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Re: sometimes i hate the telly...
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Mon, 5 Jan 2004 04:03:24 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Brian Davis wrote:
> > David Koudys wrote:
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> > > So nothing on the entire day...
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> > You got to get the NASA channel. I spent last night watch JPL mission control
> > during the MER landing, and today, my son & I will be building 7471 (a wonderful
> > model, even if it doesn't have the unsprung suspension).
> > I realized last night, while watching the landing, that I've got enough to
> > finally build a functional MER-class rover (10 DOF was a problem, until this
> > Christmas). It was trying to understand the pathfinder rover suspension that
> > ended my dark ages, but I'm still trying to "do it right". Now I just need two
> > more 8466 tires... <grin>.
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> I watched the PBS NOVA documentary about the MER rovers. It was heart warming,
> made me think of Brad Justus and want to buy the big Rover set and watch it
> explore the terrain of Basementis Koudys powered by Lego solar panels and an RCX
> filled with milk.
Ooooh, that gives me an idea... no not the milk...
Some newspaper and paper mache--(I used to know how to spell that but i'm
getting on in years...) and et voila--Marscape! Marscape for y'all to move the
rover'bot aroun in Dave's abode.
Maybe I'll do that :)
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> I also watched the NOVA Battle of the X Planes documentary they had on History
> Television the other day (the JSF design competition) and was suitably impressed
> how those engineers run meetings.
That was ranking up there with the best two hours on the telly I saw last year.
The Boeing jet didn't look quite right, imho.
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> I'm always awed by those documentaries. It must be fun to work on big aerospace
> projects.
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> Except the part where they said they'd update the rover's firmware, AFTER THE
> FACT. WITH A PATCH. ON MARS. I've always been pissed off at developers at work
> who suggest we release buggy releases. Then I find out NASA does it. Sigh.
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> Calum
I get new releases of NQC for my RCX all the time yet I don't look so worried.
I like the idea of patches and updates, instead of one PROM burning and then no
possibilities of updates.
Dave K
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| (...) I watched the PBS NOVA documentary about the MER rovers. It was heart warming, made me think of Brad Justus and want to buy the big Rover set and watch it explore the terrain of Basementis Koudys powered by Lego solar panels and an RCX filled (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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