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The orientation of the habitat's dish towards the sun takes all that light and runs it down light tubes that illuminate the entire space. One would assume that a dish of that size, being some miles across, would be able to generate enough electricity 24/7 to accomplish a lot of tasks, heating, cooking and cooling being just a few.
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1 hour ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:
You mean kinda like this?
Naw, more like this...
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11 hours ago, Atari 5200 Guy said:
Interesting. But humans don’t need to go to another planet. We can’t take care of this one, why do we need to go screw up another one? Aliens fly by this one and roll their windows up as fast as they can. Only the dumb aliens come to visit because they don’t know no better.
They have been trying for a long time now to find other planets like ours and I do hope they find them. Some want to find other life forms, others want to simply find other planets like ours that are capable of supporting life as we know it. But until we can repair our planet we really don’t need to move in to another planet. It wouldn’t survive our way of living.I'd prefer to hollow out a nickel-iron asteroid of reasonable size leaving at least a mile thick shell to solar block radiation, toss a bunch of ice in it, cap the ends, heat it up and introduce a spin. It would be like a small city after a few generations of growth and building. In case of over population or political differences, they could simply start a colony asteroid of their own. There's plenty of raw materials for the taking out there, and without the gravity well of Earth to hold you down, much of it would be easily accessible. Planets are nurseries for infant races.
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13 hours ago, MaximumRD said:
The original batman and Dr. David Banner (The Incredible Hulk). About a dozen years difference in premiers IIRC.
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Watch the video below from The Immortal John Hancock on YouTube!
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57 minutes ago, DegasElite said:
My family had an all-in-one stereo at one time, with a record player, radio and 8-track player. We eventually got rid of it. The record player was needing repairs, but everything else worked on it. I would listen to Chicago on the 8-track tape player. Glorious sound.
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My parents had a Magnavox brand console stereo for a few years. It was fried twice in Italy due to failing/faulty power converters. Then somewhere between 76 & 78 Dad switched to a component setup, which was real nice. It's interesting now that many people do not even have stereos anymore, but use bluetooth soundbars to use with their cell phone or TV.
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For the inquisitive guy who has everything, order fast though, Christmas is almost here...
<< ENDOSCOPE AT AMAZON >>
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On 12/14/2023 at 3:11 PM, RobertLM78 said:
Yeah, I'm with you on that - Ginger's real pretty and all, but Maryanne's got that wholesome girl next door look 🙂
... also Ginger is too high maintenance.
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@RickR Yes, I find the timer function useful for when I have pizza. I tell it Alexa, Volume 6... then ... Alexa, set timer for 25 minutes. I also use it for music, asking questions like, "Alexa, how far is Voyager 1 from Earth?" Playing the news and getting news alerts is cool as well. I've even reordered toilet paper with it.
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4 minutes ago, RickR said:
PS - I find them to be most helpful for cooking. You can set and name timers "Set timer for 10 minutes for noodles" and have several going at once, and also ask it to play a genre of music.
I find it very useful for telling my Roomba to vacuum without having to futz with the cellphone.
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3 minutes ago, RickR said:
I'm just surprised you got an Amazon Echo. You've said you don't want a smart watch or security cam that connects to the internet, yet that thing is listening all the time 🙂
Yes, I did say that in the past, but it also has a button on the top to disconnect the microphone.
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I recently bought an Echo Dot and it's more useful than I ever imagined, but it does some really weird things as well. I bet most people didn't know it could fart! Yup, I kid you not. It's has all kinds of farts, loud squeaky farts, power farts, random farts, you name it.
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This is the first year in a decade that I'm not getting anything new for my TI at Christmas time. But I'm betting some of you guys found that "I 'need' it" item. If so, what are you getting.
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21 hours ago, RobertLM78 said:
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That brings up the age old question... Ginger or Maryanne? For me it's always been a no brainer, Maryann of course!
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Okay, camping can have issues, like not being able to find a spot, loud people, crowds, etc. While this can eliminate those issues, it seems like it would be a pain to inflate/setup, launch and use.
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10 hours ago, TrekMD said:
Wow that is awesome! My parents have quite a few BW pictures that I could process on this page. I'll check this out. Thanks!
Just save the URL, because when you reach the limit (I think 10), you'll need to exit and restart the browser to reset their counter.
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Do you have any old black and white family photos? Do you want to colorize them, but don't have the talent or skills? Try <<THIS SITE>> !!! It's free, and easy! Just slide the image over, and press go! I tried it out a couple of minutes ago with a test image and here were my results!
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I bet you even have some old Christmas photos from years gone by...
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I like tech toys, but I NEED an excuse to get something other than playing games. With all new supporting technology available, PCB design programs, companies that make the designs a reality and the things that could be mounted on one of those cartridge boards, I believe it's possible to make the Atari 2600 more than a simple retro-game machine. I see all kinds of potential ideas, and even a limited niche market for such cartridges.. if someone did it. Just a couple of ideas come to mind right off the top of my head...
1) A cartridge that could use your homes WiFi to get the weather and display it on your TV.
2) A cartridge that could monitor Atari.io for new messages and let you know when there is a new post in any of the threads you follow.
Now when it comes to gaming, how about two player games via WiFi/Internet to another player, or even large games that work with a server due to their size or interactive nature? Would it generate some buzz and excitement? Even people buying the newer recharged models that can accept a cartridge could participate.
You tell me, does anyone find the concept interesting? I'm thinking it could add a few more years of renewed excitement to the 2600 platform.
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On 12/4/2023 at 3:51 PM, TrekMD said:
Someone has a creative mind, probably someone I'd enjoy chatting with.
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29 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said:
Not that I need any of these, as I have dust covers for every console that I own, but I found this on Etsy and had to have it. I also purchased a couple more for my Heavy Sixers.
Cool, looks 3D printed. I also found other variations, << HERE >>, << HERE >> and even for the 7800 << HERE >>, but as my luck would have it, nothing for the 5200. I might have to rectify that situation.
Video games & Computer Print Ads from back in the day
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$799.00 for that first drive? That the equivalent of $2,252.05 in 1985 dollars. Now days you can buy a whole computer for that! What gets me about the add is that they make it sound like such a good deal.