Dear io9,

Yeah, I guess I'm not reading between the lines in your post. You said "you view the other countries as not having the money to go there - when it should the the Human race as a whole who decide to venture forth." - So, what exactly did you mean by this? Cause it sure as hell sounds like "Let's just all go, doesn't…

Are you serious? Ok, yeah.... Sagan's viewpoint is great. I understand and can sympathize. I want us to get there just as badly as anyone else. But that still doesn't change the fact that all of this stuff costs time and money. You may have the luxury of working for free, but I sir, do not. I've got bills to pay,…

So let me get this right.

The reason you see top heavy organization within NASA is because of a fundamental flaw in the way the US Government pays it's people. Annual salary is determined by a pay scale that is fixed and is expected to work across all of the government. So, let's say you are an engineer and the average salary for you in the…

Don't forget, the Soviets killed a lot of people in their reckless pursuits.

That's really sweet and tender, but it's all about the money. Third world countries can't pay for these kinds of endeavors. It's not necessarily about status as a superpower, it's about wealth and disposable income.

Wow dude. I was wrong. It wasn't your intensity meter, it was your intensity generator that was turned up too high.

Oh hey, that's what commas do.

Is that what the readouts on your intensity meter told you?

Did you even read Lightice's post? He/She explained it perfectly.

Nice tip of the hat.

The war itself is a story. People knew how D-Day and WW2 ended up, but there were still lots of entertaining stories to be told about that war.

This is totally gangster. I thought this show was going to suck, a cheap attempt at making money of the success of BSG. If this show turns out to be what the trailer conveys, a serious action sci fi escapade, I think it would do well.

Oh yeah... and doing this without anyone noticing. Those fiber lines belong to companies, governments etc. You can't just "tap" into fiber without anyone noticing. This is why fiber is often listed as one of the most secure forms of transmitting data.

I agree, Gust Front is by far my favorite Ringo book. I've read it at least four times.

:/

And this is why I love Baen. They have been catering to military sci fi fans for a long time now. Pure ass kicking, gotta love it.

Trike, your comments are worse and worse. After the embarrassingly sad first comment, and the then followup, I figured that would be the nadir. Yet you keep finding a new bottom. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see a umad pic in the next comment.

What the hell is going on at 0:18 and why am I the first person to ask this??