TeamMopra - Save the Mopra Telescope & Map the Milky Way - Page 1
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author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 15, 2015, 11:00:15 am
content: This is the sorry state of science in Australia. A radio telescope has to crowd fund in order to stay open.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/astrocate/teammopra-save-a-telescope-and-map-the-milky-way

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 15, 2015, 09:46:36 pm
content: Yup, that is crazy that a significant scientific project like that can't get the money to run when the money is a drop in the bucket for a government. $65,000 might run one of the air conditioned tents in Iraq for a day.......

author: TSL
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2015, 08:36:07 am
content: Our stupid, stupid government is cutting funding or has cut funding to a lot of Astronomy and scientific endeavor!They can't think past digging shit out the ground and selling it!God forbid that we'd use our brains and technology to support our economy

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2015, 09:14:35 am
content: I think the saddest part of these stories is the poor value for money the public gets. I see so many tales of large amounts being spent to build something, and its value not being realised because of budget cuts for modest ongoing running costs. Its almost as if powerful people get a lot more out of building big projects than the good management of public finances.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2015, 09:25:24 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on September 15, 2015, 09:46:36 pmAs Oz is in the "gang" on the military air strike at middle east as we speak now since last month, wonder how much would that cost ?

author: mswhin63
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2015, 01:35:13 pm
content: Not a religious post but to say that I feel that Tony Abbott and his staunch catholic religious attitude is the reason why funding was cut. There seems to be a lot of cuts in areas that are not tolerates but Catholicism. (End of rant on religion, just an opion)Now that he is out hopefully there will be some change but I can't see any urgency getting cuts fund restored again.

author: kedr_vostok
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2015, 09:33:09 pm
content: I've supported it. I see that they have reached their goal too.

author: TSL
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2015, 12:20:30 am
content: Quote from: kedr_vostok on September 16, 2015, 09:33:09 pmI've add some $ in there too. I'm glad to see they've reached their goal. I've been emailing and posting everyone I know to get the word out.We've had pollies in the past bleat on about a "Smart Australia" or complain about the "brain drain" but do nothing about it.It was incredibly depressing to hear Tony Abbott say "Coal is our Future" !!!!!!We cannot remain a resource based economy forever, we must leverage the talent in this country for Australia to stay relevant and not end up being seen on the world stage as just another mine.gggrrrr.

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2015, 08:55:23 pm
content: Yes it is unfortunate that it has come down to crowd-funding. I guess there is no grant money being offered any more for scientific research on some of the most fundamental questions related to the universe.What I was surprised at was their statement:QuoteI never realized it was that much. Ouch! I guess that is the cost of using a platform that reaches so many people, it is much easier to market.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 08:53:52 am
content: Tried to contribute, but my card is declined? Anyone had this problem before?

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 02:35:40 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on September 18, 2015, 08:53:52 amNot in this case, but in the past I had the same problem. I tried and tried again and it didn't work.A day later, I tried again and it accepted it right away.

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2015, 08:02:54 pm
content: There is only one reason to stop the advance of science and research, to stop people from learning that their woowoo beliefs are not true. This means the people in power lose control of the people who believe in their woowoo,

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2015, 06:38:36 am
content: Quote from: Lightages on September 15, 2015, 09:46:36 pmwhy? because iraqists are terrorists? now who's biting who now?Quote from: Lightages on September 18, 2015, 08:02:54 pmthe whole universes and anything inside it, planets, humans, dogs, gases, matters even including "mechanisms" that we understand such as gravitation, magnetism, death... even the time itself, are all are creations, and being created... get that mindset right and they may redefine their woowoo.. hypothesis is just an assumption based on one particular set or subset, get that subset wrong and one day they will come up with another hypothesis...