Rich Anderson, where is he?

[Chumley]

There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
to the group.

He posted as ANDERSON RM

He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.

I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
in 1999, in the late summer or fall.

Does anybody know why?

Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?

I doubt he could stay away, so ??????

He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
huge part of the history of this group.

Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?

Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

He's still here.

He's got a new e-mail address, which is why your Google search didn't pick
him up. I don't recall what his new address is, though. At least he
still uses his real name.

He doesn't post here very often anymore, but he's still the same old
Rich... I wouldn't say he ever defined this group, but he was certainly
much more active once upon a time.

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"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

He's still here.

He's got a new e-mail address, which is why your Google search didn't pick
him up. I don't recall what his new address is, though. At least he
still uses his real name.

He doesn't post here very often anymore, but he's still the same old
Rich... I wouldn't say he ever defined this group, but he was certainly
much more active once upon a time.

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"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

He's still here.

He's got a new e-mail address, which is why your Google search didn't pick
him up. I don't recall what his new address is, though. At least he
still uses his real name.

He doesn't post here very often anymore, but he's still the same old
Rich... I wouldn't say he ever defined this group, but he was certainly
much more active once upon a time.

--
To reply, remove the "z" if one appears in my address
"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Bill M]

He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.

He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

[Bill M]

He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.

He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

[Bill M]

He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.

He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

[Jan Owen]

Here you go.



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To reply, remove the "z" if one appears in my address
"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

Here you go.



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To reply, remove the "z" if one appears in my address
"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

Here you go.



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"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

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"Bill M" > wrote in message
...
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.
>
Now THAT's a joke!

[Jan Owen]

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"Bill M" > wrote in message
...
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.
>
Now THAT's a joke!

[Jan Owen]

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"Bill M" > wrote in message
...
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.
>
Now THAT's a joke!

[Chuck Taylor]

"Bill M" > wrote in message
...
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

That sounds like a bad spaghetti western!

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
************************************************** **********

[Chuck Taylor]

"Bill M" > wrote in message
...
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

That sounds like a bad spaghetti western!

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
************************************************** **********

[Chuck Taylor]

"Bill M" > wrote in message
...
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

That sounds like a bad spaghetti western!

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
************************************************** **********

[Mike Simmons]

Bill M wrote:
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
Shawn doesn't have either quality.

Mike Simmons

[Mike Simmons]

Bill M wrote:
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
Shawn doesn't have either quality.

Mike Simmons

[Mike Simmons]

Bill M wrote:
>
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
Shawn doesn't have either quality.

Mike Simmons

[Bill Becker]

"Mike Simmons" > wrote in message
...
> Bill M wrote:
> >
> > He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
> >
> > He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> > higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.
>
> This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
> times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
> Shawn doesn't have either quality.
>
> Mike Simmons

Again, IAWTP!
I consider Rich A. a valuable member of SAA and I always will. He challenges
you to think.

Best regards,
Bill

[Bill Becker]

"Mike Simmons" > wrote in message
...
> Bill M wrote:
> >
> > He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
> >
> > He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> > higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.
>
> This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
> times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
> Shawn doesn't have either quality.
>
> Mike Simmons

Again, IAWTP!
I consider Rich A. a valuable member of SAA and I always will. He challenges
you to think.

Best regards,
Bill

[Bill Becker]

"Mike Simmons" > wrote in message
...
> Bill M wrote:
> >
> > He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
> >
> > He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> > higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.
>
> This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
> times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
> Shawn doesn't have either quality.
>
> Mike Simmons

Again, IAWTP!
I consider Rich A. a valuable member of SAA and I always will. He challenges
you to think.

Best regards,
Bill

[Shawn Grant]

I never considered Rich Anderson a troll. Just because one has opinions you
don't agree with that doesn't make them a troll.

[Shawn Grant]

I never considered Rich Anderson a troll. Just because one has opinions you
don't agree with that doesn't make them a troll.

[Shawn Grant]

I never considered Rich Anderson a troll. Just because one has opinions you
don't agree with that doesn't make them a troll.

[Chumley]

In article
>,
Chumley > wrote:

> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

Thanks for the info........................oh, looking above, I meant
skies!

[Chumley]

In article
>,
Chumley > wrote:

> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

Thanks for the info........................oh, looking above, I meant
skies!

