[dba-Tech] Enterprise in 20 Years

Janet Erbach jerbach at gmail.com
Mon May 14 08:31:11 CDT 2012


Back to the original subject...I'll make a donation to the project,
Arthur!!  And I'll help you set up an email fundraiser and I'll design
awesome promotional posters and...can I have a ride when it's ready?


On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:47 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote:

> Stuart has made it clear to us on OT that he thinks man-made global warming
> is a total fraud foisted on a gullible public and a complete waste of time
> and money.
>
> Join us on OT for more thrilling entertainment on this and many other
> unmentionable subjects.
>
>
> R
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mattys
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 8:06 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Enterprise in 20 Years
>
> Interesting.
>
> Stuart's comment was about where the needed funds could (not should) come
> from in order to build the Enterprise.
> Hans sensed a deeper sentiment in Stuart's statement containing the word
> 'wasted.'
>
> Perhaps Stuart means to say that the two endeavors are equally futile or
> have equal potential. Perhaps not.
> Hans apparently regards expenditure on space exploration as less fruitful
> than 'researching/combatting climate change.'
> Controlling climate may prove to increase sustainability for constantly
> growing humanity.
> Then again, it might unleash terrible consequences such as disease.
>
> Michael R Mattys
> Mattys Consulting, LLC
> www.mattysconsulting.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
> Andersen
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:00 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Enterprise in 20 Years
>
>
> If this discussion is heading towards a debate on whether climate change is
> man-made or not, I am not interested in debating this. I found that this is
> a waste of time, because I am neither an expert nor do I want to pretend to
> be one.
>
> Hans
>
>
>
> On 2012-05-13, at 6:16 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
>
> > They are no more  similar as concepts as  a bicycle is to a fish.
> >
> > Are you trying to say  that "sustainability" is a cure for "climate
> > change". If so, we obviously need to agree on what we mean by
> > "sustainability" and "climate change" and in what way (if
> > any) they are related.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 13 May 2012 at 18:01, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> To be quite frank, I'm not understanding what it is you are objecting
> >> to
> and why. They are no more different as concepts as a cure is to an illness.
> Please be more forthcoming.
> >>
> >> Hans
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2012-05-13, at 5:23 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> >>
> >>> Why do you conflate two totally different concepts?
> >>>
> >>> What have climate change and sustainability got to do with each other?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 13 May 2012 at 16:33, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Then what did you mean by " researching/combatting climate change " ?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 2012-05-13, at 4:01 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Please don't put words into my mouth.  I didn't say anything about
> "living more sustainably"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Stuart
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 13 May 2012 at 15:56, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> How would building a single ship make better sense than figuring
> >>>>>> out
> how we can live more sustainably on the only habitable planet that we know
> of so far?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Best regards,
> >>>>>> Hans-Christian Andersen
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 13 May 2012, at 15:08, "Stuart McLachlan"
> >>>>>> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We can do it if we divert all the money currently being wasted
> >>>>>>> on researching/combatting "climate change" :-)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> Stuart
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 13 May 2012 at 17:04, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> From slashdot...An engineer has produced detailed specs of how
> >>>>>>>> to build an ion-drive version of The Enterprise within 20
> >>>>>>>> years. I've read it all and studied some parts in detail, and
> >>>>>>>> deem it feasible. However, I lack the funds.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> http://www.buildtheenterprise.org/
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> Arthur
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Prediction is difficult, especially of the future.
> >>>>>>>> -- Niels Bohr
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