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Comment: Re:You know negotiations succeeded when... (Score 1) 76

by jd (#40114521) Attached to: Australia and South Africa To Share the Square Kilometer Array

I doubt they'll be unhappy. The wider area means a larger virtual dish and therefore higher accuracy for the scientists. The higher total cost means that the vendors stand to make more money from this, not less. The distribution over two continents means you've twice as many science budgets (so lower cost to each individual tax payer).

Comment: Re:What's the problem with building self-sustainin (Score 1) 235

by roman_mir (#40107721) Attached to: Neil Armstrong Gives Rare Interview

If they can raise the money and do it themselves, then who would object? At any moment in time whoever wants to run a project can ask for donations or release token bonds to be bought and advertise this and if there are enough people who want to see a moonbase and they pay for it, then it wouldn't be a problem for anybody who doesn't want to see gov't spend money this way.

As to voting: those who don't pay taxes to government shouldn't be able to vote. Those who pay more taxes than others should get extra votes.

Comment: Re:WOW (Score 1) 290

by jd (#40105189) Attached to: 60TB Disk Drives Could Be a Reality In 2016

Since density is mass per unit volume, the only two ways to increase density are to either replace the atoms in the models' bodies with heavier, highly unstable ones, or push them into a compacter. The first might cause problems due to the cameras suffering radiation damage. The latter would cut into the celebrities they have at those adult expos.

Poland has gun control.

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