[tomder55]

[jlisenbe]

Eerily quiet around here these days. I guess everyone is worn out.

[paraclete]

Get you tribbles at the White House

[talaniman]

Get you tribbles at the White House

Or at the Dufus website, and a MAGA hat with every order... while supplies last. Proceed go to the Dufus charity.

[tomder55]

If we get serious about having our own means to getting to low earth orbit without relying on the Ruskies I'll be happy ;even if Elon Musk gives us the blue prints . In all seriousness ;the Chinese have already blasted sats. out of orbit . And a military truth has always been own the high ground. I expect his idea could be accomplished with the resources the Air Force has . But this is a SERIOUS national conversation we need to have .

[jlisenbe]

But this is a SERIOUS national conversation we need to have .

Roger that.

[paraclete]

What conversation would that be? You have been exploring space since the sixties and what, really do we have to show for it?

[tomder55]

You really can't be serious . You do realize that the computer you wrote that on came from technology developed for space travel ? The innovations that came from space exploration are almost too numerous to mention . You ever have an MRI or a CT scan ? NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed digital image processing . You know someone who has has LASIK surgery ? Thank NASA . Do you use GPS ?

[talaniman]

I would sure hate to have somebody besides us have a dominant space force, and I don't doubt those somebody's are trying to be dominant in space as we speak.

[jlisenbe]

I would sure hate to have somebody besides us have a dominant space force, and I don't doubt those somebody's are trying to be dominant in space as we speak.

Wait! Stop the presses. We agree on something. It's a miracle.

[talaniman]

Wait! Stop the presses. We agree on something. It's a miracle.

<--------Ever see my avatar? TREKKIE since 1965!

[paraclete]

<--------Ever see my avatar? TREKKIE since 1965!

I hope you are watching some of the new series, somewhat more wild that the original

[talaniman]

Can't afford CBS Access, the only way to see it where I am, but I'm scheming on streaming! The trailers and previews blew me away!

[paraclete]

Can't afford CBS Access, the only way to see it where I am, but I'm scheming on streaming! The trailers and previews blew me away!

Yes get Netflix

[talaniman]

I have Netflix, both DVD's and streaming. What? You think I just sit watching the Trump Show?

[paraclete]

I have Netflix, both DVD's and streaming. What? You think I just sit watching the Trump Show?

Well yes

[talaniman]

Naw, I just like blasting on the lying cheating Dufus... it's FUN...and so EASY!

[paraclete]

We know, I know you think it never gets tired, but it does. Actually I'm over it. I agreed with you long ago, the man is an idiot. It says a lot about those who voted for him, but then I thought the same about his predecessor. Nothing changes except the names over the door

[talaniman]

Sitting here in the middle of it as I do Clete, it matters to me both in policy, and affect whose name is over the door. That probably doesn't mean much on a world view of things and for an international reaching site its not all that diverse as far as posters go. Personally I respect highly your views being outside the usual circle, even though I have blasted away at will on you at times. I hope you don't take it personally, as by now you know what an obnoxious a$$hole I can be.

What? You didn't know that?

[paraclete]

Trying to focus on the positive Tal, It's difficult, but maybe we both have the same objectives we just have different opportunities in reaching them