Comments on: Gigapan photo of Space Shuttle in extreme detail http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: BeeArk http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1398451 BeeArk Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1398451 I still can't find the cupholders. I still can’t find the cupholders.

]]> By: ehkca http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1398345 ehkca Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1398345 I'm always fascinated with this kind of thing.  And I love how the reality of the "space age" isn't glossy touch screens and sentient computers but grimy toggle switches, and lots and lots of velcro. I’m always fascinated with this kind of thing.  And I love how the reality of the “space age” isn’t glossy touch screens and sentient computers but grimy toggle switches, and lots and lots of velcro.

]]> By: Bilsko http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1398306 Bilsko Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1398306 By no means GigaPan quality, but I did manage to get a couple of good up-close shots of the Shuttle Landing at Dulles: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100420944078912392494/albums/5732752253100284321  By no means GigaPan quality, but I did manage to get a couple of good up-close shots of the Shuttle Landing at Dulles:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100420944078912392494/albums/5732752253100284321 

]]> By: Tyler Riddle http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1398284 Tyler Riddle Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1398284 The only thing better than huge high res aviation porn is having it locked up in a DRM tool of suckiness. They get repeat business for their advertising and I get to have a hard time zooming in to view any level of details because the tool sucks. Weeeeeeee.  Thats so much better than using Gimp or Preview to move through the photo because it involves a web browser!  The only thing better than huge high res aviation porn is having it locked up in a DRM tool of suckiness. They get repeat business for their advertising and I get to have a hard time zooming in to view any level of details because the tool sucks. Weeeeeeee. 

Thats so much better than using Gimp or Preview to move through the photo because it involves a web browser! 

]]> By: miasm http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1398215 miasm Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1398215 CSI was right! CSI was right!

]]> By: Tadas Jelinek http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1398197 Tadas Jelinek Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1398197 So.. Who's the first to clone this in Flight Gear or other flight simulator? With all preflight procedures of course... So.. Who’s the first to clone this in Flight Gear or other flight simulator? With all preflight procedures of course…

]]> By: satn http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1397618 satn Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1397618 Oh god, they're out of oxygen! Oh god, they’re out of oxygen!

]]> By: Surly Driver http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1397615 Surly Driver Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1397615 So much velcro… So much velcro…

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1397613 Jake0748 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1397613 Yeah baby! That's some wonderful Space Shuttle pron.   Yeah baby! That’s some wonderful Space Shuttle pron.  

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1397600 Petzl Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1397600 Whats scary is all the software behind that machinery has less computing power than an iPad <i>app</i>, much less an iPad itself. Whats scary is all the software behind that machinery has less computing power than an iPad app, much less an iPad itself.

]]> By: avraamov http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1397511 avraamov Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1397511 naw. that's a tea-towel holder. naw. that’s a tea-towel holder.

]]> By: Greg Miller http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/gigapan-photo-of-space-shuttle.html#comment-1397500 Greg Miller Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155139#comment-1397500 FYI, unless they've used the same sticker/hole cover in two different implementations (which I doubt), that's where you're supposed to stick the fire extinguisher nozzle in case of an electrical fire. FYI, unless they’ve used the same sticker/hole cover in two different implementations (which I doubt), that’s where you’re supposed to stick the fire extinguisher nozzle in case of an electrical fire.

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