You know you're addicted to Orbiter when...
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Pyromaniac605
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...When your car breaks down you start looking around for your EVA suit
...You think of all time away from your computer as EVA
...When you crash head on into another car you say "Hard docking confirmed"
Darren
...You think of all time away from your computer as EVA
...When you crash head on into another car you say "Hard docking confirmed"
Darren
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...When you change your XP log in sound for
We have a lift-off, 32 minutes past the hour. Lift-off on Apollo 11 !
and your log-out sound for
Apollo 11, this is Houston. All your systems are looking good going around the corner, and we'll see you on the other side. Over.
And this is real ! I took the sounds from AMSO and cut them with Audacity. Before, I had HAL 9000 saying This conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
One day, during school, a teacher was talking when the bell rang. I said, loud and clear, MECO, Houston to tell the teacher shut up ! in good words.
We have a lift-off, 32 minutes past the hour. Lift-off on Apollo 11 !
and your log-out sound for
Apollo 11, this is Houston. All your systems are looking good going around the corner, and we'll see you on the other side. Over.
And this is real ! I took the sounds from AMSO and cut them with Audacity. Before, I had HAL 9000 saying This conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
One day, during school, a teacher was talking when the bell rang. I said, loud and clear, MECO, Houston to tell the teacher shut up ! in good words.
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This reminds me the times I used to have the "10...9...8..." countdown from OrbiterSound for login, on my desktop, 2 computers back (about 7 years ago). I used it then as a measure to estimate if all background programs were loaded, so it was safe to start some program or open an explorer window, without excessive ticking of the HDD heads, and a huge lag. :lol:
Jacko13
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...you try to work the subject of Orbiter into a conversation.:stupidsmack:
...your excuse for being late to work is "My car had a retro engine failure b/c I forgot to pull the gear up at 160 m/s" or "I was chosen by NASA to fly the new Arrow Freighter to the Moon and I have to practice.":shrug:
...you name your child Martin, change your own name to Martin, or name the family pet Martin.
...you say "Hail Probe" at church.:hail:
...you dress up as an astronaut for Halloween...even if you are 36...
...you correct everyone who does the launch countdown wrong (it goes 10...9...8, Ignition sequencing...7...6...5...4...3...2...1,we have commit and we have liftoff...):facts:
...you get called a geek by someone you know and your mouth says "No I'm not!" but your conscience says "Shut up, nerd! Yes you are!"
h:
...your conscience is cooler than you:beathead:
...your excuse for being late to work is "My car had a retro engine failure b/c I forgot to pull the gear up at 160 m/s" or "I was chosen by NASA to fly the new Arrow Freighter to the Moon and I have to practice.":shrug:
...you name your child Martin, change your own name to Martin, or name the family pet Martin.
...you say "Hail Probe" at church.:hail:
...you dress up as an astronaut for Halloween...even if you are 36...
...you correct everyone who does the launch countdown wrong (it goes 10...9...8, Ignition sequencing...7...6...5...4...3...2...1,we have commit and we have liftoff...):facts:
...you get called a geek by someone you know and your mouth says "No I'm not!" but your conscience says "Shut up, nerd! Yes you are!"
h:...your conscience is cooler than you:beathead:
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donatelo200
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I don't get picked on anymore.(last time i was picked on was in 5th grade) All my friends think orbiter is cool for some reason even though they arn't nerds. Also I killed my concience.:shifty:...you try to work the subject of Orbiter into a conversation.
...you get called a geek by someone you know and your mouth says "No I'm not!" but your conscience says "Shut up, nerd! Yes you are!"
...your conscience is cooler than you:beathead:
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DanM
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...you're in algebra trig and you think "ooh, I could use this in orbiter"
...you're about to leave the car and look for "empty airlock" and "eva crewmember" buttons.
...you're taking your jacket off and you look for shift x.
...when you get back home from riding your bike and when you stop you say "wheel stop houston"
...you're about to leave the car and look for "empty airlock" and "eva crewmember" buttons.
...you're taking your jacket off and you look for shift x.
...when you get back home from riding your bike and when you stop you say "wheel stop houston"
Jacko13
Narwhal
...your comeback to an insult is "Well at least I know how to fly an STS-101!"
