That is because they were huge firsts; a "leap for mankind". Another general maned mission to the moon or to earth orbit isn't.
And privatizing the whole thing is going to be worse. There's no short-term profit to be made in going into space or going to Mars/The Moon/Uranus, therefore why would any private organization risk the happiness of their shareholders by doing a project that has no payoff within the next year?
Colonizing Mars or the Moon probably wouldn't even be profitable for several decades. What company is going to take that ROI?
I think you're too quick to judge based off of one comment. I have been unhappy with all of those things, but I saw them as business as usual. He's constantly been reinforcing the thought that I regret even thinking that he would be different than all the others.
I was proven wrong within his first few months of office. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Step one would be replacing our current shuttle. Even if the plan to colonize Mars is scrapped for the next few decades, there is no reason to cancel the Constellation program.
He's not killing NASA, he's increased their budget by quite a bit.
He's only killing NASA's next shuttle plan (and the plan to go to Mars), something they had been working on since their current one began falling apart and proving to be obsolete. FTFA:
Neil Armstrong has renewed his criticism of Barack Obama's space vision, insisting that the president's decision to scrap Constellation and head off to Mars was "poorly advised".
Of all the things that Obama is doing, am I the only one who feels that him killing NASA really struck a nerve? It's literally the only thing he's done that made my blood boil.
Only from people who actually believe what they see on TV. Prison can be very violent, but that stupid "don't bend over for the soap" stuff doesn't happen.
That may be because you were in Federal Prison. My friends dad was a big wig in the DOJ for New Jersey and he told me that the Federal Prison system is far better then the other ones (Not sure what it would be referred to, state prison?).
Of course, YMMV. Correct me if I am wrong or not, droopus.
Pandora is one of the best online radio sites on the internet. If you like it, I strongly advise you upgrade to Pandora One for $32~ a year. It was well worth it in my opinion, and it supports the service.
I agree on that. There is a major problem in PA where they leave the signs up even when the work zone is not active. At least cover it with a black bag or tip the sign over if there is no active work zone. It falls under the over use of warning signs where you begin to disregard them when they are necessary.
I'm against cameras as well, same as marked police cars sitting on the median. All it does is make people slam on their brakes who were going the speed limit anyway, so now everybody is going 15 under all because of that one police car.
I'm curious why you assume I'm going to ask for citations. I'm not talking about a car going 75 hitting my car going 45. I'm talking about a roadside worker or pedestrian getting hit by a car going 45. When I mentioned the ability to maneuver, I was talking about the person in the car. I doubt my reaction time would be fast enough to dodge a car going 45 or 75.
What are you talking about? "Libertarian" is just about the most politically safe term out there. Both liberals and conservatives (in the U.S.) like to call themselves libertarians, at least when convenient...
Has the big push for low work zone speed limits mixed with 2-5x fines actually reduced fatalities and serious injuries? If so- thats the cite requested.
Well, I can tell you that I would rather be hit by a car going 45 than 75. It's also not just the risk of impact, but the ability to maneuver with more time to spare. You slow down in a school zone so you can brake or swerve if someone walks in front of your car, that is a similar reason for having slower speed limits through work zones.
Speeding 11mph+ in a work zone in Pennsylvania is a 15-day suspension, 3+ points, and double the fine. Source (Warning, PDF)
Heh, my friend and I were laughing last week when her textbook cited wikipedia...
Wikipedia can be used as a starting point for learning a subject though. If you don't want to dive into a thick textbook or several case studies on a topic, you can read Wikipedia and get a rundown on what the topic is. If you feel the need (or are doing a project), then you can investigate further and read the textbook or case study and use those as citations.
This is all what the librarians in High School would tell my class. Nothing wrong with using it as a starting point, but it can't be the only source of information.
What does that even mean? So you host porn. And you admit some of it is unnecessary. And the ratio of unnecessary porn to necessary porn is too high? WTF?! Just stop hosting porn, or STFU.
This does raise a good question: What is a necessary amount of porn?
"Let's hope the spam posts and voting bots in their forums remain controllable."
Like that will actually do anything. Spamming is just as much of a problem on forums as it is on newsgroups, maybe not as bad since they use captcha. Even then, captcha has been defeated time and time again. This is just a ploy to force people to register with them.
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That is because they were huge firsts; a "leap for mankind". Another general maned mission to the moon or to earth orbit isn't.
And privatizing the whole thing is going to be worse. There's no short-term profit to be made in going into space or going to Mars/The Moon/Uranus, therefore why would any private organization risk the happiness of their shareholders by doing a project that has no payoff within the next year?
Colonizing Mars or the Moon probably wouldn't even be profitable for several decades. What company is going to take that ROI?
To not be redundant, see http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1651226&cid=32196864.
We can lead just as effectively with unmanned space exploration.
Until the rover gets stuck in a sand pit, or the 8 minute delay between the controllers and the rover causes them to drive into a ravine on accident.
Don't try to substitute human instinct with a machine.
I think you're too quick to judge based off of one comment. I have been unhappy with all of those things, but I saw them as business as usual. He's constantly been reinforcing the thought that I regret even thinking that he would be different than all the others.
