Reading this article led me to wonder why we are doing this when there is so much to fix on the planet we are already on.
Artemis: Nasa expects humans to live on Moon this decade https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63688229
Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that the Nature he is destroying is this God he is worshipping. -Hubert Reeves
Planning an escape route for the few at the top of the pyramid would be my guess.
Love that quote, but I think I'd replace unaware with denying. Minor point, the sentiment still holds.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Most days, anything to do w/ space seems a waste of money to me. But, and there's always a but, I believe it's possible to remedy the world's woes and explore.
That quote only works to send a message in broad terms. Broken down, it is faulty and poor logic. I get what Reeves was saying and agree with the basic premise. But Man does not worship God, Man worships himself; those who accurately worship God also reverence His creation and are good stewards of it.
Eversource is raising our electric bill by 23% because of the cost of fossil fuel in Massachusetts and the increasing demand for kilowatts. Throwing a few billion from the rocket budget would help fix the problem. A growing fleet of electric vehicles and rickety grid with not enough chargers could use some fixing, too.
Pulled out an old bottle of vodka to make a bloody Mary. Half the cork stayed in the neck of the bottle when I pulled the lid so I tried a method I saw a while back. Took my torch and heated the neck just below the cork and in a short time the cork popped out.
The Doomsday Clock indicates the likelihood of a global catastrophe. With the clock sitting at 100 seconds to midnight, there are plenty of problems to take care of here on Earth.
So why are we going back to the moon at any cost?
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By contrast, commercial aerospace company Space-X’s smaller but reusable Falcon Heavy rocket costs just $90 million per launch. The company’s upcoming behemoth, the 394-foot tall Starship, is projected to cost as little as $10 million per launch. Even if these estimates are optimistic, Space-X rockets will be a bargain compared to the projected $93 billion that NASA will spend to land two astronauts on the moon.
There is, however, a touch of irony that we're having this conversation on devices that primarily exist solely because of the knowledge gained in the pursuit of space exploration.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
It’s another form of money laundering for politicians. Large sums are given for research grants to certain organizations in certain districts. Then lobbyists for those organizations pay politicians through “campaign contributions “ and other means.
And call me a conspiracy theorist or whatever…but I find it hard to believe that if going back to the moon is so important why haven’t we done it yet. If we had the technology in the ‘60s it should be exponentially easier now. I find it hard to believe there haven’t been multiple trips in recent years.
I’m just curious though, with all the climate geniuses out there…why hasn’t there been a stop put to rocket blasts??? They don’t want me to use a gas powered lawn mower but blast rockets emitting who knows how much dangerous shít into the air at a whim. Those rocket blast create their own weather systems!! But heaven forbid I cut my damn grass.
Ok…I gotta stop before I get wound up lol
Ok, let’s just say that all of that👆🏻is 100% water vapor. With the amount of heat generated, and the force that the vapor is expelled (generally in the gulf coast area) people are going to try to tell me that my truck is causing an uptick in hurricanes???
I just can’t get behind the whole space exploration thing…not until they can at least tell me where on Earth the planes of flight 19 are, or where Jimmy Hoffa is, or on and on….there’s still plenty here to explore that wouldn’t cost us nearly as much.
I have no proof but I think we are in a space race with at least the Chinese. There are no International governing rules in space. Who will develop a base on the moon first? Who will control the moon? Will that country militarize their base? More questions than answers.
At home already for the week…on Tuesday 🙄. Being told there’s nothing left “we” can do this week that can’t be done over the phone. Laziness is a frickin cancer.
Busy enough today that I don't have time not to just do things to get them off my plate. Benjamin Franklin once said that "if you want something done, ask a busy person." People who aren't busy have the time to put things off.
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Ok…I have questions
Do people just eat this stuff outta the bag with a spoon???
What happens if I do??
How do you just cook it without putting it in something?
At what temp is it cooked?
My main question is why in the hell does a bag of flour need a warning label???
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
@First_Warrior said:
Lawyers are trained in the art of deceit.
I think the one I talked to was getting sauced after his Thanksgiving but the guy's reputation is impeccable so... $350 an hour on the phone well spent.
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I ordered some of the ccom cyber Monday deals and they somehow managed to place an order for me on a box of LFD Air Bender Double Press that I didn't want. Now I have to call them on their busiest day of the year to get it canceled. Wish me luck.
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Ricky showed up at Steve's today.
Reading this article led me to wonder why we are doing this when there is so much to fix on the planet we are already on.
Artemis: Nasa expects humans to live on Moon this decade
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63688229
Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that the Nature he is destroying is this God he is worshipping. -Hubert Reeves
Planning an escape route for the few at the top of the pyramid would be my guess.
