Author: Prakash Das
Date: 20:58:15 06/04/99
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On June 04, 1999 at 20:04:49, KarinsDad wrote: >On June 04, 1999 at 19:28:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On June 04, 1999 at 15:52:45, James B. Shearer wrote: >> >>>On June 03, 1999 at 23:07:27, KarinsDad wrote: >>> >>>>1) The satellite technology that allows us our Internet connectivity that we use >>>>right here at CCC would be in more of an infancy if not for the space race. >>> >>> The internet is connected with fiber optic cables. >> >>Please go show me the fiber running from here to England, and from here to >>Australia, and from .... > >Actually, there is underwater fiber connected between the US and England (e.g. >Atlantic Crossing Submarine Cable System). The one between the US and Australia >(e.g. Southern Cross Cable) is not scheduled to be complete until the end of the >year. However, there are several intercontinental cables at this point and a >whole bunch either on the drawing board or in the works right now. > >There just isn't nowhere near enough of it to handle the load, so submarines >keep dropping down more. In the meantime, satellites handle the bulk and of >course, satellite companies had the market in the first place, so they are >resisting the laying of fiber. > >KarinsDad :) > >PS. This is the last I will say on this off topic post except via Email. > >> >>The internet is _not_ "just fiber". Not by a long shot... >> >> >> >> >>> >>>>Your ability to play Fritz or Hiarcs at home is DIRECTLY related. >>> >>> I don't believe this for a minute. >>> James B. Shearer I keep getting drawn into this even though I am deciding not to waste any more of my energy on this. No one is denying that a space program has benefits. There is a difference however when it comes to these manned space flights. Theser are a HUGE waste of money. James said teh supercollider would have cost $5 billion. That sounds enormous, but isn't really. Not only the payoff to basic research for decades ahead would be substantial, but consider this. The U.S. government doesn't think much about shooting of hundreds of cruise missiles each of which costs something like $1.1 million ! Multiply this by 500 and add all the money that is used to keep the arms machinery running. This is such a waste of resources, and american people don't bother about this. War is not worth anything. Peace is worth everything.. we don't need war to creat peace.. look at my countryman Gandhi. There are many examples.. Also, you don't need a man on moon to encourage children to pursue science. In asian countries (india in my case originally) , this is done already without spending gazzilions shooting off men into space and making up these "heroes"! Sorry to say, but let's get real. Anyway, this is veering off CCC, and wasting my energy too repeating , so this is the end from my side. Cheers.
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