parasitic delusion
writes one of the unapologetic-parasite class:
[...] In 2004 NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe canceled the 5th space shuttle servicing mission to Hubble citing astronaut safety concerns in the post-Columbia accident era. But Hubble’s death sentence was overturned by O’Keefe’s successor Michael Griffin who burst onto the scene like Luke Skywalker. Griffin had the “Rebel Alliance” of the America public behind him. People wanted their beloved Hubble pictures. The thought of letting Hubble go was as bad as shooting Walt Disney’s Old Yeller. [...]
egads. where to start with that one, even ignoring the “Rebel Alliance” tag.
“People wanted their beloved Hubble pictures.”
surely some people felt this way. let them pay truly for the pictures and hide them from those who don’t accept the price. let the price be itemized and the “beloved” aspect dwindles to dick. this requires intelligence and respect for others not evinced in the pilfering audience.
[...] Hubble’s photos immediately became evocative, visceral and even spiritual for the broad public. One lady called me and said that she saw the entire Book of Ezekiel in a pre-supernova star Eta Carina. So great were Hubble’s powers perceived, that when Weekly World News reported that Hubble had photographed Heaven in 1994, I received numerous requests for the photo. [...]
everything’s “free” in the emerging/dying new soviet empire. lew rockwell put it straight:
Another Criminal Act
Posted by Lew Rockwell on March 23, 2010 10:49 AM
Enjoy this photo of Mars, courtesy of NASA. It only cost a kazillion dollars. Stealing the money of regular Americans at gunpoint, so highly paid scientists can indulge their hobby. How fun!
UPDATE from Josh Crosby:
What a great photo! I wonder what it would look like if the vertical points had not been exaggerated 3:1 to the horizontal like the article says. Great, a photoshopped picture of a distant icy hole; that sure makes me want to borrow wads of cash to buy more of them.