Why Are the Best and Brightest Not Flooding DARPA?

David W. White writes "Wired mag's Danger Room carried an article today that highlighted how desperate the US Military's DARPA has become in its attempts to bring in additional brain power. The tactics include filmed testimonials, folders and even playing cards all screaming join DARPA! Where are all the Einsteins who want to be on the cutting edge for the Government?"

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Re:Because DARPA is a government mess

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I stand corrected... sort of. While Clarke's proposal was fairly detailed, he still didn't mention exactly how any of the prerequisite technologies were to be developed. Now, arguably, that doesn't detract from his idea, but you still have to admit that his idea didn't help get the satellite built. Also, arguably, the idea of putting things into orbit such that they'd remain in a fixed position relative to the ground was obvious enough that, if he hadn't proposed it, someone else would have.