why do you guys keep banning me? (Zot! Because we can) (Juwish modz totally rewl!)

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[jj_fate]

why do people keep banning me everytime I put up interesting articles? I work for a website I think some of you are familiar with called phantirath weekly world news and each time we put somthing up on FR no matter how conservative it is it keeps getting banned. Whats the matter with it?! Damn man what are you marxist socialists communists? I just got a call this mroning from a Juwish friend of mine who said that you banned an important article about Zionism and Noam Federman and about how we were to support israel. I thought you guys supported Juws and others like him!? I mean you know that god is going to punish you if you dont support them and others like Noam Federman who are being downtrodden by the leftists and the Arabs! EVEN Pat Buchanan would be outraged by this! The Juws are wonderful people who have been a blessing to this nation and other nations in the world! Why is it you hypocrites complain about bias and then you shut us up just because you dont agree with us!? Who made you god and told us what we had to do anyway! This website has got to be the most fascist naziast place ive ever been! The Juws will win someday and when the Arabs are gone and when the Juws and rightous gentils go up top you will be atr the bottom! I demand an explanation for why you are doing this to me and my boss and the Juws!

[freedumb2003]

'night sweetie

[Monkey Face]

"'night sweetie"

Thanks! And 'nite to YOU as well! Sweet dreams!

(I'm hangin' in here with The MUTHAH of headaches!)

[Monkey Face]

Ummmm....

Am I alone in here with my headache?

I need to write a paper on this...

[NicknamedBob]

"Am I alone in here with my headache?"

Not entirely, but I don't know what I can do to help.

Would you care to visit our trepanning facility? We keep the costs very low because we have an all-volunteer staff.

[Monkey Face]

"Not entirely, but I don't know what I can do to help.

Would you care to visit our trepanning facility? We keep the costs very low because we have an all-volunteer staff."

Uh...I've found, through painful experience, that volunteers can often cause more harm than good.

Talk to me and tell me anything. Just Take my mind off this horrendous thing in my head. (Erase that...what an UGLY request from me!)

[Monkey Face]

Could you tell me more about my small observatory?

What kinds of furs will I have,and how big will the telescope be?

Will I have piped in classical music?

And will anyone else have as much access to it as I?

(YOU should, as you are the architect!)

[Monkey Face]

(I am hoping the mail gods smile on me tomorrow...if they do, I shall FReepmail you post haste!)

[NicknamedBob]

Recap Summary of RKBA Terraforming Corps Mission Guidelines

Earth -- Terraforming of Earth is at the core of our plans for colonizing the Solar System. Processes, materials and procedures developed here will make the other planets not only possible, but easy by comparison.

Step 1. Reclaiming deserts -- Obviously, all that is needed is water. We plan to build an electric launch catapult in Antarctica capable of placing huge blocks of ice into a suborbital trajectory which will allow them to be targeted precisely on the world’s desert areas. At a given altitude, if needed, explosive charges will fracture the shipment into smaller pieces which will melt and provide precise amounts of rainfall at the re-entry point. Earnings from this enterprise will fuel further developments.

Step 2. Warming the continent of Antarctica -- It is simply wasteful to allow an entire continent to be ignored on a planet that is otherwise perfect for human civilization. Our plan is to use our “launch” facility to place large quantities of aluminum and other materials needed for a large (very large) mirror which will be positioned in space directly over the South Pole. A balance of forces between light pressure from the Sun and the gravitational attraction of Earth will maintain the mirror in an unstable balance point depending on the total size and mass required. The reflection of Sunlight onto the continent of Antarctica will mean that this land will no longer have six months of sunlight followed by six months of darkness. Instead, it will have six months of sunlight, followed by six months of double-sunlight. Once the mirror is in place, night will never fall on Antarctica again! Because the resultant warming would melt the ice and cause global sea levels to rise, our previously enacted plan of launching ice loads into orbit will be even more important. We must send sufficient ice off-planet to prevent ocean level rise. Our plan is to send it to Mars.

Step 3. Additional weather modification -- This is a catch-all area. The weather of Earth is likely to remain somewhat unpredictable, especially if our modifications cause atmospheric and ocean currents to shift. Another concern will be that the additional heat going to the South Pole will cause a general rise in temperature. For this reason, a large contingent of weather modification and control satellites will orbit the planet, shading some portions, and accentuating the sunlight in others, to give positive control over the weather to Earth. We should be able to reduce the severity of hurricanes and typhoons in the same manner that we now deal with forest fires, utilizing the natural forces to guide them in relatively harmless directions.

Terraforming Mars -- The second stage in the march of Mankind through the Solar System, Mars is the obvious next step forward. It is so much like Earth, only a few things need to be done.

Step 1. Mars needs more atmosphere, and is currently deficient in water. We propose to send an ocean’s worth of water to Mars. That will assist in moderating the temperature, and will make agriculture possible. Ice from the glaciers of Antarctica will supply the water. The solid form will be more easy to launch and control on arrival.

Step 2. Mars needs additional atmosphere for greenhouse gas heat trapping. We propose to supplement the thin Martian atmosphere with shiploads of Carbon Dioxide from the planet Venus. This is a very ambitious plan, requiring fleets of scoop ships orbiting Venus and being launched toward Mars. Nuclear engines will power the ships and will heat the trapped and condensed gas to a high temperature to be exhausted as rocket fuel. It will be inherently less efficient as a delivery system, and will have to be scaled up accordingly. The ships will be automatically controlled, but can easily be modified to be manned for asteroid exploration and mining.

