Does anyone honestly think that putting that bit of
money elsewhere would solve whatever domestic problems you want fixed?
Absolutely. Even if its only $1,000,000 it will make a difference to
some individuals/families etc.
While I agree scientific research is important, it should be being done to
provide benefit to mankind. At the moment it is very doubtful what benefit
to mankind space research will provide. Whereas the same money spent on
improving social issues will certainly improve mankind and certainly benefit
individuals.
I believe that we should only be spending money on space research out of our
excess, and not going into debt to do it.
I personally don't believe there is intelligent life out there, but IF there
is and IF there is anything to be gained from them, it's likely they'll find us
before we find them.
Also, we still have plenty to learn about our own planet. I heard the
other day that we've only explored about 3% of our own oceans!! We've only
dug down into about 1% of the earth!! We can still discover a lot without
leaving our own planet!
Why would you be shocked and appalled that they are giving quasi-religious names to the equipment that is exploring space.
Pretty much every object that we know by name in space is named after a religious figure.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, etc.
And the days of the week/month have similar derivatives... do you want to change them too?
Did he rip it himself from one of his legally
purchased CDs?
IANAL.
It should be remembered that most music recordings have several copyrights on
them. As well as having a copyright on the lyrics and the musical works
there is usually also a copyright on the sound recording, which means that you
aren't allowed to re-record the copy for either backup purposes or personal use
(eg ripping a CD to MP3).
"NASA engineers first became aware the issue when the images of the Martian
landscape from the pancam started to resemble hot young girls"br>
...
"NASA promised to track down the people responsible. "Please send to us any spam
you receive originating from the '@spirit.mars' address, so we can track down
the offending spammers. Don't forget to include the pictures too,"
Slashdot Mirror
Seriously though isn't it amazing that 101 years ago we hadn't even invented an airplane yet!
Does anyone honestly think that putting that bit of money elsewhere would solve whatever domestic problems you want fixed?
Absolutely. Even if its only $1,000,000 it will make a difference to some individuals/families etc.
While I agree scientific research is important, it should be being done to provide benefit to mankind. At the moment it is very doubtful what benefit to mankind space research will provide. Whereas the same money spent on improving social issues will certainly improve mankind and certainly benefit individuals.
I believe that we should only be spending money on space research out of our excess, and not going into debt to do it.
I personally don't believe there is intelligent life out there, but IF there is and IF there is anything to be gained from them, it's likely they'll find us before we find them.
Also, we still have plenty to learn about our own planet. I heard the other day that we've only explored about 3% of our own oceans!! We've only dug down into about 1% of the earth!! We can still discover a lot without leaving our own planet!
It's certainly the case in my country (Australia).
FAQ sheet from Australian Copyright Council (an independent non-profit organisation) says:
"There is no special exemption which allows copying of CDs or cassettes for private use".
Why would you be shocked and appalled that they are giving quasi-religious names to the equipment that is exploring space. Pretty much every object that we know by name in space is named after a religious figure. Mercury, Mars, Venus, etc. And the days of the week/month have similar derivatives... do you want to change them too?
Did he rip it himself from one of his legally purchased CDs?
IANAL.
It should be remembered that most music recordings have several copyrights on them. As well as having a copyright on the lyrics and the musical works there is usually also a copyright on the sound recording, which means that you aren't allowed to re-record the copy for either backup purposes or personal use (eg ripping a CD to MP3).
Scary isn't it!
Spammers Using Mars Rover as Relay
"NASA engineers first became aware the issue when the images of the Martian landscape from the pancam started to resemble hot young girls"br>
"NASA promised to track down the people responsible. "Please send to us any spam you receive originating from the '@spirit.mars' address, so we can track down the offending spammers. Don't forget to include the pictures too,"