Spot on! Dump a couple of million into a boat and you don't know what kind of gear to buy? Worse, you come to Slashdot to find out? Head over to Sailing Anarchy. They'll tell you what to buy (and provide an earful to boot).

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The fact that the likes of Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin are admired by the right wing is just about all you need to say about the right wing. - kg

Its a reference to that other nut job Newt Gingrich. But admittedly its hard to keep track, there are so many to choose from. - kg

Critical thinking, its something you ought to learn ... I suppose you never thought of the possibility of developing the tech here, apply here, and skip the trip?

I'm for manned space flight, a romantic I suppose, but talk about a weak argument.

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Have you actually used matplotlib? Like with any plotting package (or at least all the ones I've ever used) there are some subtle but important details where a 20 page handout just wouldn't do. You don't like the book, don't buy the f'ing thing.

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The whole strict "constructionism" p.o.v. might apply if we all went back to the days of the horse and buggy, oil lamps, whole groups relegated to second class citizenship, etc..