Fortunately for NASA, they haven’t sent a human past LEO in over 40 years so it’s obvious the sequester will have little to no impact on their future manned space exploration missions. Has anyone else noticed the ironic correlation of NASA complaining about budget cuts ever since they stopped sending humans beyond LEO? Well, at least they already decided to move forward with another Mars rover with zero return sample capabilities.

Bad summarization? Not necessarily. In the Terminator series SkyNet placed living tissue over a robot in order to infiltrate human enclaves. Similarly, researchers placed robotics in a carcass in order to fool living sparrows. Exactly the same? No, but the premise is quite similar. The analogy was drawn simply to give the reader an idea of what happened since readers may be more familiar with the Terminator films than with ornithology, robotics, and taxidermy. Also, there are several meanings of the word re-animate; not just to bring the dead back to life. In this summary it is used in its abstract form. Finally, the summary clearly states exactly what was done (robotics placed into a carcass) and why (to study bird behavior) therefore even without reading the source one can properly deduce what transpired. I do not apologize for your confusion.

Personally, I keep a track of my finances noting the money saved while single compared to dating or in a relationship. Also, since I entered IT in a later stage of life, I tend to remind myself of how I could have been at this (satisfying) stage earlier if not for wasting years in relationships that usually turn sour. Finally, considering the impact of entertainment and media on American women today, I decided to no longer date them; it has been my experience that women from other countries tend to be more devoted to relationships minus the unnecessary BS many American women like to inject into theirs. I like my money and I like my peace of mind. Being single ensures I keep both. However, this is simply my observation and by no means is meant to stereotype any women.

Coincidently, this is something that concerned me and could have been addressed back in the 90’s; and possibly have changed (if so slightly) the outcome of September 11th, 2001. Many people are aware that many military pilots transfer their skills to the civilian sector (although transferring from fighter jets to passenger jets is a bit more tedious). What many people don’t know is that the Montgomery GI Bill, that many military personnel use to further their education, isn’t applicable to obtaining pilot licenses. Admittedly it will pay for the ATP and a few later certifications, but it does not cover any of the initial certifications (i.e. private, IFR, multi-engine, etc.). This is a pool of potential pilots that could easily be tapped into.

Thanks for keeping tabs on this Attila! This was previously posted on Slashdot on April 16th, 2012. http://slashdot.org/submission/2024957/student-charged-for-selling-textbooks