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  • L Lost User

    I was watching NBC today. Many "experts" are questioning the scientific purpose behind the space shuttle programs. They say that since all these shuttles travel on the same orbit every time, there is not much to be gained on exploration or data collection. They say that NASA has made it a habit to fly since they have these huttles anyway. The "experts" were not on TV. This was one guy (obviously an NBC reporter) who was "quoting" the "experts". Whatever be the truth in those, where were these guys when these were going up? :confused: In any case, is there any place that details the scientific purpose behind each trip, or is that confidential information? My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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    Most are puplic domain like Here[^]. Sometimes the STS carries Defense Dept stuff that is non public. A more general link[^] Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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    • L Lost User

      I was watching NBC today. Many "experts" are questioning the scientific purpose behind the space shuttle programs. They say that since all these shuttles travel on the same orbit every time, there is not much to be gained on exploration or data collection. They say that NASA has made it a habit to fly since they have these huttles anyway. The "experts" were not on TV. This was one guy (obviously an NBC reporter) who was "quoting" the "experts". Whatever be the truth in those, where were these guys when these were going up? :confused: In any case, is there any place that details the scientific purpose behind each trip, or is that confidential information? My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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      Rob Graham
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      By the way, as you have noticed, the world has an ample supply of nay-sayers on any topic...:suss: Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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        By the way, as you have noticed, the world has an ample supply of nay-sayers on any topic...:suss: Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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        John Simmon outlaw programmer
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        ok man, shutup about the space thing already. tired of hearing it so much. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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        • J John Simmon outlaw programmer

          ok man, shutup about the space thing already. tired of hearing it so much. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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          Lost User
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          so..go elsewhere. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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            By the way, as you have noticed, the world has an ample supply of nay-sayers on any topic...:suss: Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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            Lost User
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            The problem is that they seem to come forward only after a tragedy. Where were these guys, when NASA was sending these shuttles up? I have seen none of these people complain, when everything was good. It is a good enough reason for me to just ignore them. But, as usual, a lot of people are going to just eat it up. :-( My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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            • J John Simmon outlaw programmer

              ok man, shutup about the space thing already. tired of hearing it so much. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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              Marc Clifton
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              ok man, shutup about the space thing already. tired of hearing it so much. Well...you could just turn off your TV, radio, and computer, and not go out tomorrow morning in your bathrobe to get the Sunday paper. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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              • J John Simmon outlaw programmer

                ok man, shutup about the space thing already. tired of hearing it so much. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                PJ Arends
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                Ok Sarah/Hassan/CoolPunk/whatever, if you want to have a nick that is similiar to mine that is up to you, but I am going to have ask you to remove my CPUA and Sonork ID's from your sig. I don't know what I did to be your latest target, but I do not appreciate your lame attempts to impersonate me.:mad:


                CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                  Ok Sarah/Hassan/CoolPunk/whatever, if you want to have a nick that is similiar to mine that is up to you, but I am going to have ask you to remove my CPUA and Sonork ID's from your sig. I don't know what I did to be your latest target, but I do not appreciate your lame attempts to impersonate me.:mad:


                  CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                  Lost User
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                  I think this is the giuy you turned down for articles. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                    Ok Sarah/Hassan/CoolPunk/whatever, if you want to have a nick that is similiar to mine that is up to you, but I am going to have ask you to remove my CPUA and Sonork ID's from your sig. I don't know what I did to be your latest target, but I do not appreciate your lame attempts to impersonate me.:mad:


                    CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                    John Simmon outlaw programmer
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                    i just like you. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                    • L Lost User

                      The problem is that they seem to come forward only after a tragedy. Where were these guys, when NASA was sending these shuttles up? I have seen none of these people complain, when everything was good. It is a good enough reason for me to just ignore them. But, as usual, a lot of people are going to just eat it up. :-( My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                      Rob Graham
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                      Chicken Little syndrome. Disgusting. :mad: (at the idiots, not you...) Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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                      • J John Simmon outlaw programmer

                        ok man, shutup about the space thing already. tired of hearing it so much. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                        Rob Graham
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                        Then what possesed you to read the post? Are you drawn like a moth to the flame? Perhaps you are the one who should STFU. :mad: Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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                        • L Lost User

                          I was watching NBC today. Many "experts" are questioning the scientific purpose behind the space shuttle programs. They say that since all these shuttles travel on the same orbit every time, there is not much to be gained on exploration or data collection. They say that NASA has made it a habit to fly since they have these huttles anyway. The "experts" were not on TV. This was one guy (obviously an NBC reporter) who was "quoting" the "experts". Whatever be the truth in those, where were these guys when these were going up? :confused: In any case, is there any place that details the scientific purpose behind each trip, or is that confidential information? My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                          Thomas George wrote: Many "experts" are questioning the scientific purpose behind the space shuttle programs. They say that since all these shuttles travel on the same orbit every time, there is not much to be gained on exploration or data collection. Sounds like those the experts are not that smart to me. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                          I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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                            Thomas George wrote: Many "experts" are questioning the scientific purpose behind the space shuttle programs. They say that since all these shuttles travel on the same orbit every time, there is not much to be gained on exploration or data collection. Sounds like those the experts are not that smart to me. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                            I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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                            Lost User
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                            Since it was just the reporter speaking, not even taking the names of the people, it might have been cooked up - just for the sake of argument. If that is the case, it is pathetic. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                            • J John Simmon outlaw programmer

                              i just like you. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                              David Stone
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                              Except for the lack of HTML in your sig and the fact that everybody can click on the little head next to your name and see that it's not PJ, sure...you're just like him.:suss:


                              Hey, what can I say? I'm a chick magnet...a babe conductor...a logarithm for the ladies. -Strong Bad from HomeStarRunner.com Essential Tips for Web Developers

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                                Except for the lack of HTML in your sig and the fact that everybody can click on the little head next to your name and see that it's not PJ, sure...you're just like him.:suss:


                                Hey, what can I say? I'm a chick magnet...a babe conductor...a logarithm for the ladies. -Strong Bad from HomeStarRunner.com Essential Tips for Web Developers

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                                PJ Arends
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                                David Stone wrote: you're just like him If I didn't know what you meant, I would have been insulted:~


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                                • L Lost User

                                  Since it was just the reporter speaking, not even taking the names of the people, it might have been cooked up - just for the sake of argument. If that is the case, it is pathetic. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                                  ColinDavies
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                                  Thomas George wrote: If that is the case, it is pathetic. Yeah, the media and media people often endup looking for an angle to profit form these sort of disasters. I agree pathetic. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                  I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:

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                                  • P PJ Arends

                                    Ok Sarah/Hassan/CoolPunk/whatever, if you want to have a nick that is similiar to mine that is up to you, but I am going to have ask you to remove my CPUA and Sonork ID's from your sig. I don't know what I did to be your latest target, but I do not appreciate your lame attempts to impersonate me.:mad:


                                    CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                                    Megan Forbes
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                                    They say copying is the sincerist form of flattery :)


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                                    • J John Simmon outlaw programmer

                                      i just like you. CPUA 0x5041 Sonork 100.11743 Chicken Little "So it can now be written in stone as a testament to humanities achievments "PJ did Pi at CP"." Colin Davies Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                                      realJSOP
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                                      Hey asshole - stop fucking around with your user ID. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                                        Hey asshole - stop fucking around with your user ID. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                                        Rob Graham
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                                        He seems to like you John, Try setting the filter on the profiles page to just "John Simmon" (no final s) - At least tree alias, and cliking on the second "PD Arend" post takes you to one of them... Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

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