@Phatric: The space-gun idea is pretty unlikely. You'd need rails several miles long to launch anything significantly heavy into orbit- not only that, but you'd have to build a good portion of it into the earth at an angle. After that you'd likely need a dedicated nuclear reactor and massive battery and capacitor…
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The biggest cost of this isn't the actual price of the weapon, but the cost of its platform. There isn't a single ship in the already oversized US Navy fleet that can possibly use this system. It's going to require a new, very large ship to carry the reactor, batteries, and capacitors this cannon will need.
@rjdub: Not really. It's unlikely that the explosive would even get to detonate properly at those velocities. It would just be pulverized, and explode in a thin cloud inside of the kinetic explosion. Adding a projectile would probably only fragment the main body of the round, turning it into a less powerful, but more…
This article's mostly got it right: Most of the differences between TV specs are between the basic technologies used. LED is going to have quicker refresh rates and far better contrast than LCD, which will have better than plasma, which will be better than cathode tube.
@The Werewolf: That's the greatest mental problem with space exploration: everyone considers it a place to visit and then look at from afar. Half of the European explorers in the Age of Discovery never made it back home. They died of disease, infighting, and starvation while waiting for the explorers to come back with…
@podspawn: It wasn't a matter of the resolution. They're redeveloping the old photos digitally and the quality is astounding.
"Totally for real."
I am so confused by this.
@jenndavo: Does no one think of him as Tony Blair first? That was pretty much his first big role, and why he's doing stuff like Twilight and Tron.
Got a floor model 50" LCD Vizio from Walmart for my fraternity house back in college for only $150.
What would be really interesting is a long-term chronological map, see how industrial migrations and demographic movements occurred during this last century.
Star Trek TOS first around 4 or 5, via my family's recently acquired wonder of basic cable. I was very confused, and I couldn't summon the (significant) suspension of disbelief required to appreciate it at the time.
@fluffywarthog1029: Am I seriously the first poster who brought up the King of the Poison Skies here?
Unless of course, you call a lepidopterist.
Still no linux capability, I see.
@Isetta: 1) Anyone who works with Ridley Scott comes off a bit....off after filming. Also, Harrison Ford seems to me to be a little more commercially oriented. "Blade Runner" is a great film, but it will never have a sequel, he gets zero royalties and didn't get that big of a contract to do it, especially between his…
@Erwin: The flashlight cases aren't too hard. Mostly aluminum, and a dremel will go through that like nothing. As for the circuit boards, that's the biggest problem, since I suck with electronics smaller than auto or home wiring. I'm sure there's a way to get the right multiple small boards and connect them properly.
@FodderTheSane: They might've held onto an outtake or unused shot that they'll insert as a quick cameo...maybe just a 2 second shot of him in Arkham or something.
@Xyberfaust: OH GOD.....HAHAHAHA...