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Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Aug 13 23:15:33 2026, in response to Concorde and Past Technology, posted by New Flyer #857 on Thu Aug 13 19:35:35 2026. Shoe-fitting fluoroscope |
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Posted by AlM on Fri Aug 14 15:56:01 2026, in response to Concorde and Past Technology, posted by New Flyer #857 on Thu Aug 13 19:35:35 2026. An SST can be done. The market just isn't there because the cost is too high. - Lyme disease vaccine - it worked but the liability risk to profit ratio was too high so it was withdrawn. - Asbestos was really useful stuff. The non-friable version probably isn't even dangerous. - DDT was a superb insecticide, but ... Many great pesticides and herbicides turned out to be far too dangerous. - Teflon, etc. will be phased out because of PFAS. - Some useful stuff is much harder to buy than it used to be. Dynamite, mercury, strong acids and bases. On a side note, I've done some really great one-day hikes that can no longer be done other than as a major excursion because the access roads have been wiped out. Another example of the provider (in this case, national parks) of the service (roads - not really high tech but having an engineering component for sure) not seeing enough additional revenue to justify continuing the service. |
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Posted by cortelyounext on Fri Aug 14 17:01:00 2026, in response to Concorde and Past Technology, posted by New Flyer #857 on Thu Aug 13 19:35:35 2026. United, American, and JAL have firm orders placed for the Boom Supersonic "Overture" which is not flying commercially now but some industry experts such as LuchAAA estimate certification by 2030. |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Fri Aug 14 17:14:22 2026, in response to Re: Concorde and Past Technology, posted by AlM on Fri Aug 14 15:56:01 2026. Lyme disease vaccine - it worked but the liability risk to profit ratio was too high so it was withdrawnI thought the federal government can protect drug makers from liability risks for certain vaccines. |
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Posted by AlM on Fri Aug 14 17:26:27 2026, in response to Re: Concorde and Past Technology, posted by Peter Rosa on Fri Aug 14 17:14:22 2026. Maybe that's true now.I'm talking about a vaccine approved by the FDA in 1998 and withdrawn from the market in 2002. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Aug 14 18:22:19 2026, in response to Re: Concorde and Past Technology, posted by AlM on Fri Aug 14 15:56:01 2026. Two things, the National Parks budget has been stripped to a bare minimum. My son works for the park service out in Yosemite and he could list what needs to be done but there isn't the $$$ there to get something as simple as maintaining service roads.Second: You mentioned asbestos. In "The Wizard Of Oz" there is a scene where they awaken from a poppy field nap and it starts snowing. That "snow" was actually ground up asbestos falling all over them. Too bad OSHA was still decades away. |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Fri Aug 14 19:06:34 2026, in response to Concorde and Past Technology, posted by New Flyer #857 on Thu Aug 13 19:35:35 2026. There used to be a lot of examples. But thank goodness we have Mr. Musk. Technology is exciting again after being turned into corporate rot. |
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