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2005-08-26 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Jackal 2005-08-26 12:54|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Dire Warning! THE UNITED STATES -- and our own region in particular -- is losing its status as the world's technological innovator, and we will face major consequences if we do not take action.

Sort of like the panic after Sputnik.

According to the US Department of Education...

More money, more money!!!!

I was shocked when I arrived in the United States from Greece in 1980 to discover how misunderstood and undervalued engineering...

Which is why we will continue to get enough engineers. They, along with their other skilled brothers and sisters, get the H1B visas by the hundreds of thousands every year. Does the name Von Braun ring a bell? We've been doing this a while.

Thank you for your concern, we now return to our regularly scheduled rant.

Posted by Whaling Phomoting2583 2005-08-26 14:48|| 2005-08-26 14:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh, boy. If it's in the Globe, it's gotta be true. And I'll bet they can hardly wait.
And here's an idea Mr. Museum of Science. Why not upgrade some of those science exhibits? I saw the same ones when we went there on 7th grade field trips in 1967.

Posted by tu3031 2005-08-26 15:11|| 2005-08-26 15:11|| Front Page Top

#3 If it's in the Globe, it's gotta be true.

Had me going there for a second, tu...

Posted by Raj 2005-08-26 15:14|| 2005-08-26 15:14|| Front Page Top

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