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Re: NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Dragonfly mission

ReACTIONary — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:53:47 -0000

RE: to study its habitability and determine if the world could have once supported life.

This is not true. Dragonfly will search for signs of prebiotic chemistry. There is no consideration of its "habitability" and no expectation that it at one time supported life.

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:50:18 -0000

Im sure all of your high up CEO friends agree with you on this issue, but I am not sure they would constitute a significant sample of major leaders of American industry.

For what it's worth I have personally heard Mike Griffith grouse about ITAR.

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:02:04 -0000

LOL, I work on NASA projects and with NASA employees and the idea that NASA in any way discriminates against US citizens of Chinese heritage or birth is completely, totally rediculious. On the mission I am now working on I can easily name five individuals of Asian origin or heritage (chinese, korean, Japanese ) that I work with and for.

NASA would practicly cease to function if this were the case.

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:53:46 -0000

There is a distinction between discrimination based on national origin where the presumption is that you are dealing only with US citizens, and discrimination based on citizenship where that presumption does not hold. For instance the university is prohibited by law from hireing illegal aliens. This is discrimination based on citizenship that strongly correlates with, but is not the same as, discrimination based on nation of origin.

I suggest that you talk to your human resources representative at the university, since this is an important issue in the workplace, especially where research is conducted. You seem to be confused about the distinctions and this could have serrious consequences for you and those you work with.

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 19:49:32 -0000

All Canadians are foreign nationals unless they are naturalized citizens . And therfore are subject to ITAR restrictions in dealing with then.

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 19:45:11 -0000

NASA (like all agencies and citizens ) haven't to follow ITAR regulations . What's the big deal?

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 19:42:10 -0000

I'm absolutely certain that the University of Colorado does not forbid you from following government regulations protecting national security .

Re: NASA's New Policy For Excluding Certain Foreign Nationals

ReACTIONary — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 19:38:44 -0000

Its not racism, it's nationalism and national security. The facts of this case are very scetchy, considering that it is a personal report from any agreived individual, but believe me NASA does not discriminate against naturalized citizens born in mainland china. I know - I work on NASA programs with several such individuals.

Re: In the Footsteps of the Prophet, Australian Muslim Marries a Child — and Pays the Price For It

ReACTIONary — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 20:18:56 -0000

So why bring up Mohammad at all? He doesn't strike me as any worse than any other prophet, prince or potentate of the same period.

Re: I Once Signed an Abstinence Pledge and Wore a Purity Ring; Now, I’m a Sex-Positive Former Christian

ReACTIONary — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:00:16 -0000

Crescat scientia, vita excolatur!

Re: Christian Writer Advises Women to Leave Porn-Viewing “Addict” Boyfriends

ReACTIONary — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 21:59:18 -0000

Preceeded each query with "God's opinion of...". That makes it ok.

Re: Defining “the True Message of Islam”: How ISIS Recruiters Use Religious Texts To Encourage and Justify Slaughter

ReACTIONary — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:17:06 -0000

Generally speaking, anyone starting a rant with the sugestion that "We need to do this" or "We need to do that" hasn't any clue as to how, let alone any actual means , or any influence at all to bring about any change.

1.6 billion believers, 20% of the world's population, and it should, "more favorably, be elimimated"? LOL.

Re: Attacks Against Euro-Muslims Spread; Meanwhile, a Dutch Muslim Mayor Tells Violent Islamists to “Get the Fuck Out”

ReACTIONary — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:22:20 -0000

And far safer to be a jew in europe than to be one in Isreal .

Re: Attacks Against Euro-Muslims Spread; Meanwhile, a Dutch Muslim Mayor Tells Violent Islamists to “Get the Fuck Out”

ReACTIONary — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:03:45 -0000

Both responses, the mealy mouthed foreign minister and the agressive mayor, were correct. Context is everything. If a high level french official, especially the foreign minister were to tell french citizens of a certain religious background to get the fuck out, he would assuredly be misunderstood the by all most all parties to the conversation. Very few would hear him say IF YOU before saying GET OUT. This would have the effect of granting permission and support to the most violent of the right wing extremists.

The mayor, on the other hand is speaking as an outsider - he is not french, and he is a Muslim who can be seen as speaking for Muslims as a minority community representative. Therefore he can be more direct and frank without being misunderstood and inflaming the situation.

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:09:15 -0000

Much English are good!

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:30:32 -0000

I take your full serious . Its not too laugh so hard like that. For me, tell you're sorce for claims , and so others don't laughing will know it!

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:21:26 -0000

YES, and it's working! I was aginst it untill I read all the idiotic comments on this article . Now I'm sure we need it to prevent further degeneration of our public discourse and our standing in the world.

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:23:46 -0000

If you were so concerned about our reputation in the world , you would constrain yourself and stop expressing yourself in public. You're already a big enough embarrassment to your family . Why are you so insistent on embarrassing the entire country?

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:18:44 -0000

Not as dense as the seven folks who up voted him! Imagine taking this guy to be a thought leader!

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:15:10 -0000

I have friends, relatives, and coworkers who do and have worked at the FBI and the NSA. Believe me, they know a lot more about this than does any "freelance" private cyber security firm.

I don't want you to go all paranoid or anything , but they actually know more about you than you even know about yourself .

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:00:50 -0000

I don't think you should confuse the wako birds posting on this topic with Americans .

If you want some fun, however , ask them what they think of the Apolo moon landing. I'm sure they will agee that NK did that!

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:39:30 -0000

Yes, obviously! Based on the intelligence you've been channelling from Troth, spirit guide to the spies?

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:33:38 -0000

Some rag tag "security" outfit puts out a press release and you believe it? This is what's known as a publicity stunt.

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:30:11 -0000

Cool story, bro.

Re: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory

ReACTIONary — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:26:57 -0000

LOl, The FBI & NSA know more about this than these grandstanding "independent investigators" - What evidence did they provide? Who are these employees .

And who in the world is laughing at us? NK is the clown in this movie .