Hacking Your Way Into Space!

Kaltxi! New Words from a New World!

(click for podcast) [http://www.archive.org/download/Kaltxi-NewWordsFromANewWorld/kaltxi.mp3] By this time, it would be surprising to find anyone who hasn't heard of James Cameron's new blockbuster, Avatar. The most exciting thing about it - at least to me is the Na'vi language! > The Na’vi language is the constructed language [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructed_language] of the Na’vi [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%E2%80%99vi], the sapient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapience] humanoid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid] indigenous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples] inhabitants of the fictional moon Pandora in the 2009 film Avatar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29]. It was created by Paul Frommer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Frommer], a professor at the Marshall School of Business [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_School_of_Business] with a doctorate in linguistics [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics]. Na’vi was designed to fit James Cameron [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron]'s conception of what the language should sound like in the film, to be realistically learnable by the fictional human characters of the film, and to be pronounceable by the actors, but to not closely resemble any single human language. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%27vi_language [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%27vi_language] Even better, there is a terrific community already discussing and providing resources to learn the language at http://www.learnnavi.org [http://www.learnnavi.org/] - check it out! [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrdc0UqkOhjIDlLD6ggqnqiORB4DmMJsNtBpnn7QDrFW4cRUZ4drBWff37m3u9ynYjrJEZ2kSFmGIkj2X6jqclQDzJ5ME67Bfo-p11R3iEj_NRB9GaC1f7xfQVkdaWHE3ruwMGQ/s320/learn-navi.jpg]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrdc0UqkOhjIDlLD6ggqnqiORB4DmMJsNtBpnn7QDrFW4cRUZ4drBWff37m3u9ynYjrJEZ2kSFmGIkj2X6jqclQDzJ5ME67Bfo-p11R3iEj_NRB9GaC1f7xfQVkdaWHE3ruwMGQ/s1600-h/learn-navi.jpg They have the vocabulary, and linguistic background - even simple phrases: [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8zLKBTZIkxuaOl5ieGUjcor_cqwDHEA3mBHL_ByMetZaEU3wIOHyU5U3Fvy2KfTRqb9mQhan-BGUIDPPato7bjQN2f5s7l9uQPljnR4GTE6s4rCviAX2hXqfD3p-knCO0hvS-g/s320/navi1.jpg]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8zLKBTZIkxuaOl5ieGUjcor_cqwDHEA3mBHL_ByMetZaEU3wIOHyU5U3Fvy2KfTRqb9mQhan-BGUIDPPato7bjQN2f5s7l9uQPljnR4GTE6s4rCviAX2hXqfD3p-knCO0hvS-g/s1600-h/navi1.jpg I've also created a simple lookup tool at http://navi.mrklingon.org [http://navi.mrklingon.org/] In other news - I've rebuilt a number of my pages using Google pages: * http://www.mrklingon.org [http://www.mrklingon.org/] * http://klv.klingonword.org [http://klv.klingonword.org/] * http://mndbible.klingonword.org [http://mndbible.klingonword.org/] In addition, you'll now find the complete Mando'a vocabulary available, as well as a Mando'a version of the Universal Translator Assistant!

Back to the Shipyards.....

(click for podcast) [http://www.archive.org/download/ProgrammingInTonguesbackToTheShipyards/ToTheShipyards_64kb.mp3] [http://lh3.ggpht.com/mrklingon/SAStBLEqboI/AAAAAAAAAyU/jtSNpjv9XaE/Gemini1.jpg]http://www.delta7studios.com/ Building a spaceship, and exploring a new universe. http://www.delta7studios.com/ [http://www.delta7studios.com/] The new universe..... [http://podiobooks.com/images/covers/quarter_share_cover.jpg]http://podiobooks.com/images/covers/quarter_share_cover.jpg http://podiobooks.com/title/quarter-share [http://podiobooks.com/title/quarter-share] http://podiobooks.com/ [http://podiobooks.com/] Bonus! Klingon software! http://www.twobrotherssoftware.com/tlhaq/[http://www.twobrotherssoftware.com/tlhaq/ss.jpg]http://www.twobrotherssoftware.com/tlhaq/ http://www.twobrotherssoftware.com/tlhaq/ [http://www.twobrotherssoftware.com/tlhaq/] Music, "The Lucky Black Cat" by James Curran, from Archive.org http://www.archive.org/details/jamescurranluckyblackcat [http://www.archive.org/details/jamescurranluckyblackcat]

Empire!

