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Re: Manned Venus Flyby
From: Bill B
Date: 2012 Sep 03, 18:47 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2012 Sep 03, 18:47 -0400
On 9/3/2012 5:09 PM, James N Wilson wrote: > I hate astronauts. Not as people, but as huge consumers of scarce money. > They haven't done anything nearly as scientifically rewarding as our > robots have... robots aren't as popular as people. Point well taken. “Marvin trudged on down the corridor, still moaning. "...and then of course I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left hand side..." No?" said Arthur grimly as he walked along beside him. "Really?" Oh yes," said Marvin, "I mean I've asked for them to be replaced but no one ever listens." I can imagine.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy