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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 - 06:07pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16688 of 16696)

sure is solicitous of NYT interests - if cantabb's unconnected with the NYT.

Now, that is indeed a curious statement. Considering how cantabb has been acting toward Robert, it would follow that it is NYT's interest for Robert to be exposed and understood as a fraud. That has, after all, been cantabb's sole pursuit since joining this thread, and if that is "solicitous of NYT interests" ...well, you do the math.

The question remains - why would Robert expect an entity (NYT) whos sole interest is discrediting him, to want to meet with him, read his emails, return his calls or any other such thing????

Makes no sense.

rshow55 - 06:09pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16689 of 16696)
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.

bluestar23 - I have no reason to give any weight whatsoever to the requests of an anonomous poster who has repeatedly assured me that he does not work for the NYT.

That's true whether that poster is being truthful about his affiliation or not.

cantabb - 06:11pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16690 of 16696)

rshow55 - 06:03pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16685 of 16686)

I spent the last 24 hours busting my head to think of the minimum agreement I'd need to serve my needs - without any inconsistency at all with correspondence I'd gotten - or anything in tension with anyting I understood about the NYT's needs.

Take it up with NYT.

I wrote a letter - most of the text making clear the things I was not asking the NYT to do.

I read it over a phone recording device - something lawyers do every day, to save time - standard procedure. More tentative than an email - and tentativeness can be useful sometimes. It sure would have been an easy transaction with a patent lawyer - no matter how high the stakes.

SO ? Your personal matters -- why keep inflicting them on this forum ?

I had a small request - and I wanted to get it phrased comfortably from the NYT point of view. ....how to put the agreement in the most pleasant ( but clear ) language possible.

You're imagining you hsave something on NYT and are in position to dictate/demand/request. You presented nothing to substantiate it.

I think " the average reader of The New York Times " would have a right to expect more wordly competence from NYT officers !

Average NYT reader NOT interested in the problems you THINK you have with any one -- but can NOT substantiate any YET.

rshow55 - 06:11pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16691 of 16696)
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 the NYT's sole interest is discrediting me - they sure have given this forum a lot of space.

http://www.mrshowalter.net/Sequential.htm

And if I've gotten that much space from an institution whose "sole purpose is discrediting me" that's an honor !

rshow55 - 06:13pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16692 of 16696)
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 could establish just that - all my problems of credibility would be solved !

cantabb - 06:14pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16693 of 16696)

rshow55 - 06:09pm Nov 6, 2003 EST (# 16689 of 16690)

I have no reason to give any weight whatsoever to the requests of an anonomous poster who has repeatedly assured me that he does not work for the NYT.

That's true whether that poster is being truthful about his affiliation or not.

Why should pay any attention to lchic, who has not provided us the information you've been demanding from others. That is, lchic's affiliation and motives/vested interest -- the same things you and lchic have been demanding from others.

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