David Brin wrote a short story several years back on this subject. In it he had a private citizen building a rocket and launching himself into space despite the best efforts of environmentalist, etc to stop him. The rocket malfunctions and drops him into the ocean on the other side of the planet where he ends up staying with a bunch of uplifted dolphins for a few months. Excellent story, might be called "Rocket Man" or something obvious like that but I'm not sure. I'd love to find that story again.
AGREED!!!
Most people just don't really understand what this means. It's too big for them. This is exactly what we need to pull NASA's head out of their asses and get manned space flight back where it belongs, at the head of NASA's list of things to do.
This will pull humanity into space, like it or not!!
I'm giddy!!!!
Get your facts straight pal. I'd love to see proof of your 30 thousand killed figure (Let me guess, trusted Taliban sources?) Of course you don't have it because it didn't happen. The Israelis, while not saints, have the right to not face extermination, AGAIN, this time at the hands of medieval, backward Arab hordes. And they ARE backward and stuck in their own version of the dark ages.
500,000 civilians with two atom bombs was horrific but the MILLIONS forecasted to die in Operation Olympic would have been worse. Fascinating that you can advocate murder so effortlessly and yet compare the US to Nazis. If the US and Israel are the worst examples of humanity you can find, you haven't even begun to see the real world. How about those banner Islamic countries where they bury women up to their necks and then stone them to death for being raped? Ahh yes, the pinnacle of civilization that is the Arab world.
You obviously have never dealt with a user base that thinks, to an individual, that the company runs on their whim. These kind of people will call in favors and kill your project and your job in weeks flat.
Trust me.
No, ease them into it, woo them over group by group.
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Wow. To be as cool as you someday. I can only hope..
Is it just me or is this Katz guy a total idiot?
David Brin wrote a short story several years back on this subject. In it he had a private citizen building a rocket and launching himself into space despite the best efforts of environmentalist, etc to stop him. The rocket malfunctions and drops him into the ocean on the other side of the planet where he ends up staying with a bunch of uplifted dolphins for a few months. Excellent story, might be called "Rocket Man" or something obvious like that but I'm not sure. I'd love to find that story again.
HA! I've been trying to rememeber the title of that book for years. Now I can look for it, I guess.
AGREED!!! Most people just don't really understand what this means. It's too big for them. This is exactly what we need to pull NASA's head out of their asses and get manned space flight back where it belongs, at the head of NASA's list of things to do. This will pull humanity into space, like it or not!! I'm giddy!!!!
Uhh, NO. Screw you and your masses, I'm going to Mars!!! Dipshit.
LOL. That's a joke, right? Too late, now that we know water is them in potential form it's only a matter of time!! Mars or bust!!!!
Planning the parties? Lame. Get the release out the door and see how people react to it first, do your party later.
THE REVENGE OF MORPHUES!!
Actually, those who resort to base generalizations like yours would be a better candidate for a lower IQ.
HOW DARE YOU!!! So true though. Very few things that are free compare well to those that are not. OS's are no exception.
LOL. He's the richest man in the world for a reason, Nintendo dosen't stand a chance in the long run.
Get your facts straight pal. I'd love to see proof of your 30 thousand killed figure (Let me guess, trusted Taliban sources?) Of course you don't have it because it didn't happen. The Israelis, while not saints, have the right to not face extermination, AGAIN, this time at the hands of medieval, backward Arab hordes. And they ARE backward and stuck in their own version of the dark ages. 500,000 civilians with two atom bombs was horrific but the MILLIONS forecasted to die in Operation Olympic would have been worse. Fascinating that you can advocate murder so effortlessly and yet compare the US to Nazis. If the US and Israel are the worst examples of humanity you can find, you haven't even begun to see the real world. How about those banner Islamic countries where they bury women up to their necks and then stone them to death for being raped? Ahh yes, the pinnacle of civilization that is the Arab world.
...has 9 fucking lives! More power to him!
BINGO. Well said indeed!
You obviously have never dealt with a user base that thinks, to an individual, that the company runs on their whim. These kind of people will call in favors and kill your project and your job in weeks flat. Trust me. No, ease them into it, woo them over group by group.