1. Producing cheap, reliable energy would take all the profits away from big oil, who have Bush in their pocket.
2. Diverting money from this program will help defray the costs of the war.
3. Saying we'll "rely on the global effort" is brilliant- It shows that we're a "global player," yet they probably believe that it won't happen without U.S. effort. (whether or not it's true)
Why, oh why, do they continue to insist on beating this dead horse into the dust?
As was mentioned, the almighty dollar, of course.
But a better question is, "Why Star Trek?" Movie studios are already cranking out loads of bad films, why capitalize on Star Trek? Name recognition, of course. The public doesn't have any imagination to see something new, they want prepackaged stuff that's comfortable, whether or not it's any GOOD.
It's the American way. Sh*t, just look at our president.
The CPU would be pretty bored just running a parking meter. How about it running SETI@Home while the parking timer decrements?
"And in other news, a Montreal parking meter located life in another galaxy today..."
Sadly, MS will never get "squished like a bug." Do you have any idea how many investment funds have MS stock? Most of the funds I've looked at in my many 401/k plans invest in MS. Whether I like it or not. If MS were to get squashed, it would likely take a lot of our financial stability with it.
Talk about a double-edged sword- I loathe MS, and would like nothing better than to have the world abandon the products of that predatory corporation. And yet, I know that if it were to happen, my retirement might look a WHOLE lot different.
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1. Producing cheap, reliable energy would take all the profits away from big oil, who have Bush in their pocket.
2. Diverting money from this program will help defray the costs of the war.
3. Saying we'll "rely on the global effort" is brilliant- It shows that we're a "global player," yet they probably believe that it won't happen without U.S. effort. (whether or not it's true)
I can't believe I actually paid good money for that DVD. For that matter, I can't believe they wasted the time, money, resources to PUT it on DVD.
This sounds alarmingly like the "Crossbow" project in the movie "Real Genius."
As was mentioned, the almighty dollar, of course.
But a better question is, "Why Star Trek?" Movie studios are already cranking out loads of bad films, why capitalize on Star Trek? Name recognition, of course. The public doesn't have any imagination to see something new, they want prepackaged stuff that's comfortable, whether or not it's any GOOD.
It's the American way. Sh*t, just look at our president.
The CPU would be pretty bored just running a parking meter. How about it running SETI@Home while the parking timer decrements? "And in other news, a Montreal parking meter located life in another galaxy today..."
Sadly, MS will never get "squished like a bug." Do you have any idea how many investment funds have MS stock? Most of the funds I've looked at in my many 401/k plans invest in MS. Whether I like it or not. If MS were to get squashed, it would likely take a lot of our financial stability with it.
Talk about a double-edged sword- I loathe MS, and would like nothing better than to have the world abandon the products of that predatory corporation. And yet, I know that if it were to happen, my retirement might look a WHOLE lot different.
*sigh* Interesting world, isn't it?