tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post2656763208417651408..comments2023-12-06T15:48:55.280-05:00Comments on Stabbone and McGraw: Comic Con Impressions; Ray BradburyBillBow Bagginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123342571761657374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-20353101578104968802010-08-04T16:45:10.304-05:002010-08-04T16:45:10.304-05:00Just like Bradbury, everyone wants lower taxes but...Just like Bradbury, everyone wants lower taxes but more libraries. Public services are services. No one should have to pay for them.Darinhttp://www.thewheelsstillinspin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-52427539504289823252010-07-31T13:58:07.445-05:002010-07-31T13:58:07.445-05:00Yeah, our population is going to do us in, I'm...Yeah, our population is going to do us in, I'm sure. And I think it will do us in before we ever get to Mars.<br /><br />nwbBillBow Bagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123342571761657374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228286372547466261.post-83579620126177163232010-07-31T05:44:24.620-05:002010-07-31T05:44:24.620-05:00Re the living on Mars thing: If current population...Re the living on Mars thing: If current population growth rates continue and there are no disasters that wipe a bunch of people out, there will be something like 1 trillion people in between 300-500 years. Seems like a long time, but it isn't, really. <br />As you can see by the first graph below, the growth rate is dropping, but a positive growth rate of 1.17 percent on 6.5 billion people still gets you a lot more people. <br />http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_grow&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+growth,+world<br />http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=population,+worldCaitnoreply@blogger.com