No More Science on the ISS Until Further Notice

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No More Science on the ISS Until Further Notice

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday November 7, 2005 @08:34PM from the privatization-is-the-answer dept.

Dyna-Soar writes "Discovery Channel News is reporting that NASA is canceling scientific research projects on the International Space Station until construction is complete. This may not happen before 2010 or 2012." From the article: "In addition to beginning development of a new manned launch system, expenses to return the shuttle fleet to flight following the 2003 Columbia disaster and delays completing the International Space Station have left NASA with a projected shortfall of up to $5 billion over the next five years"

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OUTGOING by Anonymous Coward · 2005-11-07 20:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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1. Re:OUTGOING by Anonymous Coward · 2005-11-07 21:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
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Re:The real reason US-americans hate the ISS... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-11-07 21:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

That is so not fair. I have several pretty good friends who have been stationed in the middle east, and not a single one has talked about going out and killing sand niggers.

The phrase is Hadji Hunting (not sure about the spelling, just learned it word of mouth.)
"comprised purely of HTML and Javascript" by protocoldroid · 2005-11-08 02:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

From morfik.com (on the index, first blurb):

"Morfik offers ground-breaking Javascript Synthesis Technology ('JST') that allows developers to use a visual design environment and a high-level language of their choice to create applications comprised purely of HTML and Javascript"

Is this really going to sell developers on the concept? I develop web applications, and I don't know about the rest of my peer developers, but... I actually go to a length to AVOID javascript, don't you? Javascript tends to just gives me more cross browser issues. My paradigm is -- "do it all on the server side".

On the flip side of the coin there are some interesting contemporary uses of javascript / DHTML (e.g. gmail).

But, I choose to avoid JS... There's the old saying "Developing an application takes only 10% of a project's time" (The other 90% is maintenance if you weren't sure ;) Or possibly 20% kicking tires with other geeks, 10% cursing the clients, and 60% maintenance), i feel with JS it's 1%.