I've been called that before.
"" is from Total Recall.
With Martian atmosphere, 10-30km is more than close enough.
"" from Dune.
Excrement?
Truth--except for the cynic part.
:)
jm
On 6 Feb 2001, at 13:16, Michael Lorrey wrote:
> While I'd call you an incredible cynic.
>
> John Marlow wrote:
> >
> > I'd call you a raging optimist.
> >
> > "And if you wanna breathe you gotta buy his air..."
>
> Whose air? What? You think a Mars penal colony is likely to be built
> first?
>
> >
> > Also, keep in mind any earthside government could nuke the whole
> > works with relative impunity--nobody's gonna start a nukewar on earth
> > over a bit of slagged Martian real estate.
>
> Only if they ship up a nuke. Launching a nuke with a TitanIII/Agena
> booster for a ballistic strike on Mars is a far more difficult mission
> than a normal ICBM. I doubt they'd get any better than 10-30 km
> accuracy.
>
> >
> > "He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing."
> >
> > Food for thought.
>
> Excrement.
>
John Marlow
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