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Thursday, November 29, 2018

<3

<3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN2CqBZ1f8c&feature=share

At least Gary still has his. :)

At least Gary still has his. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU0X1sMemYk&feature=share

And Phil as well!

And Phil as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cWmTWIyDQg&feature=share

All that luvely hair gone, just like Phil!

All that luvely hair gone, just like Phil!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5bSYM4FKnk&feature=share

So I was chatting with a friend on the phone about a place she was looking at that was "up for tender" and due on...

So I was chatting with a friend on the phone about a place she was looking at that was "up for tender" and due on 10th December. I was doing a bit of search and found this in NORTHAM, Western Australia.

I first thing I could imagine using it for was a SwanCon!!!! :P
https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-land+development-wa-northam-503018438

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Netflix announced on Tuesday that it is producing a 10-episode live-action series adaptation of the 1998 television...

Netflix announced on Tuesday that it is producing a 10-episode live-action series adaptation of the 1998 television anime Cowboy Bebop. Entertainment news magazine Variety noted that the series has been in the works since last year. Netflix did not announce a release date for the series.

Oooooh! Ooooooh!!!!!!! Any suggestions on casting?
#CowboyBebp
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-28/netflix-produces-live-action-cowboy-bebop-series/.140062

Lists like these are always a bit arbitrary, as there's an assumption that the webcomics are evenly read by a wide...

Lists like these are always a bit arbitrary, as there's an assumption that the webcomics are evenly read by a wide segment of potential readers. Rather there's a lot of overlap in readership.

Interestingly I first read HARK, A VAGRANT!, MEGATOKYO, and PENNY ARCADE in printed format from my local library, before I looked at them online. Influence may be one thing, but when your comic or book gets distributed by libraries there's a lot of uncounted readers.
https://www.polygon.com/comics/2018/11/27/18106566/webcomics-most-important-influential

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Always found this rather soothing, but it's an acquired taste.

Always found this rather soothing, but it's an acquired taste. It was a vinyl album I'd play while bashing out fanzines in the 80s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTxauSwuUGo&feature=share

Perhaps the artist(s) only knew one expression?

Perhaps the artist(s) only knew one expression?
https://www.sadanduseless.com/just-dont-care/

Take your newfangled this, and your newfangled that

Take your newfangled this, and your newfangled that
And you can line them up and throw them overboard!
Your newfangled this, and your newfangled that
And you can line them up and throw them overboard!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfwmYqSSC-4&feature=share

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Ha, this film keeps getting "poked with a stick"!!!

Ha, this film keeps getting "poked with a stick"!!!
https://screenrant.com/fantastic-beasts-crimes-of-grindelwald-plot-holes-makes-no-sense/

But at least those can't be shredded.

But at least those can't be shredded.

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Banksy art works seized in Belgium over lack of insurance - BBC News

'...Art works by street artist Banksy have been seized by Belgian authorities after an exhibitor showing them realised they might not be insured. Some 58 pieces worth millions of euros had gone on display in an empty supermarket space in Brussels. The exhibitor told the authorities the works might not be covered in case of damage or theft, their lawyer said...'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46329694
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46329694

I've been watching this 3 part series, after watching the fifth and final RIPPER ST season.

I've been watching this 3 part series, after watching the fifth and final RIPPER ST season. They to be the very opposites of each other. RIPPER ST was the very epitome of a melodrama with everything grungy and morally grey; Reid was trying to navigate that while upholding the law. But in THE SECRET AGENT - based on the novel by Joseph Conrad - everything looks clean and precise and the main character Verloc is trying to not to be exposed as an agent provocateur while doing Russia's bidding. I look forward to part 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPu5luHLPgY&feature=share

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Hammill went on to have a long solo career.

Hammill went on to have a long solo career. Always poetic, and often difficult to listen to, unless you've played so many times you've lost count.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l-b2Msyqoc&feature=share

A different era back then.

A different era back then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmhP6YiN6s&feature=share

A hyperactive prog music group I used to listen to in the 70s why bashing out fanzines on a typewriter.Some really...

A hyperactive prog music group I used to listen to in the 70s why bashing out fanzines on a typewriter.Some really manic stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiFXE4CnLOA&feature=share

I'm finally getting around to submitting my Trans Tarot Deck to a publisher.

I'm finally getting around to submitting my Trans Tarot Deck to a publisher. I shall have to read the guidelines carefully and make sure I have everything in order before submitting.
https://www.usgamesinc.com/new-product-guidelines.html

Hermetic loonies can sometimes make great comics.

