But as long as the public isn't forced to pay for them (as they would be if it was the goverment screwing up, which we all know happens CONSTANTLY) then what more could you ask for?
Amen Waldo! Privitization is always the driving force behind rapid progress, economies of scale, and in general greater availability to the public. We've seen this time and time again in the computer industry, telecommunications, and even health care (it wasn't until government mandated "cost-maintenance" programs were created that costs sky-rocketed.) So why not space, too?
It's NOT that simple. Yes, Napster CAN be a vehicle for theft. But, so can my pockets if I choose to stuff them with goods and leave a store without paying. Are you suggesting that having pockets should be illegal too? The point is that using Napster is not in and of itself a crime. If a person chooses to use it for illegal purposes, then THAT PERSON should be prosecuted, not Napster. If I go drunk driving in my Corvette and kill someone, are you going to sue Chevrolet, or me? End of sentence.
Was there ever an actual "Ultimate Question To Life, the Universe, and Everything" in your mind as you wrote HHGG? And if so, do you care to divluge what it was / is / could be?
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But as long as the public isn't forced to pay for them (as they would be if it was the goverment screwing up, which we all know happens CONSTANTLY) then what more could you ask for?
Progress doesn't happen without screwups.
Amen Waldo! Privitization is always the driving force behind rapid progress, economies of scale, and in general greater availability to the public. We've seen this time and time again in the computer industry, telecommunications, and even health care (it wasn't until government mandated "cost-maintenance" programs were created that costs sky-rocketed.) So why not space, too?
It's NOT that simple. Yes, Napster CAN be a vehicle for theft. But, so can my pockets if I choose to stuff them with goods and leave a store without paying. Are you suggesting that having pockets should be illegal too? The point is that using Napster is not in and of itself a crime. If a person chooses to use it for illegal purposes, then THAT PERSON should be prosecuted, not Napster. If I go drunk driving in my Corvette and kill someone, are you going to sue Chevrolet, or me? End of sentence.
Was there ever an actual "Ultimate Question To Life, the Universe, and Everything" in your mind as you wrote HHGG? And if so, do you care to divluge what it was / is / could be?