[extropy-chat] server slowing? And some news

[Mike Lorrey]

--- kevinfreels at hotmail.com wrote:
> For the last day, copies of my posted messages seem to be taking
> hours to get back to me. They are getting to the board though. Has
> anyone else noticed this with their own?

Nope, I must compliment David McFadzean on the new list service.
Messages are posting very rapidly, which I have never seen with an ExI
list previously. I nominate David for Extrope of the month...

> 
> Also, I don;t know if anyone cares, but apparently we have a new
> heavy-lift rocket I didn't know about; A Delta 4 capable of lifting
> 50,000 lbs to LEO. It's no Saturn V, but I believe that's an
> improvement over the shuttle's 40,000 lb. capability. Here's a link
> for anyone interested:
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/19delta4heavy/

Yes, the Delta 4 program is partly funded by SDI considerations, which
need a heavy lift launcher more reliable than the Shuttle, both in
terms of launch successes and frequency of launch. If we ever care to
spend the money, those Lockheed laser battlestations are not too far
away...

> 
> Finally, it has to be noted. Michael Jackson has been taken into
> custody for child molestation. There's some shocking and breaking
> news!  

Saw his latest photo and for a second thought he was going for The
Joker look... where is Batman when you need him...?

=====
Mike Lorrey
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
                                       - Gen. John Stark
"Fascists are objectively pro-pacifist..."
                                       - Mike Lorrey
Do not label me, I am an ism of one...
Sado-Mikeyism: http://mikeysoft.zblogger.com

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