throwit99

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by throwit99 12y ago
So effectively, you want to subsidise scientists working on some arbitrary aim (Space exploration), in the hope they'll invent cool stuff you can spin off... I don't think you need to subsidise science like this. Did we really g
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by throwit99 12y ago
Do you really think that firstly, those technologies only exist because of NASA, and secondly that the cheapest way to innovate is to pick some arbitrary aim (Space exploration) and then spin off lots of innovation from it? You could do a b
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by throwit99 12y ago
Health, welfare, lowering taxes, employment.... y'know, things that enrich real peoples lives. Space toys and exploration are fun for those working on them, but will this event transform civilisation? Nope. Did the moon landing really
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by throwit99 12y ago
At the risk of turning political, it's a great example of how our taxes are wasted. Playing with space toys shouldn't be funded with taxpayer money. I'm sure I'll get downvoted to hell for this, but why should my money b
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by throwit99 12y ago
This is still true, and will always be true. If a moderator has a button "ban", and you piss them off enough, you'll get banned. Give people buttons, and they'll use them. Probably more than they actually should.
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by throwit99 12y ago
I thought mistakes never happen over there! Hellbanning people, and then asking them to email you later, is still a crappy way to act. It's not a hard problem. Just raise the threshold for hellbanning. Use it sparingly.
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by throwit99 12y ago
You'd be surprised just how often this happens.
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by throwit99 12y ago
Maybe you don't personally, maybe you don't as a group anymore. As I suggested in my original post though, I have more useful things to do than look back at comments I posted years ago and compile evidence. I've moved on. I&#
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by throwit99 12y ago
I had this happen to me when I critiqued a YC backed company. Had a few thousand in 'meaningless internet karma points'. You pretty soon realise after a few further comments anyway, so I doubt it's actually effective. It&#x27