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> This appears to be a maritime news service. Why rockets are flying isn’t practically relevant. Once a rocket goes up who cares where it comes down, that's no

> This appears to be a maritime news service. Why rockets are flying isn’t practically relevant. Once a rocket goes up who cares where it comes down, that's not my department, says Werner von Braun

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> that's not my department, says Werner von Braun You’re seriously comparing sailors and shipping insurers to a Nazi weapons specialist?
- johnnyworker 3y ago
  Looking the other way is looking the other way. Everybody does that with what they're entrusted with, or doesn't. And when a software build fails because of some very minor thing everything depends on, and someone quips "for want of a nail..." would you then say they "compared shitlib version 0.53 with a physical nail made out of iron for a horse shoe"? What's more, things that are the exact same are the only things that cannot be compared. You can compared an apple to an orange, or another apple, but not itself. It amazes me how often people in the internet draw this card.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > Looking the other way is looking the other way No, it’s maintaining focus. Is every article that talks about the war in Gaza looking the other way on every other ongoing atrocity? > You can compared an apple to an orange, or another apple, but not itself You can compare anything to anything. That doesn’t make the comparison useful, nor does it keep it from speaking about its speaker as well.
    - johnnyworker 3y ago
      No, why would it be. But a hypothetical citizen of a nation supporting Israel in their current undertaking not caring that a terrorist attack was committed with the stated intent of creating pressure to stop an on-going genocide, as if it has nothing to do with them, is looking the other way. An article leaving out that context is too. Given that what actually happened was "a flash and no injuries" -- so, nothing -- it seems outright weird to not include that.
      - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
        > it seems outright weird to not include that If I’m sailing a ship, I want the information that lets me do my job. Not shoehorned political agendas. Given a choice between publications, I’ll choose the concise one.
- number6 3y ago
  No, I am talking about the former director of NASA. And it was not in regards to the sailors but in regards of your attitude shown in your comment.
meepmorp 3y ago
"In German oder English I know how to count down, und I'm learning Chinese," says Werner von Braun.

> This appears to be a maritime news service. Why rockets are flying isn’t practically relevant. Once a rocket goes up who cares where it comes down, that's not my department, says Werner von Braun

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> that's not my department, says Werner von Braun You’re seriously comparing sailors and shipping insurers to a Nazi weapons specialist?

johnnyworker 3y ago
Looking the other way is looking the other way. Everybody does that with what they're entrusted with, or doesn't. And when a software build fails because of some very minor thing everything depends on, and someone quips "for want of a nail..." would you then say they "compared shitlib version 0.53 with a physical nail made out of iron for a horse shoe"? What's more, things that are the exact same are the only things that cannot be compared. You can compared an apple to an orange, or another apple, but not itself. It amazes me how often people in the internet draw this card.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > Looking the other way is looking the other way No, it’s maintaining focus. Is every article that talks about the war in Gaza looking the other way on every other ongoing atrocity? > You can compared an apple to an orange, or another apple, but not itself You can compare anything to anything. That doesn’t make the comparison useful, nor does it keep it from speaking about its speaker as well.
  - johnnyworker 3y ago
    No, why would it be. But a hypothetical citizen of a nation supporting Israel in their current undertaking not caring that a terrorist attack was committed with the stated intent of creating pressure to stop an on-going genocide, as if it has nothing to do with them, is looking the other way. An article leaving out that context is too. Given that what actually happened was "a flash and no injuries" -- so, nothing -- it seems outright weird to not include that.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > it seems outright weird to not include that If I’m sailing a ship, I want the information that lets me do my job. Not shoehorned political agendas. Given a choice between publications, I’ll choose the concise one.
number6 3y ago
No, I am talking about the former director of NASA. And it was not in regards to the sailors but in regards of your attitude shown in your comment.

meepmorp 3y ago

"In German oder English I know how to count down, und I'm learning Chinese," says Werner von Braun.