[Chumley]

In article
>,
Chumley > wrote:

> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

Thanks for the info........................oh, looking above, I meant
skies!

[Rod Mollise]

>Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
>in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
>

Hi:

Nah. Rich has been on here in recent times. This past year, as a matter of
fact. Haven't seen anything from him in a month or three, I guess.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
>in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
>

Hi:

Nah. Rich has been on here in recent times. This past year, as a matter of
fact. Haven't seen anything from him in a month or three, I guess.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
>in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
>

Hi:

Nah. Rich has been on here in recent times. This past year, as a matter of
fact. Haven't seen anything from him in a month or three, I guess.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>
>This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
>times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
>Shawn doesn't have either quality.

Hi:

Right. Shawn _can_ be amusing. But he doesn't often choose to share the
knowledge he has, being too wrapped up with his "trolls." Rich, while he rubbed
quite a few folks the wrong way (to put it mildly ;-)), was/is almost always
worth listening to.


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>
>This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
>times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
>Shawn doesn't have either quality.

Hi:

Right. Shawn _can_ be amusing. But he doesn't often choose to share the
knowledge he has, being too wrapped up with his "trolls." Rich, while he rubbed
quite a few folks the wrong way (to put it mildly ;-)), was/is almost always
worth listening to.


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>
>This must be Shawn under another pseudonym. Rich may be cantankerous at
>times but he knows a lot about telescopes and posts useful material.
>Shawn doesn't have either quality.

Hi:

Right. Shawn _can_ be amusing. But he doesn't often choose to share the
knowledge he has, being too wrapped up with his "trolls." Rich, while he rubbed
quite a few folks the wrong way (to put it mildly ;-)), was/is almost always
worth listening to.


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Alan W. Craft]

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 07:54:52 -0500, "Shawn Grant" > ...reflected:

>I never considered Rich Anderson a troll. Just because one has opinions you
>don't agree with that doesn't make them a troll.

Hear, hear...

Alan

[Alan W. Craft]

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 07:54:52 -0500, "Shawn Grant" > ...reflected:

>I never considered Rich Anderson a troll. Just because one has opinions you
>don't agree with that doesn't make them a troll.

Hear, hear...

Alan

[Alan W. Craft]

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 07:54:52 -0500, "Shawn Grant" > ...reflected:

>I never considered Rich Anderson a troll. Just because one has opinions you
>don't agree with that doesn't make them a troll.

Hear, hear...

Alan

[Jan Owen]

Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.

Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

*****************
*****************
Did anyone else figure 20 years ago that they might be dead before
NASA returned a sample from Mars???
It's nice that the probe made it down to Mars safely and appears to be
working well, especially after the Japanese and Brit probes failed.
At least
some work will get done, but it's irksome that now we find out no
samples
will be brought back from Mars for at least a decade. NASA's goals
have
really fallen behind the times. Theoretically, had other paths been
followed since the 1950s, we could have had people on Mars in the next
10 years.
But the paths they took have resulted in some pretty discouraging
experience.
For one, these probes don't appear to be much different than the
Viking landers
that made it to Mars over 27 years ago, except they have a rover,
which was
done in the 1990s as well. No way will NASA have an ice borer on
Europa before
2025 either. Instead, we have the costly and increasingly decrepit
Shuttle Program and the horrifically costly ($120b and counting)and
miscalculated ISS sucking NASA dry, keeping them 20 years behind where
they should be at this point in space exploration. Long distance
rocket technology was left to rot
after the hugely successful Apollo program....Now, in panic mode due
to Chinese
proposals for space exploration, NASA and the American government are
scrambling
to re-arrange things. Not a moment too soon.
-Rich

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"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.

Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

*****************
*****************
Did anyone else figure 20 years ago that they might be dead before
NASA returned a sample from Mars???
It's nice that the probe made it down to Mars safely and appears to be
working well, especially after the Japanese and Brit probes failed.
At least
some work will get done, but it's irksome that now we find out no
samples
will be brought back from Mars for at least a decade. NASA's goals
have
really fallen behind the times. Theoretically, had other paths been
followed since the 1950s, we could have had people on Mars in the next
10 years.
But the paths they took have resulted in some pretty discouraging
experience.
For one, these probes don't appear to be much different than the
Viking landers
that made it to Mars over 27 years ago, except they have a rover,
which was
done in the 1990s as well. No way will NASA have an ice borer on
Europa before
2025 either. Instead, we have the costly and increasingly decrepit
Shuttle Program and the horrifically costly ($120b and counting)and
miscalculated ISS sucking NASA dry, keeping them 20 years behind where
they should be at this point in space exploration. Long distance
rocket technology was left to rot
after the hugely successful Apollo program....Now, in panic mode due
to Chinese
proposals for space exploration, NASA and the American government are
scrambling
to re-arrange things. Not a moment too soon.
-Rich

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"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Jan Owen]

Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.

Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

*****************
*****************
Did anyone else figure 20 years ago that they might be dead before
NASA returned a sample from Mars???
It's nice that the probe made it down to Mars safely and appears to be
working well, especially after the Japanese and Brit probes failed.
At least
some work will get done, but it's irksome that now we find out no
samples
will be brought back from Mars for at least a decade. NASA's goals
have
really fallen behind the times. Theoretically, had other paths been
followed since the 1950s, we could have had people on Mars in the next
10 years.
But the paths they took have resulted in some pretty discouraging
experience.
For one, these probes don't appear to be much different than the
Viking landers
that made it to Mars over 27 years ago, except they have a rover,
which was
done in the 1990s as well. No way will NASA have an ice borer on
Europa before
2025 either. Instead, we have the costly and increasingly decrepit
Shuttle Program and the horrifically costly ($120b and counting)and
miscalculated ISS sucking NASA dry, keeping them 20 years behind where
they should be at this point in space exploration. Long distance
rocket technology was left to rot
after the hugely successful Apollo program....Now, in panic mode due
to Chinese
proposals for space exploration, NASA and the American government are
scrambling
to re-arrange things. Not a moment too soon.
-Rich

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"Chumley" > wrote in message
...
> There used to be a guy named Rich Anderson, who lived in Toronto, Canada
> that posted here. He posted thousands, if not tens of thousands of times
> to the group.
>
> He posted as ANDERSON RM
>
> He had a knack for getting people going, but knew a lot about scopes.
>
> I've been away from the group for many years, and did a search back in
> Google for his postings since then. He appears to have stopped posting
> in 1999, in the late summer or fall.
>
> Does anybody know why?
>
> Does he post under a different name, or just lurk now?
>
> I doubt he could stay away, so ??????
>
> He sort of defined the group back then along with a few others. He got
> in a few real heated debates with guys who defended Roland and AP
> scopes. I think he hated AP and Televue, which didn't make him any
> friends. I got into a bit of it with him at the time as well, he was a
> huge part of the history of this group.
>
> Anyway,,,,,just wondering if anybody knows?
>
> Clear Skys, and Cheers!

[Ratboy99]

>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program coming
along?
rat
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[Ratboy99]

>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program coming
along?
rat
~( );>

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[Ratboy99]

>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program coming
along?
rat
~( );>

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[Howard Lester]

"Ratboy99" wrote

> >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

> Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program
coming
> along?
> rat

Plenty of space available in the Northwest Territories... c'mon up!

Eh?

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[Howard Lester]

"Ratboy99" wrote

> >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

> Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program
coming
> along?
> rat

Plenty of space available in the Northwest Territories... c'mon up!

Eh?

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[Howard Lester]

"Ratboy99" wrote

> >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...

> Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program
coming
> along?
> rat

Plenty of space available in the Northwest Territories... c'mon up!

Eh?

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[Craig Levine]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:59 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
wrote:

>Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
>might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.
>
>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>
<splitting hairs> doesn't the "NA" in "NASA" stnd for "North
American". What? There's more to North America than the USA???
</splitting hairs>

Remember the Robotic Arm on the shuttle and ISS.

I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader,
And I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber or own a dogsled,
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally, or Susie from Canada,
Although I am certain they are really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it "about" ... not "a-boot".
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping not policing;
Diversity not assimilation;
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A touque is a hat; a chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced ZED not ZEE; ZED!
Canada is the second largest landmass,
The first nation of hockey, (Don't talk to me about the World Junior
Hockey Championship, where the Canadian Gaolie scored on himself!)

And the best part of North America!

MY NAME IS Craig AND I AM CANADIAN!!!

