Look at the title of the story you are replying in: It is billionaires that are funding it. Nothing about public funds being discussed here.

You just seem to trying to find any excuse in order to troll the space enthusiasts of this site.

We are the only living organism in the known Universe that possess such a high level of intelligence. Until we discover another species that can plan thier survival on interstellar basis, we are special and worth preserving.

That is very insightful and eye opening.

Thank you for posting this. It is rare gems like these that make this site worthwhile.

I am part of this generation. I have no answers to your questions. All I can do is feel ashamed and speculate.

My guess is that my generation is spoiled rotten. We never had any challenges or widespread hardships compared to the generations prior. Baby boomers dealt with Cold War. The Greatest Generation before them fought in World War 2. We got everything delivered to us on a silver platter, so we never learned to appreciate it or even learnt concepts of respect.

What the activists did in Peru is discusting beyond words. All I can do is hope that they are a horrible exception and that (Degenerate though as we are) the rest of this generation are not as bad as them.

Indeed.

A pity how poorly he was treated after the war's end by the very country he fought so hard to protect!

Dear Dr Ian Malcom,

Could you please shut the fuck up already with your constant, preachy whining?! We are all sad that the T-Rex couldn't do his job properly and rid us of your hollier-than-thou attitude when it had the chance!

Regards,

Readers of Jurasic Park book

I shudder to think what this giant Wooly Mammoth intends to do with those scantily clad hot women...

Why not just put that ring on a chain and wear it around your neck like a necklace? This is what my electrician friend does.

No. The opposite: It means that you are a normal, average human being. Sex is exciting for the reaction of the partner. Without this expression of desire and enjoyment, sex is just routine, empty and boring physical procedure.

Sex robots are a fantasy and nothing more. Just like threesomes: Probably every single man has that fantasy, but in practice it is rarely done and awkward.

That is a fascinating creature. Thank you for the link.

Won't work because in the future noone will give a shit about you to go through the (Probably expensive) procedure to revive you.

Meh. That will take too much time, too stressful and considering you will need to convince the rest of the world: impossible.

Besides, why do I want to be old longer? My choice is to enjoy the time I have of my existance with my loved ones and die at about 75. Thats a good age to go before the really terrible age-related decline really hits.

Because Slashdot wants to encourage its users to log in.

Why? Because (Among other things) it makes having actual conversation easier, when you are confident that you are talking to the same person and not constantly changing anonymous person.

That is quite a unique and novel idea. And it just might be crazy enough to work.

Of the top of my head, I would be worried about the surface of the bubble to remain flexible in such tempeture and all the crap in the water. It also must be quite strong to withstand the pressure/pucture issues. Also the motion would be quite chaotic, so it may not be easy to make it do useful work.

What is there to discuss?

This is yet another sensetionalist blurb article: Oh no! A large sunspot! Communication might be affected!!! Once you discuss one of these useless stories, there is nothing left to discuss.

Yes, there is a sunspot. They occur all the time. So what?

Why not just say "In the last 25 years"?!