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 [F] New York Times on the Web Forums  / Science  /

    Missile Defense

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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jorian319 - 06:01pm Oct 23, 2003 EST (# 15499 of 15511)
The earth spin rate is slowing 2 msc/day as evidenced by the additon of a leap second every 500 days - James "I failed math" Nienhuis

If it is an "open secret" in the New York Times organization that jorian319 has high authority in the New York Times organization

Oh no, I've been "outed"! I guess I'll have to go hang out with the pres or someone very close to him.

jorian319 - you don't seem much concerned with other people's interests.

Sorry if I misunderstood. Somehow I took it that you wanted to bow out gracefully. Maybe because that's what you said!??!!

Just trying to help, human-to-human. Apparently bowing out gracefully is not what you wanted, despite your statement to that effect.

rshow55 - 06:02pm Oct 23, 2003 EST (# 15500 of 15511)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Gracefully does not mean mangled.

rshow55 - 06:06pm Oct 23, 2003 EST (# 15501 of 15511)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

If I'm to bow out gracefully and function - I need an accounting of who among the posters is a NYT reporter - as a minimum. Not necessarily naming names.

That, acknowledged on a single sheet of paper - signed by a NYT corporate officer - would count for a lot under many administrative circumstances.

You know that very well, too.

But if we're in a situation where your people have absolutely no regard for my welfare - then perhaps grace isn't possible.

It ought to be - and if it isn't THE NEW YORK TIMES should be ashamed of itself.

rshow55 - 06:07pm Oct 23, 2003 EST (# 15502 of 15511)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Some accounting of my " debriefing " by "Roland Cook" - would be useful, too. Acknowledgement of specific names wouldn't be required.

rshow55 - 06:13pm Oct 23, 2003 EST (# 15503 of 15511)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

With honest accounting of what actually happened - without specifying "who the bad guy was" - and without naming names - we could have a resolution that would be "win-win" from the point of view of every reasonable person involved.

Postitive sum games usually depend on the willingness of the people involved to think about reciprocal needs. And consequences if those reasonable needs are not met, as well.

"Who does he think he is?" is a very good, general question to apply. To NYT people - not just to me. The analogous question applies to institutions , too.

jorian319 - 06:14pm Oct 23, 2003 EST (# 15504 of 15511)
The earth spin rate is slowing 2 msc/day as evidenced by the additon of a leap second every 500 days - James "I failed math" Nienhuis

if we're in a situation where your people have absolutely no regard for my welfare ...

It was nothing but regard for your welfare that prompted me to draft your letter of resignation from this board Robert. "My people" are in unanimous agreement.

If I'm to bow out gracefully and function - I need an accounting of who among the posters is a NYT reporter - as a minimum.

What if the answer is "none"? Then you're doomed to defining yourself as "mangled", and the rest of us are doomed to enduring your continued attempt to monopolize and derail this thread. I can live with that. A tiny bit less happily that if you gracefully accepted my draft and posted your resignation, but I'll live. And I bet everyone else will too (except maybe the world asset).

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