Running, ducking, and giggling like a maniac,

- Craig

[Craig Levine]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:59 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
wrote:

>Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
>might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.
>
>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>
<splitting hairs> doesn't the "NA" in "NASA" stnd for "North
American". What? There's more to North America than the USA???
</splitting hairs>

Remember the Robotic Arm on the shuttle and ISS.

I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader,
And I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber or own a dogsled,
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally, or Susie from Canada,
Although I am certain they are really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it "about" ... not "a-boot".
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping not policing;
Diversity not assimilation;
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A touque is a hat; a chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced ZED not ZEE; ZED!
Canada is the second largest landmass,
The first nation of hockey, (Don't talk to me about the World Junior
Hockey Championship, where the Canadian Gaolie scored on himself!)

And the best part of North America!

MY NAME IS Craig AND I AM CANADIAN!!!

Running, ducking, and giggling like a maniac,

- Craig

[Craig Levine]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:59 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
wrote:

>Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
>might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.
>
>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>
<splitting hairs> doesn't the "NA" in "NASA" stnd for "North
American". What? There's more to North America than the USA???
</splitting hairs>

Remember the Robotic Arm on the shuttle and ISS.

I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader,
And I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber or own a dogsled,
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally, or Susie from Canada,
Although I am certain they are really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it "about" ... not "a-boot".
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping not policing;
Diversity not assimilation;
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A touque is a hat; a chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced ZED not ZEE; ZED!
Canada is the second largest landmass,
The first nation of hockey, (Don't talk to me about the World Junior
Hockey Championship, where the Canadian Gaolie scored on himself!)

And the best part of North America!

MY NAME IS Craig AND I AM CANADIAN!!!

Running, ducking, and giggling like a maniac,

- Craig

[Jan Owen]

--
To reply, remove the "z" if one appears in my address
"Howard Lester" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ratboy99" wrote
>
> > >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's
NASA...
>
> > Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program
> coming
> > along?
> > rat
>
> Plenty of space available in the Northwest Territories... c'mon up!
>
> Eh?
>
> Howard Lester

Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat, either...
Have to run those equatorial mounts with dry lube instead of grease,
otherwise they might freeze up solid... Not to mention freezing an
eyeball, now and then, to a short eye relief ortho... YIKES!!!

[Jan Owen]

--
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"Howard Lester" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ratboy99" wrote
>
> > >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's
NASA...
>
> > Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program
> coming
> > along?
> > rat
>
> Plenty of space available in the Northwest Territories... c'mon up!
>
> Eh?
>
> Howard Lester

Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat, either...
Have to run those equatorial mounts with dry lube instead of grease,
otherwise they might freeze up solid... Not to mention freezing an
eyeball, now and then, to a short eye relief ortho... YIKES!!!

[Jan Owen]

--
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"Howard Lester" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ratboy99" wrote
>
> > >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's
NASA...
>
> > Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program
> coming
> > along?
> > rat
>
> Plenty of space available in the Northwest Territories... c'mon up!
>
> Eh?
>
> Howard Lester

Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat, either...
Have to run those equatorial mounts with dry lube instead of grease,
otherwise they might freeze up solid... Not to mention freezing an
eyeball, now and then, to a short eye relief ortho... YIKES!!!

[Jan Owen]

There's more to North America than the USA???
> </splitting hairs>

Depends on where you live. South of USA, the answer still may be USA.
North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.

Similar kinda' thing happens when you start talking about Mad Cow
Disease...

[Jan Owen]

There's more to North America than the USA???
> </splitting hairs>

Depends on where you live. South of USA, the answer still may be USA.
North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.

Similar kinda' thing happens when you start talking about Mad Cow
Disease...

[Jan Owen]

There's more to North America than the USA???
> </splitting hairs>

Depends on where you live. South of USA, the answer still may be USA.
North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.

Similar kinda' thing happens when you start talking about Mad Cow
Disease...

[Tom Rankin]

Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!

Look at a map if you do not believe me, and pay close attention to the
islands in the great lakes...

Jan Owen wrote:

> North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
> France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.

--
Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night!
Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association - http://jump.to/mhaa

When replying, remove the capital letters from my email address.

[Tom Rankin]

Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!

Look at a map if you do not believe me, and pay close attention to the
islands in the great lakes...

Jan Owen wrote:

> North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
> France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.

--
Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night!
Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association - http://jump.to/mhaa

When replying, remove the capital letters from my email address.

