lajoswinkler

At the contrary, we were usually right. Life is seeking optimal solutions and basic morphology is tied to energy and matter balance. So cells will happen, as well as symmetries.

Radiation in gas giants' belts doesn't penetrate more than 10-20 metres of ice (and I was very generous here). 5.4 Sv/day = 0.225 Sv/h of protons and electrons. Compare with probably tens or hundreds of kilosieverts in spent fuel pools of fission reactor power plants where few metres of water shield freshly spent fuel's gamma radiation from workers. Both should have liquid water and are squeezed by tidal forces. Enceladus is a dwarf compared to Europa, so I'd say pockets of water. Europa is huge and must have fluid underneath the ice cover. Chances are greater for Europa, IMHO. Biochemistry of alien life is likely to be quite different than ours. Morphology and general organization not, as those are governed by simple laws of physics.

No need to be rude. I tried to use IR before and this is way better if you just want a piece that rotates at wanted speed. I do have a suggestion to make. The lowest speed is still too high. I can get it to 0.08 and it's too fast for me. Otherwise it's very cool tiny mod, does the work as advertised.

I'm tired of people saying "it's placebo". It is not placebo. Placebo is an inactive substance given to an ill person to alleviate things like normal fear, low levels of pain, discomfort, etc. and gives a temporary relief. Placebo is not: 1) "it will make your mind cure your body" 2) working indefinitively 3) expensive lying stuff connected to religion 4) reason to avoid treatment that has proven efficacy 5) able to treat anything more than the stuff listed earlier If any country is funding the stuff from the thread title using taxpayers' money, it's a crime and should be stopped.

Interesting. I strapped a rotating module to my station, played with it a bit, put it to park mode (also speed and force to zero), and the next time I've loaded the savegame, the station was zipping above 2nd cosmic speed away from Kerbin. Weird.

But we are discussing stupid kids with a laser. You can, if you have the money. You can also build them yourself using less expensive parts. For someone who can spend couple of hundred of dollars, making a several watt clumsy weapon is a reality. More money - less hassle. You can just buy it. Thankfully, current situation is that basically only laser enthusiasts buy them. Everything over 500 mW is really something you need eye protection for if you want to point it at the floor, trees, etc. Several watt lasers are way too dangerous for just having fun. Usually, yes. Chances of the ray hitting the pupil are very slim, but with high powered lasers you can have distorted reflections carrying enough energy to still be harmful. Danger depends on several factors so it's difficult to evaluate it. Rest assured, pointing a red 5 mW presentation pointer into a jet plane several kilometres above you won't even be noticed. He made a mistake. Never give a high powered laser to a bunch of people. Chances are high there's a moron among them. Also, groups think differently than individuals.

It used to work. I remember it working on one centrifuge station I've built. I was getting a bit over 1 G with moderate rotation. However in the last two, possibly three versions of KSP, such feature is gone. But it did exist.

It's highly dependant on the angle you come at Kerbin. Inclination differences play a large role. I haven't quite mastered the technique. This was a way more lucky reentry than anything. Moderator? Maybe it has something to do with April 1st.

It does shift the merit, but this is not the issue. There's more. The issue is that there are people jumping and screaming and behaving like Beatles groupies towards an image. It's not even AI. In fact, it's worse than a football fan cheering for FIFA 15 characters - at least those have a level of uncertainty and a primitive AI. Vocaloid concerts are bunch of people cheering and being in ecstasy for what is essentially a music video. That's the uncanny part and I simply can not get over it. I'd feel pretty stupid on such concert. It reminds me of old people during the 60's and early 70's when television sets started to spread. They would get all pumped up over watching the news, trying to establish an interaction with the news host as if there's even a remote chance of dialogue. From the observer's point of view, it's good as a recorded video even if it's live, but their personal experience was that there was a tiny man/woman in the box that was talking to them. The same reason that makes me facepalm over that makes me facepalm for vocaloid concert goers. Statistically perhaps, but not nearly enough to make any more meaningful conclusions. Those generalizations have been blow out of every proportion in the last 15 years with the spread of the Internet. A meme has been generated.

Great work so far. Have you tried out Spin o tron motor mod?

I was about to say: "Always backup your saves", when I realized I'm one of those people that never do. Sorry to hear that. Especially the 2 RL years part.

