Let us not forget the vivid imagination of Willy Ley (1906-1969), engineer extraordinaire. An important figure in popularizing the concept of space travel.
Willy wrote many inspiring books and articles, some heavily illustrated with fanciful and inspiring pictures by artist Chesley Bonestell.
Rockets, Missiles and Men in Space, The Conquest of Space, and Beyond the Solar System are a few classic (and highly collectible) titles.
Globalization could be a good thing, in part, if it reduces the kind of preyer/prey worldview that issues from nationalism.
It could be a good thing if it means increasing levels of tolerance for, and exposure to, other peoples' points of view.
It could be a good thing to the extent that nobody anywhere starves, or goes homeless, that real justice prevails, that no one nation dominates the earth, that everyone everywhere realizes the necessity of maintaining the environment that we are all intimately immersed in, that people recognize that the spirits of all are inextricably linked, that compassion returns to meaning more than enlightened self-interest.
But if 'globalization' is just a code word for the oldest story in the world -- and it appears that it is -- a NWO featuring the exploitation of the many by the few, the tyranny of an unenlightened elite, the plunder of the earth, great chasms between the miserable powerless poor and the fantastically empowered rich, robotic multitudes that look cherry on the surface and are terrified underneath -- on a much wider scale than ever before -- then it is nothing more than plunder, murder, rape, and pillage by the Ancient Order of murders, thieves, tyrants and pirates.
Now that you've spent money, time, energy and half your mind learning all the dusty old tricks and complete failures that characterize what the industry calls "product"... if you REALLY WANT JOY, then CREATE, my son. Make something REALLY REALLY NEW and REALLY REALLY GOOD.
The world won't beat a path to your door. They will make fun of you and put you down, because they are oxen, and they hate lions. But you will keep creating that wonderful new thing FOR THE SHEER JOY OF IT.
The bubble you have just burst is not the true bubble.
Yeah, OK, whatever. However, at the time Velikovsky wrote his book -- even though every word of it is wrong -- the IDEA of actually looking at history and the world for signs of catastrophy had no currency whatever in science.
Since then it has become quite popular -- even though the V word is never mentioned -- proving that while the nastygrams had their effect on the man -- who, after all, had the TEMERITY to question the hallowed halls of science -- his IDEA has come of age and proven to be a useful approach. So PERHAPS it's time to lighten up on the "crackpot" stuff somewhat.
I've all the respect in the world for Sagan, but his ruthless attacks on V reveal only a firm commitment to orthodoxy, and the FACT that science isn't, or wasn't, nearly as strongly positioned as it would have the world believe.
In the years to come we'll see many dire consequences of this action. It is sad that only one US Senator stood up to oppose it. The act of September 11 has now caused permanent damage to America.
The cameras and biosensors and IDs and searches will catch few terrorists, but along with the chill of being watched they will exacerbate the climate of suspicion and fear. It pushes divisions between Americans even deeper.
If the media had actually set out to support and amplify the effects of terror, how would it have been different from what they've been doing?
Everything that has happened so far is, more or less, common fare in many countries in the world. After decades of hearing about the Irish and Palestinians, it's as though Americans never really felt what was going on there. Just as they don't understand that *millions* of Afghans face starvations.
Jon, this is a collection of fairly obvious observations, even for a much more tranquil period in history. Considering all of the pressures directed on this community at the moment... where did you go?
Phil Zimmerman has nothing to apologize for. At that time, if he hadn't created PGP, hundreds of others could and would have. Information on the original algorithm was freely available in an academic journal available worldwide.
Probably much to the surprise of some Americans, there are smart people elsewhere in the world. They didn't need Phil.
There is no proof that encryption had any significant role in what happened. That claim is just a canard to clamp down on the Internet, and on you and me.
But when something like the World Trade Center attacks occur, the challenge, it seems to me, isn't to retreat into our knee-jerk positions, but to pause and carefully consider the new reality.
The 4th amendment isn't knee-jerk... history has shown it to be worthy of careful regard, and worthy of being defended to the greatest extent possible. To the extent that e-mail is like snail-mail, pouring through all private communications in hopes of snagging some luck is "unreasonable". It ought to be incumbent on those seeking expanded powers to explore in public the ramifications. "Because they're in a hurry" is not an adequate response.
People here remain numb and heavy-hearted.
