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Comment Re: Trump administration.... (Score 1) 43

It is very strange too, that we're helping Mexico, so we can import Mexican beef again?

Texas is still in america? It affects Texas, too.

Are you like disagreeing with me or something?

Yes - Texas is in the United States, although every time a Democrat is elected president, they threaten to secede. It takes a bit of the wind out of their sails when the reply is "Okay by us!" Perhaps I need to explain a little deeper.

It is pretty obvious that especially in 2016 to 2000, that Mexico was not on Trump's Christmas card list. Remember how he was going to force Mexico to pay for his big beautiful wall, the wall that was going to keep the USA illegal immigrant free, as part go Making America Great Again? Keeping the Mexicans who are rapists out?

You do know that the screwworm issue caused the US to stop importing beef from Mexico? Seems like making that permanent would. be a great way to get back at those retreads from Mexico.

Yet here we are working with an "enemy" to allow them to export beef again.

Anything else?

Comment Re:Trump administration.... (Score 1) 43

Aren't we living in a satire?

We're living in something interesting when an effort that started in 1962 is attributed to Orange Jesus.

It's a reboot of the "Thanks Obama" meme, when everything was blamed on Obama.

It's how people like me can hold both Democrats and Republicans in utter contempt. Because they deserve that contempt.

Comment Re: Trump administration.... (Score 2) 43

If it was Idiocracy in action, we'd have tests to find the smartest among us to put them directly in positions of authority.

The TDS conspiracy theorists have Old Orange Jesus running his fascist government decades ago when we started using this method to control screwworms.

I lay even odds that they'll be out protesting in a "Save the Screwworms" wave soon.

It is very strange too, that we're helping Mexico, so we can import Mexican beef again?

Comment Re:Not for slashdot (Score 1) 73

Everyone on twitter saying the 'n-word' or harassing trans people going to prison... That would fucking rule. The internet would be so much better.

And what about people who use the word 'fuck'? That offends a lot of people, and by your wishes YOU would be on your way to prison for what you just wrote. Is that really the world you want to live in?

Take your time. But not too much time, because you never when they'll come for YOU.

While I'm not offended by the word, constant use of the word "fuck" tells us about both the fuckutterer's personality and their inability to frame a cogent argument.

What really is fascinating in these China discussions is how instantly they get swamped with people trying to shift the discussion to how the US is worse, or general posts desperate to change the argument.

All that said, I need to get Amimojo's take on this.

Comment Re:Erm... (Score 1) 163

we have enough accumulated knowledge that just getting to orbit shouldn't be accompanied by a string of failures like Starship has been having

Nonsense. Our only experience with reusable orbital rockets is the space shuttle, which was an unsustainably-expensive and complex beast that was more refurbishable than reusable and had a payload one fifth of what Starship is designed for.

Nonsense?

Just because it is designed, doesn't mean it is going to work.

I differentiate between the Falcons and the StarShip. Falcons are fine rockets. But Starship has a real "Spruce Goose" vibe.

This is not the late 1950's when we were just figuring out how to work these candles.

The early days of the Falcons, yes, they had issues. But they ironed them out. And just because they reduced the Falcon 9 to good practice, doesn't mean that Starship will be a good rocket because it's having severe birthing problems.

I also think that there is a big push on the workers, which adds to the problem. Spacex has been really lucky so far. But this latest on the ground boom should be a shot across the bow. Their launch fever syndrome might press that luck too far.

Comment Re:Erm... (Score 1) 163

But whether Starship will work is a separate topic from ". Yes, we have. As someone stated, that tech stood on the shoulders of predecessors. Fair enough. But neither government nor behemoth corporations have achieved similar success standing on the same shoulders... heck, some may still employ some of those very shoulders.

I know a lot of people who believe that Musk took Spacex without one cent of Government money, and did something never before, the private market Indeed, even back in the day before, private companies built and tested Rockets and other spacefaring accouterments.

We're really doing same old same old. The very same stage, with different actors.

Comment Re:Erm... (Score 4, Interesting) 163

the fact that most of the early Super Heavies so far went boom (this is not a surprise, but some people don't remember how many Falcons went boom before they developed into one of the most reliable rockets available) and possibly a few launch and moon landing failures.

That's the hot hand fallacy going on there. That the Falcon 9 rockets are fine machines does not in any way shape or form mean that the Starship is the same thing.

Those two "families" aero not even related. The falcons are regular rockets, carrying on with the basic principles that Germany developed during WW2.

Will it work eventually? possibly. Even the Spruce Goose flew once. Will it be practical? I'm seriously doubting it. Will it take us to Mars? Oh, does the move fast and fail early doctrine still in place? And in a reduced to practice field like Rockerty (we've been doing Liquid filled rockets for over a century now) we have enough accumulated knowledge that just getting to orbit shouldn't be accompanied by a string of failures like Starship has been having.

Flamesuit on, I know this one will piss off the faithful.

Comment Re:Erm... (Score 1) 163

I thought SpaceX WAS doing pretty well and wa sbeing rather cost-effective so far?

What am I missing?

The Falcon 9 Rockets are fine machines.

But this cost effectiveness thing. How do we know what the actual cost of a Falcon 9 flight is? It is not what they charge NASA. It is the cost of the launch, the retrieval, the refurbishment. There is an army of support logistics involved, and we don't seem to be able to access that cost.

