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Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 10:26am
RichardPrins wrote: I saw this quote floating around in geeky/science circles: “I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with free-body diagrams, transformed by Laplace and propelled by compressible flow.” My kinda hero.

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Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 9:30am

mzpro5 wrote:

One of my best friends lives in Wapokaneta, OH Armstrong's home town. He had a strong dislike for the town. He was a "geek" growing up and bullied quite a bit and never forgot. They built a small "museum" in his honor but he never came back home for anything meant to recognize him as the favorite son of Wapokeneta.

I saw this quote floating around in geeky/science circles:

“I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with free-body diagrams, transformed by Laplace and propelled by compressible flow.”

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Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 4:56am

mzpro5 wrote:

One of my best friends lives in Wapokaneta, OH Armstrong's home town.
He had a strong dislike for the town. He was a "geek" growing up and bullied quite a bit and never forgot. They built a small "museum" in his honor but he never came back home for anything meant to recognize him as the favorite son of Wapokeneta.

No sense throwing pearls before swine.

Condolences to his family and friends. He was a true pioneer.

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Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 4:35am

RichardPrins wrote:

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

One of my best friends lives in Wapokaneta, OH Armstrong's home town.

He had a strong dislike for the town. He was a "geek" growing up and bullied quite a bit and never forgot.

They built a small "museum" in his honor but he never came back home for anything meant to recognize him as the favorite son of Wapokeneta.

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Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 2:13am
Beaker wrote: Because accuracy from web interns isn't a high priority: Oops. Keep on rockin' in a free moon.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 10:55pm
Beaker wrote: Because accuracy from web interns isn't a high priority: Oops. a sad story on many levels. but it made me laugh too

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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 2:32pm

RichardPrins wrote:

RIP Neil. You are a hero, a legend for all of us armchair astronauts. I love the fact that Neil led a quiet life after the moon landing and never capitalized on his great achievement. Can you see that happening today? Not likely.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 12:43pm

RichardPrins wrote:

That's very sad. He was one of my heroes, and probably was for many people. That's a wonderful quote, by the way.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 12:28pm
RichardPrins wrote: Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82 "It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." A sad day indeed. RIP, Neil Armstrong.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 12:20pm
Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82 "It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

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Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 11:30am
Curiosity Rover is Graffiti Artist, Tagging Mars in Morse Code

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Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 10:31pm
Join Us Overnight for the RBSP Launch Countdown Postponed.

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Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 10:24pm
islander wrote: Dibs on the face. I call shotgun!

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Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 9:15pm
oldslabsides wrote: What's going on on Mars right now is nothing less than fucking amazing. Since we've pretty much started this planet on the path to uninhabitability, we better start spending every dime we have on r&d to get off it. Dibs on the face.

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Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 7:42pm
What's going on on Mars right now is nothing less than fucking amazing. Since we've pretty much started this planet on the path to uninhabitability, we better start spending every dime we have on r&d to get off it.

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Posted: Aug 8, 2012 - 2:27pm
jagdriver wrote: Why Designing a Mars Rover Like Curiosity Just Got a Lot Easier This is a standard-issue PR department piece of fluff from Siemens. Surprised to see it in Wired. Usually find this sort of thing in trade magazines.

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Posted: Aug 8, 2012 - 12:05pm
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Posted: Aug 8, 2012 - 11:28am
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Posted: Aug 8, 2012 - 11:21am

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