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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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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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