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Euchre · uF Game Warden Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3342

I just about never use a browser window less than maximized. What I have not yet seen done all that well is a fullscreen browser.

Disney/Pixar have taken to a similar approach in their animated features. Since Finding Nemo with Pixar and as far back as The Lion King with Disney's more traditional animation, they made the important action and content happen in a 4:3 frame, but create enough panorama of content to fill the cinematic and HDTV widescreen aspect ratios. Basically, nobody loses.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:17 am

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slinkydge · Decorated Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 248 Location: london

Re: Vostok

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:10 am

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MrFett · Boot Joined: 04 Aug 2010 Posts: 55

this is sputnik - ball with four antennas - and it is probe

http://www.christopher-robbins.com/webactivism/blogimages/sputnik.jpg

and here you have vostok - three antennas and it is spaceship

http://www.raumfahrer.net/raumfahrt/bemannt/images/wostok_01.jpg

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:12 am

slinkydge · Decorated Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 248 Location: london

I also notice when the screen on the ship first goes up, if I move my mouse left and right the planets move the same way - like I am steering the rocket almost.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:41 am

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punxtr · Die Hard Try Hard Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 2994

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:19 am

eolith · Unfettered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 623

yep, good point about their design. I bet all the designers have large monitors, but they're good designers so they know to write it to work on all monitors.

I've been viewing on a 24" at 1920x1080.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:01 pm

FilmEdge

Indeed, widescreen ratios have become increasingly popular. For a while now studios have been releasing movie wallpaper designs in both standard and widescreen sizes. Nice to see site designers exploiting it as well, while keeping everything operable for standard screens.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:32 pm

eolith · Unfettered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 623

The PMC windows has changed, they added
"Sorry, kids!
Rocket Poppeteers Astronauts Only!"

Nothing else has changed. But I did get a different transmission sound when I lit up every button to solid green, lit all the beige lights to white, and flipped all the switches (raised the covers, then switched them). I'm doing it again with IE so I can listen to it clearly. This flash runs like CRAP in firefox. I'm running a Q9550 quad core, and all four cores go up to 60%! I did it again on the ground, and didn't get the message. It said something about "ready for blast off, Sierra Bravo..."

There are 18 white buttons, 18 green buttons, 9 amber lights, 5 red lights.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:03 am

punxtr · Die Hard Try Hard Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 2994

I didn't realize that was a change. I remember seeing that last night during the Minker update and not thinking much of it. I really hope we can start our first mission soon.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:26 am

Melodyman

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:39 am

eolith · Unfettered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 623

Maybe I got them mixed up at original save. Oops.

The most I can get out of the one transmission, I can only get it once per flash site load, it comes up randomly, not dependent on my actions:

"GARBLED still hungry? maintain trajectory,
Here, Sierra Bravo?
prepare for blastoff at T-10" along with another launching sound. I'm not sure about the word "Here", though.

cearanissa mentioned this one first, but I figured out the word where she got static:
Also, "We have an inculcation in in Bravo Tango Delta"

inculcation: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition

That one seems a bit odd.

Now, this one was posted by slinkydge, but I've never heard this one, has anyone else?

"Groom Lake One, Wright-Patt [SITREP?] ETA. Over."
"Wright-Patt, Groom Lake One actual. Cargo intact, ETA on schedule."
"Copy Groom Lake One, expect your..."
"OH MY GOD."

How did you get it, slinkydge? Wright-Patt is Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH (my wife works there, I'm in Dayton)

"Group, we are clear to launch probe, data drop-out minimal."

When the green screen slides down, and back up, it sounds like something like "Notice That" in a robotic voice. Can anyone capture that?

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:17 am

SicKLy niNja · Greenhorn Joined: 09 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

Now I don't know what you all haven't done at this point, but I was wondering if anyone had equipment to mess with the sounds from the button pressing on the ship console a little bit? Like encrypting or whatever, because I heard some pretty interesting sounds. Keep us posted.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:24 am

MrAfroPanda · Boot Joined: 10 Jul 2010 Posts: 45 Location: Oklahoma

eolith said... Now, this one was posted by slinkydge, but I've never heard this one, has anyone else?
"Groom Lake One, Wright-Patt [SITREP?] ETA. Over."
"Wright-Patt, Groom Lake One actual. Cargo intact, ETA on schedule."
"Copy Groom Lake One, expect your..."
"OH MY GOD."
How did you get it, slinkydge? Wright-Patt is Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH (my wife works there, I'm in Dayton)

This is from the trailer. Its what the train engineer and some other guy were saying right before the ol' yellow truck that starrted it all crashed into the train. XD

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:25 am

multipsychoapopheniosis · Unfettered Joined: 22 May 2010 Posts: 325

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:31 am

Kingmyda · Guest

"Altercation" would be a link to Cloverfield

**Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:55 am