I'm thrilled by this political discourse that has stayed above the ad-hominems and references to Nazis. I thank you all.
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Ireland has 6 major political parties.
And they have as may problems as we do.
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Very true. The availability of options does not eliminate problems. As long as people are around, we will have problems.
While reduction of problems is an important objective of mine, the system (gov't or community) doing the problem solving needs to do so while minimizing violence to other individuals.
Example; Paul may be in desperate need of resources, but justice is not served if Peter is forced to provide those resources. The root problem is that Paul doesn't have enough, not that Peter has too much.
Although we can't eliminate problems, we can at least be mindful to reduce injustice. Future generations should not be saddled with debt and a terrible economy. Neither should they inherit a poor environment or squandered resources.
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Originally Posted by Hersbird
As long as we have been off topic... have you seen the latest US carrier with electric catapults? They have beefed up the number of turbine generators. As a long time nuke MM1 on the Carl Vinson it's cool to see a whole new power plant design after so many years of the Nimitz class.
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I have always wondered how long it would be until they replaced the steam system. I'm starting a new thread titled "Replace your steam catapult with Super Capacitors!"
Now they need to do something about the old cable arrest system. Catching a wire is very difficult and subject to wear and failure. Perhaps use a reverse rail gun that slows the aircraft.
The pilots will be eliminated at some point in the future anyhow. We'll probably have drones flying 24/7 in "international airspace" ready to strike anywhere at a moments notice. No need for aircraft carriers when you have a distributed network of semi-automated aircraft on patrol.