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2251
« on: August 07, 2016, 12:24:54 PM »
Can we add @ tagging to notify users and hashtags while we're at it?
2252
« on: August 07, 2016, 05:36:48 AM »
UUUU
2253
« on: August 07, 2016, 05:29:29 AM »
This is clearly a normie movie everyone I talked to irl loved it and you nerds hate it
Yeah, I went to see it with my mother (she likes DC films) and she loved it. I wasn't too sold though.
2254
« on: August 06, 2016, 03:39:01 PM »
Yep. Squad interaction was great and Leto was pretty good as a Joker (the cast in general was very good) but aside from that the plot felt rushed and the antagonist was weak. It was alright but that's it, alright.
2255
« on: August 06, 2016, 10:24:46 AM »
Depends on class. P90 with a Triple Laser, holographic sight, heavy barrel and grip (can't remember specifics) have been a current favourite for hipfire, as it's just as accurate as sighted aiming. MX4 is also a good one.
The AEK, FAMAS, F2000 and such have also been generally my favourite assault rifles, the my SAR-21 with a Prisma 3.4 scope, angled grip and heavy barrel is amazing for playing mid-range assault as it is laser-accurate.
As for machine guns, the L86A2, M249, MG4 and AWS are my favourites. M98B for rifles, M39 for marksman rifles.
I tend to switch weapons often as I get the 500 kills dogtag then move onto the next one.
2256
« on: August 05, 2016, 05:05:15 PM »
>tfw verb is laying down the halo lore
What a time to be alive
2257
« on: August 05, 2016, 09:45:25 AM »
I forgot halifax bank was a thing. Ironic considering I live in the town of the same name.
2258
« on: August 05, 2016, 08:58:13 AM »
halo 4 came out 5 years ago
feel old yet
wtf i hate old people now
2259
« on: August 05, 2016, 05:36:15 AM »
Wish Fallout would come back, they haven't made a game in nearly 20 years
you're forgetting this masterpiece
You forgot Fallout Brotherhood of Steel 2: Dude Knights in Armour edition
2260
« on: August 05, 2016, 05:34:02 AM »
I know Deep Silver have said they want to do more, and 4A games have recently made a twitter saying they're working on two projects, but in the absence of solid information I'm gonna say Metro (2033, Last Light).
I love that they work with the author of the novels (Who is into gaming himself and plays a lot of stalker amd fallout) to write them and he gets final approval on most of the stuff made for the game. I really want more Metro content.
Though I'd also be satisifed if we could just have the fucking Metro 2035 + Metro Universe stuff translated from Russian and Polish and shit to English. There's like 60 books in the Metro Universe series and none of them are available in English, not even the fucking one set in England.
2261
« on: August 05, 2016, 05:31:09 AM »
I mean.... if they really want to see physics stuff and games stuff, they're more than welcome. It's not like I do anything important on my laptop.
If it's optional, then it's fine. It's only when it starts happening regardless that it's bad.
2262
« on: August 05, 2016, 05:23:54 AM »
Considering I haven't been following this too much (England), I never really knew much about the candidates until now except that they all suck.
And fucking hell, this one's gonna be really fun come november.
2263
« on: August 04, 2016, 10:26:36 AM »
Star Wars Battlefront. It's a shame they never made any more Battlefront games after SWBFII in 2005.
2264
« on: August 04, 2016, 05:28:44 AM »
I hope that if Moon Express go to Mars, they change their name to Planet Express.
"Our crew is replaceable but your package isn't."
2265
« on: August 04, 2016, 04:46:44 AM »
I'm interested to see how they handle quake. Wolfenstein and Doom have both been very well recieved so I wonder if Quake will be third in a row.
2266
« on: August 04, 2016, 04:25:12 AM »
Yeah but did BB really pioneer any filmmaking techniques or anything from a technical standpoint? It was a fantastic show but I don't really think it was revolutionary or anything.
2267
« on: August 04, 2016, 03:05:16 AM »
It passed!
