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Saturday, 28 March 2009 06:42:06
Hey to all those that dont know im an enginering major at my little state college and this is a topic much interesting to me. So im lookin to do my masters thesis (when that comes) on artificial gravity (possibilities whats been done and the probability of it becoming science fact) So if any ones got anythin they can share i would be much appreciated. Thanks SigmaNunki, for that bit. The reason im asking in this fashion is that i might be a crack pot to begin with. But i have read on some expirements being done on the nature of gravity and also one such report that artificial gravitaional forces have been generated electromagneticly in a controled lab invironment. I try to keep upto date (as much as is allowed) on what is being done in the making of science fiction to science fact. The new super clider i expect will give us great insight in the next few years as experiments really begin there. If yall want the links to what i have pulled off from the various scienific periodicals. Ask. Jane0904 the cetrofuse is exactly as SigmaNunki said not artificial grave but more simulated and is in fact not showed any real practical use as far as the test nasa and other organizations made public. But who knows.
Saturday, 28 March 2009 18:19:08
My muse has up and run away on me. I have a rough idea what I want to do with this story line... But dang it, if I know how to get there! I've tried to brute force my way through the writers block but all that resulted in was something that just didn't look right. I also, got a review on Relics from over at Fanfiction.net that hit hard. The reviewer said that all I have been doing is rehashing the same storyline over and over. Maybe I have, maybe I haven't. In the meantime, I think I'm going to work on the "Big one" Set eight years post Triad. It starts with a wedding and ends with a funeral. Who's is yet to be completely decided. The Big Damn Heroes will only be seen early on except for Zoe. this will be a second generation centered fic. I hope I can pull this one off and that it recharges Triad. Truly since I do find it annoying when I get into reading a story myself and it suddenly ends half way through. Anyway, I'll have the first chapter of what I'm calling "Quest" up in a few days (I hope) Brian
Saturday, 28 March 2009 20:25:31
I was just thinking the other day how utterly stupid some of the WGA writers might be feeling lately. There were several good shows that premiered last season. Some were critically acclaimed and had fantastic ratings. The ones that pop into my mind are Chuck and Pushing Daisies. Then the Writer's Strike happened. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate the plight of the writers and I kind of understand why they went on strike. The way I understood it, they weren't getting paid properly for their work that was released on DVD . . . or some such. But I strongly feel there SHOULD have been a better way to handle it. What that way may have been is beyond me. That's for smarter people than myself to ponder :smile: But look at what happened. Journeyman, a show that aired on Monday nights was just gaining ground when the strike happened. But the ratings were still questionable, so the network decided not to renew it for another season. Pushing Daisies (a personal favorite) was very well received. It was different and imaginative and had great ratings. But the strike, for whatever reason, helped viewers forget about it and when it DID return the ratings were way down and never recovered - canceled. And now there is news that Chuck might get renewed for the same reason Daisies was. Viewership is down. I personally don't think the quality of the show has suffered when it came back this season. It's still a great show. But the length of time between last season and this, because of the writer's strike, caused people to lose interest and that's a shame. I feel the irony of all this is in the fact that the writers of those shows who striked to get better wages in one area, lost there jobs because of it. Now I know that some of them have already moved on or had several other projects going on at the same time. But now, those shows are gone and will never return. I truly hope that Chuck is renewed. It really is a fantastic show. Those actors AND writers deserve the recognition in terms of the show's potential longevity. And . . . well . . . Adam Baldwin certainly deserves to have a steady job for quite a while, dontcha think?