There will be serious consequences.Helius wrote:Did ya notice?
This thread *itself* went off topic! :)
Off topic posts
Re: off topic.
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
Re: Off topic posts
I think this thread has served its purpose. MSimon has claimed the somewhat dubious distinction of making the most off topic posts, and I don't get the impression that he has been offended. Going off topic at this point to rag on Simon is just fun.Aero wrote:People who make off topic posts probably don't realize that they are degrading their own credibility as technically knowledgeable, certainly their credibility to work successfully within a professional group, the credibility of the whole BB, and by extension, the Polywell concept. Is there any way to determine who makes the most off topic posts in a way that the affected parties would recognize without taking offense?
If anyone wants to start a new topic of ragging on off topic posters, go for it, but though it is a little off topic, ragging on Simon seems a natural extension of this thread. I think it was Harry Truman who said, "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen." Simon hasn't given any indication that is is anything but a fun learning experience for all of us.
Aero
My intention was to defuse the initial comment so the thread did not degenerate into a name calling thread.
I have served my purpose.
The difficulty with a technology like the BFR is that because it deals with economics and politics side topics will always be a problem.
I have served my purpose.
The difficulty with a technology like the BFR is that because it deals with economics and politics side topics will always be a problem.
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
gblaze42, just exactly what was "very presumptuous thing to say?" No, don't answer that as it would most assuredly be off topic.gblaze42 wrote:Thats what I thought. Personally I thought it was very presumptuous thing for Aero to say, but didn't want to get into an endless argument of personal relativism.MSimon wrote:My intention was to defuse the initial comment so the thread did not degenerate into a name calling thread.
Aero