I certainly sympathize. I've long been heavy-hearted over the foreign policy decisions and attitudes that have helped to create this situation. We have paid a heavy cost as a nation to learn where those policies have led us.
This is how the WTC attacks have challenged our system of rights.
Indeed they have. And it would certainly be a "knee-jerk reaction" to dismantle that system of rights in the name of expediency. That would be a victory for the perps. There is time for an open discussion. Our president tells us that we're strong. Not so? Knees a little weak?
Many of us have already happily and willingly surrendered some privacy to Napster, Amazon,
And many of us have not. Because we're not criminals, and therefore it ought to be noone's business until such time as charges have been filed. Refer to our friends in Europe who understand all too well why privacy is worthy of vigilant protection.
If we feel we need to have fishing expeditions, there still needs to be a paper trail describing what data was taken, how it was used, how it was protected, and how it was destroyed once investigation has finished. Because just letting it float around out there in justice-land is an opening for all kinds of mischief.
70% of those surveyed said they were willing to give up some of their freedoms to prevent something like Tuesday's attacks from happening again.
If that happens, then the 'terrorists' have scored. The defense of 'Freedom', 'Liberty', whatever you call it, is what we always say our soldiers have died for. Trading 'it' away for security is liable to be permanent. We need to slow down and reason, not react. The stakes are high.
If you walk into a store and buy with cash, there is no customer information to be sold. No signature, no wait for verification, no record at the bank, no risk of employee theft.
Who can say they're really surpised by this? Perhaps some of you would like to try to justify your Naderism now, eh?
1. My Naderism doesn't need justifying. Your support of the Gore ticket after the Clinton years needs justifying.
2. The Dems failed to distinguish themselves adequately from the GOP. Neither the Clinton administration nor the party platform clearly distinguished the Dems.
3. In the face of the one party system, Clinton's pseudo-Democrat character, and his administration's failure to achieve anything significant, the only way of distinguishing your disgust with the current system is through support of alternative candidates. Otherwise you will continue to suffer a government which smugly disregards your dissatisfaction.
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The whole idea of dark matter was invented to protect the current paradigm. Until it was threatened, nobody worried about it.
All of thousands I've ever heard were car ALARMS. And NONE of them was detecting or preventing a theft.
Well it's all pretty simple really. The FBI isn't a technological problem, it's a societal problem.
Let us not forget the vivid imagination of Willy Ley (1906-1969), engineer extraordinaire. An important figure in popularizing the concept of space travel.
Willy wrote many inspiring books and articles, some heavily illustrated with fanciful and inspiring pictures by artist Chesley Bonestell.
Rockets, Missiles and Men in Space, The Conquest of Space, and Beyond the Solar System are a few classic (and highly collectible) titles.
Brief Ley biography here.
A Ley bibliography here.
It could be a good thing if it means increasing levels of tolerance for, and exposure to, other peoples' points of view.
It could be a good thing to the extent that nobody anywhere starves, or goes homeless, that real justice prevails, that no one nation dominates the earth, that everyone everywhere realizes the necessity of maintaining the environment that we are all intimately immersed in, that people recognize that the spirits of all are inextricably linked, that compassion returns to meaning more than enlightened self-interest.
But if 'globalization' is just a code word for the oldest story in the world -- and it appears that it is -- a NWO featuring the exploitation of the many by the few, the tyranny of an unenlightened elite, the plunder of the earth, great chasms between the miserable powerless poor and the fantastically empowered rich, robotic multitudes that look cherry on the surface and are terrified underneath -- on a much wider scale than ever before -- then it is nothing more than plunder, murder, rape, and pillage by the Ancient Order of murders, thieves, tyrants and pirates.
The world won't beat a path to your door. They will make fun of you and put you down, because they are oxen, and they hate lions. But you will keep creating that wonderful new thing FOR THE SHEER JOY OF IT.
The bubble you have just burst is not the true bubble.
Yeah, OK, whatever. However, at the time Velikovsky wrote his book -- even though every word of it is wrong -- the IDEA of actually looking at history and the world for signs of catastrophy had no currency whatever in science.
Since then it has become quite popular -- even though the V word is never mentioned -- proving that while the nastygrams had their effect on the man -- who, after all, had the TEMERITY to question the hallowed halls of science -- his IDEA has come of age and proven to be a useful approach. So PERHAPS it's time to lighten up on the "crackpot" stuff somewhat.
