LONG LIVE RED CHINA (Would you like your troll mein with soft or crispy noodles?)

12/26/05 | C.L. Gartman

[the_red_anedote]

China will never go down, and don't think you can banish communism. Because the people won't let it. They know they are the last standing, they are the only ones left. America is in a decline while China's climaxing, America will go down. We are just done with our prime, if anything, we were going into a depression since 1992 (and don't say you don't know that year). Communism is the American's medias' worst nightmare, because of censorship. I hope we all have to read one newspaper and wipe my butt with one brand of tiolet paper. I hope we all die for our next generations to wear the red armband. We deserved 9/11, and they enjoyed it. You probably hate me now, I know, you just still think like its 1945, well too bad its 2005. We only stand to fall.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Goodnight 'Face!!

[sionnsar]

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[NicknamedBob]

Classic funny bit, from "Taxi."

Later that year came "Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey", which introduced (Christopher) Lloyd's character, complete with a very funny scene where Jim had to take a driving test to get his cab license:

JIM (WHISPERING TO BOBBY): What does a yellow light mean?
BOBBY: Slow down.
JIM (SLOWING SPEECH) What...does...a...yellow...light...mean?
BOBBY (HISSING): Slow down!
JIM (EVEN SLOWER): Whaaaaat...dooooooes...a...yellllllllow...llllllllight...meeeeeean?

Like the Energizer Bunny finally running out of steam, they kept running the bit, with Jim getting slower and slower, and Bobby getting more and more frustrated.

Cracks me up just thinking about it!

[tuliptree76]

Another 350 posts went by since I last checked in. LOL!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

That's the way it is!!

[sionnsar]

Sigh. My work on the paper ground to a halt with the discovery of a virus on the home net. Both Win98 machines were infected. It's an old one, so it shouldn't be hard to get rid of, but what a pain.

Oh well.. the legislature doesn't convene until next week; I might be able to get some time this coming weekend to finish.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

LOL!!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Paper done yet?

[stephenjohnbanker]

ROTFLMAO

[stephenjohnbanker]

I have punchoutleftwingaphobia, though I can usually control it.

[tuliptree76]

It seems like it lately!

[sionnsar]

Paper done yet?

Long ways from it. Made some pretty good strides today, but I still have one big section to complete, and some ancillary material to review and possibly add -- and with that Part 1 will be done. Then it's on to Part 2, but that looks like it will be mostly a repeat of material from an earlier paper a few years ago. I may have a little new material to add, but not much.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Only an a$$hole would post that on FR!!!!

[stephenjohnbanker]

: )

[stephenjohnbanker]

Intermission

[sionnsar]

Yahoo, I guess. Virus gone. Interior network shields up -- permanently. Now I could get on with the paper but dinner's ready, I'm tired, and January hits with a vengeance tomorrow.

'Night all...

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Indeed!!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Goodnight sion!!

[NicknamedBob]

Flight Procedure Update:

We are rotating, and we are moving away from the Earth. Our next maneuver of thrust will be back toward the Earth, in order to swing past the Moon again, and build up yet more speed, as well as swing around to our final trajectory.

Picture a kid on a skateboard or bike, in a swimming pool style skate arena, where he has looped up to the tip of the pool, doubles back, and goes across the center with very high speed.

That is what we are doing, and it requires us to supplement our fall rate with some reaction gases at high speed -- a jet reaction, or rocket reaction. Rocket thrust, from our Gas-Cooled Nuclear Reactor/Rocket Engines.

They are on turntables, mounted on the cylindrical surfaces of the Thrust Ring, so they could easily be directed around to the correct orientation and fired. However, there is a complication.

Habitats A and B are attached on the outside of the Thrust Ring, and they will swing naturally to accommodate the new thrust vectoring, with only a slight increase in the apparent gravity to be felt by the occupants.

The Castle Enclosure, on the other hand, is suspended by two jointed and cradling arms from the inside of the Thrust Ring. Reversing thrust would cause those arms to fetch up against the Thrust Ring itself as the Castle Enclosure swung around to the opposite tack.

That would not be good.

This has been anticipated, and we have a procedure to compensate. While the Castle Habitat, and Habitats A and B continue rotating, the Thrust Ring will turn over, bringing the Thrust Ring around to the other side of the supporting arms for the Castle, and allowing thrust to be reversed along our path without the problem described above.

Most of the material which is rotating is in the habitats. The Thrust Ring contains only a fraction of it. Nevertheless, this will be a confusing, uncomfortable, and slightly dangerous maneuver for anyone inside the Thrust Ring.

Accordingly, all possible operations not requiring supervisory personnel in immediate attendance on the Thrust Ring are being shut down and temporarily secured. The Thrust Ring, and all GCNR/REs will be evacuated, with the exception of an emergency skeleton crew in selected, non-stressful locations.

The belaying cables will be detached from Habitats A and B until the maneuver is completed, and then re-attached. (These are safety and force-dampening cables.)

This Thrust Ring turnover will have to be repeated once we reach the orbit of Mars also, in order to safely decelerate into Martian Orbit.

Because our Emergency Evacuation Procedures are impacted by this maneuver, we ask that all operations which might in any way affect the need for evacuation be considered most carefully, and either not begun, or suspended until we can resume our normal safety profile.

Those of you who wish to observe this Thrust Ring turnover first-hand are invited to simply find a clear space and look up through your habitat’s canopy. It should be visually equivalent to passing under the Golden Gate Bridge.

