are off to the stadium for what Steve promises to be his best plan yet to get the scoop on the CENTURY 21 Super Bowl commercial. It isn't long before Armel realizes he had no idea what he had gotten himself into.
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Moved from this thread: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthre...net?styleid=28 as per Elimentals recommendation
I have found that my phone shares details about me to every site I visit.
I am with Vodacom and have a Samsung Galaxy sII. Strangely it only does it if I browse from native browser.
Either way I set up my own little test which includes MXIT user id which seems to also be the users phone number (not tested please let me know if you have MXIT): http://jeffsdigitalkitchen.co.za/phonetest/
I also wrote a blog post about it here: http://www.jeffsdigitalkitchen.co.za/cellular-privacy/
I also found a document of previous user information collected by a South African website which contains a lot of user data include a ton of phone numbers: http://wap.defza.com/ua/ua.txt
Looking at this you can see that it is pretty much only be Vodacom contract phones. Except for the MXIT data that does not seem to be network specific.
Does anyone know if this is legal? I shouldn't think it is to be honest.


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Randy McIlvoy joined KPRC 2 as Sports Director and anchor in 2004 and is a native Houstonian.
Randy graduated from Bellaire High School in 1985, and then went on to Sam Houston State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree four years later.
McIlvoy's career began in 1989 with stops in Port Arthur, Beaumont and Dallas before arriving at KPRC.
He moved back to Houston from Dallas, where he spent six years covering the Big 12 Conference, high school sports and every professional team in the region as a lead anchor for Fox Sports Net's Southwest Sports Report.
Randy is a three-time Emmy Award winner for top sportscaster in Texas in 2003, 2004 and 2010. Overall, he's been an Emmy Award nominee seven times, including in 2006 for his work on Sports Sunday. He has also received the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters award for Best Sportscast four times.
In his current role, you can see him on KPRC 2 Sports at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., along with Sports Sunday. Each fall, Randy serves as host of the popular Friday Football Frenzy. Randy has also appeared on NBC's Football Night in America each fall.
In his spare time, Randy also serves as a play-by-play announcer for Comcast and FSN college and high school telecasts, and is also on the radio airwaves in Houston where he hosts a high school/ college football recruiting show, Houston Football Hour, on Clear Channel's Sportstalk 790. He is also involved with Houston's VYPE HS Sports Magazine.
Randy and his wife, Tammy, have two daughters, Courtney and Keely. In his free time, he is an avid golfer and saltwater fisherman and loves to travel.
Randy and his family are active members of Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land. You'll often see him out and about often speaking to local youth and men's business groups.
Randy and his wife also serve on the school board for Logos Prep Academy in Sugar Land.