Hermetic loonies can sometimes make great comics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=163Cb1bAW7U&feature=share

The "it's like it was written by someone who's never met a nerd, thinks a nerd is like" is is spot on!

The "it's like it was written by someone who's never met a nerd, thinks a nerd is like" is is spot on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxFPmF1puW4&feature=share

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

So, watched this yesterday.

So, watched this yesterday. An OK film which I'm sure will be argued over by dedicated Potter fans. Lots of unclear stuff like the first film. For example, I thought that Credence had been killed in the first film. Oooooooooh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bYBOVWLNIs&feature=share

...but I chose not to do what I came for...

...but I chose not to do what I came for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIpDD4oJrwM&feature=share

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Have you ever reached the end of a Science Fiction movie and wondered, could that ever happen in real life?

Have you ever reached the end of a Science Fiction movie and wondered, could that ever happen in real life? Or, will I see that in my lifetime? Has a sci-fi movie ever left you frustrated with more questions than answers? Or do you and your friends ever debate whether the science behind a film is more fiction or reality?
#Podcasts #SF
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/programs/drive/scifi-vs-reality/9183410

Cartoonist Larry Pickering dies of cancer | The New Daily


https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2018/11/20/cartoonist-larry-pickering-dies/

Monday, November 19, 2018

Placebo - The Never-Ending Why


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CUxVbcZdOg&feature=share

Sci-Fi Short Film "Interview With a Time Traveler" presented by DUST


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLqmdV2Htew&feature=share

Good for them!!!!

Good for them!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTk3oC1plBA&feature=share

Watched this film last night.

Watched this film last night. Despite Frank's memory issues (or perhaps because of them) I found this film charming, witty and funny. If a Robot like THIS came on the market, I'D GET ONE IMMEDIATELY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi9s-__B0TY&feature=share

Uh, interesting!

Uh, interesting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ENQibFW9w&feature=share

As per his wishes?

As per his wishes?
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/08/terry-pratchetts-unpublished-work-has-been-destroyed-just-like-he-wanted/

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Well, I went to... gridfoundation.ddns.net:8002:The Conglomerate


Well, I went to... gridfoundation.ddns.net:8002:The Conglomerate
....and was like a kid in a candy store! It was also rather shocking!

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Trying so hard to cleanse myself

Trying so hard to cleanse myself,
I was turning into somebody else.
I was trying so hard to please myself,
I was turning into somebody else.

It happens that way with some folk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyIVQEZqkVk&feature=share

I uninstalled High-Fidelity, after failing to get it to work properly on my RecRoom PC.

I uninstalled High-Fidelity, after failing to get it to work properly on my RecRoom PC. Clearly something wasn't working properly however I just can't be bothered with it any more.

I had this on in the background while I was cleaning this afternoon.

I had this on in the background while I was cleaning this afternoon. It'd have to be one of the most laboured sex comedies I've seen. The "humour " comes from Day's character believing everything that Hudson's character tells her. Even if she were from Nebraska, she wouldn't be that dumb. Full of misogynistic jokes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMeBdaICj1I&feature=share

Can you guess where I am? I'm expecting just one certain answer!


Can you guess where I am? I'm expecting just one certain answer!

An SF shopping centre ARAUCANA.

An SF shopping centre ARAUCANA. I came from the Great Canadian Grid but I think this is in 3rd Life Grid via Hypergrid. Lots of cool stuff there, and I suspect it's set somewhere on Arrakis (I see Orthnicopters in the sky)!!!
At x-grid-info://login.greatcanadiangrid.ca:8002/region/ARAUCANA/128/128/22
or maybe hg.osgrid.org:80:lani, Lani


Er, this was not the sound I require!

Er, this was not the sound I require!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3GVd4DFFPA

Thursday, November 15, 2018

A rather overdone video about the possibility that we're all in an "alien sandbox" as an NPC.

A rather overdone video about the possibility that we're all in an "alien sandbox" as an NPC. Well at least the graphics of this sandbox are good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CyN8rYdX6g&feature=share

Ooh, it was a graphic novel before it was a film.

Ooh, it was a graphic novel before it was a film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g1_fbikU8w&feature=share

some folk just aren't satisfied

some folk just aren't satisfied
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ECwhB21Pnk&feature=share

I watched this film last night. Left an impression on me, because I could relate to this girl's childhood.

