Port 25 and Static/Dynamic IP for Listserve SW

Odd iodine at runbox.no
Wed Jul 22 18:47:38 UTC 2009


Derek Broughton wrote:
> Odd wrote:
> 
>> Amedee @ Ubuntu wrote:
>>> On Fri, July 17, 2009 15:53, Derek Broughton wrote:
>>>
>>>> But if you really want to host it on your home system, it's not rocket
>>>> science.
>>> Actually, it *is* rocket science.
>>>
>>> Rocket science is easy: just burn stuff in one direction, rocket goes in
>>> the other direction. Burn enough stuff in one direction, rocket goes fast
>>> enough to leave the earth.
>> That is easy, however if you actually want to hit a target, it's
>> very diificult.
>>
>> Don't you find it curious that North Korea managed to produce
>> a nuclear bomb, but apparenty isn't capable of making a rocket
>> that can hit U.S.A.?
> 
> Bah!  Nuclear bombs are even simpler than rocket science.  Making a large 
> enough mass of plutonium blow up isn't the problem - preventing it from 
> blowing up prematurely is the problem

I never said anything to the contrary.

> (which come to think of it is exactly 
> the same reason Alfred Nobel became rich inventing dynamite)

I suggest we close this off-topic discussion on this list
and continue on Sounder for any further replies.

-- 
Odd




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