Spaceflight venture Moon Express wants to be the first private company ever to land on the Moon in 2017 — and now the company has been granted approval by the United States government to launch to the lunar surface. It's the first time the government has granted regulatory approval for a private mission beyond Earth orbit. And Moon Express came very close to being denied permission to go.
No regulatory framework currently exists for a commercial space missions to another world. Lawmakers are working on a permanent solution, but it likely won't be ready in time for Moon Express' 2017 mission. So the company came up with its own temporary framework — a regulatory patch — that the US government could use to oversee the company's mission. And after a meeting between the Federal Aviation Administration, the White House, and the State Department, Moon Express has been given the approval it needs to launch to the Moon.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE GOVERNMENT HAS GRANTED REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR A PRIVATE MISSION BEYOND EARTH ORBIT
So far, commercial companies have mostly just launched satellites into space; all specialized private missions, like launching cargo to the space station, have been overseen by NASA. That means Moon Express could be the first private company to land on the Moon, as well as the company that travels the farthest away from our planet.
Moon Express' regulatory patch is only a temporary fix, though. Legislators are working on a long-term framework that will help the US government oversee private, deep-space missions. And it needs to happen soon, as space companies are getting more ambitious than ever. SpaceX announced its plans to send spacecraft to Mars in 2018, and Bigelow Aerospace wants to launch space hotels by 2020. Moon Express' lander is just the first of many deep-space private missions to come.
Moon Express
Moon Express needs to get to the Moon by 2017. That’s the deadline for the Google Lunar X Prize — an international competition to send the first privately funded vehicle to the Moon's surface. Moon Express joined the contest in 2012, and has since pushed ahead of the other 16 contenders. It is one of just two teams to have secured a launch contract. The company has purchased a ride for its lander on the Electron rocket, a vehicle currently being built by startup Rocket Lab.
The Electron rocket that the MX-1 lander will eventually fly on. (Rocket Lab)
Moon Express has goals beyond winning the X Prize competition: the company wants to mine the Moon for rare elements and metals. "Even though we are a proud contender [in the X Prize competition], it’s neither a cornerstone of creating the business nor do we need to win it," Bob Richards, CEO of Moon Express, told The Verge. "But we want to win it." If successful, the 2017 trip will prove that the company can get hardware to the lunar surface in one piece. Afterward, Moon Express will continue to mount more missions to the Moon, and by 2020, Richards hopes the company will be able to bring back lunar material.
THE COMPANY WANTS TO MINE THE MOON FOR RARE ELEMENTS AND METALS
For a while, though, it was unclear whether Moon Express would legally be able to keep any material it got from the Moon. US law didn’t guarantee the company rights to materials it retrieved from space. But in November, President Obama signed into law the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act — a bill that restricts the FAA from issuing standards for commercial spacecraft for the next seven years. The bill also guaranteed that private companies had the rights to any resources they collected in space. That means Moon Express and asteroid mining initiatives like Planetary Resources will be able to own any materials that they take from outer space bodies.
After the government said companies could essentially mine objects in space, the FAA realized it needed a way to oversee these private mining missions, as well as other ambitious space projects. Mainly, the US has to ensure these missions comply with the Outer Space Treaty — an international agreement between 104 countries that governs how nations conduct missions in space. "If the United States wants to be perceived as being compliant with the Outer Space Treaty, somebody has to authorize and oversee those operations," said George Nield, FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, in a recent speech reported by Space News. The White House and lawmakers have since been working on a regulatory framework that would allow the US government to make sure non-traditional space missions adhere to the treaty. But that framework likely won't be ready for a few years.
The signing of the Outer Space Treaty. (UN)
"The great news was there is a regulatory process in the works," said Moon Express' Richards. "The bad news is we had zero confidence that the regulatory framework would be ready in time for our mission in 2017. Ironically you had a great 'space resources' act that says you can own what you get, but we’re in a situation where you can’t launch to go get it."
