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by gcarlsen
Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:03 am
Forum: Stardust@home Discussion
Topic: Stardust@home Suggestion Thread
Replies: 276
Views: 498381

Please wait!

This is an excelent project, and it looks like the first steps to implementation are very simple and quick.
BUT, please wait until the project with the current scope is launched before attempting a enhancement with the potential complexity of an enhancement like this.

Just my two cents.

George
by gcarlsen
Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:05 pm
Forum: Stardust@home Community
Topic: Other Space News
Replies: 139
Views: 478103

Clock of the Long Now

This is not directly "Space" related, although it does use the sun to insure accuracy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_t ... Now#Design

Besides, what else do we have to do with our time?
by gcarlsen
Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:29 pm
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Post display
Replies: 6
Views: 9417

Re: Setting first date first

Hi George, You have the best "signature quote" out of 600 people. I always wanted to quote" First, let's kill all the lawyers." but I never did it. Hey, you like it, take it I stole it from somebody else! How can a great truth that tag line be suppressed? Besides it's only fair,...
by gcarlsen
Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:15 pm
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Post display
Replies: 6
Views: 9417

Re: Setting first date first

I never changed the choice thing at the bottom of each page. It remains on "Oldest First" which seems wrong, but I never hit GO. It is set on that just so it will be ready for you to hit GO... so put it on Oldest First and don't hit GO. Either that or vice reversa. :) fjgiie "Oldest ...
by gcarlsen
Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:51 am
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Post display
Replies: 6
Views: 9417

Post display

Have I missed something in the board properties that allows the choice of newest/oldest post to be displayed first? I know that the choice can be changed at the last page of a topic, but that is only in effect for the current topic in the current session, I would like to be able to set it to always ...
by gcarlsen
Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:01 pm
Forum: Stardust@home Discussion
Topic: Complaint Dept. for Tutorial Update - Movie #11
Replies: 27
Views: 44312

Re: contrast of views or pictures

Hi yall, Why less contrast in the new view #11 in the tutorial? Below are views #3 and new view #11 from tutorial. View #11 seems to have a darker background... not only seems to have a darker background, the background is darker.fjgiie Could the Mir sample vews be at a higher magnification affecti...
by gcarlsen
Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:24 am
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Picture Perfect ?
Replies: 22
Views: 34352

Perhaps it is because of the contest? I think any new guesses have an advantage of having more info than earlier guessers did. That's why I didn't renew my guess when mine expired. Since it is so close, any new information would be very advantagous for a guesser. Perhaps there is nothing new to rep...
by gcarlsen
Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:08 am
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Picture Perfect ?
Replies: 22
Views: 34352

Perhaps it is because of the contest? I think any new guesses have an advantage of having more info than earlier guessers did. I don't think they are any more interested in the contest than I am, which is not very. Perhaps there is nothing new to report. Over 10 days with no progress?? They may be ...
by gcarlsen
Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:15 am
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Picture Perfect ?
Replies: 22
Views: 34352

Re: Picture Perfect ?

I've been following the picture perfect update daily, but i haven't seen it update in 10 days :s Is anything special happening? It made me wonder :s I assume that when they got close to having 12 cells compleated they didn't want to share any more info. Why? Who knows? I guess that being the childe...
by gcarlsen
Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:14 am
Forum: Stardust@home Discussion
Topic: 7/18 Cool Note From Anna on Page 3: Aerogel Schematic
Replies: 31
Views: 45261

I think they have 12 and are preparing to open the gate. I think they have changed their minds and want to have more than 12 scanned. From the FAQ board: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ albutterworth wrote: Before we launch the VM we would like to have...
by gcarlsen
Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:43 pm
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Are you scanning all of the movies first?
Replies: 9
Views: 14089

Before we launch the VM we would like to have a few tiles scanned and processed so we can be confident we're past the false starts. Anna You may be able to feel confident with your preperations, but you will never be able to work out all the problems untill you loose the hoards on your baby. Good L...
by gcarlsen
Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:24 pm
Forum: Stardust@home Community
Topic: Describe the universe in one word...
Replies: 146
Views: 343873

:shock: UNBELIEVABLE! :o
by gcarlsen
Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:39 pm
Forum: Message Board Archive
Topic: Update of "Picture perfect: aerogel scanning progress&q
Replies: 3
Views: 7327

Update of "Picture perfect: aerogel scanning progress&q

How about an update of the "Picture perfect: aerogel scanning progress". I know you guys(non-gender specifeic :wink: ) are very busy, but I am not sure you understand how frustrating it is on this side of the forum interface. A little information helps to maintain our sanity (it may be too...
by gcarlsen
Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:49 am
Forum: Stardust@home Discussion
Topic: 2 or more apparent tracks on same movie?
Replies: 48
Views: 116128

Formay correction for: "More than one track"

The only thing I could come up with on how there could be two tracks, is if the aerogel broke apart a larger particle into 2 or more smaller particles. For any one particle hitting the collector, the odds that it will hit the exact same spot that another particle hit are the same as for it hitting ...
by gcarlsen
Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:48 am
Forum: Stardust@home Community
Topic: True discoverer
Replies: 49
Views: 73789

Re: "Discoverer"

Once you try our interactive VM for real, you will find you need to click exactly on a track in the image if you see one. You have to be quite precise about the position, and we can test how well you do by mixing 'calibration movies' (we know the answers) in with the unknown Stardust movies. If you...