Reconsideration

Umm, maybe you haven't realized it yet, but that was Rand's April Fools
post.

He had me going up until about paragraph 3 or so (I think "We have a
space station, if we could just muster up the gumption to finish it"
was about when I stopped asking myself, "gee, what has Rand gotten
disillusioned about and what new direction does he see?").

Jim Kingdon wrote:

Umm, maybe you haven't realized it yet, but that was Rand's April Fools
post.



He had me going up until about paragraph 3 or so (I think "We have a
space station, if we could just muster up the gumption to finish it"
was about when I stopped asking myself, "gee, what has Rand gotten
disillusioned about and what new direction does he see?").


I was actually feeling sorry for him, but twas all a sham.
Live and learn.

Pat

"Jim Kingdon" wrote in message

Umm, maybe you haven't realized it yet, but that was Rand's April Fools
post.

He had me going up until about paragraph 3 or so (I think "We have a
space station, if we could just muster up the gumption to finish it"
was about when I stopped asking myself, "gee, what has Rand gotten
disillusioned about and what new direction does he see?").

Oh, good grief. Got me too. That's hilarious.

Jon

Jim Kingdon ) wrote:
: Umm, maybe you haven't realized it yet, but that was Rand's April Fools
: post.

: He had me going up until about paragraph 3 or so (I think "We have a
: space station, if we could just muster up the gumption to finish it"
: was about when I stopped asking myself, "gee, what has Rand gotten
: disillusioned about and what new direction does he see?").

Yeah, sort of like "sell the house, sell the wife, sell the kids, sell
everything, I'm gong into the commercial space business...now!", just in
reverse.

Let me reiterate. I want to be wrong, proven wrong. I want my scepticism
of commercial spaceflight to be absolutely disproven with success. I'd
trade my assessment for success in a heartbeat. I don't wish failure on
anyone because I want to be right. Hell, I want to be wrong! But, based
upon results thus far, what can anyone say?

Eric

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:00:55 -0400, in a place far, far away,
(Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

Let me reiterate. I want to be wrong, proven wrong.

That's good, since you get your stated heart's desire every day,
multiple times, often in hilarious ways.

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:00:55 -0400, in a place far, far away,
: (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

: Let me reiterate. I want to be wrong, proven wrong.

: That's good, since you get your stated heart's desire every day,
: multiple times, often in hilarious ways.

All that said, none of this makes you right, Rand. Never forget THAT part
of it. Again, if you truly are some sort of representative for commercial
spaceflight (which is what this post was about -that part you deleted in
your intellectually dishonest way), then no wonder it has no proven track
record. In short, they'll need more than the likes of you to have success.

Eric

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 09:30:26 -0400, in a place far, far away,
(Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:00:55 -0400, in a place far, far away,
: (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

: Let me reiterate. I want to be wrong, proven wrong.

: That's good, since you get your stated heart's desire every day,
: multiple times, often in hilarious ways.

All that said, none of this makes you right, Rand.

Who said it did?