Love that quote, but I think I'd replace unaware with denying. Minor point, the sentiment still holds.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
It's that time of the year again when everyone in my house has a fever but me. Maybe they should all take up cigar smoking and whiskey drinking too!
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Most days, anything to do w/ space seems a waste of money to me. But, and there's always a but, I believe it's possible to remedy the world's woes and explore.
That quote only works to send a message in broad terms. Broken down, it is faulty and poor logic. I get what Reeves was saying and agree with the basic premise. But Man does not worship God, Man worships himself; those who accurately worship God also reverence His creation and are good stewards of it.
Eversource is raising our electric bill by 23% because of the cost of fossil fuel in Massachusetts and the increasing demand for kilowatts. Throwing a few billion from the rocket budget would help fix the problem. A growing fleet of electric vehicles and rickety grid with not enough chargers could use some fixing, too.
Pulled out an old bottle of vodka to make a bloody Mary. Half the cork stayed in the neck of the bottle when I pulled the lid so I tried a method I saw a while back. Took my torch and heated the neck just below the cork and in a short time the cork popped out.
The Doomsday Clock indicates the likelihood of a global catastrophe. With the clock sitting at 100 seconds to midnight, there are plenty of problems to take care of here on Earth.
So why are we going back to the moon at any cost?
.....
By contrast, commercial aerospace company Space-X’s smaller but reusable Falcon Heavy rocket costs just $90 million per launch. The company’s upcoming behemoth, the 394-foot tall Starship, is projected to cost as little as $10 million per launch. Even if these estimates are optimistic, Space-X rockets will be a bargain compared to the projected $93 billion that NASA will spend to land two astronauts on the moon.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3743139-back-to-the-moon-at-any-cost/
There is, however, a touch of irony that we're having this conversation on devices that primarily exist solely because of the knowledge gained in the pursuit of space exploration.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Maybe NASA is like defense contractors, and politicians can get re-elected by spending govt. money in their own districts?
It’s another form of money laundering for politicians. Large sums are given for research grants to certain organizations in certain districts. Then lobbyists for those organizations pay politicians through “campaign contributions “ and other means.
And call me a conspiracy theorist or whatever…but I find it hard to believe that if going back to the moon is so important why haven’t we done it yet. If we had the technology in the ‘60s it should be exponentially easier now. I find it hard to believe there haven’t been multiple trips in recent years.
I’m just curious though, with all the climate geniuses out there…why hasn’t there been a stop put to rocket blasts??? They don’t want me to use a gas powered lawn mower but blast rockets emitting who knows how much dangerous shít into the air at a whim. Those rocket blast create their own weather systems!! But heaven forbid I cut my damn grass.
Ok…I gotta stop before I get wound up lol
At least it is just water vapor though the cloud causes some cooling effect.
edit...I don't know what energy source NASA uses to generate the hydrogen though.
Ok, let’s just say that all of that👆🏻is 100% water vapor. With the amount of heat generated, and the force that the vapor is expelled (generally in the gulf coast area) people are going to try to tell me that my truck is causing an uptick in hurricanes???
I have no proof but I think we are in a space race with at least the Chinese. There are no International governing rules in space. Who will develop a base on the moon first? Who will control the moon? Will that country militarize their base? More questions than answers.
I also think all this space exploration is just the cover for military related projects, which is the real purpose of it all.
Went to the DMV to renew my license. Had a 10:30 appappointment. Was in and out by 10:20. Maybe there ten minutes.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
That's my WTF, lol.
Can you say “Kickback”? Gooood! I knew you could!
At home already for the week…on Tuesday 🙄. Being told there’s nothing left “we” can do this week that can’t be done over the phone. Laziness is a frickin cancer.
Busy enough today that I don't have time not to just do things to get them off my plate. Benjamin Franklin once said that "if you want something done, ask a busy person." People who aren't busy have the time to put things off.
Ok…I have questions
Do people just eat this stuff outta the bag with a spoon???
What happens if I do??
How do you just cook it without putting it in something?
At what temp is it cooked?
My main question is why in the hell does a bag of flour need a warning label???
To keep people from snorting it, silly.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Dug up the dahlia tubers for winter storage before the ground froze.
Paying attorney retainer...so fun
Lawyers are trained in the art of deceit.
I think the one I talked to was getting sauced after his Thanksgiving but the guy's reputation is impeccable so... $350 an hour on the phone well spent.
I changed the oil in my car and then made a dessert for the Thanksgiving pot-luck tomorrow.
I ordered some of the ccom cyber Monday deals and they somehow managed to place an order for me on a box of LFD Air Bender Double Press that I didn't want. Now I have to call them on their busiest day of the year to get it canceled. Wish me luck.
https://www.cigar.com/shop/cigar-com-cyber-monday/2042119/?v=60
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.