tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post3331923108596771134..comments2023-10-22T04:50:28.588-07:00Comments on Life's Private Book: Derb on Space ExplorationDavid T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14828502773466162990noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-43529879301368560752009-07-18T05:01:00.708-07:002009-07-18T05:01:00.708-07:00I think you may have just proposed a viable option...I think you may have just proposed a viable option for Nicole Ritchie and Paris Hilton, and a new reality show format, should we tire of their images here on earth. <br /><br />Becoming a native girl on the moon to inspire space colonization could become like the next designer handbag.blog nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546454002729653696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-68983021576686749832009-07-17T18:15:07.623-07:002009-07-17T18:15:07.623-07:00Correction on my comment: Magellan did not return ...Correction on my comment: Magellan did not return from circumnavigation of the globe, but his crew did. Magellan was killed in the Phillipines.okie27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-69069464288062354402009-07-17T17:59:05.505-07:002009-07-17T17:59:05.505-07:00It is generally recognized that the foremost advan...It is generally recognized that the foremost advantage of another man (woman this time) on the moon is the PR. Although it has surely been considered, I have never read of a downside study of the enormous PR debacle of having a crew stranded on the moon with only days of life support remaining while the world watches their inevitable deaths. If Magellan had never returned from his voyage, he would not have entered the history books. Not so of stranded astronauts on the moon. <br />Rather than try to beat any potential adversaries (e.g., Russian, China) in a race to the moon, perhaps we should encourage them in this endeavor while we put our resources into, for example, ballistic missile defense, anti-terror technology, and especially in means to defend the vital space systems we currently have, and plan to have in orbit.okie27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-9919028143828024332009-07-17T16:48:22.329-07:002009-07-17T16:48:22.329-07:00Amen, AmenAmen, AmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-26782510525553019982009-07-17T15:53:11.568-07:002009-07-17T15:53:11.568-07:00I have a love/hate relationship with Derbyshire. H...I have a love/hate relationship with Derbyshire. He's a joy to read for his style, but as you say, has a real weakness for positivist nonsense.David T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14828502773466162990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-22349368326102325362009-07-17T15:48:50.315-07:002009-07-17T15:48:50.315-07:00You and Derbyshire are absolutely right about the ...You and Derbyshire are absolutely right about the space program, but I can't read through the links without cringing at his repetition of Dr. Johnson on the pyramids: "A monument to the insufficiency of human enjoyments."<br /><br />Derbyshire loves that kind of pithy, narcissistic, positivist nonsense.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381646071506639828noreply@blogger.com