The State level of government does not need to be fast, whatever it passes can preempt any existing local regulations.

I'm expecting the next occupant of the oval office, regardless of party, to generously move the gold leaf mantle and other gildings to the Trump Library's oval office recreation.

The goal was not "funny". The goal was "learn from our past mistakes".

You realize the urgency over Apollo was political? Beat the communists, control the high ground, dual use technology for the military, avoid a technological gap with the communists, etc. Scientific exploration was just the sales pitch to the public. NONE of the preceding should be interpreted to mean that NASA is not absolutely devoted to the mission of scientific exploration. They are devoted to science and exploration. But when they are given large sums of money by Congress, it is for the preceding reasons. Yesterday and today.

How did I say they were? One being a first priority and the other a second priority is not mutually exclusive. :-)

A crash site / exploration grave wins nothing. Unlike an unmanned crash site.

People in this forum, including you, claim evidence, yet fail when asked. Often just Pizza Gate 2.0 theories, which uses the word "theory" quite loosely.

If the FBI had evidence there would be criminal charges.

Okay FP but you didn't get your Funny mod points. Maybe you confused the moderators when you mentioned success without success criteria?

This is a government of politics first. Or maybe vengeance first? Or perhaps it's personal profits first? Or popularity in the latest poll? Whatever it is, safety is not on the main list of priorities. Plenty more volunteers eager to join up if the first ones die.

But I thought the funniest posts were the ones that suggested the YOB would go. I couldn't buy the premise of the "wants to name something on the moon" joke because there's no golf course there. (Yeah, I know one of 'em hit a golf ball, but... On the safety side, I wonder how NASA made sure the ball wouldn't explode when struck under lunar conditions.)

Did you read your own joke? Did you consider the premise of your joke?

However you changed your sig so my attempted joke lost both its context and its premise. The "dynamic" hint in your new sig suggests that I should include it here, but... This "discussion" merely seems to be another example of "what happened to" Slashdot.

The proper response to being in an area where datacentres are crowding in is "lobby your elected officials to increase property taxes and not give out tax increment financing deals". Tax everything, and tax it well. They'll stop building new datacentres in your area, and the ones that are there will (unless they were given a long-term sweetheart deal beyond your already-low tax rates) start being cash cows for your area.

Really, you don't see any difference between Elon Musk and, say, John Stankey? Is John Stankey actively transforming the US into an autocratic fascist-adjacent state?

Would you buy from a company called Plantations Inc which proudly advertises that all of its products are made by daily-whipped slaves? Are there no limits to how self-focused you are in your consumption?

It's one thing to say "this particular issue isn't mine, so I'm only going to think amount myself". It's an entirely different issue to have no moral bounds.

This headline sounds like something you'd hear coming from a news report on a TV in the background near the start of a horror movie.

Yeah, and Trump is promising to wrap up the war immediately after the upcoming elections.

I've always been a big fan of space exploration, but for a country that can't afford its lifestyle a moon base doesn't sound very important priority.

(Or maybe I should have said "isn't willing to pay for" its lifestyle.)

Just remember, urgency is a secondary consideration, safety is the first consideration. That said, success to all involved!