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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 - 11:36am Sep 20, 2003 EST (# 13805 of 13824)

"...SO ? Is there a REQUIRED qualifying time limit ? Set by you ? Before one can Post anything ? 'Proprietorship' ? ..."

And you accuse others of school yard behavior? Give us a break.

"...That’s what I’ve done. In making specific suggestions to NYT. Suggestions that seem to bother you and other Forum ‘regulars’..."

I can't speak for other forum regulars; but why do you think they bother me? They don't. 'Been there, done that.

"...Only “yesterday” ? Wow !..."

Well, I guess you've doomed yourself to read through the other 24,000+ posts you haven't quite gotten around to yet. You can get the first 10,000+ from rshow's website. I was hoping you wouldn't need to do that; but...oh well. Come back when you're done. Please feel free to respond to the things said a few years ago if you have anything to add.

"...Did you get ANY response from ANY of the “regulars” YET ? Why NOT ?..."

Umm. You tell me. If you can't then I'll probably just have to assume that they're offering their tacit agreement that the patient is dead. Of course, you could always do something "on topic" (as you say) yourself. Just get back when you've gotten yourself familiar with the history of this forum. So far you've proven that you have no such familiarity. If you'd been "watching" this forum for long, you couldn't say the things you do in good concience.

"...And want to keep it [the MD forum] alive, despite its well-recognized ‘wanderings’ and a lack-of-current-interest in the topic !..."

I think that keeping it alive is beyond your or my power. Haven't we already agreed that we don't know why it continues? Once again I'll say, ask somebody who knows.

"...What debate ?..."

You've made my point. Come back when you've read the other 24,000+ posts. Once again,...you haven't been around long enough on this forum to be making statements like that.

"...then why not put a fork in it, and call it a day !..."

I presume you mean "stick a fork in it and call it done". Once again I'll say, ask somebody who knows.

"...As mentioned, I, an 'ill-informed' new comer to the forum,..."

Have it your way. You said "ill-informed", I didn't.

"...have been busy dealing with YOU and other “regulars” on suggestions that seem to have touched a raw nerve !..."

Naa. You're the one who seems to have a frayed nerve. 'Hope it's not you're last one.

"...Because public complaints by me and several others (included reported e-mails),

Oh? Then you know a lot more than I do if you get reports of complaints about this forum. So why are you asking me?

"...one of the assumptions was that NYT was NOT interested in taking any action on the complaints made..."

Well, cantabb, whether or not I might agree with the NYT's point of view on any particular topic, I must respect their right to hold and express their own point of view. Are we getting back to the "free speech in America" thing here?

"...You’ve seen MY suggestions, haven’t you ?...

Well, once again, just complaints so far. And?

"...Let me get this right: Since the “regulars” would NOT engage with on your “on topic” post(s), YOU want an 'ill-informed' new comer to do that instead ?..."

The "regulars" already know the patient is dead.

Once again, again, "Ill-informed" are your words, not mine.

"...And the way you thought best was to start engaging me on the matters on the validity/usefulness/appriopriateness of my suggestions..."

Okay. I'll just ignore you from now on too unless you want to do something besides whine.

One more thing. If you think you can accomplish something here by endless repetition you've definately come to the wrong place. There's probably no place you can go on the web, in the world, solar system, galaxy or universe

gisterme - 11:37am Sep 20, 2003 EST (# 13806 of 13824)

Continued:

One more thing. If you think you can accomplish something here by endless repetition you've definately come to the wrong place. There's probably no place you can go on the web, in the world, solar system, galaxy or universe where the participants have more experience in dealing with endless repetition. ;-)

You and rshow deserve each other...like a pesky woodpecker deserves steel fencepost. :-)

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