Comments on: The Here and Now http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-here-and-now/ promoting participation through discussion Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: donald http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-here-and-now/#comment-58 donald Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:25:13 +0000 http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-58 speaking of black history, sort of, i read for the first time a fear i've had for awhile now. the new york times ran an opinion talking about the possibilities of an obama assassination. the links to the kennedy's, his race, and his message make him a prime target. people in the know have feared this longer than i have; he has cia protection like no other politician not president in history. frankly he and W. have basically the same detail. those at the company call obama renegade, i wonder if that changes to eagle once he really is president? speaking of black history, sort of, i read for the first time a fear i’ve had for awhile now. the new york times ran an opinion talking about the possibilities of an obama assassination. the links to the kennedy’s, his race, and his message make him a prime target.
people in the know have feared this longer than i have; he has cia protection like no other politician not president in history. frankly he and W. have basically the same detail.
those at the company call obama renegade, i wonder if that changes to eagle once he really is president?

]]> By: timbalint http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-here-and-now/#comment-57 timbalint Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:48:03 +0000 http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-57 I agree with Donald. A lot of things have been discovered or invented by accident such as penicillin, the slinky, microwave ovens, and post-it notes. Without these "accidents" we would not have these products or medicine. I see your point that TONS of money goes into space exploration, and sometimes we don't hear about their successes, but I think NASA gets a lot more out of those studies than we could ever understand. Could the money be better spent here on earth for a more visible result? Absolutely. But who knows, maybe the cure for cancer is waiting in outer space. I agree with Donald. A lot of things have been discovered or invented by accident such as penicillin, the slinky, microwave ovens, and post-it notes. Without these “accidents” we would not have these products or medicine.

I see your point that TONS of money goes into space exploration, and sometimes we don’t hear about their successes, but I think NASA gets a lot more out of those studies than we could ever understand.

Could the money be better spent here on earth for a more visible result? Absolutely. But who knows, maybe the cure for cancer is waiting in outer space.

]]> By: donald http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-here-and-now/#comment-56 donald Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:36:06 +0000 http://thebluejacketsociety.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-56 bradley, i can't believe your attempt to own space exploration in one little paragraph, seriously? For starters we would not have tang or velcro if it weren't for NASA going to the moon. Also, many of the advances in medical technology are because of space travel. Moreover, society needs these larger than life goals to strive towards, they unite us, give us a collective sense of accomplishment and compel all scientists to push the boundaries in their respective fields. Spending money on space exploration is good for problems down here on earth.... bradley,

i can’t believe your attempt to own space exploration in one little paragraph, seriously?

For starters we would not have tang or velcro if it weren’t for NASA going to the moon. Also, many of the advances in medical technology are because of space travel.

Moreover, society needs these larger than life goals to strive towards, they unite us, give us a collective sense of accomplishment and compel all scientists to push the boundaries in their respective fields.

Spending money on space exploration is good for problems down here on earth….

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