Utterly pointless stuff

Still waters · 10-03-2019 12:42AM #1

Have you anything that really strikes you as being beyond useless, my big WTF is that all about has to be space exploration.
When I think of the huge amount of resources, energy and billions being spent on taking pictures of black hole hundreds of thousands of miles away it just strikes me as a big swinging dick contest, mostly between countries that can ill afford to spend billions on sending rockets to take pictures of Mars when the money they waste could be put into education or health, or in the case of India trying to improve the lives of the poorest people on the planet living in slums.
Is there any huge gains to be made for mankind by these missions or is it just the attitude of , we can, therefore we will.

(yes, utterly pointless thread)

Kevin Finnerty · 10-03-2019 12:45AM

Christ. Smoking or popping?

Atlantic Dawn · 10-03-2019 12:45AM

Ireland giving aid to any country with a space program or nuclear weapons is completely pointless.

Jessie Belle · 10-03-2019 12:46AM

Kevin Finnerty wrote: »

Christ. Smoking or popping?

I get popping and smoking but whats wrong with Christ!?

looksee · 10-03-2019 12:48AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Ireland giving aid to any country with a space program or nuclear weapons is completely pointless.

Do we?

McDermotX · 10-03-2019 12:48AM

Honestly...........I sometimes think people actually think the money spent on space exploration and discovery is literally loaded onto a rocket and shot into space.

The Orb · 10-03-2019 12:48AM

Ray D'Arcy

Kevin Finnerty · 10-03-2019 12:51AM

Jessie Belle wrote: »

I get popping and smoking but whats wrong with Christ!?

He doesn't listen.

Arghus · 10-03-2019 12:53AM

I'm a sports fan, but I often find it amazing that it's covered and pored over to the extent that it is. Sports reporting must take up at least a third if not half of all "news" across all sorts of formats and media, when at the end of the day it's just games and doesn't really mean all that much.

Tacklebox · 10-03-2019 12:55AM

I remember buying a load of fishing hooks online and they were utterly pointless.

Asking for directions in Kerry is pointlessly futile, as I always end up going in the wrong direction anyhow.

But I like the OP now and again come up with a thought and its pointlessly expressing it without a sharp response....

They do have a point.....

Still waters are usually deep

corner of hells · 10-03-2019 12:56AM

Oxygen masks on airliner's , probably lifebelts too.

10-03-2019 12:59AM

Hundreds of thousands of miles? You've got a lot to learn about interstellar distances my friend

10-03-2019 01:01AM

Buy you're actually pretty right, although I wouldn't say space exploration, rather the weapons industry is an absolutely gigantic waste of money.. literally burning billions and billions

Guy:Incognito · 10-03-2019 01:02AM

Still waters wrote: »

Have you anything that really strikes you as being beyond useless, my big WTF is that all about has to be space exploration.
When I think of the huge amount of resources, energy and billions being spent on taking pictures of black hole hundreds of thousands of miles away it just strikes me as a big swinging dick contest, mostly between countries that can ill afford to spend billions on sending rockets to take pictures of Mars when the money they waste could be put into education or health, or in the case of India trying to improve the lives of the poorest people on the planet living in slums.
Is there any huge gains to be made for mankind by these missions or is it just the attitude of , we can, therefore we will.

(yes, utterly pointless thread)

People in Spain, Portugal and elsewhere were probably saying the same about 500 years ago when lads were heading off in boats......

Guy:Incognito · 10-03-2019 01:03AM

riffmongous wrote: »

Hundreds of thousands of miles? You've got a lot to learn about interstellar distances my friend

But sure you can see space. It cant be that far away

Mahogany Gaspipe · 10-03-2019 01:07AM

Hollywood and the fashion industry.

wakka12 · 10-03-2019 01:07AM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

People in Spain, Portugal and elsewhere were probably saying the same about 500 years ago when lads were heading off in boats......

But they thought there was other land to find, resources to find

What is the point of space travel? We know for almost for certain that there are no useful resources, or any intelligent life or anywhere liveable for humans within reach with our current technology or any technology of the near future, so it is just going to look at rocks and darkness

Like its very interesting but Id have to agree its so wasteful when there are so many ways the money could be better spent here

10-03-2019 01:13AM

riffmongous wrote: »

Hundreds of thousands of miles? You've got a lot to learn about interstellar distances my friend

Still waters run deep.

