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* http://starsdestination.blogspot.com/2008/05/helium-3-will-it-get-us-there.html * As a LONG TERM fuel source I do prefer the DHe3 fuel cycle to pB11. Easier to access in a space based society, capable of providing millions of years of fuel for civilization in this solar system alone. Much higher ...

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg111/Torulf2/Polyw.gif Hi my name is Torulf Greek. I’m a biologist and 3D amateur from Sweden. In some other treads its have been questions about 3D software, shoving of poly-art and debate of different alternatives for fusion energy. But I start a new thread abo...

I'm a big fan of enlightened conversation myself too. At the moment locally I'm puzzled whether me making lots of noise in the local media has changed a policy for the better, or whether my input had no effect at all.. As the politicians/etc. involved very quickly refused to debate with me, or othe...

Im not picking fights or anything. Nor I. It just seems the talk-polywell has spawned some of the most enlightened conversation on the net. Its nice to see how you guys think and Gracias. :) its amazing how the Pacific Ocean can alter ones perception so wildly. Peace. CONUS (Continental US) is an i...

But under the electoral system, the smallest states get 3/535, almost 2.5 times the voting power of their raw numbers alone. Im guessing the smaller states; - have a less learned populous (because the "cream" naturally migrates to bigger better things) - would have a much higher television(hypnobox...

My point is that some of my politics may parallel yours, but you have an incumbent president who practically stole an election. Not really. The system is set up as an electoral college. The Founders didn't trust the people and set up a system one step removed. It won't change, as it gives additiona...

MSimon wrote:Duane,

Both Parties are at war with themselves. They have lost coherence.

True.

But GOPhers more than DEMs, IMO. For now, anyway.

Both are trending toward greater and greater instability, however.

Duane, I don't care what you call me. I spent years on usenet. I've been called worse. I prefer to address people properly, by name as well as title if appropriate, or by the handle they prefer on the net. Manners. Apologies if I violated board protocol by asking. 1. The Saigon Government could kee...

dj, Duane :) And what is the "M" in M. Simon? You apparently prefer to go by Simon. Thank the Maker the Rs are running against Democrats. Of course the Democrats probably take the opposite view. :-) This is a Democratic year. That's still the way to bet. The Republican Party declared war on the con...

Turkey is no economic powerhouse. Money is the lubricant that dissolves tribes. Think of how hard it was to marry outside your tribe in America of 1900. Think of how easy it is now. That's not tribe. That's ethnicity. Clans are how society is organized in most Muslim lands. They are the fundamental...

We started in Iraq with an experience deficit. The only way to overcome that is experience. At all levels. BTW the disasters of 2004, 05, and 06 prepared the way for the success of 07. The Iraqi people got a hard taste of their "saviors" and decided the Americans were the lesser evil. I and some fr...

dj, I agree with your points except one. Iraq. I don't believe it is/was a mistake. Using it as a lever to change the culture of the Middle East (a very long process to be sure) is working. The American People are afflicted with a consistent weakness. As a society, we have a permanent case of Atten...

The creative phase of Western Kultur is coming to an end. The static & curatorial phase of Zivilization is slowly setting in for us. Quite the opposite. We are seeing more innovation and dynamism now than ever before. Plus, with 2 billion Asians joining Western Civ, the base of innovation keeps get...

The results so far in Iraq are mixed. Four years to admit that there was a continuity war ongoing and that strategy needed to shift over to counter-insurgency. The Shrubies are Keystone Kops led by an idiot. And the depressing thing? They're still better choices than either Gore or Mr. Teresa Heinz...

My point is that some of my politics may parallel yours, but you have an incumbent president who practically stole an election. Not really. The system is set up as an electoral college. The Founders didn't trust the people and set up a system one step removed. It won't change, as it gives additiona...