The AI-generated cat pictures thread
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Wow, I'd never heard of that particular system, which is weird as cold-war-era defense technology is particularly fascinating to me.
Looks like my OTH radar hunch was right.
I take it this was in some videogame that I'm not aware of?
Looks like my OTH radar hunch was right.
I take it this was in some videogame that I'm not aware of?
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Yeah, a game called Stalker. I'm not so much a buff, but cold war era stuff is pretty interesting to me as well. I recall seeing this on a History channel show, back when they actually showed that kind of thing, when it was still a good channel. I'm also fascinated with Chernobyl, so of course I immediately recognized both of these. Well not immediately, until I noticed the familiar red and white tower, then it clicked.
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I knew that it'd never work to give ground level photos of either because they're both pretty easily recognized.
For those curious who don't know..
http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/12...m-antenna.html
A radio friend forwarded me that link of the Duga array. I've read much about the "Woodpecker" but haven't ever seen one on google maps so I checked out the link from that article.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...=lmc:panoramio
That's the google maps link to the Duga array, but after zooming out I noticed Prypyat wasn't far away so I started looking..
First thing I saw was the pickup tube extended out into the lake which clicked in my head, "wait a second.." Then I zoomed in...
Nuclear cooling towers?!? WTF? I've seen hundreds of pictures and read numerous books about Chernobyl but never remember mention or sight of cooling towers. Guess I had a retarded moment, but I completely forgot the Chernobyl Nuclear facility wasn't actually in the town of Chernobyl, so I googled the plant:
Yep, that unique guyed tower next to reactor number 4's cover was familiar.. Doh!
I guess the two cooling towers were never completed? I found a couple photos of them in an online album http://uk.photos.com/search?freetext_field=Chernobyl where you can buy pictures, but sadly you can't see very large versions of them..
For those curious who don't know..
http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/12...m-antenna.html
A radio friend forwarded me that link of the Duga array. I've read much about the "Woodpecker" but haven't ever seen one on google maps so I checked out the link from that article.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...=lmc:panoramio
That's the google maps link to the Duga array, but after zooming out I noticed Prypyat wasn't far away so I started looking..
First thing I saw was the pickup tube extended out into the lake which clicked in my head, "wait a second.." Then I zoomed in...
Nuclear cooling towers?!? WTF? I've seen hundreds of pictures and read numerous books about Chernobyl but never remember mention or sight of cooling towers. Guess I had a retarded moment, but I completely forgot the Chernobyl Nuclear facility wasn't actually in the town of Chernobyl, so I googled the plant:
Yep, that unique guyed tower next to reactor number 4's cover was familiar.. Doh!
I guess the two cooling towers were never completed? I found a couple photos of them in an online album http://uk.photos.com/search?freetext_field=Chernobyl where you can buy pictures, but sadly you can't see very large versions of them..
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People seem to be making a habit of this:
:-/
Ah, My favorite kind of honda..
Here bro, allow me to put your car out with my beer..
Sucks you can't see it, but this is supposedly an armed robbery at a poker game. Worlds first INTERESTING poker game:
:-/
Ah, My favorite kind of honda..
Here bro, allow me to put your car out with my beer..
Sucks you can't see it, but this is supposedly an armed robbery at a poker game. Worlds first INTERESTING poker game:
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Camera guy doesn't even take his attention off the Grand Natty to show the now totaled Vette that almost rolled... hahah
Jesus christ, do C6 owners just not know how to ******* drive? Look, I'm 90 degrees right of where I *was* going, I'll just give it MORE throttle!!
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This man is fairly typical of a first-time Harley owner. He has selected a V-rod as his first bike.
Can you identify this?
Answer: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=55.604...h&z=16&vpsrc=6
Our own little teakettle here in San Onofre has the largest cooling system in the world- the Pacific ocean:
I haven't read nearly as much on Chernobyl as some other incidents. Frankly, the Chernobyl
TMI-II, by comparison, is a really fascinating case study on human behavior in complex systems. Yes, there were a lot of underlying design flaws. But every one of them was actually quite minor in the grand scheme of things. It took a fascinating comedy of errors for the initial event to be set in motion, and once it had begun, the operators spent several days trying to comprehend and then control the system. It is that time, particularly the first six hours after the event began, which is particularly fascinating.
This is probably the best (eg: most accurate) simplified overview I have found on the TMI-II incident: http://www.engineering.com/Library/A...le-Island.aspx
Last edited by Joe Perez; 10-03-2011 at 12:59 PM.