I watched this film last night. Left an impression on me, because I could relate to this girl's childhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Jg-eo8nBo&feature=share

I uninstalled SANSAR because it never got beyond the updating screen.


I uninstalled SANSAR because it never got beyond the updating screen. A pity. Two years ago I was able to get it to run. And the same with HI FIDELITY. No so today.

I installed HF but trying to run it brought my desktop almost to a standstill. I kept getting "not responding" messages in its title bar, and everything was barely working. At one point I had multiple copies of the "and now lets show you how to move" voice blaring out at me. And this was in the tutorial. Two years ago it worked fine and I was able to explore a bit. It may be something under Windows 10 for all I know. I have an older PC and maybe HiFi is now set to "state of the art".

Anyway, this screenshot I was able to get of it summed up my experience perfectly. I might come back to this next week sometime, after researching performance and attending to more important things.
#HiFidelity

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

I predict that the first one will be good but the others will be rubbish.

I predict that the first one will be good but the others will be rubbish.
https://deadline.com/2018/11/james-cameron-avatar-sequels-alita-titanic-1202502044/

#TheMissionUK

#TheMissionUK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ3RPxa1wx0&feature=share

Finally, a Flight Assist script that actually works in SECONDS!

Finally, a Flight Assist script that actually works in SECONDS!
https://forums.osgrid.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5349

Likewise, I at least need to finish the exteriors on the the other bases.


Likewise, I at least need to finish the exteriors on the the other bases.

I need to get back to finishing this, and other sets.


I need to get back to finishing this, and other sets. I left this working on a particular level, some months ago and started terraforming and building roads instead. I get easily distracted?

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

Stan Lee documentary


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vgapiQek7I&feature=share

My Darling Clementine is easily one of the best Westerns of all time, and you would think that it’d be pretty close...

My Darling Clementine is easily one of the best Westerns of all time, and you would think that it’d be pretty close to the historical record, given that director John Ford actually knew Wyatt Earp – the ageing gunfighter was a frequent visitor to the sets of the director’s early films. However, by that stage of his life, Earp had become adept at occluding the more unsavory -–not to say unheroic – elements of his past exploits.

"No one will know!"

Friday, November 09, 2018

Pierre's an idiot, but I like him for that.

Pierre's an idiot, but I like him for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuPor1QvRIA&feature=share

You can attend this as a visitor, or get more involved.

You can attend this as a visitor, or get more involved.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opensimulator-community-conference-2018-registration-51643302508

The 5 kinds of sci-fi space travel, ranked by realism


https://mashable.com/feature/faster-than-light-space-interstellar-travel/#DlU4c.f5Okqj

Nearly 1,000 Paintings & Drawings by Vincent van Gogh Now Digitized and Put Online: View/Download the Collection

Nearly 1,000 Paintings & Drawings by Vincent van Gogh Now Digitized and Put Online: View/Download the Collection
http://www.openculture.com/2018/07/nearly-1000-paintings-drawings-vincent-van-gogh-now-digitized-put-online-view-download-collection.html

Dark and desolate, I Mare Embrium

Dark and desolate, I Mare Embrium
At the monolith, look for the sign
Stand in awe at the ancient sight

They read Arthur C. Clarke.
#hawkwind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AyH4YdBKq0&feature=share

Being a clone I have no flaws to identify

Being a clone I have no flaws to identify
Even this doggerel that pours from my pen
Has just been written by another twenty telepathic men
Oh, word for word, it says:
"Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen"
#hawkwind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbq0EjSt7XY&feature=share

I wandered far in lands unknown

I wandered far in lands unknown
'Til I came to my earthly home
Far away I found life's dreams
Drifting on a silver beam
You'd better believe it
It's so easy to say...
#hawkwind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_dE5_HYJCE&feature=share

B is a quiet, easy-going fellow, afraid of A and bullied

B is a quiet, easy-going fellow, afraid of A and bullied
by him, but very gentle and brotherly to little C, the
weakling. He is quite in A's power, having lost all his
money in bets.

I've you've ever learned algebra you can appreciate this bit of humour.
Rob Jongschaap
http://www.online-literature.com/stephen-leacock/literary-lapses/40/

Thursday, November 08, 2018

06/19/2012


http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1081

So, I hadn't bothered with reinstalling Sansar after doing a clean install of Win 10, but I got an email today...


So, I hadn't bothered with reinstalling Sansar after doing a clean install of Win 10, but I got an email today about it so I thought I'd download the latest version and check it out again. The download went fairly quick, but after installing that and logging in it's been doing THIS for the last 30-40 minutes.

