Comments on: Science Friday: SF Zoology Edition

By: Scott B. here.

Scott B. here. — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:40:11 +0000

# 38 – Nope. The age is wrong, for one thing. The tiny R’ex appeared tens of millions of years before T Rex. Secondly, juvenile dinos are like any juvenile — their bones are different proportions than an adult version. Further, you can look at the two skulls above, and while morphologically similar, they’re not all that exact a match. They’re clearly two different species.

I think the comparison between Raptorex and T Rex is based more on the basic body design and the unexpected similarity of the forelimbs. The tiny, apparently vestigial arms on the 9-foot dino are rather unexpected.

Scott B. out.

By: somethoughts

somethoughts — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:43:31 +0000

possible those are just baby teenage T-Rex’s?

By: Hat Rick

Hat Rick — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:30:12 +0000

I thought it was deliberate — Little Dog was done with its task, so it sat down as programmed.

It’s a funny little thing.

By: Your Friendly Neighborhood Mobile Emitter

Your Friendly Neighborhood Mobile Emitter — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:01:35 +0000

Did anyone else laugh their ass off when the Little Dog robot just kept falling down when it was done with each task? That may be the funniest thing I’ve seen this week.

By: Bill Hiro

Bill Hiro — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:26:46 +0000

Re: # 11 – I think one of Gene’s story ideas for future possible stories in the Star Trek format “pitch” to NBC was something called “To Skin a Tyranosaur” – one of several log line style story ideas and one of the few pitched that didn’t morph into a later episode in some form or fashion.

By: Spockish

Spockish — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:11:03 +0000

#31) Charlie, the walking care is a prototype, and new things cost money to make. Would you buy a scrap 50’s car body for $50 or go buy a Grand or so costing 80’s or 90’s car. The differnce can allow you many more servos or even a better computer processor to let you travel faster.

Discovery had a series that had a 6 legged walking jeep, and in the show they even presented the version 0.5 version of the Army’s new speed tank, in the show they had the 6 screen ATI video device that was in last weeks Sci-Friday report. And the speed tank has even been shown in Pop. Sci. The future Now and on History channels shows.

I like the ATI six screen graphics card, since being a ATI geek since 1995 when I built my first 386 Tower PC that used Win 95. (had to clairify because Power PC hints at Apple or as I call the Crapple since my Atari ST days).

By: Spockish

Spockish — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:54:11 +0000

To: #11) Scott B, I do not have names or numbers, but the ideas will have to go through Paramount. I’ve looked into it years ago.

But to really even get Paramount to hear you as more than an echo in the wind, you are going to need to be rich enough to hire a Idea/Concept Marketing person with some experience in the field. Then they will be presenting the concept to Paramount s paper shufflers. If liked they will contact your representative and either say yes/no to him or want to see you in person to talk about things, namely $$$ and their corrective thoughts. Presenting the idea to them it also helps it you have script action drawings, a story board or animation presentation would be even better.

With computer software today a animated outline of your story would run $10,000 to $100,000. Even cheaper if your the type to have a wooden leg and a eye patch and a pet parrot that likes crackers. But if you did that and made money you’d be meeting many legal eagles wanting to make money off your money. In other words to make money and not have others make money off you, going legal is the best way.

Or there is two other Hollywood ways, Become buddy’s with the Paramount paper shufflers, or start sleeping with them. But these ways are only rumors, I’ve herd no first hand stories of such, just uptenth hand stories or newspaper rumors.

Also my best of luck wishes.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:31:22 +0000

OH… LAST!!!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:30:51 +0000

Maybe its just me, but “little dog” has the profile of a 1940s or 50s car with legs.

By: Battle-Scarred Sciatica

Battle-Scarred Sciatica — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:49:51 +0000

hey spockish.
Does a mater-energy-mater transporter ONLY transport mothers?
that could be handy but somewhat limiting…..