Mars Looks Like Nevada I wish I could share the excitement the scientists obviously feel about the pictures from Mars, but they just look like Nevada to me. If they ever get air conditioning on Mars, maybe somebody will open a casino there. Actually, it's a great technical accomplishment, but the key question is, of what benefit is it to people on Earth? Perhaps we have gone from art for art's sake to science for science's sake and there are no public benefits at all. I don't believe in public subsidies for artists, and I don't believe in public subsidies...