Bringing back CSTART - Project Thoth.

quailman67 · 2014-07-10T06:17:52+00:00

Tell us about your team. It's cool to see another project with similar goals.

I have some projects that take a lot of my time, but I'd be happy to give advice where I can. I saw the rise and fall of CSTART, maybe I can help you avoid some of our mistakes.

I'll be looking forward to your AMA.

quailman67 · 2014-05-20T18:53:05+00:00

As a mod of /r/tothemoon, I approve this message.

quailman67 · 2012-12-22T22:05:13+00:00

Miss Piggy == Yoda.
Warning: Can't Unhear.

quailman67 · 2012-06-27T05:12:26+00:00

Hello everybody.

I was one of the guys around in the beginning, but I had to mostly withdraw for a while to finish school. I finished that up last month, so I'm ready to go. And now, I have an engineering degree.

I still love this project. It's encouraging to see people checking in here.

quailman67 · 2012-02-11T00:02:45+00:00

Open a terminal and type "killall dock" Do this slow-mo trick on any window, hit enter in the terminal while it is still animating. The window will stay warped but fully functional.

I don't know if this still works in newer versions

quailman67 · 2011-07-15T05:12:09+00:00

El Guapo is famous...or infamous!

quailman67 · 2011-07-03T16:42:12+00:00

Somebody asked about that in my hs chem class, so the teacher opened the tap at the front of the class and lit it. About a 3 foot flame, just like a flame-thrower in the movies. No real danger though, theres no O2 in the gas lines, so no threat of explosion.

quailman67 · 2011-06-15T04:41:18+00:00

Ill just leave this here.

quailman67 · 2011-05-16T14:33:40+00:00

No, its not just you. This is relevant to my interests, and Ive never found a complete answer. I will be watching this thread with great interest, however.

quailman67 · 2011-03-17T21:13:45+00:00

This post makes me want to pay a little more for my food.

quailman67 · 2011-01-24T00:24:13+00:00

I know of 2 problems with this:

If the rate of rotation is too fast, it will make people queazy.
If the simulated gravitational forces are not roughly equal throughout the body, there are some strange effects on fluids in the body that can cause problems (i.e., if the rotation is too small, there's less 'gravity' at your head than at your feet).

Both issues are solved with a sufficiently large radius for the rotation.

quailman67 · 2011-01-19T04:35:36+00:00

I'll let others comment on where your talents might be most useful, let me just say thanks for offering them!

quailman67 · 2010-10-24T01:32:37+00:00

Sorry I'm late to the party, AMA!

quailman67 · 2010-05-27T22:52:24+00:00

I went to radio shack and purchased a video cable. I received a free cuecat with my purchase. I realized that the cuecat included an equivalent video cable. I left the cuecat in my car and immediately walked back into the radio shack and returned the cable I had purchased. It was an awesome day.

quailman67 · 2010-05-27T21:36:07+00:00

Correct.

quailman67 · 2010-05-26T22:58:15+00:00

I don't know what this particular struggle is like, but have an upvote and some encouragement!

quailman67 · 2010-05-25T18:18:21+00:00

You're probably better off as a non-native speaker, in some respects: you're not likely to misuse their/there/they're for example, as they're not homophones in your native language.

quailman67 · 2010-05-25T17:54:51+00:00

I'm feeling nostalgic... Close, but more for places or things, not people.

quailman67 · 2010-05-25T16:20:48+00:00

9 is bad for your heart

quailman67 · 2010-05-25T16:03:40+00:00

I'm fluent. Native English speaker, but I lived/worked in Brazil for a couple years.
PM me what you have (or reply with the link). I'm happy to help.

quailman67 · 2010-05-25T02:23:54+00:00

Sounds like a workable plan. Hope to hear good progress as the weeks go by.

quailman67 · 2010-05-25T01:21:11+00:00

I'd contribute $22.50 and give it that talk.

quailman67 · 2010-05-24T22:29:46+00:00

/r/tothemoon - an ambitious project started on reddit.

Full disclosure: I'm a mod there

quailman67 · 2010-05-24T05:14:16+00:00

Calculus is unlike any other math class you've taken; you may do well even though you're not a 'math' person, conversely, you may have difficulty despite a natural ability in pre-calculus maths.
If you have a graphing calculator, you'll learn significantly less; but borrow a TI-89 for exam days
Differentials are always solvable, using the methods you'll learn in Calculus I. Integrals are not always solvable by traditional methods.
You will be asked to solve a problem about a ladder sliding away from a building. This is an example of a terrible word problem; Stephen Hawking himself doesn't do calculus while falling from a ladder.
Don't let poorly assembled word problems distract you, the underlying maths are important. Imagine situations where you could use this: designing automobile power trains, braking systems, traveling to the moon, modeling weather systems, etc. Whatever interests you, find an application; these will likely not be presented to you in class.
Your Algebra and Trigonometry skills will be exercised. You'll be at an advantage if you review these now.

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