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Principia Discordia => Techmology and Scientism => Topic started by: Daruko on May 13, 2008, 03:20:03 PM

Title: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Daruko on May 13, 2008, 03:20:03 PM
The culmination of years of work by researchers at Microsoft sets a new standard in the 3-dimensional representation of vast amounts of data taken from telescopes, AND its free.   

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/ (http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/)    :fnord:
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Dysfunctional Cunt on May 13, 2008, 06:12:05 PM
Did you download it ?
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Thurnez Isa on May 13, 2008, 06:19:47 PM
holy shit
this thing kicks ass
:D
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Daruko on May 13, 2008, 06:20:34 PM
nuh uh, not yet... i tried, but it stops at 99%... work blockage

i'm checking it out as soon as i get home though.  it supposedly makes google sky look pretty drab in comparison.
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Dysfunctional Cunt on May 13, 2008, 07:51:13 PM
I wondered because mine stopped too.  Isa did it download for you?
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Thurnez Isa on May 13, 2008, 10:44:15 PM
yah it downloaded fine for me

i used opera browser maybe thatll fix it
works fine too
really cool
but to and throw work today and bought another guitar
:sad:
so i havent had time to really fool around with it
seemed pretty cool though
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Dysfunctional Cunt on May 14, 2008, 03:16:06 PM
The kid got it to download at home.  I use Opera there, must be an IE thing....

The kids played with it for half the night, it's very cool!
Title: Re: WorldWideTelescope Launched Today!
Post by: Daruko on May 14, 2008, 03:17:35 PM
yeah, i got to download it last night

it is indeed very cool   8)