European SPS

> --- ANTIcarrot wrote:
>
> > > From: Ian Woollard
> > > On 25/05/07, bobunf wrote:
> > > > It distresses to me to see space advocates waste
> > time and resources
> > > > advocating and dealing with a technological
> > approach so completely
> > > > off the wall as solar power satellites.
> >
> > > Um. I don't know where you got that from. FWIW I
> > wrote a spreadsheet
> > > to predict the costs (including economies of
> > scale). I found that with
> > > the standard scaling model, the cost was lower
> > than todays wallplug or
> > > even wholesale costs, including a return on
> > investment.
> >
> > Yep. Bobunf is a complete moron. See my correction
> > of him a few months ago.
> > ;)
>
> Come on, there is no need to get personal. It is
> enough merely to point out the deficiencies in each
> others' arguments.
>
> Ed

I second that motion....
Personal attacks and rude comments can rune a forum (or "group")and
are completely unproductive, as well as useless.... The only thing
they really achieve is showing the character of the author...