User: jaybar

Re:Are we witnessing not just history, but a coup?

On: Statistics, Elections, Frustration

For the sake of the record, there is a number "5" next to Gore's name, a number "3" next to Bush's and a "4" next to Buchanan's. Take a look. Which isn't to say I don't agree. The arrows are pretty darn clear. jay-

NASA Budget is UP

On: Pioneer 10 Finally Dead After 28 Years?

Actually, the NASA budget is up in FY 2001, from $US 13.6 billion to roughly $14 Billion.

Who ARE these people?

On: CueCat Goes After Online Barcode Database

I am getting the impression that DC is staffed entirely by lawyers and marketers, two of which have their Master's degree in EL/EE or CompSci and designed the thing. Are there any disgruntled former DC workers out there who can give us the scoop on how they could possibly be so out of touch?

Where on the equator?

On: Riding The Space Elevator

There seems to be a lot of concern about the lack of a decent place on land to locate the tower, which the article suggested would be O(50km) tall. Why not build it starting on the ocean floor? Heck, the ocean is only about 5km deep in most places in the Indian ocean. I also recall a bunch of Ayn-Randy devotees discussing designs for the construction of artificial islands- build one around where the tower exits the ocean and you have simultaneously avoided the problem of soverignty. jay-