But we were told that we'd be landing Crew Dragons on Mars in 2016, that the Mighty Starship will be on a mars Mission in 2016, that the Starship would be a land, refuel and launch daily thing. It hasn't even been to orbit. But it does have successful multiple rapid disassembly modes.

And no comparing this to the late 1950's rocketry when we were doing some of our rockets for the first time isn't a legit argument. Yes, space is hard. Mistakes can be quickly fatal. Cheap? yet to be seen, but it is pretty hard to create that level of human rated rockets and capsules on the cheap.

Comment Re: Vassal state should behave like one (Score 1) 143

Seriously, you're such a fucking creep.

Next stupid fucking question.

Coming from you, I am very pleased you think that. Your hate feeds me.

Just make certain you aren't looking into a mirror. I don't often deal with people who cannot enter a discussion without dropping to profanity. But in previous conversations, you have proven that profanity, is the alpha and omega of your ability to have discussions. You do you, but it ain't a good look.

Victim.

Comment Re: Vassal state should behave like one (Score 0) 143

Interesting, Wanna know who is unhappiest? Liberal women. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fifstudies.org%2Fin-the-n...

Yes, perhaps losing bodily autonomy and moving closer to The Handmaid's Tale https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F... could have something to do with the current "unhappiness"

I get my info from polls, you get yours from TV shows.

Now to be serious, if you actually read the thing, then went reeeee. There is a marked difference in happiness between the two groups.

Is it your thesis that conservative women are evil and stupid?

As far as bodily autonomy however, we must remember that in matters of reproduction, men have no say in the matter. However, they do have the child support obligations. It is his child as well. If he wants her to get an abortion, he has no say. If she wants to have one, he has no say. However, the fixation with knocking little willie off the wall is a bit of red herring here. The spectrum of women that I know are similar. The further left they are, the less happy they are.

Is it your. thesis that the further left a woman is, she is more right?

The problem as I see it is that there is a lot of pure vitriolic hate coming from women on the left that has nothing to do with their obsession with abortion.

When you reach the point when you declare that All men are rapists, and that it does not matter if they are not, because they still are. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Feverydayfeminism.com%2F2...

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazelle.org%2Fiss....

I'm pretty convinced if you are led to believe that every single man own earth is a rapist, no you aren't going to be very happy. I assumed you are a man, therefore you are by their definition a rapist. The question my Good Mr Bunker, its how many women have you enjoyed without their consent?

Sorry, there is more to all this aside from abortion. There is feminist doctrine, there is putting liberal woman in a headspace where they at at best hate men, but are confused because of biological imperative. Coupled with males backing away - and leaving women alone - just like they told men. But you do you - and enjoy the echo chamber.

Your disbelief of that which doesn't fit your narrative is up to you.

Comment Re: Vassal state should behave like one (Score 1, Insightful) 143

I stopped reading at liberal women. Just seems like an attempt to conflate the issue with a totally different conversation.

Of course you did. You do love your echo chamber.

You do you homie, and never let the real truth interfere with your "personal truth". That's a far left thing too.

Comment Re: Older students (Score 1) 36

Basically with Alzeimer's, I would probably want to have somebody send me to Bumfukistan and find a doctor willing to do it for the right price.

I told my wife if I catch Alzheimer's, I want put on a plane to Somewhere north of the arctic circle to live with the native population, some groups who put their old and terminal people outside at night to let nature do it's thing, and take me out via freezing to death.

Comment Re: Vassal state should behave like one (Score 2, Insightful) 143

I don't need to pre-judge. Every poll on global happiness and life expectancy demonstrates it.

Interesting, Wanna know who is unhappiest? Liberal women. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fifstudies.org%2Fin-the-n...

Interesting isn't it? Is this one of those polls about what 'Murricans are unhappy? Perhaps one needs to dig in deeper.

Rather than work through problems by toughing it out, as conservatives tend to do, modern liberal people tend to use mental problems and "trauma" as a flex. I've experienced a bit of that in person, with some people whine bragging about all the psych meds they are on. And a lot of other validation comes from social media.

Liberals, especially liberal women tend toward "catastrophizing" thinking. Tiny things are doom and gloomed into needing multiple anti-depressants and now atypical antipsychotics. And yet, the USA has not become a real life "The Handmaid's Tale".

Somewhere along the line, mental strength became toxic, and weakness became a virtue. If you think you have to be depressed, you will be, and given the strange concept of believing drugs are the answer, Pharma will supply you. The weakness principle as a flex is one of the reasons the Democrats were curb stomped I the last election.

The USA is performing a bit of a course correction. Some is good, some perhaps not so good.

Noted, you refuse to answer my question. Human nature won't put up with a vacuum, and if you get your dream realized, some country will step forward. Who do you want that country to be?

Comment Re: Vassal state should behave like one (Score 0, Troll) 143

Canadians value life and living, which means they would never fit in with the US. It would actually swing the US very far to the left, do you want that?

You kind of expose your pre-judgement of an entire nation. How progressive!

And you really do hate the USA, eh? You know how I know that? It isn't prejudice, it is your postings telling us the nature of your character. Not prejudice but evidence. Tell me - let's say the US meets the end you wish - Who do you want taking over the world?

Name the nation.

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