you say that, and its true, but who says that SpaceX will be using rockets in 30 years. They may gather some investor money and develop a magnetic launcher coupled with a scram jet to achieve LEO at a fraction of hte cost, increasing their profitability while reducing cost for their clients.

what these comments didn't elaborate on is that this launch was WWWWAAAAYYYYY cheaper then a shuttle launch. This means that NASA can restock the ISS (and in the near future send astronauts up there) at a fraction of the cost they had been paying.

the majority of the cargo was vital cheap stuff, like air water and food. It is easy to replace if the rocket crashes but expensive as heck to ship up there and very much needed. This is one less trip that we will need to pay Russia or the EU to do for us but there weren't any multi million dollar satelites on board.

While that is true, Space X has recieved about 60% of its funding from the private sector and in the future the only 'funding' they will receive (including the 400 million they already got from NASA) will be payment for services rendered (sending stuff to the ISS) which is hardly a give away since we needed to pay for…

Innovation on long haul trucking to low earth orbit? Yup. That being said NASA still has a multi billion dollar budget that is being devoted to leaving orbit and going to other planets or asteroids and that research and science will now be better funded since 100% of hte budget will go toward that where only 50% of…

was the 'i' really necessary before the word device lol?

OMG i would have died laughing

thats a great graphic

I completely understand your point and for the vast majority of the community, and the dispora as a whole it is true. That doesn't change the fact that there are groups within the community that embrace this behavior and generally act in ways contradictory to their religion (could be said about any religion that has…

I consider the spitting to be a symptom of a wider problem, that being the general intollerance and isolation that these communities practice. I believe that it is natural for a shut in individual, not exposed to different cultures and philosophies, to reject those that are different from themselves in either belief…

ok fair enough, I will definitely agree that they pull their imagery and slogans from the NAZI era. I always feel that the KKK, considering the massive role htey played in American Society from the early 1900's through to the mid 30's is the predominant and logical higher order to lump all of the various neonazis and…

"Because, and this is key, publicly disliking someone? That is not wrong in your nation. You did not outlaw passive social hostility - you outlawed active discrimination with physical consequences. Note the difference."

On a quick point about Godwin's law, why were you equating white supremacy and neo-nazis with Nazis? I find that the KKK is a much better and more relevant end point for holders of those views in America. There is a much richer tradition of the KKK and its various affiliates (many who now go by the nick name of…

I like not having to worry about somoene legally shooting me during an argument at a bar (stand your ground laws). Guess we all have our priorities

I highly doubt the Taliban were receiving briefings on intended targets and plans of action, we'll have to agree to disagree there.

Oddly enough I think you just over simplified white supremicists. They are a diverse group of different ideological beliefs (none of which I agree with) that range from the belief that people of minorities should be sent to their country of origin to the NAZI-ish belief that they should be eliminted to make room for a…

all firearms in the state of NY need to be registered, whether bought or made, to my knowldege

its just you :) We can dream though

many states have a requirement that anything fititng a certain description (portable, of a certain caliber, etc.) be registered

two things: