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Comment Re: Evergreen State (Score 1) 996

by rvw14 (#54827397) Attached to: In America, Most Republicans Think Colleges Are Bad for the Country

I have seen far too much good done by small religious organizations. Like unions, religions tend to do good when small. Once they get to a certain size.. Well.. But that's the nature of it, and the religions need be kept in check by members. NOT the government.

I agree with you. As with everything, the more power an organization has, the greater the corruption. There are many examples of religious organizations that when they start, they do great things. Pretty soon they become so large that maintaining the institution becomes the primary goal, even to the extent they hide wrongdoing by individual members to not damage the "brand".

Comment Re:Not a good sign (Score 1) 160

by rvw14 (#54661465) Attached to: Star Wars' Han Solo Spinoff Directors Quit In the Middle of Shooting
I think you hit the nail on the head with the reason it was so "meh". There was no emotional connection to anyone on those planets. Starship Troopers, as bad as it was, had a much greater emotional impact as Jonny is talking to his parents and the video darkens and then goes to static when the asteroid obliterates Buenos Aires.

Submission + - Blue Origin gets a paying customer

Submitted by nickovs
nickovs writes: Blue Origin was started as a "moon shot" company by Jeff Bezos and recently claimed that it would be offering an "Amazon-like" delivery service to the moon by 2020. In the mean time it seems their customers will be slightly closer to Earth: this week they announced that they now have a paying customer in the form of the satellite TV company Eutelsat. While this isn't a huge technical milestone it is a major business milestone, turning Blue Origin from a hobby business into one which might eventually make a profit. According to a New York Times article:

The commercial partnership brings Blue Origin closer in line with SpaceX, created by Elon Musk, which has been launching satellites and taking NASA cargo to the International Space Station for several years.

Submission + - Australian Farmers Switch To Diesel Power As Electricity Prices Soar (abc.net.au)

Submitted by connect4
connect4 writes: Local irrigators council representative, Dale Hollis, says right now, irrigators have two options. "They have to switch off the pumps and go back to dryland [cropping], and that impacts upon the productivity of the region and impacts on jobs" he said. "The second option is to go off the grid and look at alternatives."There are plenty of farmers installing panels, but many growers irrigate at night and can't afford the millions of dollars it could take to buy battery storage."

That's pushing many of them back to a dirtier option. "Right now, diesel stacks up" Mr Hollis said.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister claims the country faces an energy crisis, while Tesla claims they could solve the entire problem in less than 100 days, and they have form.

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