|
Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
|
 (02-20-2019, 04:20 PM)Dartz Wrote: Unit 4 met it's annual quota for power generation in just 5 microseconds. That's hardly limping. Thinking more along the lines of they only had 3 of them shorty after that. 
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to rock the sky?
Thats' every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry! NO QUARTER! No Quarter by Echo's Children 
The stuff documented in yesterday's XKCD sounds like something a Fan would come up with on a Blue-Hair Day:
https://www.xkcd.com/2125/ ![[Image: luna_2.png]](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/luna_2.png) Alt-Text: Quote:The flags were probably vaporized on impact, because we launched it before we had finished figuring out how to land. That makes sense from an engineering standpoint, but also feels like a metaphor. The best part is, it was something that was done in real life! 
A commissioned piece from KatieOK90, from a recent con. With etsy page
Considering where Jet's story has been going lately, it makes a nice change of pace ![[Image: NJVgTbil.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/NJVgTbil.jpg)
I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.  (01-11-2017, 06:30 PM)robkelk Wrote: Interstellar exploration has been concentrating on what's visible from the southern hemisphere - here's a reason to head in the other direction. Bumping this as it's now halfway between its original posting on this thread and the estimated date of boom.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
RE: Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
05-21-2020, 04:06 PM (This post was last modified: 05-21-2020, 04:06 PM by Dartz.)
Saw a tweet and thought of someone we know. The expression alone makes it... a nice little piece of fanart.
https://twitter.com/RennLum/status/1263201211144118275 I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them. 
--
Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
Lun.
Back on the water. Albeit, under tow Back in the water again There is, Another. Looks to be in a 'all parts present' condition, if not complete. A non-running project, if you will. Half-finished. Ran out of time and money I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them. I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them. (11-25-2019, 07:14 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote:(01-11-2017, 06:30 PM)robkelk Wrote: Interstellar exploration has been concentrating on what's visible from the southern hemisphere - here's a reason to head in the other direction. One more bump. Let's see how good their prediction was...
--
Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown 
Spotted in a dig about the Fast and Furious series on Tumblr. I really wish I knew where the gifs are from:
![[Image: 4989076b0a19e027ef177613fbac0d3a25cff337.gifv]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/1d15a415adeede284cac669d5872078b/af01cd0e1f803d34-db/s540x810/4989076b0a19e027ef177613fbac0d3a25cff337.gifv) ![[Image: 24e52d91ce85c751eae95e2863debfe7496ec0c4.gifv]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/236cb3007ab6b67047b5672918000f56/af01cd0e1f803d34-37/s540x810/24e52d91ce85c751eae95e2863debfe7496ec0c4.gifv)
You won't believe me. I looked it up to be sure.
They're actually from latest Fast and the Furious film. I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.
See, it was Tumblr. I have no idea where half the stuff they get comes from and they often do intentional misattribution of .gifs.
But thanks for the info. 
I... the Fast & Furious franchise is like someone's Hero-system superhero team concept was "skill and power FX must include cars (obvious, inaccessible focus), -1/2".
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
"Being told to be 'open minded' about something is usually a code for 'you're not going to like this, but I want to subject you to it anyway'. Conversely, being told that you are 'closed-minded' is generally a means of asserting that 'I don't like the fact that you're proving me wrong, so I will pretend that your failure to agree with my argument is a philosophical deficiency'." - RationalWiki (07-13-2021, 05:22 PM)robkelk Wrote:(11-25-2019, 07:14 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote:(01-11-2017, 06:30 PM)robkelk Wrote: Interstellar exploration has been concentrating on what's visible from the southern hemisphere - here's a reason to head in the other direction. Another bump. we're halfway through 2022, and the night sky hasn't lit up yet...
--
Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
RE: Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
07-08-2022, 04:22 PM (This post was last modified: 07-08-2022, 04:23 PM by Dartz.)
Ciara, her sister Orla, and the flagship Eithne Have been decommissioned from the Irish Navy.