It was fun to look at live. Like fireworks, only causing huge radiological contamination. Kerpernicus shall be the name.

If Kerbals are treated as vessels, why don't we have them locked on screen during EVA if we set the camera view to chase mode? It would simplify things, be immersive and offer nice shots for the cinematics.

I'm inclined towards the hardcore damage so I'd say medium-hardcore.

Is there a reason why this doesn't happen anymore? I remember using spinning stuff in orbit and measuring the G-force using those. That feature was gone in the last two versions.

This is the mod we've been waiting for. Lightweight, unobtrusive, perfect for centrifuges. I took Jeb for a spin.

Procedural Parts. Atlas texture. Each tank has 1111 units of fuel, IIRC.

Attempted murder hardly. First, one would have to prove it was an attempted murder and not involuntary manslaughter, and with the lack of substantial evidence you can't prove it. A stupid kid with a laser is hardly a candidate for attempted murder. It's just ridiculous and good luck proving it even if it was true. Second, yes, it would be an assault potentially resulting in a massive tragedy.

note: I had to temporarily remove FAR because it kept flipping the capsule from retrograde to prograde orientation, leading to overheating and destruction. Reaction wheels were totally useless. The plan totally ignored Mun because at this speeds its light gravity can't do much. Heavily irradiated and full of waste products, propulsion unit carrying the cryonic module separates from the capsule and heads towards atmospheric dispersal. Speed of reentry at its beginning was 4954.5 m/s. Kron 3 was accelerating until it crossed 48 km height, with maximum speed of 4982.9 m/s. Kieve wins the bet. It took quite a while until the whole propulsion unit got disintegrated and it was spectacular. Maximum shield temperature was almost 1100 °C and G-load around 7. Second half of decceleration happened in lower atmosphere. With barely any oxygen left, the final slowing down using parachutes started a bit more than 1 km above the sea level. The crew, breathing fresh air after a long time. Pepe Kerman (far left) posing with the crew in front of the Kron 3 capsule. lessons learned: a) everything needs a probe core don't bother with waste containers c) pack lots of food, oxygen and water d) relying on decaying RTG units is not a good idea e) FAR can't handle some mod capsules at high speed reentry f) DIY centrifuges are overrated g) no amount of struts can save a long ship from bending Kieve, now you may suggest the name for the future Kron 4 lander.

Nuclear thermal engines are not too dangerous, insane or ridiculously expensive. The technology exists, but I'm also quite convinced we won't be going anywhere after Mars for a long, long time.

I don't know if that will ever become a rival to real singers, but people don't just listen to music because of the sound. Music is an art, and to watch a real artist do his thing is a matter of enjoying the performance. This lacks it completely. Personally, I don't like it at all and find all those people jumping in front of a hologram to be nutty. The Japanese - are they open to this? Or it's just a bias? When you see Miku's concert, you see a selected population. Saying that "the Japanese really like vocaloids" is not based on actual good data. By using such logic we could say "the Norwegians are into death metal" or "Americans like Katy Perry". All of those are incorrect statements.

Ah. Well, true, that is correct. But to my defense, if you have a Herschel wedge, you don't fiddle with store bought kid telescopes. Also, that thing alone is not enough for bringing the light intensity down to a safe level; additional filters are needed.

Jupiter's belt radiation is worse than what Sun offers at that distance. All Galilean satellites are therefore much less habitable than Ceres in the terms of ionizing ray exposure.

The ship falling towards the center of the system has experienced probably my speed record (Kraken glitches not included). Luckily, the reentry speed doesn't have much to do with this and depends on the relative speed between Kerbin and the vessel. The ship has deployed its solar panels and radiators and the crew has been thawed. Few hours until reentry. Periapsis has been set to little over 25 km. Betting pool is closed. Current bets: Snarfster - 8000 m/s Chiken1880 - 8000 m/s Bev7787 - 8000 m/s JAD_Interplanetary - 7600 m/s GreenWolf - 7000 m/s xXIndestructibleEVAXx - 6500 m/s Randazzo - 6000 m/s TheSuperintendnt - 5107 m/s Kieve - 5100 m/s DMSP - 4037 m/s

Yes, why?