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NASA Responds To MMO Concerns
Sean Hollister writes "GameCyte contacted Daniel Laughlin, Project Manager of NASA Learning Technologies, to find out where that $3 million budget for their educational MMO actually went. As it turns out, NASA still has the money — they are just planning to use it differently than we thought. Meanwhile, the 'non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement' actually allows the game developer to profit where they might not have, otherwise. 'If it were a government contract, it would be illegal to be paid twice, once by the government and a second time by consumers.'"
It's true! How did you know?
I'd rather see this game developed privately. Why? Because I don't want to see 3,000,000 taxpayer dollars wasted on a stupid game! Rather than WASTE the money, refund it back to the taxpayers struggling to pay their gasoline/food/electricity bills (or give it to the Welfare Department to help the needy).
People feeding themselves is a more important priority.
I'm tired of politicians wasting our money when WE NEED IT for our own expenses.
The government is not your daddy. Its purpose is not to raid middle-class neighbors' wallets and give it to you.
Chuck Norris once bet NASA he could survive re-entry without a spacesuit.
On July 19th, 1999, a naked Chuck Norris re-entered the earth's atmosphere, streaking over 14 states and reaching a temperature of 3000 degrees. An embarrassed NASA publically claimed it was a meteor, and still owes him a beer!
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