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Bedlam
reply to post by JadeStar
Obviously, you seem to be using Stealth, as your post is invisible.
_BoneZ_
reply to post by JadeStar
And that's why investors are dumping money into the private sector space programs. The private ventures will take us to the Moon, Mars, and other planets in our solar system before NASA can again.
It's probably time to start supporting private ventures that can get the telescopes and other equipment we need, instead of relying on a government-funded entity.
AliceBleachWhite
Sadly, Science doesn't get much funding in comparison other budgets except from for-profit private interests, and where it applies to defense and security.
Another example of this can be seen with Thorium Reactor research.
We could have had a much cleaner, less expensive, more sustainable energy solution long ago, but, because Thorium as a candidate for energy isn't all that great at producing weapons grade material, which was in demand at the time, funding for Thorium was dropped in favor of solutions that would supply the weapons grade material sought after.
If, however, there were some legitimate extraterrestrial doom porn ala Independence Day, War of The Worlds, or any other 'flying saucers attack' type treat, there'd certainly be quite a bit of funding looking OUT instead of in.
Alas, we, as a species are all too self involved.
LABTECH767
reply to post by JadeStar
This is definetly true but the other problem is corporations sitting on patents that would improve the life of millions, make production cheaper and cleaner but less profitable for them and I doubt very seriously that america is the only one doing this.
You can see the problem the military and secret services have, if they have the technology for a super cooled toilet seat the helps there hemorrhoid riddled operatives to do there job more efficiently then they do not want the public to have it as then the enemy could also replicate it and maker there hemorrhoid suffering operatives equally efficiant thus taking away there edge in efficiency, the analogy was chosen because these idiots are looking at there own ass while men and women like yourself are the only worthy users of this technology.
Aliensun
reply to post by JadeStar
You just may see something that you and your conventional fellows can't explain in a reasonable way.
JadeStar
we're told we've got to do all of the same research and testing that was done in secret and already paid for by YOUR TAX DOLLARS it is frustrating with a capital F.
SO... Duplicate testing, duplicate research, costs YOU more money.(facepalm)
Maybe if we can convince the masses that if we build really big telescopes they'll be able to eventually watch the alien equivalent of "Jersey Shore" or "The Karashians" then we'll get somewhere.
Riffrafter
reply to post by JadeStar
Maybe if we can convince the masses that if we build really big telescopes they'll be able to eventually watch the alien equivalent of "Jersey Shore" or "The Karashians" then we'll get somewhere.
The fact that you got that wrong just elevated you a few notches in my opinion.
Please don't tell me it was only a typo...