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Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:52 am to Rex
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Arpa-E was established by Obama's stimulus plan in 2009 to conduct research and speed along transformation into cleaner energy technologies. Well done, Barack!
9 trillion dollars later, and we finally have something to brag about.
Way to go Barack!! You da man.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:58 am to Rex
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The US Dept. of Energy has beaten Bill Gates and Elon Musk to the holy grail.
Well, Elon would not be where he is either without the shite ton of government subsidies his company gets.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:58 am to Rex
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Who says that government agencies are inept?
Everyone
Posted on 3/3/16 at 11:59 am to AwesomeSauce
Your desire for our country to fail is strong.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:04 pm to Tigeralum2008
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The argument here is should govt stay out of the innovation business. I believe gov't should be a partner in the conversation helping to drive advanced research.
I used to feel this way as well.
Now I'm a researcher with a little over 5 years at a private company that works almost solely with DoD outfits. It's not always a good thing when the Army, Navy, Air Force, MDA, etc. become nothing more than facilitators and paper pushers to private companies.
Private companies aren't nearly the super heroes this thread is painting them out to be. And I say this while working for one.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:06 pm to Rex
I've got news for you. The U.S. government has been doing battery research for decades.
quote:LINK Lawrence Livermore was not the only government facility doing battery research.
Battery research at Livermore Laboratory started in the 1970s with aluminum-air batteries, as part of DOE's electrical storage program.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:16 pm to Rex
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Who says that government agencies are inept?
Who did it cheaper?
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:17 pm to Rex
Federal and state funding for basic research is absolutely essential in many fields. Its hard to convince a private company to pony up dollars towards basic research that may or may not yield profitable results. So many people dont understand this and question why government funds are needed in research.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:18 pm to Rex
Most people don't mind R&D from the gov. Excessive regulations and excessive budgets are the main reasons people hate federal agencies.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:23 pm to Robin Masters
quote:This is true. My father was a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1964 until he retired in 1993. His area of expertise was diagnosing particles generated at high energy levels.
The govt gets big shite done...just will cost 5x as much. America is a great country, the greatest even, and I never doubt our ability to innovate.
The advances that were made at Lawrence Livermore in diagnosing high speed particles were instrumental in the eventual development of improved x-ray machines, MRIs and CAT scanning devices. Private enterprises built those devices by applying the innovations made by government scientists.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:23 pm to HogBalls
quote:I was about to say that for the price, I prefer Old Spice.
Who else thinks of cheap cologne everytime you see this name?
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:32 pm to JumpingTheShark
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Get all the old dumb fricks out of office and let smart people take control.
One day the kids will say this about you too.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:37 pm to tigerinthebueche
I am not in office, nor do I want to be.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:37 pm to Rex
My company has been installing this breakthrough for 10 years now.... 
Posted on 3/3/16 at 12:44 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
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Most people don't mind R&D from the gov.
Exactly.
The carbon monoxide scrubbers developed by NASA for use in the space program were marketed and sold by Penske Racing.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 1:05 pm to Rex
Tom cruise is protecting the inventor
Posted on 3/3/16 at 1:06 pm to RB10
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"We put a man on the moon"
Posted on 3/3/16 at 1:07 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
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Excessive regulations and excessive budgets and EXCESSIVE INCOMPETENCE are the main reasons people hate federal agencies.
Posted on 3/3/16 at 1:16 pm to CAD703X
Doesn't say much about the people here when positive news gets 54 downvotes and 3 upvotes
No wonder Louisiana is crumbling
No wonder Louisiana is crumbling
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