We (Americans) won't go anywhere soon. We simply don't have a fear big enough that going to the moon can fix. Whether its gay marriage, the liberals, the conservatives, big media, global warming, China's economy or the European debt crisis, what ever your issue, the moon has no answers so we will not be going there soon.
Sending large groups of ___________ people there might (fill blank with appropiate group you're afraid of)
The "bread" in "bread and circuses" was free bread, distributed to the roman masses. JSBiff mentioned patents and returns on investment, nothing free...
Your right. without all of the initial seeds of government funding, something would have spontaneously popped into existence
Yeah, and folks would be using Compuserve and MSN and AOL and AppleNet or whatever that would be called, without being able to even email each other...
Also, remember that before the risks were understood, "radium toothpaste", "radium health drinks" and "radium skin cream" were sold and their benefits advertised.
Sure, space elevators would enable huge profits, but the risk is too large and the cost of investment astronomical (pun intended) for a private entity.
There's much safer investments here on earth for the 1%
John Galt and his innovations only exist in the fevered imagination of randians...
If you want to have fun with it, hostilities between abolitionists and slavers began in Texas, where the texian settlers seceded from Mexico because Mexico outlawed slavery.
The settlers had no intentions of remaining independent, and joined the US on 1845 and the Confederacy on 1861.
In the first invasion of Iraq that the US participated in, they were greeted in the streets as liberators. They then marched almost all of the way to the capital, before turning around and going home. The people who greeted them on the streets then had a long chat with Saddam's security forces. It's not hard to understand why they were a little reluctant the second time around...
1- Former MS exec lands top post at Nokia 2- Nokia ditches its own software for Windows Phone, lays off developers 3- Nokia share price goes down 4- MS buys Nokia at discounted price 5- ??? 6- Profit!!!
No, as you already know, Neil Gaiman's work is extremely derivative, and the con is one of the old classics, but the text was quoted from American Gods.
Artists may spend 20 years touring and recording, even if they are "hits" only for a few years.
Check out Soul Asylum, for example: They have been active from 1981 to the present, they were popular for a while in the nineties, but they are still touring and recording.
You don't need to be a superstar to be a relevant artist and make a living out of it. It's a lot of work and you may not make millions, but it's a living.
You mean that your houses can't withstand a 5.0 magnitude quake? We don't even wake up here in Mexico City unless the quake is 6.5 or higher, and the last time we had a major quake (7.8), no one was injured and no buildings were damaged. http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0124/p07s02-woam.html
But you americans have this strange tendency to build your homes out of wood and cardboard, for some weird reason...
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We (Americans) won't go anywhere soon. We simply don't have a fear big enough that going to the moon can fix. Whether its gay marriage, the liberals, the conservatives, big media, global warming, China's economy or the European debt crisis, what ever your issue, the moon has no answers so we will not be going there soon.
Sending large groups of ___________ people there might (fill blank with appropiate group you're afraid of)
The "bread" in "bread and circuses" was free bread, distributed to the roman masses. JSBiff mentioned patents and returns on investment, nothing free...
Your right. without all of the initial seeds of government funding, something would have spontaneously popped into existence
Yeah, and folks would be using Compuserve and MSN and AOL and AppleNet or whatever that would be called, without being able to even email each other...
Yeah, and 76 million Tamagotchis have been sold world-wide. That doesn't make it less of a fad.
As if Apple would not instantly delete the pic at the request of a US authority...
They now allow nicknames, but you have to tell bigGoogle your real name.
Wuh, I think so, Brain, but if we didn't have ears, we'd look like weasels
Embryos are not people, and neither are corporations.
The USA and their Supreme Court are an embarrasment to humanity.
I think your last Sulla was George Washington, who also knew when to renounce power.
Yes, you certainly meant "exorbitant" instead of "absorbent".
I'm glad you're not a lawyer. That means I can't accidentally hire an idiot as my lawyer.
No, that's when you represent yourself in court...
I love those too, but getting Algolian sun-tiger teeth here on earth is getting really hard... Who's your supplier?
Also, remember that before the risks were understood, "radium toothpaste", "radium health drinks" and "radium skin cream" were sold and their benefits advertised.
Sure, space elevators would enable huge profits, but the risk is too large and the cost of investment astronomical (pun intended) for a private entity.
There's much safer investments here on earth for the 1%
John Galt and his innovations only exist in the fevered imagination of randians...
If you want to have fun with it, hostilities between abolitionists and slavers began in Texas, where the texian settlers seceded from Mexico because Mexico outlawed slavery.
The settlers had no intentions of remaining independent, and joined the US on 1845 and the Confederacy on 1861.
So it all started with a War of Northern Treason
LOL, touché... have a cookie.
In the first invasion of Iraq that the US participated in, they were greeted in the streets as liberators. They then marched almost all of the way to the capital, before turning around and going home. The people who greeted them on the streets then had a long chat with Saddam's security forces. It's not hard to understand why they were a little reluctant the second time around...
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You've obviously never read Machiavelli yourself, either.
The Prince advocates getting as much local support as possible and avoid being hated at all costs. Fear=/hate
Because, in the US, the rightwingers don't believe in science.
Decent, my Aunt Petunia!
It's all a scam:
1- Former MS exec lands top post at Nokia
2- Nokia ditches its own software for Windows Phone, lays off developers
3- Nokia share price goes down
4- MS buys Nokia at discounted price
5- ???
6- Profit!!!
Ever since getting a smartphone, I make much less calls and sms messages than before.
That's because people can be reached through IM, Whatsapp and Email, which is much cheaper than a call or an SMS
No, as you already know, Neil Gaiman's work is extremely derivative, and the con is one of the old classics, but the text was quoted from American Gods.
#CitationNeeded
Artists may spend 20 years touring and recording, even if they are "hits" only for a few years.
Check out Soul Asylum, for example: They have been active from 1981 to the present, they were popular for a while in the nineties, but they are still touring and recording.
You don't need to be a superstar to be a relevant artist and make a living out of it. It's a lot of work and you may not make millions, but it's a living.
No, it's from Neil Gaiman's American Gods
Where in Mexico City do you live? Are you aware of the building codes in the city? What's "shoddily built" in your opinion?
You mean that your houses can't withstand a 5.0 magnitude quake? We don't even wake up here in Mexico City unless the quake is 6.5 or higher, and the last time we had a major quake (7.8), no one was injured and no buildings were damaged. http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0124/p07s02-woam.html
But you americans have this strange tendency to build your homes out of wood and cardboard, for some weird reason...