tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post1000750444775538213..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: SpacemenYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41274545804294138362021-07-26T00:34:55.939+01:002021-07-26T00:34:55.939+01:00I agree. There is so much pioneering work to be do...I agree. There is so much pioneering work to be done on this planet, so everyone can continue to live well here and wildlife can survive. Such a waste of talent and money. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571797488564226237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-61655826518115867802021-07-23T09:04:52.791+01:002021-07-23T09:04:52.791+01:00My ears are not pointy enough Cap'n Cro.My ears are not pointy enough Cap'n Cro.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78339876151211091812021-07-23T04:32:29.627+01:002021-07-23T04:32:29.627+01:00Did I mention that I'm building a rocket. I sh...Did I mention that I'm building a rocket. I shall require a navigator; are you up for it?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74841179866854517992021-07-22T23:21:36.312+01:002021-07-22T23:21:36.312+01:00You think that watching a couple billionaires feed...You think that watching a couple billionaires feeding their egos by this space race is virtually the same thing. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64853610256425420752021-07-22T22:14:24.524+01:002021-07-22T22:14:24.524+01:00Thanks for that Kelly.Thanks for that Kelly.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64864606211826102902021-07-22T22:13:38.331+01:002021-07-22T22:13:38.331+01:00Gulp! You may have had that experience Debby but i...Gulp! You may have had that experience Debby but it's not something I have ever faced!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75896567059983148662021-07-22T21:34:20.570+01:002021-07-22T21:34:20.570+01:00Virtue signaling. That's an interesting take B...Virtue signaling. That's an interesting take Bob has. I really don't think my core values would change if I suddenly won the lottery, for instance. I've been poor all my life (especially as a child) and I wouldn't ever forget it. And I've been known to give $20 to homeless people when I had less than $100 to my name. If I had access to millions and billions of dollars, I couldn't live with myself if I didn't use a large portion of it to relieve some suffering in the world. Would I buy some frivolous things? Sure. Would I waste plenty of money? Probably. But I'd give a whole lot away, too.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34346883443134591552021-07-22T17:10:32.881+01:002021-07-22T17:10:32.881+01:00As one who was thrilled to watch the "space r...As one who was thrilled to watch the "space race" of the 60s (and believe that a lot of useful, good technology came of it), I'm not a total nay-sayer about today's space antics. I will say I'm more impressed with Musk, though, since his efforts seem to be broader than just feeding an ego like the other two. I can think of so many other ways that money could be spent. Then again, I have those same thoughts when I read what is spent on election campaigns. <br /><br />As for what is out there? Read the wiki page for the Fermi Paradox. It's interesting! <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradoxKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42443720788846029832021-07-22T16:54:50.611+01:002021-07-22T16:54:50.611+01:00Bob, I am surprised at your comment. And disappoin...Bob, I am surprised at your comment. And disappointed.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3895231862363409252021-07-22T16:41:03.376+01:002021-07-22T16:41:03.376+01:00*about*aboutDebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23599233355052574072021-07-22T16:40:16.691+01:002021-07-22T16:40:16.691+01:00There is something very uncomfortable able watchin...There is something very uncomfortable able watching rich guys pleasuring themselves in front of you, isn't there?Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38234982489869535952021-07-22T16:35:15.748+01:002021-07-22T16:35:15.748+01:00I believe it was Gandhi who said that and he was v...I believe it was Gandhi who said that and he was very right.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5478125327547994612021-07-22T16:33:16.279+01:002021-07-22T16:33:16.279+01:00I firmly believe that we would be better off using...I firmly believe that we would be better off using our ingenuity to make the most of this little planet by concentrating on our present reality.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36700349764158577852021-07-22T16:31:36.838+01:002021-07-22T16:31:36.838+01:00One day something will go terribly wrong and there...One day something will go terribly wrong and there will be newsworthy deaths.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64818694962150086522021-07-22T16:30:48.191+01:002021-07-22T16:30:48.191+01:00In my estimation, you are seeing things very clear...In my estimation, you are seeing things very clearly.