Space Elevator Conference Wraps Up

slavitos writes "The Space Elevator: 2nd International Conference, organized by the Los Alamos National Lab and the Institute for Scientific Research has just finished its work in New Mexico. To be sure, most people still think it's absolutely ridiculous to even consider building such a thing. However, that's exactly what organizers wanted - an open discussion on the issue, plus some free PR."

Comments

Re:Want more war like Iraq?

[little1973]

As an AC stated before starvation is not caused by goverments not allowing the food to get to the people who need it. All the food of the developed world is not enough to feed all the starving people.

Actually, starvation is caused by modern medicine. The child, who died in an illness 50 years ago, is cured by modern medicine now. However, the environment can't support the increased population in most third world countries. It sounds crude but we should not give medicine to the third world countries and nature takes care of the rest.

Or we can give them technology and enducation to make their own food and necessities of life, but in this case they will began to compete against us and we do not want that to happen, do we?

In short: starvation is caused by the interference of the white man which began centuries ago. Stop the interferece and starvation will cease to exist (or do something really helpful, not just throwing some food to the starving).

Re:Benefits?

[jdbear]

Not that I'm disagreeing, mind you, but if the U.S.of A isn't leading the world in aid, can
you tell me please, who is? I hope it's not the French. Please tell me it's not the French.
I could handle it if it's the Canadians, or the Saudi's (although I doubt that), but I think I'd
just about die if the French were better than us at something.