+1, it's been a while. Hope to see more.

It's basically all the lurkers from Facebook. Anyone who wants to broadcast to the world every pointless detail is already doing it on Facebook. Those who don't care to see all went to Google+ and it's like the junior high dance.

...about the guy who hit your car. Did he attend on Sunday?

plus I don't want a plane full of chatterboxes

We already get that now! :) Seriously, have you been on a flight lately where someone hasn't whipped out their phone to call someone to let the know "we just landed" before the line of people in the aisle has even started moving?! [/rant]

You can ban pretty much anything in the name of safety.

That would make complete sense if you believed that 1) no one has ever had a cell phone on during takeoff and landing and b) someone who had nefarious intentions would abide by the rule.

Probably when you said is opinion was completely unimportant, ignorant, and wrong - while I agree with what you said, you probably could have reworded that a little softer.

You're right, I took exception to the generalizations. Especially from someone who is likely a complete outsider. I no longer work at JSC, but I know what the culture is like and I had been there for 5 yrs when the Columbia accident happened. Utter lack of safety? No, I thought the steps taken toward safety were over the top.

You are a complete douche bag. There, I started mine like you started yours.

Your utter lack knowledge is shining through. Manned spaceflight is a calculated risk. You do not stop any time lives are at risk or we'd never fly. You take steps to minimize that risk to an acceptable level. Sometimes that doesn't work.

I worked in flight design in Houston for 8 years, so my perspective is probably a bit more refined than the one from your armchair.

So I have my EMT-Basic, a course and certification that takes about 3 months to complete. I guess I'm a doctor, huh?