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(Daily Mail) Cool In the future, your house will be lit by firefly like bacteria. Shiny   (dailymail.co.uk) divider line 83
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wingedkat [TotalFark]
2011-12-04 11:13:24 PM
WANT

When will this be on the market?

/biochemist, so I may not be a good market sample.
 
abb3w [TotalFark]
2011-12-04 11:24:28 PM
a.imageshack.us
 
torch [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 12:23:18 AM
For electronics company Philips has devised a 'bio-light' that will provide any room in the house with a warm, cosy glow.

As long as you consider green a "warm" or "cosy" color.
 
unyon [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 12:51:18 AM
tsway-niou.
 
some_beer_drinker
2011-12-05 01:24:25 AM
i'll be in my bunk...
 
Peki
2011-12-05 01:25:54 AM
Cool. This should promote an atmosphere of serenity.
 
chookbillion
2011-12-05 01:28:40 AM
firefly-like.
That damn hyphen makes a big difference!
 
GoldenEagle
2011-12-05 01:28:42 AM
"Firefly-like bacteria". Hyphens are important.

/that is all
 
Alured Popple
2011-12-05 01:29:36 AM
As long as you consider green a "warm" or "cosy" color.

There are a wide range of xFPs available these days. Don't forget dsRED cat. As long as they stay away from the crap that is CFP/BFP.

/Although my wife insists that there are some BFP variants that aren't total crap.
// tdTomato for the win according to her
///Partial to codon-optimized eGFP myself.
 
elbows_deep_silent_queef
2011-12-05 01:30:18 AM
how long until we find out that they are a semi-sentient parasitic mass of drones that crave your livers and live in symbiosis with a fungus that lives under your house and eats pets for breakfast.

just after the warranty expires?
 
Notabunny
2011-12-05 01:31:06 AM
/doesn't understand hyphens

img.photobucket.com
 
Enigmamf
2011-12-05 01:32:01 AM
Glad I'm not the only one who cares about the hyphen.

By the way, there are fluorescent proteins in many colors - they could probably combine them to produce a white light.

biomedsci.ucsd.edu
 
Enigmamf
2011-12-05 01:33:46 AM
Another one (though the first is cooler):

biomedsci.ucsd.edu
 
buckler [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 01:34:10 AM
What do you mean "in the future"? I've been looking for some kind of disinfectant to get rid of them, but they've been saving on the power bills, so...
 
proton
2011-12-05 01:35:53 AM
Then the wildlife eats it.
 
nohit [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 01:36:15 AM
I saw this on The X-Files. It will end badly.

/Darkness Falls
 
LiberalWeenie
2011-12-05 01:36:47 AM
i259.photobucket.com

/yes, she's hot
 
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash
2011-12-05 01:37:54 AM
Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.
 
chookbillion
2011-12-05 01:39:30 AM
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

A couple of bucks, I would think. Maybe three.
 
zato_ichi
2011-12-05 01:42:08 AM
I thought firefly like browncoat.

But, this is still cool. But, speaking to upthread, the color produced is not that important, hell, prisms could take care of that now, right? Plus, this is lab prelim stuff, it is just showing the potential. And aren't there other colors of the spectrum produced by other organisms?
And sure, maybe it may not light your home, but see it like the radium dials on your watch. This could be used for dials and lighting of instrument panels in the kitchen and basement, light switches, outlets...

Pretty interesting, I think.
 
buckler [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 01:43:21 AM
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

Might wanna contact the production facility that built the interior sets, then triple that figure at least for putting it in an actual hull.
 
threadjackistan
2011-12-05 01:45:09 AM
zato_ichi: I thought firefly like browncoat.

But, this is still cool. But, speaking to upthread, the color produced is not that important, hell, prisms could take care of that now, right? Plus, this is lab prelim stuff, it is just showing the potential. And aren't there other colors of the spectrum produced by other organisms?
And sure, maybe it may not light your home, but see it like the radium dials on your watch. This could be used for dials and lighting of instrument panels in the kitchen and basement, light switches, outlets...

Pretty interesting, I think.

And like radium, it may kill you.
 
ArcadianRefugee
2011-12-05 01:51:01 AM
Bacteria are lit by firefly?
 
ecor1
2011-12-05 01:51:01 AM
I've been wanting to make a transgenic luminescent plant for ages. Bring on the bioluminescent light fixtures!
 
Atomic Spunk
2011-12-05 01:58:50 AM
Alured Popple: As long as you consider green a "warm" or "cosy" color.

There are a wide range of xFPs available these days. Don't forget dsRED cat. As long as they stay away from the crap that is CFP/BFP.

/Although my wife insists that there are some BFP variants that aren't total crap.
// tdTomato for the win according to her
///Partial to codon-optimized eGFP myself.

I don't get it.
 
Makh [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 01:59:01 AM
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

Are we talking core or border world here?
 
chookbillion
2011-12-05 01:59:08 AM
ArcadianRefugee: Bacteria are lit by firefly?

This post succinctly sums up the need for a hyphen. Thank you, and good job.
 
ecor1
2011-12-05 02:00:12 AM
Atomic Spunk: Alured Popple: As long as you consider green a "warm" or "cosy" color.

There are a wide range of xFPs available these days. Don't forget dsRED cat. As long as they stay away from the crap that is CFP/BFP.

/Although my wife insists that there are some BFP variants that aren't total crap.
// tdTomato for the win according to her
///Partial to codon-optimized eGFP myself.

I don't get it.

Those are fluorescent proteins (ie, GFP and its variants). They only glow when hit with UV. They're not luminescent like fireflies or luminescent bacteria.
 