I was proven wrong within his first few months of office. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
replacing our archaic technology.
Step one would be replacing our current shuttle. Even if the plan to colonize Mars is scrapped for the next few decades, there is no reason to cancel the Constellation program.
He's not killing NASA, he's increased their budget by quite a bit.
He's only killing NASA's next shuttle plan (and the plan to go to Mars), something they had been working on since their current one began falling apart and proving to be obsolete. FTFA:
Neil Armstrong has renewed his criticism of Barack Obama's space vision, insisting that the president's decision to scrap Constellation and head off to Mars was "poorly advised".
I'd much rather see the money pit that is our current space plan go into getting better schooling
Opposed to the money pit that is the IRS, National Defense budget, etc.?
Of all the things that Obama is doing, am I the only one who feels that him killing NASA really struck a nerve? It's literally the only thing he's done that made my blood boil.
Only from people who actually believe what they see on TV. Prison can be very violent, but that stupid "don't bend over for the soap" stuff doesn't happen.
That may be because you were in Federal Prison. My friends dad was a big wig in the DOJ for New Jersey and he told me that the Federal Prison system is far better then the other ones (Not sure what it would be referred to, state prison?).
Of course, YMMV. Correct me if I am wrong or not, droopus.
Pandora is one of the best online radio sites on the internet. If you like it, I strongly advise you upgrade to Pandora One for $32~ a year. It was well worth it in my opinion, and it supports the service.
I agree on that. There is a major problem in PA where they leave the signs up even when the work zone is not active. At least cover it with a black bag or tip the sign over if there is no active work zone. It falls under the over use of warning signs where you begin to disregard them when they are necessary.
I'm against cameras as well, same as marked police cars sitting on the median. All it does is make people slam on their brakes who were going the speed limit anyway, so now everybody is going 15 under all because of that one police car.
I'm curious why you assume I'm going to ask for citations. I'm not talking about a car going 75 hitting my car going 45. I'm talking about a roadside worker or pedestrian getting hit by a car going 45. When I mentioned the ability to maneuver, I was talking about the person in the car. I doubt my reaction time would be fast enough to dodge a car going 45 or 75.
That would be like calling Michelangelo's David NSFW.
Have you been to the Bible Belt?
What are you talking about? "Libertarian" is just about the most politically safe term out there. Both liberals and conservatives (in the U.S.) like to call themselves libertarians, at least when convenient...
It was a joke. Don't you get sarcasm?
What on earth are you talking about? Nobody is fearmongering about libertarians. Nobody.
It was sarcasm. I was going for a joke. If you can't see that, you shouldn't be posting. Or reading.
And what is porn? And who gets to decide this? Some Las Vegas entrepreneur or a born-again from the bible belt?
I'll answer that: Whoever screams the loudest.
"It has already given us remarkable views of Uranus..."
Well, I never!
You most certainly *did*. And NASA has the pics to prove it.
I'm going to make a decision for the safety of us all and state that nobody wants to see GP's anus.
Thank you.
Has the big push for low work zone speed limits mixed with 2-5x fines actually reduced fatalities and serious injuries? If so- thats the cite requested.
Well, I can tell you that I would rather be hit by a car going 45 than 75. It's also not just the risk of impact, but the ability to maneuver with more time to spare. You slow down in a school zone so you can brake or swerve if someone walks in front of your car, that is a similar reason for having slower speed limits through work zones.
Speeding 11mph+ in a work zone in Pennsylvania is a 15-day suspension, 3+ points, and double the fine. Source (Warning, PDF)
Of course, this is all purely speculative. YMMV.
I tried doing a search for "porn" on Wikipedia, but my corporate firewall blocked it.
Soon LordNimon is called down to his manager's office for a meeting with HR...
Should I have marked the link with NSFW? It all depends on who you ask.
For those of us who browse at work, yes: "Oh, a Wikipedia article? This can't be too bad..."
You shouldn't take these comments as "ripped to shreds."
He must browse at -1.
Heh, my friend and I were laughing last week when her textbook cited wikipedia...
Wikipedia can be used as a starting point for learning a subject though. If you don't want to dive into a thick textbook or several case studies on a topic, you can read Wikipedia and get a rundown on what the topic is. If you feel the need (or are doing a project), then you can investigate further and read the textbook or case study and use those as citations.
This is all what the librarians in High School would tell my class. Nothing wrong with using it as a starting point, but it can't be the only source of information.
Porn is a scary sounding word that's easy to use to quickly defame someone.
These sound like the words of a COMMUNIST or a TERRORIST or the dreaded LIBERTARIAN!.
What does that even mean? So you host porn. And you admit some of it is unnecessary. And the ratio of unnecessary porn to necessary porn is too high? WTF?! Just stop hosting porn, or STFU.
This does raise a good question: What is a necessary amount of porn?
"Let's hope the spam posts and voting bots in their forums remain controllable."
Like that will actually do anything. Spamming is just as much of a problem on forums as it is on newsgroups, maybe not as bad since they use captcha. Even then, captcha has been defeated time and time again. This is just a ploy to force people to register with them.