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Posted by: remcook Jun 9 2004, 08:56 AM

Where can I find other Cassini/Huygens discussions on the net that are worthwhile?

here are some I found:

http://mer.rlproject.com/index.php?showforum=11
http://www.everything-science.com/SMF/index.php?topic=1.from0
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=missions&Number=702298&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=
http://www.newmars.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=24;t=96

Posted by: Pandelirium Jun 25 2004, 05:40 AM

IF you like IRC CHAT, we have a room on the irc.freenode.net servers named appropriately " #cassini ". We have numerous individuals VERY interested in the deepest level available. Many are from (including the founders) the #maestro room which was created to support the 'public' release of the rover's planning software by the same name. Several of the JPL staffers were well-known there and also in the #cassini room.

The discussions in both rooms has been entertaining and very detail-oriented. Several have been processing/posting hi-rez images including (near)true-color images and mosaics/panoramas from the Mars Rover mission. Also there are a few from the Cassini Imaging team (CICLOPS) that have said they will interact somewhat as the mission progresses.

I am also the founder of the #SpaceShipOne room which had a really good chat during the record flight on June21. In spite of only setting it up to the public only 2 days before and spreading the word through numerous points on the net, including SlashDot, the user-count and overall interest was really good. There is some planned interaction woth some of the people involved with that project as well. We plan for a big run when the record/X-Prize Flights are attempted. Hope to chat with you there...

- Pandelirium - Moderator/OPs - freenode.registered
irc.freenode.net -- #cassini #maestro #SpaceShipOne #Pandelirium
http://www.pandelirium.net

Posted by: remcook Jul 7 2004, 08:23 PM

sorry, I'm not familiar with IRC chat. Does anyone have more info? How does it work?

anyone know any other discussions?

Posted by: mike Jul 9 2004, 05:56 AM

IRC is an Internet-based live chat protocol.. there are 'channels', typically each devoted to a particular topic, and people join the channels and chat about this and that and the other.

The most popular Windows-based IRC client is mIRC, which you can download at http://www.mirc.com/.

Posted by: remcook Jul 9 2004, 01:19 PM

Right. thanks