Ron Bailey doesn’t think so. Neither do I. And I sure hope we don’t.
I’ve noticed this kind of “argument” a lot with people who want to hold back true progress (as opposed to the “progress” proposed by many “progressives”):
So what about the social consequences of radically longer and healthier lives? In that regard, Diana Schaub in her reaction essay raises many questions for reflection about those consequences, but curiously she fails to actually reflect on them. Schaub isn
No launch today, either. Maybe tomorrow, but I don’t think I’ll hang around for it–Patricia has to work.
Anyway, I’m guessing that they’ll ultimately have to roll back, and launch in January. These sensors seem to be even more flaky than usual.
[Update about a minute after posting]
Yup. I just got a text message that they’ve decided to give up on it for the year.
[A couple minutes more]
Here’s confirmation on the web site. January 2nd at the earliest.
[11:20 update]
Here’s more info.
Patricia’s up in Orlando this weekend, so I’m driving up this afternoon. We may go over to the Cape to see the launch tomorrow.
…but he’s still idiotic on some issues:
Last year, Mr. Sarkozy told French radio: “Security is the responsibility of the state. I am against the private ownership of firearms. If you are assaulted by an armed burglar, he will use his weapon more effectively than you anyway, so you are risking your life.”
But of course, there is no risk to your life if you’re unarmed…
[Update on Monday morning]
As noted in comments, this thread got hijacked by the usual suspects, but here are some interesting thoughts on another Frenchman, Tocqueville, who was a lot smarter than Sarkozy on these issues. Also, on what happens when mass killers meet armed citizens, as was demonstrated over the weekend in Colorado.
Was there trade between China and the west five millennia ago?
There have been a new development in the story about Mojave potentially losing its spaceport license.
Should this be a necessary characteristic of a president?
If so, I suspect that none of the major candidates, of either party, would qualify (though perhaps Ron Paul might, being an MD). Hillary!, Obama and Edwards are all lawyers. So are Giuliani and Thompson, and Romney has a JD and an MBA (though McCain might have picked up math and science at Annapolis). Why would they know much about science? And historically, while there have been exceptions, not that many people come to politics at all, let alone the presidency, via science.
There’s a lot more to scientific literacy than understanding (and agreeing with) evolution, and being in favor of embryonic stem cell research. In fact, I don’t think that Al Gore is scientifically literate (in the way I understand that phrase–a good understanding of basic scientific principles, and able to both perform and recognize good analysis, including the math, as well as a facility with logic).
I just installed it, and am having problems configuring it. I’m not going to bother with the gory details here, unless someone pipes up, though.
…not universal health care. An essay by Lin Zinser and (Dr.) Paul Hsieh (of Geek Press).
Contrary to claims that government-imposed
Thomas James has found another way for NASA to get around the Congressional prohibition on human Mars exploration, as a result of the blinkered mentality of the people who wrote the language. As he says, though, it’s unlikely that NASA would use it.