jburns Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Awe come on Burns can't be that old is He? on a lighter note, OPUS is back!!!! I won't be able to ski it, but I might still be around to ban jshetley when he goes crazy after everyone gets a 18" snowfall but him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Awe come on Burns can't be that old is He? on a lighter note, OPUS is back!!!! Yeah, very excited to see Bloom County back. Calvin & Hobbs is my favorite comic strip, but Bloom County and Far Side were right behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yepp, those too. Wasnt the movie "Second hand lions " about the Calvin and Hobbs artist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Back in the day, it was nice and quiet. You could ride for miles and not see another vehicle. Here's what it looked like in 1965. That's me This was 4 blocks from the sound, West of Avalon Pier in the Avalon Beach development. Very nice man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7787664?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592I thought this was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Cold rain and autocorrect , FTL ! Time to get that bag phone out? JBuns, why no skiing? Government plastic in your head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Cold rain and autocorrect , FTL ! Time to get that bag phone out? JBuns, why no skiing? Government plastic in your head? I'm going to go find the old Life is Good clam phone and start using that one again. Ug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I am so fed up with summer. I'm this close to packing my bags and moving to Maine or Minnesota or somewhere. 83 degrees at 11pm and it's humid as crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 I am so fed up with summer. I'm this close to packing my bags and moving to Maine or Minnesota or somewhere. 83 degrees at 11pm and it's humid as crap.When you head up to Maine, don't turn around in WVA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 When you head up to Maine, don't turn around in WVA! On second thought, I think Colorado is my best option. No humidity to deal with there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 On second thought, I think Colorado is my best option. No humidity to deal with there. Plus legal pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 On second thought, I think Colorado is my best option. No humidity to deal with there.Ok, no turning back in Arkansas ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 JBuns, why no skiing? Government plastic in your head? In 2030 I will be 83 years old. I'll need to save all my energy for sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 What a historic day in planetary/solar system exploration. After 3462 days, new horizons made it's closest approach to pluto this morning. It almost seem surreal it finally made it after following the launch 9.5 years ago. I can't imagine how those who have dedicated their lives to this mission must feel. Some have been on it since it was first dreamed up in 1989! What's also important to note is that if they had not built the craft so quickly, start to finish about 4.5 years which is actually pretty fast for such a craft, and missed the jupiter gravity assist, it would not have arrived to pluto for another 4 years. We won't get the truly HD shots at closest approach for a while longer since the craft is busy taking observations and won't phone home until this evening. Also, Besides the obvious 4 plus hour one way light/radio time it will take some time to download full pics/data sets..data rate is about 1kb/sec. Overall it will take 16 months to receive all the data they have collected. In the meantime, here is the last pic they received before the planned cutoff. It was taken yesterday at a range of about 476,000 miles. Again at closest approach, horizons was at 7,750 miles. Which was within just a few miles of the expected exact target. It's an incredible achievement in and of itself..as it's like shooting a rifle and hitting a bullseye 130 miles away...or a golfer in new york hitting a hole in one in Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 When you head up to Maine, don't turn around in WVA! OK. That was truly funny. Nice one, Mack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 What a historic day in planetary/solar system exploration. After 3462 days, new horizons made it's closest approach to pluto this morning. It almost seem surreal it finally made it after following the launch 9.5 years ago. I can't imagine how those who have dedicated their lives to this mission must feel. Some have been on it since it was first dreamed up in 1989! What's also important to note is that if they had not built the craft so quickly, start to finish about 4.5 years which is actually pretty fast for such a craft, and missed the jupiter gravity assist, it would not have arrived to pluto for another 4 years. ... Fantastic photo there, Lookout. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date with the Pluto information. Please post more pics as they become available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Today is my son's 8th birthday. Went to the pool at the Y this morning and went down the water slide about 100 times. Going to see Minions this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Fantastic photo there, Lookout. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date with the Pluto information. Please post more pics as they become available. No problem. Pluto looks unlike any other object we have seen in the solar system thus far. The varying terrain is absolutely stunning with all kinds of speculation about what we are seeing. Some were even suggesting yesterday that the side of pluto opposite of the closest approach could have even had liquid oxygen or neon on the surface due to the very sharp edges around the darker areas..which looked a lot like methane lakes on titan. Seems unlikely though since it's expected the lack of atmospheric pressure would prevent liquid on the surface. Doesn't mean it's not right below the surface though. Unfortunately, we have already seen the best shots we will ever see of that side as it will only be illuminated by charon shine as horizons departs. That said, some thought it would look like triton, neptune's largest moon, which is thought to be a captured kuiper belt object too.....but there are some obvious differences. The lack of craters on pluto is interesting to say the least. Although impact craters are not actually expected to be nearly as frequent where pluto is at, there are still so few that there could be some type of geological processes ongoing now or in the recent past (geologically speaking). Triton is also currently geologically active, mostly due to heat from radioactive decay. In the past it was active due to tidal heating and it's interaction with neptune. Whether or not it's happening now or in the recent past thanks to pluto's interaction with charon is up for debate right now. Below is a comparison between pluto and triton...along with an enhanced pic of pluto that helps bring out the topography better, along with a surface map made from the recent images. Finally, let's not forget about charon..which looks like a distant cousin of pluto rather than a brother. Hopefully we will get some close ups of pluto's other moons soon, which up till now have only been tiny specks in the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 http://www.vox.com/2015/7/14/8961023/pluto-photo-new-horizons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 http://www.vox.com/2015/7/14/8961023/pluto-photo-new-horizons Certainly a far cry from when it was discovered as well. btw. horizons did phone home and for those wondering The next downlink we are expecting is First Look A. It begins at 09:32 UT | 05:32 ET | 02:32 PT and ends at 10:59 UT | 06:59 ET | 03:59 PT Apparently some of these will be released at the 1500 PDT/2200 GMT 15 Jul media event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Certainly a far cry from when it was discovered as well. btw. horizons did phone home and for those wondering The next downlink we are expecting is First Look A. It begins at 09:32 UT | 05:32 ET | 02:32 PT and ends at 10:59 UT | 06:59 ET | 03:59 PT Apparently some of these will be released at the 1500 PDT/2200 GMT 15 Jul media event. Its amazing he found it with such primitive technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Is anybody on pace to break a monthly record for July? Maybe my memory is short, but I just don't remember an extended period of heat like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hopefully just one more month of heat and things will finally cool off just a bit. I consider July 15 to August 15 the hottest one month period of the year on average. After August 15, things typically start to cool off a bit, especially at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Driving into Charlotte, there is a billboard that reads "Is your wife hot? Call 704-xxx-yyyy. We'll fix the A/C" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Driving into Charlotte, there is a billboard that reads "Is your wife hot? Call 704-xxx-yyyy. We'll fix the A/C" Hahaha that's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Driving into Charlotte, there is a billboard that reads "Is your wife hot? Call 704-xxx-yyyy. We'll fix the A/C"lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Driving into Charlotte, there is a billboard that reads "Is your wife hot? Call 704-xxx-yyyy. We'll fix the A/C" That's hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 It's as dead in here, as my grass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Is anybody on pace to break a monthly record for July? Maybe my memory is short, but I just don't remember an extended period of heat like this. You Apparently are new to the Columbia area. Hardly record breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Driving into Charlotte, there is a billboard that reads "Is your wife hot? Call 704-xxx-yyyy. We'll fix the A/C" Is it on 77? That is too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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