So when will it get cheaper to rent an office than an apt?

Wave of the future?

Edit: Dinsdaled.

Nuke & Not One Cent:

Ever since I heard Pres. Bush's presentation at NASA a few years ago, in which he proposed a renewal of lunar and Mars projects, I wondered why. I realize and concede that manned space exploration looks like a waste of scarce budget dollars - and even unmanned programs are being pared down - but I have a hunch that there's something more to it than morale boosting for NASA. Competition? I don't know. Hawking and Zubrin keep on about how we need back-up planets, just in case (so we can screw them up too?).

Neither the moon not Mars can possibly be self-sufficient, in any case, for a very long time. Even just getting to Mars is looking more and more difficult on account of radiation exposure alone. The costs not only in money but in scientific and technical resources, both material and intellectual, are daunting, if not presently unachievable. So what's with these projects?

Regarding the NPR story that was linked to in the last thread...

Am I missing something? This woman is whining that Schwarzenegger is not thinking of her 23 year old children?

I consider myself a liberal but that's ridiculous. Unless the kids have some sort of disability, lumping their needs in with the needs of a 6 and 11 year old is ludicrous.