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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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gisterme - 01:35am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14191 of 14199)

"...At gisterme's suggestion, I posted this - and it seems to me that there was a certain amount of interest ..."

Tut, tut, Robert. Let's be careful about laying out the whoppers here. I suggested no such thing.

You simply made up that ridiculous baloney you claim I "suggested" you post. I knew noting about that tripe until you posted it. To me it was not interesting at all. Your statement that I suggested you post it is a lie.

gisterme - 01:44am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14192 of 14199)

"...In complicated circumstances look at how N! increases as N increases..."

By what leap of faith do you manage to get from a description of the numerical factorial function to some meaning that seems personally threatening to you? Mercy!

Sure the numbers grow when you multiply them with themselves. So what? Somehow that doesn't scare me because factorial functions in and of themselves are not models of reality. Numbers are not some kind of kewpie dolls that can each cause some poor guy to scream if they're counted.

gisterme - 01:51am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14193 of 14199)

"...'What will be the next chemical of paramount significance?'..."

Stomach acid, lchic?

lchic - 05:55am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14194 of 14199)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Uping the Anti in the reflux duct?

fredmoore - 06:24am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14195 of 14199)

Cantabb .....

If you can't close the forum down with your written complaints to NYT AND you cannot convince Rshow to post on topic ... what USE are you and what is the purpose of your continuance?

Like some modern day Madame Lafarge in 'Tale of Two Cities' I think you are as much in need of soul searching as Rshow . At least Rshow shows an interesting vocabulary, and however nonsensical he may be, explains a purpose for his continuance.

In terms of Vocabulary, the best words you have to offer are 'preposterous' and 'nonsensical' ... which are in fact apt words to describe your own contribution to this forum.

jorian319 - 03:06pm Sep 30, 2003 EST (# 14164 of 14193)

Nothing (OUT OF ALL THE BEST THINGS IN THE WORLD[implied]) is better than heaven

A peanut butter sandwich is better than nothing (zero, nada, zilch[implied])

Therefore a peanut butter sandwich CAN NOT be compared to heaven based on the above two statements.

lchic - 06:32am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14196 of 14199)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Cantabb "Can't hear what you say - I've got beanz in my ears"

Preferences - Ignore

lchic - 06:35am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14197 of 14199)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

FRED

54,000 good sheep .... can't give 'em away .... may come back to Oz ... but quarantine says 'no' ... won't let them in!

BAA - as useless as a military missile!

fredmoore - 06:56am Oct 1, 2003 EST (# 14198 of 14199)

LunarEwe ....

Military missiles are not useless, especially if they can shoot down nukes before they land in your backyard. But one eyed kangaroos and some North Koreans aren't useless either so I guess Missile Technology to be effective is as much about its philosophy of use as it is about the technology. This opens up a broad range of interdisciplinary science topics - hence my interest in a KAEP (Kyoto Alternative Energy Protocol).

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