The Patch
The problem for Moon Express revolved around getting approval for its payload. Whenever a private company wants to conduct a space mission, it must apply for a license to launch its spacecraft from the FAA. Part of that application process, called the payload review, involves telling the FAA what's going into space and where it's going. The FAA has no power over what companies do when they get to space; however, the FAA does consult with other agencies during the approval process. One of those agencies is the State Department, which made it clear to Moon Express that it would step in and ask the FAA to deny the request, Richards said. That’s because the department can’t reliably enforce the Outer Space Treaty when the Moon Express lander is on the lunar surface.
An artistic rendering of the MX-1 lander on the surface of the Moon. (Moon Express)
That gave Moon Express the idea to share more information than the federal government required. The company submitted a "souped-up" payload review, in which it voluntarily declared how the 2017 lunar mission would comply with the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty. "There are no new laws, no new regulations," said Richards. "We proposed a scenario where we would build on the existing payload review process."
Moon Express tried to address three critical provisions of the Outer Space Treaty. First, nations must continually supervise all of the space missions that happen within their borders. Moon Express told the FAA it would frequently update the agency with information on the 2017 trip, so that the government could oversee it. The second rule is not messing with other nations’ spacecraft or space operations. On the Moon, that mostly means respecting the Apollo sites, and Moon Express assured the government that it wouldn't disturb these areas. "Don't do wheelies over Neil’s footprint," joked Richards.
MOON EXPRESS TRIED TO ADDRESS THREE CRITICAL PROVISIONS OF THE OUTER SPACE TREATY
Finally, Moon Express had to show the State Department it would abide by the Outer Space Treaty’s provision that is meant to prevent people from contaminating other worlds, called planetary protection. If companies like Moon Express want to land on a body in outer space, they have to be careful not to spread too many bacteria on the surface. Fortunately the Moon doesn't host life, so Moon Express doesn't have to worry too much about contamination. In its voluntary disclosures to the federal government, Moon Express gave the FAA all its data about how it would adhere to the rules of planetary protection.
After giving all of this information to the FAA, the State Department, and the White House, the various agencies met to decide whether these disclosure were good enough. And the decision went in Moon Express' favor. "The meeting was a culmination of all the work we’ve been doing for the last several months on whether or not the State Department in particular would be comfortable with this approach," said Richards. "Our proposal provided enough comfort."
A Future Framework
The solution that Moon Express proposed was really only meant to be a temporary fix for the company, but it's possible the company has inadvertently created ground rules for all future commercial missions beyond Earth orbit. Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) has proposed a bill, called the Space Renaissance Act, which incorporates Moon Express' solution. Rather than have companies voluntarily disclose how they'll adhere to the Outer Space Treaty, however, Bridenstine's solution gives the FAA authority to issue guidelines for companies to follow. "My proposal updates the current payload review process to enhance it beyond the issuing of a yes or no," said Congressman Bridenstine. "Under this proposal, the FAA will be able to place conditions on payloads."
FUTURE REGULATIONS WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR COMPANIES LIKE SPACEX
It'll be some time before Bridenstine's bill or any other framework solutions take effect, though. But these future regulations will be important for companies like SpaceX, which wants to send spacecraft to Mars by 2018. SpaceX will also need approval for those missions, and it's possible these new regulations will be in effect by then to help the government oversee what SpaceX plans to do. If not, the company will likely have to come up with its own temporary fix, just like Moon Express did.
For now, Moon Express isn't too concerned with how its temporary solution may affect policy; the company's just happy it has approval to go to the Moon. "If our pilot program turns out to be a template or model that becomes the permanent regulatory framework for everyone else, that’s a great footstep in history," said Richards. "But that wasn’t the intention; it was very selfish and just about our little 2017 mission." http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/3/12361256/moon-express-private-mission-spaceflight-us-government-approved
2268
« on: August 03, 2016, 02:35:36 PM »
I find it disgusting. Like, your mouth has so much crap in it.
Eugh.
2269
« on: August 03, 2016, 11:47:13 AM »
Opening up other planets for private companies is amazing.
It's actually immensely depressing.
Why?
Besides some ideological opposition to the involvement of private companies in, well, anything, what actual reasoning do you have that this is a bad thing and that governments would be more adept at handling it?
It's not that government would necessarily be more "adept" at it--I just find the prospect of a future Planet McDonald's to be viscerally harrowing. The human desire to leave our smelly footprint on everything has always been highly affronting to me.
I don't have any problem with Moon Express in particular--mining the moon for its resources seems like a good and honest undertaking--but in general, the less human beings we have dancing around the universe, pretending to do something important, the better off the universe is.
"Human race" and "virulent parasite" become more and more insidiously synonymous every single day.
Oh, right. That's fair enough considering your general outlook on well... everything. It is a fairly valid question as well. With the idea that life of the microbial kind does exist on Mars, or in the atmospheres of Venus, or the oceans of Europa, one of the big things being looked at for future exploration (particularly human exploration) is how to minimise bringing unwanted extras with us when we inevitably go to those worlds. Obviously, the best solution would be to not go, but I think that it's going to happen be ut in ten or a thousand years, so I'm interested as to how we're gonna tackle that problem.
2270
« on: August 03, 2016, 11:28:10 AM »
Opening up other planets for private companies is amazing.
It's actually immensely depressing.
Why? Private space companies aren't held back by having to fight for budget with every other branch of government or public appeal (IE they aren't having to do things just to appeal to the masses to get their money). This means they can get shit done quicker than organisations like NASA, JAXA, ESA and such as they're privately funded (not to denounce their contributions of course). Unless your point was that it's depressing that scientific organisations are hampered by having to fight for funding, I don't really get your point. Edit: plus, more people involved in developing space technologies is never a bad thing. Most space organisations share research and data and stuff, so any discoveries are shared amongst the scientific community at large. Private companies can develop tech at a faster rate and are generally more efficient.
2271
« on: August 03, 2016, 10:10:26 AM »
I drink dr pepper and coke, but I guess I balance it out with not eating too much junk food.
2272
« on: August 03, 2016, 09:03:15 AM »
http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/2/12275980/moon-express-private-mission-spaceflight-us-governmentPrivate spaceflight company Moon Express will soon announce it has been granted regulatory approval by the US government to send a lunar lander to the surface of the Moon, according to a source familiar with the matter. If so, that means the company will be the first private company to have received permission from the government to send a vehicle beyond Earth orbit and on to another world.
GRANTING PERMISSION TO SEND A VEHICLE BEYOND EARTH ORBIT
Moon Express is a private spaceflight company with long-term hopes of mining the lunar surface. But in the short term, the company is focused on simply getting to the Moon first. The venture is developing the MX-1 — a 20-pound lunar lander designed to "hop" across the Moon’s surface. MX-1 is in the Google Lunar X Prize competition, an international contest to send the first privately funded spacecraft to the Moon. In order to win that competition, Moon Express has to get its lander to the surface of the Moon before December 31st, 2017.
The company has already booked a ride on an experimental rocket called the Electron, manufactured by startup Rocket Lab. But Moon Express still needs permission to go to the Moon — and that was turning into an issue for the company. Only state governments have ever traveled to the Moon or other planets. Currently, there’s no regulatory framework in place that allows the US government to oversee private missions beyond Earth orbit.
THE US HAS TO ADHERE TO OBLIGATIONS SET BY THE OUTER SPACE TREATY
And that’s a problem, since the US has to adhere to obligations set by the Outer Space Treaty — an international agreement that guides how nations conduct missions in space. Specifically, the US has to adequately oversee private missions to other planetary bodies, as well as ensure that companies don’t violate planetary protection. But right now, there is no way for the government to make sure that private missions going beyond Earth orbit don’t violate these portions of the treaty.