[Tom Rankin]

Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!

Look at a map if you do not believe me, and pay close attention to the
islands in the great lakes...

Jan Owen wrote:

> North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
> France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.

--
Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night!
Mid-Hudson Astronomy Association - http://jump.to/mhaa

When replying, remove the capital letters from my email address.

[Jan Owen]

--
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"Tom Rankin" > wrote in message
...
> Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!
>
> Look at a map if you do not believe me, and pay close attention to the
> islands in the great lakes...


Yes. But Who's on first!!!

>
> Jan Owen wrote:
>
> > North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
> > France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.
>
> --
> Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night!

[Jan Owen]

--
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"Tom Rankin" > wrote in message
...
> Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!
>
> Look at a map if you do not believe me, and pay close attention to the
> islands in the great lakes...


Yes. But Who's on first!!!

>
> Jan Owen wrote:
>
> > North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
> > France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.
>
> --
> Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night!

[Jan Owen]

--
To reply, remove the "z" if one appears in my address
"Tom Rankin" > wrote in message
...
> Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!
>
> Look at a map if you do not believe me, and pay close attention to the
> islands in the great lakes...


Yes. But Who's on first!!!

>
> Jan Owen wrote:
>
> > North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
> > France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.
>
> --
> Tom Rankin - Programmer by day, amateur astronomer by night!

[Craig Levine]

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:11:02 GMT, Craig Levine
> wrote:

>On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:59 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
>wrote:
>
>>Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
>>might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.
>>
>>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>>
> <splitting hairs> doesn't the "NA" in "NASA" stnd for "North
>American". What? There's more to North America than the USA???
></splitting hairs>
>
LOL! The "NA" stands for "National Aeronautics" D'oh! That's ok...I'm
sure that the Canadian Space Agency has a nice 200 sq foot rented
office that's decorated tastefully. At least a Canuck, Chris
Hadfield, has held a senior position in the manned spaceflight
program.

- Craig. hiding his shame at Canada's loss in the World Junior Hockey
Championsip to Team USA

[Craig Levine]

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:11:02 GMT, Craig Levine
> wrote:

>On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:59 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
>wrote:
>
>>Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
>>might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.
>>
>>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>>
> <splitting hairs> doesn't the "NA" in "NASA" stnd for "North
>American". What? There's more to North America than the USA???
></splitting hairs>
>
LOL! The "NA" stands for "National Aeronautics" D'oh! That's ok...I'm
sure that the Canadian Space Agency has a nice 200 sq foot rented
office that's decorated tastefully. At least a Canuck, Chris
Hadfield, has held a senior position in the manned spaceflight
program.

- Craig. hiding his shame at Canada's loss in the World Junior Hockey
Championsip to Team USA

[Craig Levine]

On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:11:02 GMT, Craig Levine
> wrote:

>On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:59 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
>wrote:
>
>>Since you were concerned about Rich Anderson's whereabouts, I thought you
>>might have missed this, though Rich posted it to SAA today.
>>
>>Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>>
> <splitting hairs> doesn't the "NA" in "NASA" stnd for "North
>American". What? There's more to North America than the USA???
></splitting hairs>
>
LOL! The "NA" stands for "National Aeronautics" D'oh! That's ok...I'm
sure that the Canadian Space Agency has a nice 200 sq foot rented
office that's decorated tastefully. At least a Canuck, Chris
Hadfield, has held a senior position in the manned spaceflight
program.

- Craig. hiding his shame at Canada's loss in the World Junior Hockey
Championsip to Team USA

[Craig Levine]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:37:48 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
wrote:

> There's more to North America than the USA???
>> </splitting hairs>
>
>Depends on where you live. South of USA, the answer still may be USA.
>North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
>France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.
>
>Similar kinda' thing happens when you start talking about Mad Cow
>Disease...
>

True 'nuff.
- Craig

[Craig Levine]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:37:48 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
wrote:

> There's more to North America than the USA???
>> </splitting hairs>
>
>Depends on where you live. South of USA, the answer still may be USA.
>North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
>France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.
>
>Similar kinda' thing happens when you start talking about Mad Cow
>Disease...
>

True 'nuff.
- Craig

[Craig Levine]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:37:48 -0700, "Jan Owen" >
wrote:

> There's more to North America than the USA???
>> </splitting hairs>
>
>Depends on where you live. South of USA, the answer still may be USA.
>North of USA, it might be part of America, part of England, or part of
>France. Kinda' hard to tell sometimes.
>
>Similar kinda' thing happens when you start talking about Mad Cow
>Disease...
>

True 'nuff.
- Craig

[Tdcarls]

<<<Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!>>>

AAMOF, the most northernly point of California is farther north than the most
southernly point of Ontario.


