ronpin
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Nirvana | reply to AlkalineArmy
Re: Got fiber
Great, it's about as useful as the space program is to the average taxpayer. |
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damonlab
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Detroit, MI
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| said by ronpin  :
Great, it's about as useful as the space program is to the average taxpayer.
Actuall, many useful things have come out of the space program. I predict many useful things will come of this, but it will be several years down the road before we see many of those benefits. |
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juicelee
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Hacienda Heights, CA
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Believe it or not, some of the technology from the star wars program helped to correct my near-sightedness with laser surgery. I'm sure a lot of other useful civilian applications were derived from that government research. Like damonlab said, it takes time for that stuff to trickle down to the taxpayer. |
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bmn
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join:2001-03-15
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said by ronpin :
Great, it's about as useful as the space program is to the average taxpayer.
Talk about narrow sighted...
Actually, Tang, velcro and several medicines and such were developed with the aid of the space program.
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IGotThePower
Samsung Sucks
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join:2003-06-07
Japan Inc. | reply to ronpin
No, it was about the same price as the fastest ADSL, and plus, I can choose what ISP I want, that's why I took it. Next time, a Quad ADSL will suit me fine. |
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elias
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| reply to juicelee
said by juicelee :
Believe it or not, some of the technology from the star wars program helped to correct my near-sightedness with laser surgery. I'm sure a lot of other useful civilian applications were derived from that government research. Like damonlab said, it takes time for that stuff to trickle down to the taxpayer.
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