I've all the respect in the world for Sagan, but his ruthless attacks on V reveal only a firm commitment to orthodoxy, and the FACT that science isn't, or wasn't, nearly as strongly positioned as it would have the world believe.
2. Feed him real good.
3. Walk him by Sony headquarters when he's feeling "bloated".
Hey... at least it wasn't an implant in *your* head.
In the years to come we'll see many dire consequences of this action. It is sad that only one US Senator stood up to oppose it. The act of September 11 has now caused permanent damage to America.
The cameras and biosensors and IDs and searches will catch few terrorists, but along with the chill of being watched they will exacerbate the climate of suspicion and fear. It pushes divisions between Americans even deeper.
This Act is an American tragedy.
Everything that has happened so far is, more or less, common fare in many countries in the world. After decades of hearing about the Irish and Palestinians, it's as though Americans never really felt what was going on there. Just as they don't understand that *millions* of Afghans face starvations.
It's as though we're-- being conditioned.
Right now they're very busy. Try going to the office of a Rep you're a constituent of with a check for $10,000. You'll probably do lunch.
Jon, this is a collection of fairly obvious observations, even for a much more tranquil period in history. Considering all of the pressures directed on this community at the moment... where did you go?
I mean, Aqua, c'mon... we're talking eye candy here....
We could just have the ID number tattooed on our wrists!
Probably much to the surprise of some Americans, there are smart people elsewhere in the world. They didn't need Phil.
There is no proof that encryption had any significant role in what happened. That claim is just a canard to clamp down on the Internet, and on you and me.
They don't, which is why they'll have to be banned!
This, of course, will cause the death of AM Talk Radio.
The 4th amendment isn't knee-jerk... history has shown it to be worthy of careful regard, and worthy of being defended to the greatest extent possible. To the extent that e-mail is like snail-mail, pouring through all private communications in hopes of snagging some luck is "unreasonable". It ought to be incumbent on those seeking expanded powers to explore in public the ramifications. "Because they're in a hurry" is not an adequate response.
People here remain numb and heavy-hearted.
I certainly sympathize. I've long been heavy-hearted over the foreign policy decisions and attitudes that have helped to create this situation. We have paid a heavy cost as a nation to learn where those policies have led us.
This is how the WTC attacks have challenged our system of rights.
Indeed they have. And it would certainly be a "knee-jerk reaction" to dismantle that system of rights in the name of expediency. That would be a victory for the perps. There is time for an open discussion. Our president tells us that we're strong. Not so? Knees a little weak?
Many of us have already happily and willingly surrendered some privacy to Napster, Amazon,
And many of us have not. Because we're not criminals, and therefore it ought to be noone's business until such time as charges have been filed. Refer to our friends in Europe who understand all too well why privacy is worthy of vigilant protection.
If we feel we need to have fishing expeditions, there still needs to be a paper trail describing what data was taken, how it was used, how it was protected, and how it was destroyed once investigation has finished. Because just letting it float around out there in justice-land is an opening for all kinds of mischief.
If that happens, then the 'terrorists' have scored. The defense of 'Freedom', 'Liberty', whatever you call it, is what we always say our soldiers have died for. Trading 'it' away for security is liable to be permanent. We need to slow down and reason, not react. The stakes are high.
Cash... enjoy the retro.
Gordon had a top 40 hit back in 1974 with a similar message turned into a nice commercial recording.
Since you apparently like to nitpick people, here's some back: nice newspeak. Giving up freedom to have greater freedom: are you Napolean or Snowball?
1. My Naderism doesn't need justifying. Your support of the Gore ticket after the Clinton years needs justifying.
2. The Dems failed to distinguish themselves adequately from the GOP. Neither the Clinton administration nor the party platform clearly distinguished the Dems.
3. In the face of the one party system, Clinton's pseudo-Democrat character, and his administration's failure to achieve anything significant, the only way of distinguishing your disgust with the current system is through support of alternative candidates. Otherwise you will continue to suffer a government which smugly disregards your dissatisfaction.
As I see it, Hawking's basic plan is: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
When the supersmart, human-enslaving computers come for me, I'll ready with my Smith & Wesson plug-in. COME ON! IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT? COME AFTER ME!
As I write, one stall has been "in use" for 47 minutes.
Somebody better go check for either a body, or an alligator clip....
I haven't really been paying attention to popular music the last few years
You haven't missed anything.
Keep listening to the unpopular music....