07-24-2015, 08:18 PM
Opihikao,
"Well, maybe y'all need to hear more than crickets. I'm going to have a hot toddy reading back a few days on PW. Geeze. Aloha, Pam, however, respectfully disagree with telescope developers/operators not "making ends meet". Makes no sense; no one operates without gain of some sort, even "non-profit" organizations like TMT. Hope you feel better soon (sorry all, OT, but I do care that she gets well)."
The gain is knowledge. I am truly sorry you do not understand this. Much of the human race has a curiosity about the world, our environment, what's out there and where we came from.
The telescopes do not make money, I'm sick and tired of those who continually make the claim that they do. The financial statements for the observatories are available via their websites, for anyone willing and honest enough to do their own research.
You are able to post here because of all the knowledge gained from from astronomers and physicists, and all those who made a decision to improve human life after being influenced by the discoveries made by earlier adventurers. But now you think it's about money, and that is very upsetting.
I went into this field because I wanted to discover and understand our universe, not to make money. Many others have as well, and it's insulting to read remarks from you and others that this is about money. It isn't. It's simply learning about our universe. If you don't agree, then start a campaign against science.
Boy, you've pissed me off tonight.
"Well, maybe y'all need to hear more than crickets. I'm going to have a hot toddy reading back a few days on PW. Geeze. Aloha, Pam, however, respectfully disagree with telescope developers/operators not "making ends meet". Makes no sense; no one operates without gain of some sort, even "non-profit" organizations like TMT. Hope you feel better soon (sorry all, OT, but I do care that she gets well)."
The gain is knowledge. I am truly sorry you do not understand this. Much of the human race has a curiosity about the world, our environment, what's out there and where we came from.
The telescopes do not make money, I'm sick and tired of those who continually make the claim that they do. The financial statements for the observatories are available via their websites, for anyone willing and honest enough to do their own research.
You are able to post here because of all the knowledge gained from from astronomers and physicists, and all those who made a decision to improve human life after being influenced by the discoveries made by earlier adventurers. But now you think it's about money, and that is very upsetting.
I went into this field because I wanted to discover and understand our universe, not to make money. Many others have as well, and it's insulting to read remarks from you and others that this is about money. It isn't. It's simply learning about our universe. If you don't agree, then start a campaign against science.
Boy, you've pissed me off tonight.