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Comment Re: Morale of the Story (Score 2) 217

Maybe that means that their is room for a new kickstart.
You invest and get x amount of the company per dollar.
So you put in say $100 into a "Kickstarter" and you get .01% of the company.
The venture fails and you get write it off on your taxes.
It becomes Facebook and you get to retire.

It is probably not possible because of laws and regulations which is too bad since it would be more like real venture capital.

Comment Re:Last straw? (Score 1) 533

Both.
The for the AEW it was too small for the task using the tech the UK selected.
The MRA4 the airframes where not built to a common standard and frankly the engine location made mounting high bypass turbofans impossible.
Even the VC-10 would have been a better choice for the AEW but the UK had to keep the Comet line alive for some odd reason.
They really blew it by not buying older P-3 Orions and upgrading them. They where a newer design and used by nations around the world. The UK could have made a good bit of money upgrading P3s for other nations. Now they will go with the P-8 just as they went with the E3 for the AEW program.

Comment Re:I never thought it was a disaster. (Score 1) 201

Ahh the cool kids speaks.
Delete it and go your merry way.

BTW popular == relevant. Does not mean great but it does mean that it is relevant to a large number of people.
I am not sure that Justin Beber is popular to as large of a segment that buys IOS devices as U2 but if so then yes the majority of people would be happy with it.
In other words... You don't like it then delete it.

Comment Re:Can scale back fossil fuel based generation ... (Score 3, Insightful) 197

Only if the change is enough to "throttle down" base load plants.
BTW base load plants are not very efficient at partial load.
This will probably shift more load to peaking plants. Over all you should see a reduction of fossil fuel use but not one to one relation. Not to mention the environmental impact of this.

Comment Re:Last straw? (Score 1) 533

What killed the ME-109 in the Battle of Britain was lack of range. The need for a defensive fighter for the allies was pretty much done by 1943. Even without the Mustang the US had the P-47 and the P-38 both of which could do escort duty. The problem with 38 where solved with the j model. The UK had a much better aircraft in the Tempest and could have had an even better one if they had developed the Fury.
The UK really seems to have an odd obsession with some aircraft and keep them around way longer than the should have. The Spitfire, Meteor, and the Nimrod are three that come to mind while letting other really good aircraft rot away like the Victor and Vulcan.

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