Hmm, a "Blue Mars" forever update? There's a vaguely pleasing ambient muzak playing while this is happening, but I bet that if I fed the pets now, played with my dog and read some more of a comic on Quantum mechanics, it'd still be updating when I got back.

Expect a comment on this when I get back from these activities.

I love what people can do using KRITA.

I love what people can do using KRITA.
https://www.deviantart.com/fnkmstr74/art/Dracula-770191050

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

As heard on Triple J a while ago.

As heard on Triple J a while ago.
#TripleJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXuUAtAtMtM&feature=share

Seems like good advice.

Seems like good advice.
http://jennybravobooks.com/blog/write-on-paper

The rough layout of Urbania South.


The rough layout of Urbania South. Once again this be be further built on if and when I need a location or set for a webcomic shoot.

Urbania has a large tourist industry (hence Scalliwag Island) partly based on now (mostly) defunct prim mines. Agriculture also featured heavily at one time, including the hemp/flax plantation on South Buggle Island, other crops in South Urbania, and sheep in North East Urbania. Fishing is active in some towns and tourist spots but is no longer a key earner. The big money maker is the trade that comes through the Void Port in the North, and a number of industries established on the back of that, such was Westies Electrics, and Bogan Industrial. Urbania City grew after the disaster twenty years ago wiped out the main town (where the memorial now is) and expanded way beyond Urbania's ability to feed it, so food is imported from the main continent (about 100km North West of Urbania).

I finished off the preliminary rail and road this morning.


I finished off the preliminary rail and road this morning. I'll come back to them when I actually need a location or set for the webcomic.

The image below shows how the rail lines are supposed to work. Of course if we were to go to scale (the islands are only about 2048m²) you'd probably only get two rail lines - one to the docks, and one to the station at the lower west of the larger island. But things in Second Life and Open Sim are seldom "to scale" but rather figuratively representative. Hence houses are about 1/3 bigger than they would be if they were strictly to scale, but that enlargement allows the avatars to more about freely.

Current And Former Employees Sue Riot Games For Gender Discrimination | Kotaku Australia


https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/11/current-and-former-employees-sue-riot-games-for-gender-discrimination/

Ha ha - Trackmania!

Ha ha - Trackmania!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO9a6hzgwxg

I've been "out of bounds" in a few games and several virtual online worlds that no longer exit.

I've been "out of bounds" in a few games and several virtual online worlds that no longer exit.

The original Trackmania would allow one to drive anywhere once you fell out of the track. Most folk wouldn't do that, since it wasn't going to get you the next track, and there was lots of wilderness out there.

Many of the old style virtual worlds were compromises in that they weren't continuous 3D spaces, but "3D rooms" (sometimes very large) with trans lights for scenery in the distance or out the window. Vivaty was like that, as was IMVU and the old Kaneva. Twinity still is. In any case you could often just "drop off" that space if the 3D room was sloppily constructed, and you could also - once you found out how - alter to POV and see the scene from the other side!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht6RXAA4NrQ

Tuesday, November 06, 2018

This is uncertain

This is uncertain
This is unsound
Is this a feeling or something I've found?
This is a story
This is a song
Every little thing that I've told you is wrong.
#GaryNuman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvSP4mKalCg&feature=share

Priceless!

Priceless!
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=327

We we're pulled from our path

We we're pulled from our path
Of least resistance.
And the songs we sang
What became of us?
#garynuman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMAz9jofm_4&feature=share

#GaryNuman

#GaryNuman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo3RB9yo_zs&feature=share

So, after a chat with my counsellor today, I think I may have made some errors creatively.

So, after a chat with my counsellor today, I think I may have made some errors creatively. Or rather, failed to make anything, by going about things the wrong way. This affects two things. The Seconds webcomic, and my Trans Tarot Deck.

SECONDS WEBCOMIC
The Seconds Grid was always conceived as somewhere to shoot a photo-comic. This means that unlike most Opensim grids which are generally either multipurpose, some place to be lived in, or educational, it should consist of locations and sets to shoot in. with props, actors (avatars) costuming to match. But that only works like a film, where there's a script which can be blocked into scenes that have locations and sets, and details about who's doing what to whom. Lately though I've been building more of a "general world". That's OK in some ways because mostly what's there now is essentially a group of standing locations and sets. However, if you're creating a film of a TV episode, you don't build the whole world "just in case" -- you build what you need in order to film the scenes in the story, and retaining (where necessary) locations and sets for future use.

