Comments on: A skewed look at March Storm

By: Jeff Foust

Jeff Foust — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:04:44 +0000

Well, since it appears the conversation has run its course, I have closed comments on this post. I apologize to anyone who didn’t have an opportunity to commend on this post’s subject before the discussion spiraled out of control.

By: Lazarus Long

Lazarus Long — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:37:26 +0000

> The HUMAN RACE is an embarrassment.

“In declaring his love for a beaver dam (erected by beavers for beavers’ purposes) and his hatred for dams erected by men (for the purposes of men) the Naturist reveals his hatred for his own race—i.e., his own self-hatred.

“In the case of ‘Naturists’ such self-hatred is understandable; they are such a sorry lot. But hatred is too strong an emotion to feel toward them; pity and contempt are the most they rate.”

By: Mike Puckett

Mike Puckett — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:36:05 +0000

“Of course you can’t, you’re a dumb fuck American.”

Are these cheap insults part of the “higher standards” you mention subscribing to in your first post in this thread?

By: Thomas Lee Elifritz

Thomas Lee Elifritz — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:54:59 +0000

this is the first time I’ve seen durnk bloging.

I rest my case.

(Sorry Jim, couldn’t help myself.)

Of course you can’t, you’re a dumb fuck American.

By: MrEarl

MrEarl — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:33:24 +0000

Hey Tom:
You’re at a level 9 right now but we realy need you at about a 3.
I’ve heard of drunk dialing before but this is the first time I’ve seen durnk bloging.

(Sorry Jim, couldn’t help myself.)

By: Thomas Lee Elifritz

Thomas Lee Elifritz — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:32:03 +0000

I’m not calling anyone one person shit, I’m spreading it around, because we are ALL responsible for the failure. I don’t see how any one person could be offended by anything anyone says. They’re words, and if they are offended, then that’s great, I am so happy to offend them with mere words, and not bullets and bombs, words that in another language might be translated as ‘^$#&^$@$!.

What really makes me angry, is that very few Americans are unwilling to stand up and say, look we’ve made some huge mistakes, we are failures.

I presonally am a failure, because I didn’t do more to prevent this American tragedy, besides vote. But I’m not going to fail myself again by not raising my voice.

I could care less if people agree with me or not, or like my space colonization design or not. But I’ve got a design, and I’ve published it. Take it or leave it. Knowing America as I do, I’m confident that they’ll forget all about it by Monday.

I’m not singling anyone out, I’m not singling any religion out, I’m not even singling AMERICA out, The HUMAN RACE is an embarrassment.

There is no advanced civilization on this planet.

By: Rand Simberg

Rand Simberg — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:27:50 +0000

Folks, please don’t feed the troll. There’s a reason that he’s in so many killfiles on Usenet.

By: Donald F. Robertson

Donald F. Robertson — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:09:25 +0000

Thomas, I share your apparent view that we should use current assets (e.g., the EELVs), rather than developing new ones, though it is sometimes hard to tell through your anger what you are actually saying. I also share your poor opinion of this disastrous Administration. However, with respect, telling people they are shit is not a good way to get them to share your opinion.

Please, let’s try to keep this civil.

— Donald

By: Mike Puckett

Mike Puckett — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:04:27 +0000

“This administration is shit, and thus by simple logical deduction, the people they represent are shit. America is shit, get it? I’d like to change that.
”

Because it is so much easier to get people convinced to build your corn silo to the stars SSTO with public treasure if you call them shit than it is to actually compile a business plan and do it yourself.

Check, got it! That makes perfect sense!

By: Thomas Lee Elifritz

Thomas Lee Elifritz — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:56:01 +0000

No Mike, SPACE is for colonization. The moon, mars, the moons of mars, and the asteroids and comets are all in space. Space is not for exploration. Space is nothing. One doesn’t explore nothing. Colonization is creating something out of nothing. What we have to work with are the Earth, the shuttle, the ISS and some ELVs. These assets are far more credible than the ESAS, the CEV and the HLV, because they exist, and are ready to be thrown at the space colonization problem right now. What this imcompetent administration has effectively done is taken their eyes, and everyone elses eyes, off the ball. They do this with everything they touch. If we are going to throw billions of dollars more at the space colonization problem, then that money has to be spent on existing infrastructure, and any new infrastructure has to be credible space colonization assets.

VSE is not even about space colonization, and ESAS isn’t even remotely credible. George W. Bush and his cronies has destroyed any possibility of any near term space colonization effort just like they have destroyed and ruined every other thing they have touched in the last six years. This administration is shit, and thus by simple logical deduction, the people they represent are shit. America is shit, get it? I’d like to change that.