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One-Way Ticket to Mars?
ahogue writes "Paul Davies, who has written several very accessible books on physics and cosmology, proposes an interesting way to get a manned mission to Mars - leave them there. [NYTimes, free reg. req.] While it may sounds shocking at first, the financial and exploratory benefits seem to outweigh the social negatives. Any volunteers?" Reader docanime writes with some sober news: "All this recent talk about Mars rovers and orbiters has made one space fan checking out how well Mars has been deflecting and destroying the space probes. The Mars Scorecard lists all the known fly-by, orbital, and landing attempts/failures made by humans. In case you're curious, Mars is winning 20 to 16."
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The first point is as true today as it was two years ago -- but CmdrTaco is aware of it, and has recently proposed a solution in his journal (skip to the 4th paragraph).
The second point never made much sense in the first place. Posts at +1 have more visibility than posts at 0, and are therefore more likely to be modded down. What's the problem? The FAQ even addresses a similar effect of posting with the +1 Karma Bonus.
Hey trolls, the editors aren't as incompetent as you might think. Slashdot has successfully resolved the third problem by implementing the 2 posts per day limit for users with Terrible karma.
The fourth point is still valid -- the moderation system encourages groupthink.
The last point is still true... but what do you want to do? Abolish moderation? The site would be unreadable.
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Last night was good, my friends.
Pet Peeve #1977833: Hearing grub speak.
So we can moderate your original post Offtopic, then? ;)
Space Cowboys is an excellent movie.
Funny, well developed characters, technically well done.
Surprised, it's a real link.
Contact Me (got tired of viruses emailing me).
Late 60s economy: good -> Thank Nixon
Early 70s economy: bad -> Blame Johnson
Late 70s economy: bad -> Blame Carter
Early 80s economy: bad -> Blame Carter
Late 80s economy: good -> Thank Reagan
1990 Economy: bad -> Blame Carter
Early 90s economy: good -> Thank Reagan
Late 90s economy: good -> Thank Reagan
Early 00s economy: bad -> Blame Clinton
please? it actually works.
The "Insert Quote Here" line is almost as predictable as inserting an actual quote.
dude, that's not spin. and I'm not a conservative, I'm libertarian if anything.
you're in denial, and you keep repeating things not based on fact (which is a trait of many liberals).
the US political system is totally broken, and the sheep on both sides of the fence (liberal and conservative) are blind to reality.
so you're no better than the conservatives you obviously hate.
.sigs are for post^Hers.
It's none of the above, let me ask you this....how "good" is a relationship or a marrige if it will prevent you from doing something that you have spent you whole life dreaming of doing? I would be just as supportive of my wife if she wanted to do something that would take her away from me for years or even forever if it was something she REALLY WANTED. I am married, i do love my wife, and if admitting that she and I will each support the other in following their dreams makes us idiots then I will gladly accept being an idiot.
-1 Flamebait already? Geez, figures. Moderators suck monkey nut sometimes.
Appended to the end of comments you post. 120 chars.
See what I mean! Oh who cares I got KARMA TO BURN BABY!
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moron moderators
.sigs are for post^Hers.
One more time, c'mon bring me another Offtopic you moderator bastards!
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don't worry I moded all your messages up, posting anon for obvious reasons.