Creston wrote on Dec 6, 2012, 10:57:
Something seems off there. Most of the UK is dark, and trust me that there is a fuckload of light in the London metro. Everything west of New York all the way to like Indiana seems to be dark as well. Barely any lights on Hawaii? No lights on New Zealand?

As for TRON3, I'm happy to see another TRON, but please make the story better and fix these gaping retarded plotholes. I can come up with a better script in approximately five minutes than it took these assholes two years to write.

Creston

PHJF wrote on Dec 5, 2012, 15:22:
And dumping money into NASA isn't going to magically solve all our problems, either. What's your point? NASA should be funded, sure. Within reason. And stuff like education, healthcare and alternative energy are a hell of a lot more immediate and necessary than a mission to Mars. Without something besides fossil fuels, we aren't doing shit in space. Without education, nobody is going to have any idea what to do in space. Without healthcare, some kid is going to die of cancer instead of going to work at NASA.

You seem to forget NASA depends on people. That's its resource. When you get a generation of well-educated, healthy individuals who don't spend half their lives wondering how they'll ever pay off their student loans, maybe then more people will show more support for space exploration. Or maybe we can pass the buck to one of the dozens of countries ahead of us in math and science education.

Cutter wrote on Dec 5, 2012, 12:17:

dj LiTh wrote on Dec 5, 2012, 10:42:

PHJF wrote on Dec 5, 2012, 10:34:
You know, it is possible to see both sides of the issue. Obviously mankind's future will eventually be among the stars, but there are very real domestic issues which need dealing with. And they won't wait. If Neil deGrasse and Sagan can accept this, so should you.

There's just such a long list of 'real domestic issues' that nasa has helped/solved, here's some: [url=]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies[/url]

If NASA holds all those patents should they be able to fund them self? And that's no argument that private enterprise wouldn't come up with those things regardless. Space should be handled privately with government oversight. Otherwise it'll just be the masses paying for what the privileged enjoy as per usual. When most people are struggling just to keep a roof over their heads and feed themselves you have to prioritize - and space ain't a priority.

Besides Vger will return in a few centuries to wipe out the carbon unit infestation anyway.

You write that space exploration is a "necessity." Why do you think others don't agree?

NdGT: I don't think they've thought it through. Most people who don't agree say, "We have problems here on Earth. Let's focus on them." Well, we are focusing on them. The budget of social programs in the federal tax base is 50 times greater for social programs than it is for NASA. We're already focused in ways that many people who are NASA naysayers would rather it become. NASA is getting half a penny on a dollar -- I'm saying let's double it. A penny on a dollar would be enough to have a real Mars mission in the near future.

Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 2, 2012, 21:09:
I have the same schedule now. I'm usually at work between 6:15 and 6:45, I usually lunch at 11, leave work between 3 and 4, and eat supper at 5. Got used to eating lunch at 11, when I was in the military, just easier to be first in line at the mess hall. That was reinforced when I got out and worked on/near the University campus of the town I still live in. Then you wanted to be in the food establishment before the students got out of their 10-11 class. Otherwise it was often a long wait...

Jivaro wrote on Nov 15, 2012, 15:15:
My picks:
Miami, Atl, Tamba Bay, Dallas, Green Bay, Houston, Cincy, St Louis, New Orleans, Denver, New England, Baltimore, SF.

Upset of the week: Philly over Washington. Washington is terrible at home so far, and Philly is having that kind of season where a rookie quarterback that has no business even taking snaps is going to win a ball game he shouldn't win (mainly because the Skins defense is so injured) and create a quarterback controversy right when Vick and Reid need that not to happen. Not saying they don't want to win...but everyone knows what the fans and the press in that town are going to be screaming for if that rookie wins while Vick is out. They are going to want Vick to stay out...

Agent.X7 wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 15:46:
#3 is actually what they say. Glass is not a true solid, rather an amorphous solid. I learned that in science in 10th grade, and a year ago again in college. Also, a quick Google will confirm.

Narf2029 wrote on Nov 11, 2012, 23:28:
I decided Win 8 was a failure once I started seeing the upgrade packs at a lower price than student editions of Win 7. I think the local Micro Center is selling Win 8 upgrade packs for like $40. If they get any cheaper they might as well give them away.

xXBatmanXx wrote on Nov 11, 2012, 23:01:
You know what you, me, and Obama all have in common? None of us were born in Hawaii....

xXBatmanXx wrote on Nov 11, 2012, 19:31:
Anyone else confused as to why a CIA director would step down for infidelity but a past president did not? I smell bs from this newly re-elected scam.