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Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:03 am
by bork[e]
nice, I can't believe this is the first I'm hearing of this.

Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:13 pm
by Doombrain
I had some photographer give me some pics he was allowed to take inside that thing. I'll dig them out next week.
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:15 pm
by Doombrain
Also I hope all those people that are convinced turning that thing on would end the world as we know feel very stupid.
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:24 pm
by Fender
First test particle beam to be fired soon.
http://io9.com/5034820/first-particle-b ... r-tomorrow
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:42 pm
by losCHUNK
ahah wtf, i seen this ages ago and didnt get it, even after thinking really hard
seen it tday and it come to me straight away
how the fucks that work ?, nothing changed !
edit: whats the chances of this thing blowing us all up ?, it looks mental
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:42 pm
by phantasmagoria
That thing is fucking crazy
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:42 pm
by tnf
losCHUNK wrote:ahah wtf, i seen this ages ago and didnt get it, even after thinking really hard
seen it tday and it come to me straight away
how the fucks that work ?, nothing changed !
edit: whats the chances of this thing blowing us all up ?, it looks mental
it's not going to blow everything up or create a black hole that rips open the fabric of spacetime and pulls everything in.
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:06 pm
by Captain
tnf, you're gonna feel sooo silly when the world ends.
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:49 pm
by Massive Quasars
Such progress has been painfully slow, alas. Despite kneejerk tendencies to think otherwise, general US gov. R&D funding remains relatively healthy, but there are dozens of small projects with theoretical and near-applicable import that could be on-going with the proper support. The indeterminate benefits of these endeavors at the margins of understanding make a difficult case for the commitment of funds, but in aggregate many small gambles here can lead to large sum pay-offs over the long run. IOW, society can expect tangible rewards from such commitments.
Having said that, I would probably top things off by pouring inordinate dollars into the development of robust machine intelligence.
But I digress....
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:53 pm
by Foo
lol words
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:32 am
by Peenyuh
losCHUNK wrote:... even after thinking really hard...

*falls outta chair*

Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:10 pm
by Fender
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:12 pm
by LawL
Doombrain wrote:I had some photographer give me some pics he was allowed to take inside that thing. I'll dig them out next week.
great
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:54 pm
by Doombrain
innit
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:01 pm
by R00k
Wow, I didn't realize it was so far along already.
Awesome pics Fender, thanks for the link.

Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:49 pm
by Fender
Some more pics:
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1008_3-624522 ... ne.gall.pg
Some are the same as ones we've seen before.
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:56 am
by SoM

haha
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:34 am
by Transat
Re: I LOL-ed
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:36 am
by saturn
Didn't see that coming.