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Warren DeMontague

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18. Like it or not, the rules don't apply out there.

Reply to DRoseDARs (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 01:29 AM

Mar 2013

The people who get there, particularly the ones who stay there, will make their own damn rules.

Powerful motivator for the people who want to see it done right.

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Congress hears options for asteroid defense: Pay now or pray later [View all] bananas Mar 2013 OP

Headline: Congress Loses Faith in Power of Prayer. nt valerief Mar 2013 #1

I think climate change will get us before an asteroid Auggie Mar 2013 #2

Rep.Alexander "not reassuring" Well no shit. What's NASA going to tell you? They have Bruce Willis.. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #3

This may be cynical as hell, but does anyone think this might have to do with funding projects bloomington-lib Mar 2013 #4

Not really, no. Moving mining off-world is one of the best things we could do for the environment. DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #5

As a backup plan, we might consider trying to make this planet last maxsolomon Mar 2013 #6

You don't realize how hostile the universe is towards life, do you? We're not safe... DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #8

Actually no, that isn't "the single most stupid thing we could do" ... Nihil Mar 2013 #11

Your small picture linear thinking will help the short-sighted capitalist thinking in dooming us all DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #13

I give you the last 12 years. Nihil Mar 2013 #16

It's happening, whether people like it or not. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #17

Heh. We've danced this dance here before, haven't we my friend? :) DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #20

Think so. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #22

100 million years! I thought we had billions of years! bananas Mar 2013 #24

We would need stringent health and safety requirements for miners who are sent to mine asteroids nt Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #7

Indeed, but you can count on corporations applying the same Earth-bound dirty tricks in space. nt DRoseDARs Mar 2013 #9

Like it or not, the rules don't apply out there. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #18

Damn ... Nihil Mar 2013 #10

My stomach churns with this thought... lbrtbell Mar 2013 #12

Nasa is one big black hole magic59 Mar 2013 #14

Are you serious? neverforget Mar 2013 #15

Oh FFS. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #19

Unlike the shining beacon of humanity's scientific progress, the Pentagon Celefin Mar 2013 #21

Tell us what NASA's budget is without resorting to Google. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #23