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Nova (PBS) Tuesday - EXCELLENT Program
"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message news:xUkLb.542$8H.4794@attbi_s03... Franz Heymann wrote: are governed ought to have a say in chosing those who govern them. Ours have. Frequently through the generations, almost as a matter of course. It has not had any effect except provide amusing news snippets. If you are a Brit you haven't had a ruling monarch since about when? Willianm and Mary or were they mere figure heads like the genetically challanged Battenberg creatures currently infesting the throne. I am not even sure that William and Mary were anything more than ceremonial ornaments. Franz |
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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message news:Q5eKb.66885$xX.426666@attbi_s02... Franz Heymann wrote: Have you realised that if you were to switch off your space research, a large industry would grind to a halt, thus driving your country even further into bankruptcy than it already is? That is interesting. You think that spending money we don't have will save us from bankruptcy. That is curious to say the least. There is nothing curious about governments attempting to maintain industrial activity in some field or other, in order to try to maintain its viability, or the expertise present in that activity. You presume two facts not in evidence; one: that our space program benefits the economy and two: there are no better uses for the money so taken. I said that there are large industrial activities which are kept alive by the space programme. If the money spent had something to do with our defense or maintaining order and justice in the land, I could abide the expenditure. But sending golf carts to Mars does not fit that description. It does. The expertise developed in the process of sending golf carts careering around on Mars could be very useful in other fields, like defence. If we want space exploration, I propose we all join the L5 Society and fund it in a voluntary fashion. Franz |
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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message news:Q5eKb.66885$xX.426666@attbi_s02... Franz Heymann wrote: Have you realised that if you were to switch off your space research, a large industry would grind to a halt, thus driving your country even further into bankruptcy than it already is? That is interesting. You think that spending money we don't have will save us from bankruptcy. That is curious to say the least. There is nothing curious about governments attempting to maintain industrial activity in some field or other, in order to try to maintain its viability, or the expertise present in that activity. You presume two facts not in evidence; one: that our space program benefits the economy and two: there are no better uses for the money so taken. I said that there are large industrial activities which are kept alive by the space programme. If the money spent had something to do with our defense or maintaining order and justice in the land, I could abide the expenditure. But sending golf carts to Mars does not fit that description. It does. The expertise developed in the process of sending golf carts careering around on Mars could be very useful in other fields, like defence. If we want space exploration, I propose we all join the L5 Society and fund it in a voluntary fashion. Franz |
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Nova (PBS) Tuesday - EXCELLENT Program
"Robert J. Kolker" wrote in message news:Q5eKb.66885$xX.426666@attbi_s02... Franz Heymann wrote: Have you realised that if you were to switch off your space research, a large industry would grind to a halt, thus driving your country even further into bankruptcy than it already is? That is interesting. You think that spending money we don't have will save us from bankruptcy. That is curious to say the least. There is nothing curious about governments attempting to maintain industrial activity in some field or other, in order to try to maintain its viability, or the expertise present in that activity. You presume two facts not in evidence; one: that our space program benefits the economy and two: there are no better uses for the money so taken. I said that there are large industrial activities which are kept alive by the space programme. If the money spent had something to do with our defense or maintaining order and justice in the land, I could abide the expenditure. But sending golf carts to Mars does not fit that description. It does. The expertise developed in the process of sending golf carts careering around on Mars could be very useful in other fields, like defence. If we want space exploration, I propose we all join the L5 Society and fund it in a voluntary fashion. Franz |
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Wayne Brown wrote:
"It is not possible to justify the life of any genuine professional mathematician on the ground of the 'utility' of his work." In some cases it took decades if not generations before an application was found for a mathematical work. Case in point, fractals. It required the computer to make fractals practical. (Say that five times, fast) :-) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Nova (PBS) Tuesday - EXCELLENT Program
Wayne Brown wrote:
"It is not possible to justify the life of any genuine professional mathematician on the ground of the 'utility' of his work." In some cases it took decades if not generations before an application was found for a mathematical work. Case in point, fractals. It required the computer to make fractals practical. (Say that five times, fast) :-) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Nova (PBS) Tuesday - EXCELLENT Program
Wayne Brown wrote:
"It is not possible to justify the life of any genuine professional mathematician on the ground of the 'utility' of his work." In some cases it took decades if not generations before an application was found for a mathematical work. Case in point, fractals. It required the computer to make fractals practical. (Say that five times, fast) :-) -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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