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#1 2004-06-25 06:41:12
- Palomar
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Re: You've Been Warned - ...Bell: Legit alarm or Ding-Dong?
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-04p.html]A Queen's regret?
*He doesn't drop any specific names of the space advocates he's seeking to enlighten with this cautionary article. Refers to the Ming Dynasty fleet analogy.
Methinks Doctor Bell doth wish to raineth upon our parade. (However, he does raise some interesting points, IMO).
--Cindy
P.S.: Dynamics of future Marsian civ/culture; thought I'd place this article in this folder.
We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)
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#2 2004-06-25 07:00:09
- Cobra Commander
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Re: You've Been Warned - ...Bell: Legit alarm or Ding-Dong?
Conversely one could argue that we should give more credibility to raving cranks, just look at the results of funding Columbus, that loon. 
So if we ever see a picture of Bob Zubrin and George Bush together, who else will be snickering while enthusiastically supporting the mission. 
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
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#3 2004-06-25 12:22:11
- C M Edwards
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Re: You've Been Warned - ...Bell: Legit alarm or Ding-Dong?
It just goes to show you: Always keep a crank file.
"We go big, or we don't go." - GCNRevenger
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