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Re: And now for something completely different...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:19:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
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> > Hm. If it were totally hopeless. Completely. I wonder if the best solution
> > to both problems would be to tell the public that the asteroid was coming,
> > but at the same time, lie to them and say that "we have a solution, and are
> > working on it". It might cut down on the chaos and at the same time keep
> > people posted of the threat. I dunno. I don't like the idea of lying to the
> > public either. I guess there's no solution that I like :( Let's just hope
> > there really IS a solution :)
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> But, you see, there IS a solution. Get a large enough industrial base going
> in the system that any object moving at less than relativistic speeds can be
> cheerfully disassembled as soon as its vectors are calculated, and turned
> into shiny consumer goods for Ganymedian housewives or whatever.
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> The way we're going about space exploitation now ain't gonna cut it though.
Now on this we completely agree--this very discussion has caused much
consternation between myself and my SO--I say we're not in space enuf, she
wants to see us take care of *everything* here before we even think about
getting into space.
Dave K
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