...your greatest achievement is launching a DGIV from the Kennedy Space Center<--------------------
NOTE: If this last statement is true, well...No, I'm not even gonna say it. It's too easy...*ahem* :n00b:
rly::yarly!:
...the person you see the most is the one you're controlling
...you put glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling...without telling your wife
...you print out screenshots from Orbiter and frame them.
...you download Orbiter on your friend's computer so you don't get bored.
...you wear moon boots around your house...and your friends...and school...and to bed...
...you get an, er..."hard-on" from watching the DGIV dock to the ISS:hide:
---------- Post added at 02:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------
I do have a laptop and have to use the NUMLK. It's a tiny ACER, so it's either use the function key or using NUMLOCK--You know I'm not really helping my case so...:leaving:
...your greatest achievement is launching a DGIV from the Kennedy Space Center<--------------------
NOTE: If this last statement is true, well...No, I'm not even gonna say it. It's too easy...*ahem* :n00b:
rly::yarly!:...the person you see the most is the one you're controlling
...you put glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling...without telling your wife
...you print out screenshots from Orbiter and frame them.
...you download Orbiter on your friend's computer so you don't get bored.
...you wear moon boots around your house...and your friends...and school...and to bed...
...you get an, er..."hard-on" from watching the DGIV dock to the ISS:hide:
---------- Post added at 02:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------
I do have a laptop and have to use the NUMLK. It's a tiny ACER, so it's either use the function key or using NUMLOCK--You know I'm not really helping my case so...:leaving:
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You know your addicted to orbiter when, you are in the backseat of a car and while the other person is driving you pretend to fly the Space Shuttle Atlantis and blurt out all kinds of wierd radio chattings...
When your in the backseat of a car going somewhere and you try to press T to go faster.
When your in the backseat of a car going somewhere and you try to press T to go faster.
...and, while on said cruise, you wish you could press F9 and see all the constellation names and to see if any satellites or vessels are near your location...
tblaxland
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...when you know this is only applies to Apollo 13. Other launch systems have different countdown sequences, and even other Apollo launches had different PAO callouts to this one :facts:
I kept wondering if the capn's gps chart could do exactly that. It even had big range circles and you could easily imagine those like the ORBIT mfd or something.
I forgot, I had an augmented reality project that does exactly that. You have a pair of 3d-like glasses, actually night-vision goggles from ah-64 surplus, and the glasses are fitted-up with LCD screens too. And we have basic sensors, such as RA and DEC as well as GPS, and a Magnetic Compass.
The software, looks at head tilt and pointing direction, as well as the standard GPS stuff like latitude, longitude, time, altitude.. etc.
And from this we can tell exactly where you're looking, and compute a constellation grid. You also get ecliptic and orbital paths. Database is the DSS.
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... while driving, you reach over to the centre console to turn your RCS thrusters into Vernier mode. I did this yesterday.
Izack
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When you fit an apogee motor onto your garbage, and release it from your trunk on the freeway...
Moach
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...when you reply repeatedly to this thread :rofl:
...when you consider any littering "a growing collision-hazard to future travellers"
...when you -honestly- don't mind trading in your more comfortable car for one that's more fuel-efficient
...when you keep your laptop constantly logged into Orbiter-Forum while you're at work, and hit F5 every half-hour
...when you check these forums more often than your email (oh, so guilty...)
...when you're momentarily confused over why the glass you dropped broke, instead of coming back up to your hand
...when you feel mildly uneasy about how many things around you seem to take gravity for granted
...when you consider any littering "a growing collision-hazard to future travellers"
...when you -honestly- don't mind trading in your more comfortable car for one that's more fuel-efficient
...when you keep your laptop constantly logged into Orbiter-Forum while you're at work, and hit F5 every half-hour
...when you check these forums more often than your email (oh, so guilty...)
...when you're momentarily confused over why the glass you dropped broke, instead of coming back up to your hand
...when you feel mildly uneasy about how many things around you seem to take gravity for granted
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...when you try to explain things like Tuesday and the Probe to non orbiter people(they never get it).
...when you have to delete the Orbiter-Forum link from your links bar, so that you can function in real life.
...when the only thing you can think about is that you'll be leaning about the Runge–Kutta methods in your Differential Equations class today(oh man it's gonna be great!!).
...when you have to delete the Orbiter-Forum link from your links bar, so that you can function in real life.
...when the only thing you can think about is that you'll be leaning about the Runge–Kutta methods in your Differential Equations class today(oh man it's gonna be great!!).
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