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07-13-2015, 02:09 PM
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Linux at the edge...
The big day for the New Horizons mission to Pluto has finally arrived!
The down data rate is a little slow, glacial in this case, but I still find these things exciting enough to keep my eyes glued to the screen, as it were. The above site has enough related info to feed your curiosity while you wait, well worth browsing for those interested.
And how is this Linux related? From the operations center:
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...almost all software used is "open source" (include the operating system, which is Linux), meaning the source code is available in case it is ever needed — which is a good thing for a long mission like this.
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No surprise there, but always worth taking note! |
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07-13-2015, 02:15 PM
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07-13-2015, 02:18 PM
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She is interesting and high energy!  |
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07-13-2015, 04:20 PM
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Thread moved to <Linux - General> as requested by OP.
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07-14-2015, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by rokytnji
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She's adorable. I love redheads too, but she's far, far too young for me. |
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07-14-2015, 10:00 AM
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but she's far, far too young for me.
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Yeah, she reminds me of my daughter. That does not mean I cannot admire a fine redhead when I see one.
My brain works kinda funny like that.
Nice home page for one of your browsers for one into this thread is http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
You get a new picture every Day.
Last edited by rokytnji; 07-14-2015 at 10:03 AM.
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07-14-2015, 12:40 PM
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Glad I never had a daughter.  Although, I'm at forty now so in ten years?
Grate videos. Remind me of a family vacation to Florida and Cape Canaveral. The size of those hangers and moving platforms wow!
BSOD in $pace ROTFL... |
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07-14-2015, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jamison20000e
Glad I never had a daughter.
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Glad I have two - both beauties in my totally unbiased opinion!
As for the comments on the New Horizons spokeslady, she is sharp in all respects, knowledge, enthusiasm and presentation! But let's remember that it is all about the science! If you must drool, please do so in a respectful manner! |
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07-14-2015, 09:39 PM
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Last edited by rokytnji; 07-14-2015 at 09:41 PM.
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09-08-2015, 09:24 PM
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roflmao, OMG that jpeg of Pluto now has me wondering what's on the other side.
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09-09-2015, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by lab-rat
what's on the other side.
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A creamy center to go with the candy shell, of course. |
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09-09-2015, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Habitual
A creamy center to go with the candy shell, of course.
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Which evokes my all time favorite Far Side (or any!) comic panel...
Shamelessly grabbed from the interwebs...
Last edited by astrogeek; 09-09-2015 at 01:15 PM.
Reason: Credit to source
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09-10-2015, 03:26 AM
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Definitely a 'like' / upvote on that  |
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