A Texan from Connecticut <ultimauw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> 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
Wont be going away any time soon. Neither will the airbus either.
>>> 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?
You get to list what you claim is decent food, child.
>>> 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?
Yep, its still where all the full commercialisation of almost everything
happens
first, most obviously with PC software, the net, google, paypal, ebay etc
etc etc.
> They are even making much of the food we eat
Pigs arse they do.
> so farming doesn't seem to be a problem,
**** all of the corn, wheat, meat, etc etc etc comes from there, child.
> at least not to extent they need to be involved with the US or the UK
anymore.
Have a look at where they get their heavy aircraft from, child.
>>> 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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