The subscription prices place this material well out of reach of anyone but college libraries or those who are wealthy.

Way to go, Royal Society. Spur interest, inspire the young. Yeah, that's it, hook them on science. Ha!

You sodding gits.

The Royal Society has been publishing since 1655. They published papers from the earliest sorts of scientific discovery and exploration.

I don't mind that they'll cough up my "real" name so much. Just as long as it isn't available to casual browsing.

Damn, he was quick.

Fixed that for you....

I'm hoping it happens soon. Kilns aren't crazy expensive. You can score used kilns for $500 or so. I haven't been able to find anything about how they pump hydrogen into the kiln without blowing up, so I haven't tried it yet. BUt I"m still looking :-)

When a government hinders the communications of the citizens of their country, the citizens lose the very important ability to organize towards the overthrow of an oppressive government. Without communications, there can be no organization. Without the ability to organize, there is no chance to overthrow the government if that should become necessary.

A Government has no inherent right to exist except at the pleasure of its citizenry. Governments can benefit the governed in may ways. However, the variety of ways that a government can hurt the populace are innumerable. If a government refuses to abide by the wishes of the governed, then is that government not a tyranny? Should an elected official be permitted to ignore the wishes of the people he supposedly represents? I understand that a government should protect the citizenry from harm as much as possible and not act rashly and jump to every whim expressed by a voter. However, when a representative acts against the wishes of the majority of voters, that representative should be removed from power. Because that power is all that matters to that representative, besides the money, that is. Power and money are what drive politics. Don't fool yourself into believing that a politician has any interest in you beyond your money and subservience, because you will be wrong. Likewise, government has only a mindless collective desire to grow, to gather to itself power, and to control day-to-day lives of the populace.

If you feel otherwise, such is your right. I wouldn't force you to think the way I do. Unlike your government...