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September 17, 2005
Why You Should Never Argue With A Bureaucrat
AJStrata explains bureaucratic irrationality:
In a classic example that hits close to home we have this story on how NASA needs further waivers from the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) so they can continue to use Russian manned launch assets to support the space station and our astronauts there. See, we are not allowed to talk to foreignors about things having to do with space, since we may provide them the technology to build rockets and missiles. Since lawyers cannot grasp technology and understand what is common knowledge (e.g., Intel Processor) and what is not, they got lazy and put a ban on all talk of technology that flies on US satellites. So we cannot admit we fly the same processor the Europeans do - to the Europeans. So it is important we do not talk to the Russians, in case they learn to build rockets.
OK, we're worried the Russians might learn from us how to build rockets...but we want to talk to them about using their rockets because ours broke.
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You got it! It is actually that simple (minded).
Posted by: AJStrata at September 17, 2005 05:53 PM
