If my site is still down it's because Dreamhost SQL has been one of the worst experiences I'd ever had. As long as you see this message I'd suggest not hosting with dremhost. Today's woes are signs of things to come. You're done being gentle. Trash talkers need not apply.
Causality is such a weird thing.
I'm starting to think that the whole concept of causality serves to confuse predictions and understandings of events, whether they are physical, neurological, or social. The article quotes NASA officials who think sending Tito up would be dangerous because he's not sufficiently trained and could endanger himself and others. Well, obviously it wasn't Christa McAuliffe's lack of training that precipitated the Challenger disaster, but it's also fair to say that the disaster wouldn't have happened if she wasn't on the mission. Back on that fateful day in January 1987, a shuttle was launched in far more adverse conditions than ever attempted before. Morton Thiokol, makers of the solid rocket booster that failed, spent the 12 hours before the launch trying to convince NASA officials that the launch in such cold weather wasn't a good idea.