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28055376635380347312021-07-22T16:28:37.103+01:002021-07-22T16:28:37.103+01:00I believe that the hiving off of charity money by ...I believe that the hiving off of charity money by unscrupulous people happens far less than some folk imagine. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33320635105870038842021-07-22T16:26:36.661+01:002021-07-22T16:26:36.661+01:00I refuse to think that you are "virtue signal...I refuse to think that you are "virtue signalling" Jennifer. To me you are just saying what you think.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75560939046305959582021-07-22T16:03:10.989+01:002021-07-22T16:03:10.989+01:00For all three there a big questions about the mean...For all three there a big questions about the means by which they acquired their enormous wealth. And we all belong to the earthling community.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34246688028465093972021-07-22T15:59:27.198+01:002021-07-22T15:59:27.198+01:00I remember a charity shop in Cupar in Scotland. It...I remember a charity shop in Cupar in Scotland. It was called "Charity Begins at Home" and its main aim was to help needy people in the local community. I kind of admire that but what if you live in poverty in Malawi or in a refugee camp in Lebanon - who is going to come to your aid?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30558633426232762722021-07-22T15:54:44.570+01:002021-07-22T15:54:44.570+01:00"Virtue signalling" is not a term I ever..."Virtue signalling" is not a term I ever use. Perhaps it's just people saying what they think - myself included. And okay I don't "know" what I would do with a lot of money but based on my experience of life thus far I can imagine. Is the ability to imagine or to surmise somehow invalid? I don't think so.<br /><br />Anyway, what do you think about the space adventures of these three men? You neglected to say.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43766439383268595062021-07-22T15:43:58.157+01:002021-07-22T15:43:58.157+01:00I offer my comment with a mixture of fear and trem...I offer my comment with a mixture of fear and trembling, as I am well aware of the old saying (not heard much nowadays) that fools rush in where angels fear to tread. This post and many of the comments are either virtue signaling or sour grapes, and possibly both. People without money (and that includes most is us, I would wager) do not know what they would do with a lot of money until they actually get it. You might be surprised at yourself.<br /><br />Let the barrage of hate mail begin.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23105503809307262632021-07-22T14:04:23.751+01:002021-07-22T14:04:23.751+01:00I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks ...I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks they could have done just a bit more to make it less phallic shaped.<br /><br />Of the three above, I like Musk's pursuits the best because it truly does seem that there is a significant portion that is for the benefit of mankind. But just to build rockets to take the rich up to space for a few minutes doesn't seem to benefit much of anything. I suspect all this will be over quickly when the first failure causes some very rich lives lost.<br /> <br />As for your question, I have always felt the most good I could do was at a local level. The more high level you throw money at, the more hands it has to trickle through before it gets to where it can do some good and as one would expect, the less reaches those levels. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80879705890724422922021-07-22T14:03:46.834+01:002021-07-22T14:03:46.834+01:00Boys will be boys.
Etc.
And aren't they push...Boys will be boys. <br />Etc. <br />And aren't they pushing for space "tourism"? At this point of course it would be more like a very expensive Disney Land ride. For other very, very rich people. Well, under the rules of which we here on earth operate at this point in time, they can all do with their money what they want. And so it has ever been. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59577347358964454972021-07-22T13:33:10.779+01:002021-07-22T13:33:10.779+01:00It makes me sick, truly, that these bozos can wast...It makes me sick, truly, that these bozos can waste untold amounts of money on this nonsense while people starve to death and half the world is on fire. Then there's the fact that Amazon pays no taxes and treats its employees like dirt.<br /><br />As my friend Jess said recently, "Cletus, get the guillotine."Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73131060126154950282021-07-22T10:33:16.610+01:002021-07-22T10:33:16.610+01:00Well I shall get a tick obviously because I agree ...Well I shall get a tick obviously because I agree with what you say. It is all macho man with small brains and lots of money in the bank. Problem with giving money to charities it gets hived off on the way by unscrupulous people. I prefer to sit at home and watch tv programmes on space, even though they are at least 40 years old;)thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.com