Todd

http://www.backyardastronomy.com
http://www.skynewsmagazine.com
http://www.members.aol.com/tdcarls/simpleastrophotography.html

[Tdcarls]

<<<Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!>>>

AAMOF, the most northernly point of California is farther north than the most
southernly point of Ontario.


Todd

http://www.backyardastronomy.com
http://www.skynewsmagazine.com
http://www.members.aol.com/tdcarls/simpleastrophotography.html

[Tdcarls]

<<<Some parts of 30 US States are NORTH of 1 part of Canada!>>>

AAMOF, the most northernly point of California is farther north than the most
southernly point of Ontario.


Todd

http://www.backyardastronomy.com
http://www.skynewsmagazine.com
http://www.members.aol.com/tdcarls/simpleastrophotography.html

[Rod Mollise]

>Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat, either...

I can settle this...y'all are _all_ GD yankees! :-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat, either...

I can settle this...y'all are _all_ GD yankees! :-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Rod Mollise]

>Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat, either...

I can settle this...y'all are _all_ GD yankees! :-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
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[Chuck Taylor]

"Rod Mollise" > wrote in message
...
> >Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat,
either...
>
> I can settle this...y'all are _all_ GD yankees! :-)

My mother says she was 20 before she realized that GDyankee wasn't one word.

;-)

Clear Skies!

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
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> Peace,
> Rod Mollise
> Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
> Like SCTs and MCTs?
> Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
> Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Chuck Taylor]

"Rod Mollise" > wrote in message
...
> >Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat,
either...
>
> I can settle this...y'all are _all_ GD yankees! :-)

My mother says she was 20 before she realized that GDyankee wasn't one word.

;-)

Clear Skies!

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
************************************************** **********


> Peace,
> Rod Mollise
> Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
> Like SCTs and MCTs?
> Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
> Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Chuck Taylor]

"Rod Mollise" > wrote in message
...
> >Not too much light pollution up there, eh??? Not too much heat,
either...
>
> I can settle this...y'all are _all_ GD yankees! :-)

My mother says she was 20 before she realized that GDyankee wasn't one word.

;-)

Clear Skies!

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/
************************************************** **********


> Peace,
> Rod Mollise
> Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
> Like SCTs and MCTs?
> Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
> Goto <http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html>

[Jo Stoller]

Craig Levine wrote
>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>a nice 200 sq foot rented office

Surely it should be described as 20 m²
?

[Jo Stoller]

Craig Levine wrote
>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>a nice 200 sq foot rented office

Surely it should be described as 20 m²
?

[Jo Stoller]

Craig Levine wrote
>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>a nice 200 sq foot rented office

Surely it should be described as 20 m²
?

[Richard F.L.R. Snashall]

Jo Stoller wrote:

>Craig Levine wrote
>
>
>>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>>a nice 200 sq foot rented office
>>
>>
>
>Surely it should be described as 20 m²
>?
>
>
Nope. 18.58 unless you are from Indiana.

--
------

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[Richard F.L.R. Snashall]

Jo Stoller wrote:

>Craig Levine wrote
>
>
>>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>>a nice 200 sq foot rented office
>>
>>
>
>Surely it should be described as 20 m²
>?
>
>
Nope. 18.58 unless you are from Indiana.

--
------

Rick S.

http://users.rcn.com/rflrs

[Richard F.L.R. Snashall]

Jo Stoller wrote:

>Craig Levine wrote
>
>
>>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>>a nice 200 sq foot rented office
>>
>>
>
>Surely it should be described as 20 m²
>?
>
>
Nope. 18.58 unless you are from Indiana.

