Quote from wolfshark :

So, to sum it up - i want to try the new physics and delete the game.

We love you, you should post more often

Tnx

Quote from USRacer :

animal cruelty, no?

Nah... just animal trolling

Quote from Kostijamotrowa :

dude i wanna BMW e30/m5 i don't mean formulas...

You mean something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Quote from Kostijamotrowa :

Anyone Can say me how to get BMW in LIve FOr SpeeD??

Go to garage, then click "car" (lower right part of the screen) and then chose Formula BMW.

'Green Mile' actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at age 54

I'm not really sure their staying on Mars can take long, because of water and food supplies primarily. And then there's oxygen needed too.
To grow plants you need a lot fertile soil, first of all and then you'll need a lot of water too, to grow food enough for 5 people to eat for years. Assuming there is ice on Mars, water would not be the problem, but what about the soil? They can't bring much of it from Earth, because of its weight.
Plants use CO2 and make oxygen during the day and vice versa during night. Is there enough of it there?

Quote from Crashgate3 :

Just saying it's a lengthy process to ensure that as much as possible.

Yeah, it sure is, and the fact Matrixi mentioned:

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...NASA's budget is being cut all the time...

is making it even longer, sadly

It has to be thoroughly prepared, it's never been done before and they have to think about everything that can go wrong. Comparing to this, a trip to the Moon is like going downtown for groceries .
Difficult, but not impossible

Quote from The Very End :

What happens when some kids goes to steal some apples at an old man's house, and then he shot them dead?
"Oh, they were stealing from me, I got to defend myself".
That is what the American system encourages these days, so NO, I do not want that law in any country near me.

It doesn't have to be that drastic, but our system is drastic in opposite direction. You can just watch them do it and you are able to do absolutely nothing legally. It's completely crazy.
Of course, I do not greet a "shoot everybody on your land" type of law, but some kind of self protection would be nice.

Quote from The Very End :

Just mount a webcam close to the car, and next time someone breaks something - send the video tape to the police and they can identify the person(s).

Another bad low in our country: if they steal money or goods valued less than 200 EUR, they would not go after them (that's why policeman asked if the car was moved, because then it would've been treated as a stealing attempt).

So, basically you are not able to legally protect your own property from robbers.

Quote from DeKo :

It's all about reasonable force. If there's a burglar in your house, pulling a knife or a gun on him will 99% of the time make him shit himself and run away, so if you do actually stab/shoot you are using well beyond reasonable force.

It's true, Deko. Self defense laws here are just stupid. I went once to police to report my car had been robbed (rear window was broken, they went in but didn't steal anything, cause there wasn't anything to steal in it).
Policeman asked if my car was moved and I said no. He answered that they couldn't do anything about it then.
I've asked him what could I do myself to protect my car next time if I see someone robbing it? He said "nothing, and I wouldn't advise you to, because you'd be the one with pressed charges against". He explained if I attacked the robber and:

1. cause him browses or brake one tooth it'd be consider like minor charges
2. bleed him or brake a bone or brake two or more teeth, that would be major charges

So, next time I catch someone trying to rob my car I can just bark at him hoping that he would go away. That's how stupid some of the laws here are and I completely agree with Boris wanting that particular US law in our country too.

That's true, but still there will be a very long line of competent people volunteering for the mission, aware of the difficulties of the task. It won't be easy, but it's not impossible.

Quote from Crashgate3 :

A lot of the problem is radiation shielding as once you leave earth there's no magnetic field protecting you from the solar wind.

Yeah, but I guess they've already solved that when they sent people on the Moon (don't know how though)

Quote from Crashgate3 :

There's also the psychological effects of being in a cramped habitat with 4 or 5 other people for a year or so - it would take 6 months just to get there.

That has been trained a few years a go.

The main problem in my view is finding a real interest in this. Simple "a race to Mars" is not enough this time as it was for the Moon. It would be good to see China, Russia, EU, USA and other relevant nations join forces in this, but I don't see it coming really.

In my personal view (and I may be a dreamer, Utopian or whatever...), these kinds of achievements are actually the only ones that count. These kinds of steps are making us closer to understanding who and where we really are and not those like who was on the red carpet last night and what he/she was wearing (not meaning any disrespect to anybody). The budgets spent on these kinds of achievements make much more sense to me than those spent in military purposes (under any justification).

Quote from The Very End :

Wonder when the first man / woman will step on mars!

I don't think it would be too long, 20 years maybe (IF there's a solid interest in that). There have been preparations for this trip since long time a go. The main problem is oxygen and food, which they tried to solve with space-gardening experiments, to grow plants on the actual ship. A trip to Mars and back would take a bit more than a year and a half in optimum conditions (launch windows primarily).

Quote from TexasLTU :

images

They don't look so unfamiliar (don't know exactly what I expected, but...)



This one is cool, you can zoom image to the finest details
Wander if they'll find some fossil remainings

We completely forgot about this...
Here's the verdict:

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He was given the maximum sentence of 21 years, but with a "preventive detention" clause that means his time in jail can be extended as long as he is deemed a threat to society. It is unlikely he will ever be released.

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In a final parting shot, clearly designed to offend, Breivik used his chance to address the court by apologising to "militant nationalists" across Europe, apparently for not killing more people during his two attacks.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl ... ivik-verdict-norway-utoya

Quote from AnakinSkywalker :

bla bla bla

The real hacker would've post here under the usernames he used on servers, so cut the crap and beat it, troll!

Quote from imthebestracerthereis :

I know that Swamp (username for OP's replay) has hidden their online statistics...

Yes, but he can not hide from mighty spdo database
Here are spdo statistics for his other account

Quote from BlakjeKaas :

What about this one?

Nope, sry...

That one was actually funny
But that one only

Quote from Bose321 :

Yeah, this is so much more funny.

Oh wait.

smiling animals pls

Thank God Dolan got its own thread... what a waste of bandwidth... lost interest in this topic because of it ...
Annoying = funny? Nah , bye Dolan

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Yes, but gaps of 5 and 8 seconds say that after all he did a REAL good job


However, the end of the test brought a bit more reasonable gaps on International circuit

Bottas tops timesheets for Williams on opening morning of young driver test at Silverstone

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Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets for Williams on the opening day of Formula 1's young driver test at Silverstone.

Each driver set his quickest time on the soft compound in dry and sunny conditions in Northamptonshire.

Bottas did 50 laps, completing aerodynamic testing early on and lapping consistently in the 1m32s bracket before moving onto setup work. He eventually got down to a 1m31.436s lap and will be running a race simulation in the afternoon session.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101149

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Valtteri Bottas says he is eager to get behind the wheel of the Williams Formula 1 car when he tests for two days at Silverstone from tomorrow.

The Finn, who has been the Grove squad's third driver this season, will take to the British track alongside the Marussia and HRT teams for the young driver test the three teams are carrying out at the British circuit.

Bottas will be in charge of driving duties on both days.

Full story http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101127

Quote from DejaVu :

Crashgate is saying the 2nd from bottom looks like europa. He then posted a picture of europa for comparison. Therefore the post on frying pans is not a picture of europa, cluepon for you.

You're right, sry...