[https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj0Bb499Fp7HMJr6jOW9NN-1WadqZM8u7ZKzo_qHJQ_1OGnGMigSoY3J6Re8abDKNwNXxHa8A5vfv7eAZNs8Lwu8vdVYMuETY5Hrg238HHpD-m-2EhxHtvibYY_Wja7MC8ZRmQw/s320/game.jpg]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj0Bb499Fp7HMJr6jOW9NN-1WadqZM8u7ZKzo_qHJQ_1OGnGMigSoY3J6Re8abDKNwNXxHa8A5vfv7eAZNs8Lwu8vdVYMuETY5Hrg238HHpD-m-2EhxHtvibYY_Wja7MC8ZRmQw/s1600-h/game.jpg(click for podcast) [http://www.archive.org/download/ProgrammingInTonguesEmpire/Empire.mp3] Reflecting on the popularity of "Empires" in Science Fiction stories. * CoDominium [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/CoDominium](Niven and Pournelle * Barrayar [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Barrayar](Lois McMaster Bujold) * Manticore [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Star_Kingdom_of_Manticore](David Weber) Do it yourself - build your own space empire with a Free "4X" (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) game: FreeOrion - www.FreeOrion.org [http://www.freeorion.org/] Music - from the Cylinder Preservation Project: The US Marine Band - Emperor's Manoeuvre [http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?queryType=@attr%201=4&query=emperor&num=1&start=1&sortBy=&sortOrder=id]

Hacking Your Way Into Space!