And that's what I need to do. In order to do that I need to write a script for part one of the new story. I have the rough outline in my head, but I need to "put it to paper" first, and build the sets to meet that. Some of this is already done. I mean, I know there will be scenes at the Buggle-Praxis base, at North Buggle Island, at the top of Scalliwag Island, and at Octobriana's flat. But there's more than that, and making a list or outline will direct me in what needs to be completed.

TRANS TAROT DECK
This was an artwork done for my Honours in Fine Arts, and is an allegorical representation of gender transition in a Tarot format. The artwork's complete but I feel I need to have this published as a real tarot deck. Have been dithering over this for a long time.

At the very least I need to find out how and to whom I can submit this for publication, and then work on a submission, and submit it to one or more publishers.

Something to think about, and start working towards.
#Tarot #Opensimulator #Photocomic #Fumetti #Webcomic

Gah, making underground railways in Urbania City!


Gah, making underground railways in Urbania City!

Saturday, November 03, 2018

Just watch 5 minutes of this before you comment.

Just watch 5 minutes of this before you comment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNdB3gabnxA

Have been busy extending rail lines.


Have been busy extending rail lines. Anything in yellow has been built. Grey is planned. The idea here is that there's a mix of commuter and goods services. The goods service goes between the Void Port and Industrial Area, to the Docks. The commuter service does loops around both of the islands and the Industrial area. Tourist trains go from West Urbania, up and around North and East Urbania, and arrive at Scalliwag Island (off map).

From https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/11/large-animals-terrorize-suburban-towns-in-paintings-by-john-brosio/

From https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/11/large-animals-terrorize-suburban-towns-in-paintings-by-john-brosio/

Friday, November 02, 2018

The long rail link between the Void Port and Urbania City (on Urbania West).

The long rail link between the Void Port and Urbania City (on Urbania West). And yes, there's a reason why it was mostly built at 42m high along the mountains.

More rail and road madness, between Urbania West and the rest of Urbania.

More rail and road madness, between Urbania West and the rest of Urbania.

I tried watching Aa library DVD of LIEN COVENANT and got as far as 35m in and thought "no, I don't want to see this...

I tried watching Aa library DVD of LIEN COVENANT and got as far as 35m in and thought "no, I don't want to see this same plot again". I turned off the player and instead watched THE FRIGHTENERS which I'd recorded from SBS VICELAND a couple of nights ago.

Much better film. I've watched it numerous times since seeing it in the cinema back in '96.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssLm550w6X8&feature=share

Thursday, November 01, 2018

Very smooth, Mr Ladder.

Very smooth, Mr Ladder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIsYk3-sP0A&list=RDX2KQeqXl6ZM&index=3

...for now

...for now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2KQeqXl6ZM&feature=share

All experiments are real

All experiments are real
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3oItpVa9fs&feature=share

that ol' voodoo music.

that ol' voodoo music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufvmD9s76X0&feature=share

old time

old time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJl0fpUc4U8&feature=share

lookat all those saxs!

lookat all those saxs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpYaj-hsIkA&feature=share

how to make it right?

how to make it right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmaEYrmrY4I&feature=share

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2010 Version)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU&feature=share

Cartoons were different back then...

Cartoons were different back then...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxFyu_U2go&feature=share

Bloody Aquabats!

Bloody Aquabats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-goLUhTBtrw&feature=share

Stop your messin' around....

Stop your messin' around....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagAw&feature=share

Must be hard to drink coffee while the band's playing outside.

Must be hard to drink coffee while the band's playing outside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJ02R4tM5s&feature=share

The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company [Official Music Video]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FzVhw8_bY&feature=share

Cast your mind back to the days

Cast your mind back to the days,
When I pretend' I was OK.
I had so very much to say,
About my crazy livin'.
Now that I've stared into the void,
So many people, I've annoyed.
I have to find a middle way,
A better way of livin'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZjHY5F7gNU&feature=share
Is it just me or does Supes and Bats look overweight?

I used to see his work a lot in 1960s Justice League, and not know who the artist was.

I used to see his work a lot in 1960s Justice League, and not know who the artist was.
http://www.tompstewart.com/blog/2015/10/8/so-what-kind-of-guy-was-mike-sekowsky

Neato.

Neato.
http://www.cultofweird.com/art/marc-giai-miniet-demented-dollhouses/

The JUPITER 8!

The JUPITER 8! #Fandom http://www.startrek.com/article/take-a-ride-in-the-jupiter-8