Step 3. Mars needs additional heat. It is in a cold orbit. We propose to supplement the weak sunlight with additional mirrors, stationed heliostatically at equidistant points to reflect sunlight on Mars for a twenty-four (and a half) hour day. These “orbits” will be somewhat unstable and will have to be monitored closely. This additional sunlight will warm the planet and extend the growing season to the point where Mars will be able to produce abundant crops for the rest of the System space population. Launching from Mars via a catapult, or using a special type of space elevator which consists of a rotating bolo device in orbit, will allow personnel to easily move back and forth from Mars orbit to planet-side without expending rocket fuel.

Terraforming Venus -- Venus is almost a hopeless case. However, we will need areas where large solar-cell platforms can convert Sunlight into other types of energy, predominantly chemical in some manner. Our large space based population will require copious amounts of Oxygen, and other requirements. A large solar-cell farm will operate at the L-1 orbital node for Venus, precariously balanced between the Gravitational attraction of the Sun, and that of Venus. In this position, it will also offer shade to the planet. Eventually, if it can be made large enough, it may have an effect on lowering the temperature of that nightmarish world. This base will also be a support location for the fleets of CO transport vessels. After being refitted as needed, the ships will fall into the Venerian atmosphere at a shallow angle, scooping atmosphere into their cargo holds like a skimmer bird on a lake. With full tanks, the ships will heat the gas for rocket propulsion using nuclear engines, and will launch for Mars in a steady stream.

Terraforming Mercury -- Mercury is another extreme case, requiring substantial shading to be made habitable. It would also require water and carbon dioxide supplements in order to develop our normal concept of human colonization. It may not be worth the trouble. We will use the planet Mercury as a mining and manufacturing base, building robots, solar-cell panels, scoop ships, and nuclear engines. Much of this manufacture will be in automated factories, but it is expected that a large contingent of engineers will be living there and maintaining the equipment. Housing will either be accommodated underground, in domes, or in other artificial environments. In many ways, life on Mercury will be similar to life on Mars at the beginning. Ships and other equipment will be launched by electric catapult.

Terraforming the outer moons of the Solar System -- The Jovian and Saturnian Moons also offer some special challenges. Currently, additional surveying is being done to determine those locations which may be best suited for settlement. It is anticipated that the easiest way to make these worlds habitable will be to have orbiting satellite “suns” of fusion-powered devices which will shine “sunlight” down on them. This is contingent on the solution of some engineering problems in fusion technology, and is therefore still under the category of future planning.

[Monkey Face]

Ya know?

I thought about this stuff when I was a cute little third grader, reading books my dad bought, that told me of the "Solar System".

You answered all of my questions and have given life to my dreams.

I think I was so far ahead of my "time" that I really didn't "fit in" but had no clue as to how I COULD!

(NicknamedSue is a VERY lucky woman!)

[NicknamedBob]

"What kinds of furs will I have,and how big will the telescope be?

Will I have piped in classical music?"

The furs will be Sable, as we will want something which, in addition to being comfortable, will have a low albedo (reflection). The piped-in music will be controllable via light-shielded (red light) remote controls, permitting access to our vast array of pre-recorded music of all types. I particularly recommend Holst, considering.

The headphones will have an intercom circuit, as well, tying into the phone network, and providing computerized access to all broadcast sound sources.

The space, while cozy, will be designed to accommodate at least two, with comfortable chairs which, like the headphones, can provide a variety of adjustments, as well as soothing warmth.

Hot beverages are recommended against. However, a small bar of warming brandies and other cold liquids is available, again with a vision protecting low intensity red light illumination system.

The telescope will be as large as is practical for terrestrial observations, and will have the finest in computerized location and tracking systems, as well as recording equipment to log in the discoveries of unknown comets and asteroids which are expected.

[international american]

"However, a small bar of warming brandies '

Remy Martin, please.

[NicknamedBob]

By the way, would you mind being responsible for maintaining the viewing times and access lists?

I don't think I'll have time to deal with that.

[A CA Guy]

I'm for reclaiming desserts, is that kind of close?

[international american]

Avec plaisir, suh!

[international american]

Close enough for me!

[NicknamedBob]

Woops, thought I was pinging you about the schedules.

My mistake, IA. Maybe you could help organize our music distribution system, and operate the studios?

[A CA Guy]

Oh god, your not going to feature the music from Alfie, are you?

[Monkey Face]

Aaiieeee!

I could not have done better had I written a list!

Sable is exquisite, and suitable for cold nights, under the stars.

I like the idea of "The space, while cozy, will be designed to accommodate at least two, with comfortable chairs which, like the headphones, can provide a variety of adjustments, as well as soothing warmth."

"Hot beverages are recommended against. However, a small bar of warming brandies and other cold liquids is available, again with a vision protecting low intensity red light illumination system."

Also, hot beverages have a tendency to put one to sleep...


"The telescope will be as large as is practical for terrestrial observations, and will have the finest in computerized location and tracking systems, as well as recording equipment to log in the discoveries of unknown comets and asteroids which are expected."

I shall be happy to divide my time between the Library and the Observatory.

And I thank you for the blueprints. :-)

[international american]

I am open for all sorts of responsibilities. What genre of music are we talking about?

[international american]

PUHLEEEEEEZE!!