That's a NASA F-15, there where two of them escorting the Shuttle.

I was on the ground near KABC, but I didn't realize that there where people up there. Good 360 view from up there I'm sure.

Here is a photo I took as it flew over Glendale.

A shot of it flying over where I work in Glendale.

You said it, I'm running it at 1980X1200 full detail levels on a machine built in 2007 with a video card from 08 and I'm getting a great frame rate. That's a crazy amount of optimization.

Can you imagine how amazing it would be if an impact like this occurs while JunoCam is active in 2016.

Unfortunately Curiosity does not have a mic. I think you where confusing that with the wind sensors, two of the three wind sensors where damaged during landing.

Good news, the Planetary Society is working to get a mic on the 2016 InSight lander (they where the group behind the mic on the polar lander and the sundials on the rovers).

Exactly, I remember a part of the Predator where you could feel it pulling up on the up-stop wheels as if it where trying to jump the track. It almost felt like they left some give between the upper running wheels and the lower up-stop wheels to give that sensation.

Oh, I've been on that coaster, half the fun is how out of control it feels. I remember as a kid all the rumors of pieces falling off it. It's a different kind of thrill from the super smooth steel hypercoasters we have now.

Oh but what will the birds think 8>

I think I'll wait for rifftrax to have their way with it. (Although I wish MST3000 was still around for this, for the skits in between).

ICANN

I second this, I was just thinking about that talk.

Awesome interview, I would be curious to hear about anything else you two talked about.

Dunecat!