I did not suggest we should ever start a war to promote R&D. My question better put was, if anything, what innovative gains have we made? I just wonder how it rolls out on paper...it is an aspect that is interesting. War is a crucible of innovation. Nasty for sure, but it happens.
I'm just glad folks like Burt Rutan are going to the outer limits of the atmosphere with private funding, sans military. On Nov 3, 9:20 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi y'all - all I can see is a huge defecit. R&D can be performed in > many locations. We don't need to start, and try to control, a civil > war to practice on. > > On Nov 3, 9:04 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Wonder how all that spendage relates in a return on investment as regards > > to military research and development? what is the return on investment? I > > know of some: composites, computer security...can anyone else see any > > positive return on military R&D? > > > wonder if anyone has numbers on that side? [?] > > > On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi y'all - yes, it is almost as much as I lost last month during the > > > debacle. > > > > On Nov 1, 10:26 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > $3,000,000,000,000 for a war is a lot of money. That is more money > > > > than I made since the beginning of the war. :-) > > > > > On Nov 1, 10:55 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >http://www.good.is/?p=12104-Hidequoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > 329.gif > > < 1KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