I guessed the date right. More or less. It's not clear yet what's happening to them. I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.
Coilguns.
For reals. I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.
RE: Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
08-20-2022, 06:35 AM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2022, 06:36 AM by Dartz.) ![[Image: isi5ZCFl.png]](http://i.imgur.com/isi5ZCFl.png) Robbed from The Drive The Dead Horse will be beaten until even the the dust of its broken bones stops rising. I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.
Speaking of which
A short video posted on Reddit showing a Buran doing whatever no shuttle ever did .....echo.... ....HELLO... ....Yedelolololololollay-HEE-HOO..... I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.
Spotted a bit of a tumblr comic about our favorite ghost dog, Laika:
https://www.tumblr.com/cremsie/178049440...e-a-lot-of
Here's a pretty fascinating article about Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, specifically about an undoubtedly spectacular 1997 eruption there:
VolcanoCafe: Io’s Pillan Patera eruption in 1997: the largest lava falls ever seen One can't help but imagine a bunch of Fen going to Io and trying to film its volcanic eruptions in the manner of the late, legendary volcanologist couple Katia and Maurice Krafft. 
(07-13-2021, 05:22 PM)robkelk Wrote:(11-25-2019, 07:14 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote:(01-11-2017, 06:30 PM)robkelk Wrote: Interstellar exploration has been concentrating on what's visible from the southern hemisphere - here's a reason to head in the other direction. Completely invalid prediction, and not just because it didn't happen. Astronomy.com, back in 2018: Two stars will NOT merge and explode into red fury in 2022. The prediction was caused by faulty data-interpretation. The earthsky.org article never was updated. Remind me to not trust earthsky.org again.
--
Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown
RE: Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
06-02-2023, 04:01 PM (This post was last modified: 06-02-2023, 04:01 PM by Dartz.)
AI powered drone recognises human operator as obstacle to mission.. Promptly attempts to eliminate operator.
When trained not to do that - it attempts to eliminate the comm tower. It didn't even need to be struck by lightning. So long as it doesn't start listening to Incubus..... I love the smell of rotaries in the morning. You know one time, I got to work early, before the rush hour. I walked through the empty carpark, I didn't see one bloody Prius or Golf. And that smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole carpark, smelled like.... ....speed. One day they're going to ban them.
It makes for a good story seed for Fenspace, but according to other articles I read on this, it's nothing more than a fast-moving urban legend spawned out of that conference.
-- Bob
I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh, Clark Kent, Mary Sue, DJ Croft, Skysaber. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the sun grows dim and cold....
RE: Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
11-10-2023, 08:58 PM (This post was last modified: 11-10-2023, 08:59 PM by Tennie.)
So, I just happened to come across this cheeky Reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NonCredibleDefe...in1_state/ And here's the image if you don't want to click the link for whatever reason(s): ![[Image: the-double-decker-the-worlds-first-2-in-...a67df6a8e4]](https://preview.redd.it/the-double-decker-the-worlds-first-2-in-1-state-solution-v0-lajhwr2edmyb1.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=62536d315ae8d4080dc4ac8d3bedfba67df6a8e4) No joke, my very first thought upon seeing this was that, if you got a bunch of Fen and gave them blue hair, plenty of handwavium, and even more drugs, then they might be able to pull it off! (What that says about me is something I'll leave up to you to decide...) (Now, whether anyone would actually want to live in what's effectively a nation-sized bunk-bed is a topic for a completely different thread, but it's the thought that counts...right? )
RE: Inspirational and Meta Sites Threedux
11-11-2023, 09:23 AM (This post was last modified: 11-11-2023, 09:23 AM by robkelk.) (11-10-2023, 08:58 PM)Tennie Wrote: So, I just happened to come across this cheeky Reddit post: "We get the sunlight, they have to live in our shadow." From both sides.
--
Rob Kelk Sticks and stones can break your bones, But words can break your heart. - unknown |
|
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
|
