well, since it is an ongoing thing, this preparation for war, I would say as soon as they can scrape crap up, they feel superior and start a new war...How's that? The eternal pissing contest. Perhaps the momentum and crush is not apparent in peacetime, but you know it's there lurking...
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Jason (Memphis) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > I wonder whether more beneficial "innovations" occurred during war or > during peace. > > On Nov 3, 9:26 am, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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-Hidequotedtext - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > 329.gif > > > > < 1KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
