tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917430.post7960369840558617855..comments2023-10-31T13:15:07.875+00:00Comments on Subversive Puppet Show: When What You Think You Know Isn't TrueJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01891504714516423410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917430.post-42310216747119114082008-06-06T15:49:00.000+01:002008-06-06T15:49:00.000+01:00Ballard gives a talk on TED.COM about the unexplor...Ballard gives a talk on TED.COM about the unexplored portions of the oceans and the underfunding of such events; he has a bunch of breathtaking photos and demonstrations of amazing things found. All well and good, but he does it in the context of "here's new places to mine, here's new places to colonize to solve the crowding problems". It is naive to think these are great ideas, but they're AWESOME ideas if you're trying to get corporate funding.Jason Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876338337658951047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917430.post-86939641648270829062008-05-29T11:06:00.000+01:002008-05-29T11:06:00.000+01:00I think it's interesting. I don't think it sullie...I think it's interesting. <BR/>I don't think it sullies the discovery or the human drives and ingenuity displayed in the search. I agree with Sam. It is an amazing accomplishment.glen_smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083335547249295789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917430.post-77084173604760458902008-05-28T20:41:00.000+01:002008-05-28T20:41:00.000+01:00Personally, I disagree. Admittedly, I was born af...Personally, I disagree. Admittedly, I was born <I>after</I> the Ballard expedition, but I think the fact that he found the vessel in just 12 days speaks volumes about the human capability for inventiveness under pressure or something similarly uplifting.<BR/><BR/>This means that Ballard, who, for all intents and purposes (or all intensive purposes if you learned English from the Internet, as I have) was a pure-minded scientician looking only to find the wreck of the grandest ship to ever hit the ocean floor. He needed funding, the US Navy needed work done, and so despite the delays brought upon him by his Navy contract, Ballard et al. managed to find the Titanic with only a minimal amount of time left, which makes the feat all the more impressive.Dr. Sam Brakel, TbDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066642485157339400noreply@blogger.com