On Feb 8, 10:51 am, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A Texan from Connecticut <ultim...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>
> > This guy says it well
>
> Nope.
>
> >http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/06/1537243
> > "The last major triumphs of British engineering to actually get
> > built were Concorde and the Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors.
>
> Pity about the jet engines
..
For now
>
> > Ever since then the can't-do-won't-do attitude of Britain's "financial
> > service economy" curtails any great technological projects.
>
> Not a ****ing clue.
>
> > The only things that get built are science projects, with meager
government funding.
>
> Is that right ? Pity about the Airbus.
>
> > Reaction Engines/Bristol Spaceplanes have some very interesting engine
> > designs like SABRE. These are the people who designed the RB545 for
> > Hotol (another great British triumph of procrastination over
achievement).
> > Mark my words,
>
> No thanks, after that mindless silly **** of yours above.
>
> > this will sit firmly on the drawing board and will probably be
reinvented in 20-30
> > years by the Chinese. The American's won't have it since they didn't
invent it.
> > It sucks to be British unless you're in Banking or Insurance.
>
> Then do the decent thing and hang yourself or sumfin.
>
> > Still, mustn't grumble. At least we're not French or German
> > or foreign. Time for a nice cup of tea and a sit down."
> > And since both the BRAINS and the PHYSICAL halves of companies
> > are being outsourced to India, China and beyond, there would be no
> > need for them to keep any ties with countries such as the US or
> > England since they have all the stuff needed to sustain the companies
> > by themselves. Even a good share of our food comes from overseas.
>
> Because you fools never could come up with much decent food.
You got a cite for that? If so, fill in the blank here
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>
> > Do you think when we no longer have anything of value to trade
> > (how many books and theories does it take to buy an airliner?)
> > that these countries will give us stuff we need out of the
> > goodness of their heart?
>
> Nope, because they have to flog their **** to someone, stupid.
Are you really sure they will even need America or Britan anymore
once they have the whole of our cor****ations we outsourced there? They
are even making much of the food we eat so farming doesn't seem to be
a problem, at least not to extent they need to be involved with the
US or the UK anymore.
> > Dream on.
> > Oh well, can anybody recommend a sauce that goes well with pamphlets?
>
> Get some kerosene and set fire to yourself in 'protest' or sumfin,
child.
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