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Rick S.

http://users.rcn.com/rflrs

[Richard]

(Ratboy99) wrote in message >...
> >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>
> Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program coming
> along?
> rat
> ~( );>
>
> email: remove 'et' from .com(et) in above email address

Our country (Canada) is universally famous for investing less (in terms of
% of our national income) in all types
of R&D and pure science than any other Western country. It's like
similar to how the U.S. views foreign aid.
But we have some good private companies doing work. The CCDs in the
Mars probes are from Dalsa, a Canadian company based in Waterloo, Ontario.
I think.
-Rich

[Richard]

(Ratboy99) wrote in message >...
> >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>
> Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program coming
> along?
> rat
> ~( );>
>
> email: remove 'et' from .com(et) in above email address

Our country (Canada) is universally famous for investing less (in terms of
% of our national income) in all types
of R&D and pure science than any other Western country. It's like
similar to how the U.S. views foreign aid.
But we have some good private companies doing work. The CCDs in the
Mars probes are from Dalsa, a Canadian company based in Waterloo, Ontario.
I think.
-Rich

[Richard]

(Ratboy99) wrote in message >...
> >Below, we have Rich, the Canadian, trolling about the America's NASA...
>
> Yeah, and he is a Canadian. So, um, how is that Canadian space program coming
> along?
> rat
> ~( );>
>
> email: remove 'et' from .com(et) in above email address

Our country (Canada) is universally famous for investing less (in terms of
% of our national income) in all types
of R&D and pure science than any other Western country. It's like
similar to how the U.S. views foreign aid.
But we have some good private companies doing work. The CCDs in the
Mars probes are from Dalsa, a Canadian company based in Waterloo, Ontario.
I think.
-Rich

[Cousin Ricky]

"Bill M" > wrote in message >...
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

I guess there's no accounting for taste. Shawn is far more
entertaining than Rich, but Rich IMHO has always had higher quality
material. Unlike the kooks, though, both of them are true amateur
astronomers, and know their stuff--even when they're talking nonsense.


Clear skies!

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------------------- Richard Callwood III --------------------
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~ eastern Massachusetts ~ USDA zone 6 (1992-95) ~
--------------- http://cac.uvi.edu/staff/rc3/ ---------------

[Cousin Ricky]

"Bill M" > wrote in message >...
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

I guess there's no accounting for taste. Shawn is far more
entertaining than Rich, but Rich IMHO has always had higher quality
material. Unlike the kooks, though, both of them are true amateur
astronomers, and know their stuff--even when they're talking nonsense.


Clear skies!

--
------------------- Richard Callwood III --------------------
~ U.S. Virgin Islands ~ USDA zone 11 ~ 18.3N, 64.9W ~
~ eastern Massachusetts ~ USDA zone 6 (1992-95) ~
--------------- http://cac.uvi.edu/staff/rc3/ ---------------

[Cousin Ricky]

"Bill M" > wrote in message >...
> He still posts under the address rander 3127 at aol dot com.
>
> He developed a lower profile in 1999 as a new troller with much
> higher quality material rode into town: Shawn Grant.

I guess there's no accounting for taste. Shawn is far more
entertaining than Rich, but Rich IMHO has always had higher quality
material. Unlike the kooks, though, both of them are true amateur
astronomers, and know their stuff--even when they're talking nonsense.


Clear skies!

--
------------------- Richard Callwood III --------------------
~ U.S. Virgin Islands ~ USDA zone 11 ~ 18.3N, 64.9W ~
~ eastern Massachusetts ~ USDA zone 6 (1992-95) ~
--------------- http://cac.uvi.edu/staff/rc3/ ---------------

[Pat Norton]

Richard F.L.R. Snashall wrote
>>>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>>>a nice 200 sq foot rented office
>>
>>Surely it should be described as 20 m²
>
>18.58

It was a translation of an idea (small office), not a measurement of a
specific area. Too much precision can make things look weird.

Just my 2.54154 cents.

[Pat Norton]

Richard F.L.R. Snashall wrote
>>>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>>>a nice 200 sq foot rented office
>>
>>Surely it should be described as 20 m²
>
>18.58

It was a translation of an idea (small office), not a measurement of a
specific area. Too much precision can make things look weird.

Just my 2.54154 cents.

[Pat Norton]

Richard F.L.R. Snashall wrote
>>>I'm sure that the Canadian Space Agency has
>>>a nice 200 sq foot rented office
>>
>>Surely it should be described as 20 m²
>
>18.58

It was a translation of an idea (small office), not a measurement of a
specific area. Too much precision can make things look weird.

Just my 2.54154 cents.