PiLFy
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My last post on this, & then I'm out. Yes, space exploration is really cool stuff. Of course it has merit, & yields benefits that trickle down throughout society. I never said it didn't. We no longer live in caves as Hunter Gatherers. We have fire, now. We even have Prometheus' fire. I think we're pretty comfortable as a species w/the current level of technology. People of my camp feel we could much better spend a percentage of monies from NASA's, the DoD's, & other fed programs. Our country faces very serious fiscal problems that can't be ignored much longer. It's time to refocus that money, & our energies on US. Before it's too late. I don't think backing off the space expenditures for a decade will set us back that far. Dat's all I'm sayin... BTW, where did you find that Aussie PSA pic you have for your avatar? It's sooo you.
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Hum...and nuclear fusion will give us hot robot chicks right? I mean that is why we do ANYTHING! To get some epic ass! Be it real or robo loving! Oh yeah! Cherry 2000! Now that's what I'm talking about! Well, that took long . You're slowing down, Shah.
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Yeah you're right, what was I thinking That doesn't prove a single thing. I did not say space exploration has no worth or benefit there, or anywhere else. Feel free to carry on, squeak. I need to get ready for work tomorrow. Enjoy yourself.
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Who is stomping their foot? I'm not. Nor is anyone else, here. I also never said there's no value in it. Do pay more attention before putting words into others' mouths.
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Nobody from NASA ever said that. Not even in jest. Well, I was paraphrasing a little. I think you get my meaning.
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Other than the fact that I've already told you & your crass demeanor to piss off in an earlier thread. You don't know squat about me. Just because I disagree w/you doesn't make me wrong. I have different priorities than some of you. It's as simple as that. Back on your high horse, Mouse.
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Sounds like someone bought a lot of the BS NASA puts out in their marketing packets. "Yeah, we'll just set up shop on the moon. Then, we'll terraform Mars into a new Eden within...oh, about a year... After that, we'll warp to other galaxies, & be back in time for lunch." We disagree on priorities. Nothing wrong w/that. You guys can try all the debate tactics you please. They're not going to change my opinion on this.
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Yeah, & the annual budgets for the parachuting industry vs. NASA would be how much? Give it a rest, already...
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Yep. If I can buy a brand new PDR for $1080. Why in the Hell would I pay $900 for a 20 year old unknown? P.S.: Oh wait. Don't tell me. It sat in a climate-controlled closet for ten years, right? I always love that part...
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We're back to Apples & Oranges again, huh? Now you're equating a few billion $$ a year for one or two space shots w/a recreational sport? Your numbers are slightly upside down on that one... That's hardly the same thing & you know it, Bill. Save the BS for SC.
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Not the HD ones.
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Bring the heat, Shah !!!
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Been there_done that_got the tee shirt... We don't need to do it again.
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The space race of the Sixties was really an arms race. That's abundantly obvious to most people. What is easier, is maintaining the status quo. That's easier than redirecting efforts & monies to solve the problems on this rock.
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We found rocks worth a gazillion dollars an ounce on the moon, did we??? We developed nuclear power here, not in a ravine 300K miles away.
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Done-on-the-cheap mission? How much was that one, about $170 million? I'm not saying I'd like to see NASA shut down. They can do plenty of things less costly than tossing a few billion here & there into space out of Curiousity. I won't bother checking your numbers. I'm not here to argue. If you add up all the Govt. programs that only cost 1%? 18 billion x several of those programs becomes a substantial piece of change. Change that could......bring change.
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"oh geeze! Please don't move this thread to the SC!" That wasn't my intent. I knew my OP wouldn't be popular w/some of the people, here. That's OK. I'm hardly the only person who feels that way in this country. I didn't post that to start an argument. If it is moved to SC. You can carry on w/o me. There's a reason I rarely venture into that forum. Gun threads are a perfect example of it. Lies, & ridiculous arguments being made again & again. I guess some people get off on that sort of thing. Have fun w/it.
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I AM. Thank You.
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It is, by definition, impossible to know what discoveries are yet to be made by space exploration. My guess is if you had seen Voltaire running around the swamps of France with an jar full of swamp gas hooked up to a static electric generator you would not immediately make the leap to what is currently sitting in most people's garages, but the fact is, there is a direct link between that and the modern automotive engine. The scientific investment is only partly about finding life on Mars. It's also about huge leaps forward in robotics technology and who knows what else in the next century. Voltaire's experiments didn't run anywhere near 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS. Did they? You wanna improve robotics technology? That's a great idea. You can do that a whole lot faster & cheaper right here on Earth...
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Do you work in aerospace too, Bill? We've already been there. It's a barren rock. The mission's stated purpose is limited. They're looking for evidence of prior microbial life. Avatar was a fictional movie. We have far more pressing issues right here in our own country.
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That was a nice-looking bird, Abedy. I've got a dutch oven he would have fit into, nicely. Golden, crispy, oven-baked skin on the outside. Juicy, tasty meat on the inside. Mmm, nom_nom_nom .
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Exploring new worlds always comes at a cost. For instance, I'm fairly certain Queen Isabella had to weigh whether or not it was "worth" financing Christopher Columbus. That said, Spain reaped far more rewards in the long run than the initial exploration ever cost. Apples & Oranges, Quade... I think it's fairly certain we're not going to find new resources to plunder on that rock. They're blowing $2.5 BILLION to see if itty bitty microbes used to exist there. That's hardly the same proposition the Spanish OK'd. It's nothing but a barren rock in space. Let me guess. We're really looking for Iraqi WMDs up there, right? Kah_Ching...
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2.5 BILLION DOLLARS (probably more) spent by a nation in dire financial straits.... I like science & space exploration. It's cool stuff. I'd also like to take a year off work, & spend a few thousand per week on whatever I want to. I don't because I know I can't afford it. I'll stop there. This isn't SC.
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Oh, OK Tahoe... Just do me a favor, & don't start jumping wrapped in a bed sheet, mkay? No rhythmic chanting for hours in the hangar w/burning incense either, alright? P.S.: No, I don't want to buy a plastic flower.