(click for podcast) [http://www.archive.org/download/HackingIntoSpace/HackSpace.mp3] [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1joyYO7nlAkd8K51EtZfEAVjpGohVqJI57VhGNk3gi2UC7IvaUaaCikqIvR2tLdYjFwepBhE0o_C-u0lP4t4ihu57CAtvSi97_NWvIrW4hMWQIzXPGDbOHKaaU0QaN-IYSKM-Mw/s320/whoosh.jpg]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1joyYO7nlAkd8K51EtZfEAVjpGohVqJI57VhGNk3gi2UC7IvaUaaCikqIvR2tLdYjFwepBhE0o_C-u0lP4t4ihu57CAtvSi97_NWvIrW4hMWQIzXPGDbOHKaaU0QaN-IYSKM-Mw/s1600-h/whoosh.jpg HOW TO HACK YOUR WAY INTO SPACE http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/how-to-hack-you.html [http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/how-to-hack-you.html] WAY UP THERE! [http://origamiaerospace.blogspot.com/2007/09/way-up-there.html] http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqgAAAPCZD0ddCGBZjZs6HcCGJYcNgMSyZhZ1BjwwV0SKuu7GsN6q2A53Sit5a-Hq-PkSn5KtUyHrbB0ctn2Z3IgavdtNxp8G1RDwYwVe7xML_hLdnG9JT9FMttGt7Qsb92ejFf242bMFho-3n89WQ91xxjOErP3DGuLJI9SHUSKDuriiq3tkHspg5YePmSFCb3B4VW57ug6dnjurok2UiZkyshFEpjsLvitUW8X5PFKhzrXt%26sigh%3DB2gNCR8QaGgH9t42OzWI3UgKilo%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4f86744b2cd8a84b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DVfPI_oV31WQQbJCojuRS8gdL7UQ&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den You can also find the video at http://www.archive.org/details/OrigamiAerospace-TestFilm [http://www.archive.org/details/OrigamiAerospace-TestFilm] PLAY / DOWNLOAD (HELP [http://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php#Movies]) 64Kb MPEG4 [http://www.archive.org/download/OrigamiAerospace-TestFilm/ShortFlight_0001_64kb.mp4] (1.2 MB) 256Kb MPEG4 [http://www.archive.org/download/OrigamiAerospace-TestFilm/ShortFlight_0001_256kb.mp4] (2.9 MB) Windows Media [http://www.archive.org/download/OrigamiAerospace-TestFilm/ShortFlight_0001.wmv] (6.7 MB) Here's my first attempt at creating a film using Air Rockets. I used a snippet from NASA's Columbia Anthem Gets Grammy Nod, [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/labelle_grammy.html]and two flights put together. http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/airRocket/index.html [http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/airRocket/index.html] I recently showed off model rockets for some neighbor kids this week, and I built one of these to show off some almost free rockets that you can blast off. I tested it indoors (big mistake) then had to work to clean the smudge off the ceiling. These are more powerful and fast than you'd expect. Out doors it disappeared (almost) higher than the trees. After two launches it was lost in the trees. No matter - a little paper and tape and I've got two more ready for flight. [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieW-BJbPQgQMPvx9NNo3xRbF34YwqP2vo5hBeBAHNIn6_A16M-vGJRUBL-CIS2-LsQ3TBJrdAPStN9OqlFo36QHPend3TnW1CfDsD65vR08EoxHu1rDkgINltDMMD1cdtVIZBM9g/s200/rocketsim.jpg]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieW-BJbPQgQMPvx9NNo3xRbF34YwqP2vo5hBeBAHNIn6_A16M-vGJRUBL-CIS2-LsQ3TBJrdAPStN9OqlFo36QHPend3TnW1CfDsD65vR08EoxHu1rDkgINltDMMD1cdtVIZBM9g/s1600-h/rocketsim.jpg More Rocket Fun! Googling around and I found a terrific rocket simulator/design tool at NASA! http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktsim.html [http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktsim.html] This amazing thing does simple ballistic, water, and solid engine rockets. Even better - it does AIR ROCKETS! (pictured). Clicking on the links, it turns out there is some pretty sophisticated information and math for rocket scientists. ----------------------- MUSIC: "Way Up There" Columbia Anthem Gets Grammy Nod [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/labelle_grammy.html]

Attention all Wermos!

(click for podcast) [http://www.archive.org/download/JoelAndersonCallingallWermos_/wermos.mp3] [http://www.completewermosguide.com/JabbaProfessor.JPG]http://www.completewermosguide.com/JabbaProfessor.JPGWermo (wer moh) n. 1. A stupid person, an idiot. 2. One who is pitiable, contemptible, or weak-willed. 3. Worm. 4. slang Boy. http://www.completewermosguide.com/ [http://www.completewermosguide.com/] Welcome to Summer, the creator of the Complete Wermos guide. [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_yXOy8u9RTb_gT2vvUOdImsWQAvfC8pGhd1W_VtPDbXIURKoVFgizpo7hpSQXA-zeaSKJuls5z8ajBviYSs1SvLdgVPGNQmRh2UXP-J4ekfg0Cmw9GkfaA8XlZvm0TO1xztscg/s200/geeek.jpg]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_yXOy8u9RTb_gT2vvUOdImsWQAvfC8pGhd1W_VtPDbXIURKoVFgizpo7hpSQXA-zeaSKJuls5z8ajBviYSs1SvLdgVPGNQmRh2UXP-J4ekfg0Cmw9GkfaA8XlZvm0TO1xztscg/s1600-h/geeek.jpg From MentalFloss.com - the world's geekiest crossword puzzle: worksheet_conlang.pdf [http://mentalfloss.com/worksheets/pdf/worksheet_conlang.pdf]