Let's create a VERY LARGE fusion reactor to provide energy, not just for developing countries, but for all countries. For safety it should be outside the Earth's atmosphere, a hundred million miles away perhaps. It would be large enough that it's energy would still reach the planet and it would be self-sustaining for BILLIONS of years. It could be called the SUN although trademark issues with Sun Microsystems would need to be negotiated.
A lot of the work done by the shuttles could be done safer and cheaper by a booster.
Just a sec, I've got to stop laughing. 'Safer and cheaper'? Since when did such considerations drive any decision by the U.S. Government? Safer==boring==unfundable. Cheaper==lower budget==loss of prestige & less public money flowing to corporate overlords/campaign contributors.
Ya gotta have 'dangerous and complex' stuff to wow the masses and their reps and to keep the gravy train running.
This reminds me of one of my favorite cartoons (currently tacked to the side of my cubicle):
Two scientists are are standing in a lab. One scientist is hanging up the phone and telling the other scientist, "That was the boss. He wants the time machine done, and he wants it done yesterday."
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A colleague of mine once had a sound clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail for his incoming email notification that would work well as a ringtone...
"THWOK (sound of message bearing arrow piercing soldier's chest), Message for you, Sir! THUD."
Defense contractor WarPork Inc. donates $$$ to both the Republican & Democratic Parties and hires former DoD & military mucky-mucks to lobby their buddies still buying stuff for the Govt.
The goverment decides they want something (from WarPork Inc.)
They hire someone (WarPork Inc.) to design it for them
If your watchdog barks at every breeze that rustles the trees, you aren't getting any good information from it. Maybe it's time to start looking for a new watchdog or to take security into your own hands.
Your statement encapsulates precisely many people's arguments against the Patriot Act. Namely, I'd rather retain my liberty/privacy and take my security into my own hands than allow Big Brother Ashcroft, et al, do whatever he likes, Constitution be damned, in the name of ferreting out communists, oops, I mean terrorists in our midst.
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Let's create a VERY LARGE fusion reactor to provide energy, not just for developing countries, but for all countries. For safety it should be outside the Earth's atmosphere, a hundred million miles away perhaps. It would be large enough that it's energy would still reach the planet and it would be self-sustaining for BILLIONS of years. It could be called the SUN although trademark issues with Sun Microsystems would need to be negotiated.
A lot of the work done by the shuttles could be done safer and cheaper by a booster.
Just a sec, I've got to stop laughing. 'Safer and cheaper'? Since when did such considerations drive any decision by the U.S. Government? Safer==boring==unfundable. Cheaper==lower budget==loss of prestige & less public money flowing to corporate overlords/campaign contributors.
Ya gotta have 'dangerous and complex' stuff to wow the masses and their reps and to keep the gravy train running.
So, can somebody please summarize: Which parts of SCOs is dead now, by court rulings?
Isn't that like asking during a 'Friday the 13th' movie which parts of Jason are dead?
This reminds me of one of my favorite cartoons (currently tacked to the side of my cubicle):
Two scientists are are standing in a lab. One scientist is hanging up the phone and telling the other scientist,
"That was the boss. He wants the time machine done, and he wants it done yesterday."
How 'bout this?
I've seen Sixteen Candles WAY too many times. Sigh...
"You follow our rules and everything will be harmonious."
Certainly gives me the feeling that signing a free trade agreement with the U.S. is akin to going into business with Tony Soprano.
I'm going to immediately send this to everyone in my address book and urge them to do the same!
I'm going to immediately send this to everyone in my address book and instruct them to do the same!
A colleague of mine once had a sound clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail for his incoming email notification that would work well as a ringtone...
"THWOK (sound of message bearing arrow piercing soldier's chest), Message for you, Sir! THUD."
Would those be considered dropped packets?
the dropped packets!!!
The repository will be managed by the Government Open Code Collaborative
Given government's love of acronyms I can't believe that nobody though of Government Reusable Open Code Collaborative; aka, GROCC.
We have worm sign the likes of which not even God has seen!
LOOK! It's the Lockheed Martin blimp!
by simply harnessing all the crap being put out by the U.S. Government!!!
Most contracts work like this:
Bumper sticker I saw recently...
"BUSH/ORWELL 2004"
RFID impregnated tinfoil for tracking tinfoil hat wearers!
PLEASE NOTE: Putting said tinfoil hat in the microwave to fry the RFIDs is not recommended.
I'd find another use for that Godzilla
That's obvious, guy.
Sully from Monsters, Inc. charges out of Darl McBride's bedroom closet at 3am, and believe you me, it's not to make him laugh.
We're bad at math and statistics, too.
But I'm an American, not a European, and I have the luxury of living in a land that has never been touched by Fascism...
It's nice to hear from an ex-pat even if you are a bit out of the loop. So where have you been living since the 2000 Presidential election?
If your watchdog barks at every breeze that rustles the trees, you aren't getting any good information from it. Maybe it's time to start looking for a new watchdog or to take security into your own hands.
Your statement encapsulates precisely many people's arguments against the Patriot Act. Namely, I'd rather retain my liberty/privacy and take my security into my own hands than allow Big Brother Ashcroft, et al, do whatever he likes, Constitution be damned, in the name of ferreting out communists, oops, I mean terrorists in our midst.
I was amazed when I clicked on the story link and found myself someplace besides The Onion.