So Moon Express came up with its own temporary solution. In April, the company announced that it had submitted a payload review to the Federal Aviation Administration, in which it disclosed how the MX-1 mission would comply with the Outer Space Treaty. That included giving the government certain "voluntary disclosures," detailing ways in which the mission adhered to the treaty. And Moon Express is expected to announce that its regulatory patch idea worked, according to the source, who asked to remain anonymous.
If so, the implications are huge. This would be the first company that’s ever been approved to go so far into space. The decision will likely form a precedent for any future companies that want to travel to deep space. SpaceX, which recently announced its intentions to go to Mars in 2018, will need similar approval. I really hope this passes. Opening up other planets for private companies is amazing.
2273
« on: August 02, 2016, 06:43:23 PM »
Taking the dog to the vets on thursday. Nit looking forward to it - she's 13 now and we're pretty sure she's got a tumor in her back end that's pressing on her nerves, causing her to constantly nibble on her back end and create big bald patches, and is messing with her poop.
That or kidney failure because she has to go for a piss all the time now.
Not looking forward to it. Kind of bracing myself for the worst but considering I've had her since I was 7, it's gonna be a tough pill to swallow if it is a big issue. For a dog her age, (this might sound really dickish) it isn't worth paying £500+ in vets' bills for surgery, considering she's at the point now where she might not even survive it.
It's really depressing having pretty much grown up with my dog and to have seen her gone from being a cute pupper to barely being able to walk and just wanting to sleep all day. I don't get emotional over much but this kind of stuff really gets to me.
Wow that got waffle-y.
2274
« on: August 02, 2016, 06:33:54 PM »
real tho how is thor 2 fresh, that movie was hot garbage. much worse than bvs (i didnt like bvs either)
They played it safe and made a forgettable action flick which is why it was on the borderline. Hardly garbage though.
it was terrible
That implies it was even that noteworthy. Thor 2 was just boring and forgettable.
2275
« on: August 02, 2016, 04:32:57 PM »
"Hey, look, a conflict zone. Maybe I can try and farm some bounties!"
2276
« on: August 02, 2016, 03:49:56 PM »
I don't usually notice them.
That said, I did really like the BvS OST, particularly the Wonder Woman theme. Though that soundtrack is still fresh in my mind as I have just watched it today (Aside from the WW theme, which I've listened to a couple times since the film released).
2277
« on: August 02, 2016, 02:16:37 PM »
If the XBone BC-port-thing wasn't so awful, I'd still be playing Campaign and forge on Halo Reach. Overall, despite my many issues with it, I'd still say it's my favourite Halo game. I still hop onto Titanfall every now and then for a couple rounds of attrition. Elsewise, I've been playing more new games (well, stuff I've never played) like Alien Isolation, Wolfenstein TNO and Mad Max. Spoiler Both of the games I said weren't exactly hated, but both were fairly criticised for various issues and both lost a lot of players quickly. I still like 'em both though.
2278
« on: August 02, 2016, 10:28:51 AM »
12 Angry Men is better.
I remember my history teacher showing our class that. Most people thought it was really boring but I really enjoyed it. I lovedthe way it was just a bunch of guys sitting in a room and talking for two hours, but still told a good story. It reminded me in a weird way of that one red dwarf episode where rimmer and lister are stuck on Starbug for an entire episode and the entire episode is just about them telling stories to pass the time. One of my favourites of the entire series, that one.
2279
« on: August 02, 2016, 06:15:49 AM »
CGPGrey
Vsauce
AltHistoryHub and his alt channel KnowledgeHub
Escapist (for Zero Punctuation)
Yahtzee19 (Zero Punctuation guy's personal channel)
LevelCap (Battlefield stuff)
NerdCubed
TotalBiscuit
NoRespawns (Cool guy for Fallout 4 settlements stuff)
MinutePhysics
Scott Manley
2280
« on: August 02, 2016, 05:32:54 AM »
My favourites (I don't really have a favourite) are Alien(s), Avatar (the James Cameron one), Mad Max Fury Road, Captain America 2 and 3 and The Dark Knight.
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