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Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe... by robertlagrant on Friday July 21, 2023 @08:57AM (#36813218)
> in the context of American competition

In the context of American competitiveness, and there's nothing more competitive than a defense department (-:

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Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe... by nehal3m on Saturday July 22, 2023 @05:44AM (#36824850)
The US defense apparatus is literally the most bloated, bureaucratic and inefficient institution on the planet if you ask me.
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Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe... by msla on Sunday July 23, 2023 @04:45PM (#36839641)
Good thing nobody asks you, then, because you have no idea what you're talking about.
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Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe... by robertlagrant on Monday July 24, 2023 @06:57AM (#36845833)
R&D is inefficient. Cruise ships are more inefficient, bloated and bureaucratic than speedboats, but speedboats can't cross oceans.
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