Comment: Re:Vegetarian? (Score 1) 342
Comment: Re:Vegetarian? (Score 1) 342
Comment: Re:Oh. Oh no. (Score 1) 267
Comment: Re:Self selection (Score 1) 474
Comment: Re:Is it so wrong? (Score 1) 223
Comment: Re:Is it so wrong? (Score 1) 223
And the other poster is right: NASA never stifled spaceflight; they don't control aerospace worldwide, and there was nothing stopping anyone in other countries from getting into spaceflight. They sure didn't stop the Chinese and Russians from building spacecraft.
The environment outside the US was even worse. For example look at OTRAG. Aerospace is a highly politicized field, not to mention risky.
Comment: Re:Is it so wrong? (Score 1) 223
Comment: Re:Is it so wrong? (Score 1) 223
Comment: Re:Is it so wrong? (Score 1) 223
1. Self-driving cars are coming. That's pretty major.
2. Space-flight has been stifled for decades by NASA, no wonder we're finally seeing advances.
Comment: Re:Enact mandatory voting (Score 1) 388
Comment: Re: having an opinion (Score 1) 388
Comment: Re: having an opinion (Score 1) 388
Comment: Re: having an opinion (Score 1) 388
Comment: Re:Enact mandatory voting (Score 1) 388
"you can control who becomes vocal about voting."
Well, sure. You do want candidates to explain to people what the issues are and why you should vote for them. Isn't that just part of the election process?