Dire
2011-12-05 02:04:29 AM
ArcadianRefugee: Bacteria are lit by firefly?

You beat me to it... I learn something new almost every day on Fark!
 
elbows_deep_silent_queef
2011-12-05 02:08:15 AM
Why not? Farts light up.
 
Pointy Tail of Satan [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 02:18:32 AM
Sure, they are harmless now. But soon, mutation kicks in, and next up it's ultraviolet. Then soft x-rays, then hard x-rays. Then GAMMA rays! It's Chernobyl times 10^6! Hand to fimbria combat with giant gamma emitting bacteria glowing with Cherenkov light!

No thanks. I'll take my chances with mercury tainted CFLs.
 
JPINFV
2011-12-05 02:20:24 AM
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

I wonder if they considered internal volume when designing the outside of the ship. After all, I've always been rather unimpressed with the size of the engine room and the engine design, but not enough to destroy the suspension of disbelief.
 
some_beer_drinker
2011-12-05 02:25:41 AM
JPINFV: Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

I wonder if they considered internal volume when designing the outside of the ship. After all, I've always been rather unimpressed with the size of the engine room and the engine design, but not enough to destroy the suspension of disbelief.

jesus, man...it wasnt even on for more than a season..so obviously it sucked.
 
Happy Hours [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 02:30:52 AM
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

A hooker would be cheaper and I'm sure if you threw her a few extra bucks she could put on pointy ears if you're into vulcanesses.
 
JPINFV
2011-12-05 02:32:11 AM
some_beer_drinker: JPINFV: Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

I wonder if they considered internal volume when designing the outside of the ship. After all, I've always been rather unimpressed with the size of the engine room and the engine design, but not enough to destroy the suspension of disbelief.

jesus, man...it wasnt even on for more than a season..so obviously it sucked.

...but it had a movie. How many TV shows span a movie?
 
unyon [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 02:35:49 AM
Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

Revealing the depths of my firefly geekdom, I'll say this: Joss Wheadon outlines a lot of the ship In the DVD special features (or on YouTube). 125 feet long. It was done over two floors. The exteriors were largely cgi, of course. I would think that if you had a bead on scrap metal, that would keep cost down. If i was doing it around here (oil and gas country), i'd start looking at decommissioned gas plants, line heater stations, compression stations. Things like that. Lots of interesting industrial shapes.

You'll probably need a crane, though.
 
Halt Die Schnauze
2011-12-05 02:37:08 AM
Methane, huh? Human recycling without the Soylent Green aftertaste, I like it!
 
Laird of the Cats
2011-12-05 02:43:09 AM
My god, it's full... fireflies.

/SCIENCE!
 
rebelyell2006
2011-12-05 02:54:23 AM
Sign you need to get some sleep: when you wonder why subby wants his horse to be lifted by fireflies.
 
Yotto
2011-12-05 03:10:31 AM
Bacteria are lit by firefly? And why would I want my house to be like that?
 
some_beer_drinker
2011-12-05 03:13:49 AM
Yotto: Bacteria are lit by firefly? And why would I want my house to be like that?

because it's the future, retard.
 
Chagrin
2011-12-05 03:16:53 AM
Yotto: Bacteria are lit by firefly? And why would I want my house to be like that?

According to that second picture it will dissolve bras as well.
 
quantum_jellyroll [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 03:17:59 AM
Notabunny: /doesn't understand hyphens

reneau.smugmug.com
 
gerrymander [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 03:40:06 AM
GoldenEagle: "Firefly-like bacteria". Hyphens are important.

/that is all

XKCD rule!

Firefly like-bacteria

Huh. I thought that would be funnier. Go figure.
 
Evil High Priest
2011-12-05 03:44:28 AM
ecor1: I've been wanting to make a transgenic luminescent plant for ages. Bring on the bioluminescent light fixtures!

Can it also be Sativa?
 
Oznog
2011-12-05 04:08:02 AM
assets.sbnation.com
 
Cyno01 [TotalFark]
2011-12-05 04:15:14 AM
JPINFV: Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

I wonder if they considered internal volume when designing the outside of the ship. After all, I've always been rather unimpressed with the size of the engine room and the engine design, but not enough to destroy the suspension of disbelief.

IIRC from commentaries, they actually built the ship as the set.
 
NullReferenceException
2011-12-05 04:56:22 AM
Cyno01: JPINFV: Evil Kirk vs Bad Ash: Serious question to any Farkers that may know. How much do you think it would cost to build a 1:1 replica of Serenity? Land is already taken care of. Just the materials and labor for a project that size.

I wonder if they considered internal volume when designing the outside of the ship. After all, I've always been rather unimpressed with the size of the engine room and the engine design, but not enough to destroy the suspension of disbelief.

IIRC from commentaries, they actually built the ship as the set.


From what I understand, they built most of the interior with everything laid out 1:1 as it was supposed to be for the ship, but only a few parts of the exterior were built (e.g. the cargo loading ramp and doors), and I'm not sure whether they were attached to the interior set, but I doubt they were.

I think QMx has the license to all the plans, CG models and design details that were used in the show and the movie. They may be willing to provide some information as long as they don't see your project as competition.
 
djseifer
2011-12-05 04:58:50 AM
I would not believe my eyes. Not even if there were ten million of them.
 
ecor1
2011-12-05 05:13:46 AM
Evil High Priest: ecor1: I've been wanting to make a transgenic luminescent plant for ages. Bring on the bioluminescent light fixtures!

Can it also be Sativa?

Probably wouldn't be as good as non-luminescent kinds. GMO foods tend to not taste very good, you know.
 
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