Nice to find a friendly (and active) group.
-Kevin
BB and David; Thank You!
Jan 15, 2004
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Just wait and watch... soon (about, say, noon tomorrow) the term "overactive" will float to the top of your mind for some reason ;)
welcome Kevin!
don't let anybody scare you off, d0od :)
I know when I first came on board I was a little bit intimidated, but after being here awhile, I took a break to focus on another forum, and consider rmr to be a breath of fresh air! Despite the ferocity of the debate at times, there is alot of earnestness here, and alot of really sharp people.
the vast majority of rmr'ers are silent lurkers, jumping in just to answer a question or make a a remark every few weeks. And alot of the political content has gone through several iterations as you will see if you do some searching in the
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archive, but the beautiful thing about it is that fresh minds come to scrutinize old material and often we see more objectivity now than they had at the time of the original post. The result is that we are spiraling in towards the truth, and I don't know anywhere else that is happening!
of course any rocket questions can be impressively met by the chorus. Despite our difference in politics, these are just a few of the guys that have made real contributions to the hobby
John DeMar, in launch pad controller design, and his excellent NAR R&D Reports to name some
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George Gassaway's work with unconventional rockets, including helicopter recovery, space shuttle models and other gliders
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Ray Dunakin, who is distinguished himself in the area of aerial photography, using cameras lofted in rockets
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an interview with Ray at Shutterbug Magazine Radio Show on WSRadio.com
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I mentioned these gentlemen as you'll usually find us on opposite sides of the political debate. But that doesn't diminish my respect for them as individuals, my appreciation of their achievements, and my benefit from their contributions.
so just jump in, Kevin! The waters hot!, errr .. warm! ;)
- iz
Kev> Nice to find a friendly (and active) group.
That is a well made point.
I agree!
Is agreement on-topic for rmr?
Of course, some spots the water is a little warmer than the rest of the pool. :)
"Welcome to our ool..."
And alot of the
RMR is very much like Alice's Resturant. Most of us are just waiting on the song to come back around. ; )
Randy
P.S. If you're under 45 you probably won't get that one.
39 and got it. ..... of course, I'm not normal
Welcome, Kevin. This here's real entertainment and education all rolled into one if you don't take things personally. If you have a thin skin, you're gonna hate it here.
-- Eric Benner TRA # 8975 L2 NAR # 79398
And all threads go off topic within ten posts.
So I'll just start ranting about the weather now......
+McG+
Except the one about military service. I guess some subjects are even serious to rmr posters! Shocking.
Well, let's scroll back up there and derail that train!
-- Eric Benner TRA # 8975 L2 NAR # 79398
Exceptin' Alice :-)
John
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