Day Lewin · 10-03-2019 01:15AM

Egyptology with mummies and pyramids and scarabs and pharaohs and all that. I mean, why?

Atlantic Dawn · 10-03-2019 01:16AM

looksee wrote: »

Do we?

Yes to India and Pakistan, both countries throw money around like confetti on arms.

backspin. · 10-03-2019 01:17AM

Still waters wrote: »

my big WTF is that all about has to be space exploration.

That would be an existential matter..

10-03-2019 01:17AM

backspin. wrote: »

That would be an existential matter..

YES.

Junkyard Tom · 10-03-2019 01:18AM

The obsession with 'Royal' families. Get ta fuck with that shite.

prinzeugen · 10-03-2019 01:23AM

wakka12 wrote: »

But they thought there was other land to find, resources to find

What is the point of space travel? We know for almost for certain that there are no useful resources, or any intelligent life or anywhere liveable for humans within reach with our current technology or any technology of the near future, so it is just going to look at rocks and darkness

Like its very interesting but Id have to agree its so wasteful when there are so many ways the money could be better spent here

This is the problem with folks today. Its a waste if it does not benefit them directly.

Gone are the days of individuals and countries racing to be the highest, fastest, first etc.

I think we should stop wasting money on useless AI for everything and start spending money on getting humans further and faster into space.

Driverless vehicles is the biggest waste of cash. They are not going to happen.

dxhound2005 · 10-03-2019 01:24AM

Education. Utterly pointless judging by what I'm reading.

Kevin Finnerty · 10-03-2019 01:27AM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Education. Utterly pointless judging by what I'm reading.

Dont be so harsh on yourself. You didn't need the space after the full stop.

alchemist33 · 10-03-2019 01:29AM

riffmongous wrote: »

Buy you're actually pretty right, although I wouldn't say space exploration, rather the weapons industry is an absolutely gigantic waste of money.. literally burning billions and billions

We're going to need those weapons once the aliens we've alerted to our presence with our space exploration show up!

4068ac1elhodqr · 10-03-2019 01:45AM

prinzeugen wrote: »

I think we should stop wasting money on useless AI for everything and start spending money on getting humans further and faster into space.

Driverless vehicles is the biggest waste of cash. They are not going to happen.

Until 2030c, and sure that's eons away.
By then it'll be all 'dey (ai/automation) tuk {48.5%} of our jobs'.

There's an ai-bot currently working on the optimum algorithm for cold nuclear fusion, ah sure what use is that, putting all those coal powerstation folks out of work and offering unlimited free global energy.

Yes, giving money to India for 'space projects' should be restricted. Well, until the reduce their 22% poverty rate a tad (much worse for ladies, and youths). Think 'sacred' cows there have more rights, that some lower casts of women.

Other pointless things: Cricket.

And sports 'stars' in suits. Look just get the ball in the hoop/net and when the whistle blows all your 'important' work is done, and can go back to the leisure wear and playstation.

prinzeugen · 10-03-2019 02:55AM

Liliana Old-fashioned Self-confidence wrote: »

Until 2030c, and sure that's eons away.
By then it'll be all 'dey (ai/automation) tuk {48.5%} of our jobs'.

There's an ai-bot currently working on the optimum algorithm for cold nuclear fusion, ah sure what use is that, putting all those coal powerstation folks out of work and offering unlimited free global energy.
.

The head of Google said recently it won't happen. There are far to many issues to over with true self driving cars. They struggle on pre planned routes!

I can remember watching a film from the late 40s/early 50s about nuclear power.

"It will be to cheap to meter"... Yeah right. Fusion is the way forward but you will still pay for it. Like wind power. Should be cheaper right??

Governments should be responsible for tech development not Google or Musk. They are not doing it for humanity. They are doing it for $$$$.

And coal power stations are actually very, very efficient today. One major by-product is flyash. Same properties as cement. And cement production is the most polluting, energy wasting, inefficient process that we still do.

Still waters · 10-03-2019 07:36AM

riffmongous wrote: »

Hundreds of thousands of miles? You've got a lot to learn about interstellar distances my friend

Agreed, but I've no willingness to learn about something that can be proven with fairly good accuracy to have absolutely **** all going for it except the fact it's largely black, if it can be seen from a big telescope in offaly there's nothing in it so why bother.

So how many miles are we talking about ?

angel eyes 2012 · 10-03-2019 07:59AM

Digital photo frames. They were popular about 10 years ago and even then I thought what a complete waste of energy and time.

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