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Comment Unequal? (Score 1) 416

Isn't this type of voting inherently unequal, from the voters perspective? I mean, if I only approve of a single candidate but the guy next to me marks several, isn't he in effect getting more votes than me? How am I wrong here? Instead of "one man, one vote" isn't this "one man, up to as many votes as there are candidates on the ballot"?

Comment Re:Let's get this straight (Score 2) 275

Working with Boeing on a Delta 5 (call a special version for NASA the Ares 5 if you want, but I always thought Ares would be a better name for the program to land humans on Mars) sounds like a better idea anyway. That way we inherit as much of the commercial tech as possible, especially the RS-68. A new core with five 68s (could use the ET for that, but we probably want a redesign for structural support to handle upper stages) and the Delta 4 segments as boosters would be much more reliable than the SSME + SRB. The J2-X may be usable, but I'm not sure if a second stage wouldn't be better served by using another RS-68. Plus an all LOX+LH2 launcher would be much more environmentally friendly. The SRBs are dirty fuckers. Oh, and the external boosters could be upgraded to reusable flyback boosters in the future, if such a thing is actually worthwhile.
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Large, Slow Airships Could Move Buildings 184

Algorithmnast writes "The Economist has a short article on using big, slow-moving airships to move large objects without the need to dismantle them. The company mentioned, Skylifter, refers to the lifting ship as an 'aerial crane,' not a Thor weapon. It could easily help move research labs to new parts of the Antarctic, or allow a Solar Tower to be inserted into an area that's difficult to drive to, such as a mesa in New Mexico."

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