Saturday, March 27, 2004
NASA:
NASA is about to attempt a new air speed record, over Mach 7. Very Cool. Can't help but wonder if the development will ever mean anything to the rest of us. The future of air travel seems quite bleak in light of the pandemic threat and the growing problem of terrorism. I suspect that business use will steadily decline, with technology it's not really needed anyway. Hopefully the wisdom of generating small macro-economies will take hold. For capitalism to work, goods must be sold at a price which reflects their true cost. That means including the cost to the environment as well as any cleanup. Again this works best within a macro-economy.
NASA is about to attempt a new air speed record, over Mach 7. Very Cool. Can't help but wonder if the development will ever mean anything to the rest of us. The future of air travel seems quite bleak in light of the pandemic threat and the growing problem of terrorism. I suspect that business use will steadily decline, with technology it's not really needed anyway. Hopefully the wisdom of generating small macro-economies will take hold. For capitalism to work, goods must be sold at a price which reflects their true cost. That means including the cost to the environment as well as any cleanup. Again this works best within a macro-economy.
# posted by Wil Smith : 7:03 p.m.