The procedure will be initiated at the top of the hour, and should be completed in a little over an hour. It is recommended that spherical elevator passage between Habitats be restricted to emergency travel only, until the procedure has been completed.

Thank You.

[MEG33]

Aye Aye, Sir!

[SALChamps03]

What a nice little communist you are.

[EsmeraldaA]

SO; we're not there yet?

*sigh*

Thank goodness!

Will do as ordered....er...suggested.

[NicknamedBob]

We should arrive at Mars in late April.

Think about this: A couple of volunteers are riding in GCNR/REs at the points which will pass through zero gee during the turnover.

Their worlds will literally turn upside down.

Admittedly, they're only at a relatively low gravity gradient, but it should still be fun and interesting if you can stand a really slow speed loop-the-loop!

We have them there as another safety precaution, in case the gears which are turning this massive structure get stuck. We could disengage the electrical operation, and proceed with a reaction drive to get back into alignment if necessary.

In the meantime, they're getting one heckuva show!

[EsmeraldaA]

April sounds okay for arrival.

So, they are volunteers huh?

I wondered about that.

[NicknamedBob]

Well, there are those among us who feel that going through the rigorous training procedures to "fly" a space ship which is bigger than a 777, and more than twice as powerful as the Space Shuttle, and that is Nuclear powered, is worth the challenge.

I have a hunch some of them may be interested in doing some rock jumping in a few months.

Be cool to have your own asteroid, eh?

[EsmeraldaA]

*Be cool to have your own asteroid,eh?*

Yes, but you do know what follows...

"Mine is bigger that yours"

"Yeah? mine is better situated"

"What are you two talking about? Mine has the best rocks ever!"

[freedumb2003]

You need to get MIDIs of any of the Alan Parsons Projecy albums to goie the proper background to these great descriptions.

[NicknamedBob]

There should be enough to go around...

... ESA's Infrared Space Observatory, ISO. The ISO Deep Asteroid Search indicates that there are between 1.1 million and 1.9 million 'space rocks' larger than 1 kilometre in diameter in the so-called 'main asteroid belt' ...

[EsmeraldaA]

More to my point. We are greedy by nature.....

Am I in an annoying mood or what?

Hehe hhe hehe heeh

[NicknamedBob]

"You need to get MIDIs of any of the Alan Parsons Projecy albums ..."

Try this!

[NicknamedBob]

Greedy?

I was thinking about claiming eighteen or nineteen of them.




It should make a rather challenging golf course.

[NicknamedBob]

[EsmeraldaA]

LOL!

Okay, not bad.

Will it be private or we would be aloud to drop in?

[EsmeraldaA]

Nice!

Imagine those Drives.....

[EsmeraldaA]

I am off for now.

Sweet dreams.

Bye, bye.

[NicknamedBob]

"Will it be private or we would be aloud to drop in?"

Have you given any thought to what "Greens Fees" will cost?

Good Night, Folks!

[MEG33]

Did I disclose that I got motion sickness on a merry go round once?

[Paul_Denton]

Very cool! :) I been kinda slecking off during my writing in the holidays but I am starting up again. You seem to be into hard-sci-fi as well. Nuclear engines are awesome too. Mine use those as main engines on capital ships such as corvette and frigate class ships and as maneuvering thrusters/backup thrusters on super-capital ships (that is Destroyers, Cruisers, Carriers etc). My fission engines use the gas-core nuclear engines which are some five times more powerful than solid core fission engines (specific impulses of 3000 to 5000 seconds in the gas core design versus only 900 in a solid core design).

I like how you write in detail the physics of movign through the solar system, using the gravity "sling shot" maneuvers.

[Alice au Wonderland]

Hello, everyone.

2006 has gotten off to a banner and busy start. I'm a little swamped with stuff, right now, so I won't be posting anywhere near as often as I used to. I'd still like to hear what's up with all of you, so please feel free to write. Responses are likely to be brief and sporadic, though.

Bob, I haven't kept up with the Mars trip. Would you mind sending me an update ping.

See 'ya when I see 'ya.

Alice

[Tax-chick]

I see I slept through all the excitement again ... do we have video?

[Monkey Face]

I slept through it all, too...but that's OK...I have The S L O W S today.

[Tax-chick]

I'd like to have slows, but there's too much to do! Probably another load of laundry finished by now, and I'd better send Pat to the toilet ...

[Monkey Face]

As soon as it gets lighter out, I have to leave to get my truck worked on. *sigh*

It will be a long morning... :o[

Good luck with Pat. Tell him Auntie Face is proud of him for being such a big boy as to use the potty.

[Tax-chick]

Good luck with your truck. You're up early for your time zone!

I'll tell Pat you're happy with him :-). He's growing more cooperative as the time goes by. Hopefully we can take off the waterproof pants in a few days, and maybe by next weekend, he can get his prize.

[NicknamedBob]

" ... do we have video?"

We'll need a sub-contractor for that. Do you prefer Nick Park or George Lucas?

[NicknamedBob]

" ... I haven't kept up with the Mars trip. Would you mind sending me an update ping."

I've been posting these on my about page, (just left mouseclick on my name). They're listed at the top of the page.

Just for convenience, however, here are the latest exploits...

Mars or Bust! | Flight Profile | Flight Update |

[Tax-chick]

Liberals.

[Dead Corpse]

How about Joss Whedon?

[NicknamedBob]

Okay, do you want Mel Gibson to play me or Dead Corpse?

Hmm. DC might want to portray himself...

[Tax-chick]

Mel Gibson could play you, although he's not really distinguished enough. It's a shame Charlton Heston isn't well; he'd be perfect!