ISS Component named "Colbert"
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Well, next time they will know enough to limit the choices to their own list.
i suggested 'Enterprise'
I'm starting to find these stunts pretty annoying now. I think it was cute when it was an OHL mascot or whatever, but this just proves that the idiocy isn't limited to Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh fans.
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Well, next time they will know enough to limit the choices to their own list.
I'm not sure why they didn't. If the decision is to be made by popular vote, with pre-selected choices available the only external submissions that have a chance are those driven by stunt campaigns like Colbert's. A much better idea would've been to invite public submissions, pare the resulting list down to names that are internally acceptable, and then call for a vote with choices limited to names from that list.
All right! I really didn't think my vote would help the Colbert Nation, but it did! Yet somehow I don't think NASA is going to really name it Colbert...
A week or two ago Colbert had someone on his show from NASA and he wouldn't commit to naming the module Colbert even if it won. From the way the guy was talking I got a feeling there was basically no chance of them naming the module Colbert.
My 13yo daugter and I are *HUGE* Colbert fans - but we both hope that NASA does the right thing here and excersises the option picks the more appropriate name -and 2nd place runner-up - "Serenity".
It's fits much more with the naming "theme" of the other modules - and frankly, getting things named for him is Colbert's schtick - so he already has lots of things named for him already and I'm sure it won't hurt if he has one less tiny little "cupola" (largly devoted to *waste
management*, btw) on the ISS named after him...
And organizations NASA & the IAU commonly reserve the right of final say in *officially* naming any space-ships & astronomical objects, etc...so that more "appropriate" names are chosen over, say, naming some new moon, "Frank". (asteriods & comets discovered by astronomers
with the last name "Frank" excepted..)
And I already know that Colbert *ultimately* lost the bid to have a bridge named after him, so there is precedent for a a higher authority overiding a naming poll Colbert previously won - so it won't be nothing new to him and his fans.
(*Actually*, I personally would love to see the waste management cupola nammed for Colbert *anyway* - and a REAL module named "Serenity"! LOL!!!)
ETA: Although Colbert already has his DNA code on the ISS - and that announcement *WAS* a huge boost for NASA publicity-wise and the space station and the progam in general - so maybe I *could* reconsider "Colbert" for the good of promoting interest in the space program & space exploration...
It's fits much more with the naming "theme" of the other modules - and frankly, getting things named for him is Colbert's schtick - so he already has lots of things named for him already and I'm sure it won't hurt if he has one less tiny little "cupola" (largly devoted to *waste
management*, btw) on the ISS named after him...
And organizations NASA & the IAU commonly reserve the right of final say in *officially* naming any space-ships & astronomical objects, etc...so that more "appropriate" names are chosen over, say, naming some new moon, "Frank". (asteriods & comets discovered by astronomers
with the last name "Frank" excepted..)
And I already know that Colbert *ultimately* lost the bid to have a bridge named after him, so there is precedent for a a higher authority overiding a naming poll Colbert previously won - so it won't be nothing new to him and his fans.
(*Actually*, I personally would love to see the waste management cupola nammed for Colbert *anyway* - and a REAL module named "Serenity"! LOL!!!)
ETA: Although Colbert already has his DNA code on the ISS - and that announcement *WAS* a huge boost for NASA publicity-wise and the space station and the progam in general - so maybe I *could* reconsider "Colbert" for the good of promoting interest in the space program & space exploration...
"Enterprise - and "Voyager" and even "Galactica" would be actually be very appropiate names for space hardware - and in the case of the former, there is actually precedent...
So is there for "Eagle"...now, if we could just get something named "Millenium Falcon", we could have the names of ALL the coolest fictional space vehicles covered...
"Enterprise"
"Serenity"
"Eagle"
"Galactica"
&
"Millenium Falcon..." Well...Falcon is a bird like Eagle...but "Millenium"...huh...well, it *is* the Third Millenium...
Ah, I love Stephen.That would be so hilarious if they actually went through with it. Speaking of which, did that Romanan bridge actually get named after him when he won that online vote?
No.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyeri_Bridge#Results
I'm a fan of both Firefly/Serenity & Colbert...I think "Serenity" is the more appropriate name here, but if naming it "Colbert" would generate more interest in the ISS (like putting Colbert's DNA record on it *did*) I would reconsider my support for it...
Maybe they could call it the "Colbert-Serenity" module...?
Well of course, idiocy is everywhere. Talking to people in any venue will prove that.
I consider this showing more the idiocy of corporations using "Web 2.0". If you open up your decisions to be dictated by a web poll to boost interest, then you risk the idea of this happening. Then you're faced with either rejecting the public (the ones you tried to get engaged) or accepting their idiotic idea. "Web 2.0" can turn out some great marketing strategies, like the Obama campaign and even BSG's inclusion of the fanbase. However, those two included the audience by only letting them see the decision making, and in Obama's case, invited them to help them carry out the plans. Here, they actually let the general public call a seemingly inconsequential shot. And really, how much interest does that generate? It's just random people clicking a button. To generate real interest that lasts they need to present the information in an engaging and unique way. Letting them choose a module name, is quite frankly, completely lame.In this way, I like when Colbert does this. He's using comedy in the way it should be done: to point out the absurdities in our society. It's an interesting point that most corporations (and governmental entities) have failed to grasp.
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That's fine and dandy, except I don't think most people in his audience gets that point. It's just "haw haw" funny to them and gets a few laughs.
I just find mob mentalities scary, even if I happen to agree with the mob.
I just find mob mentalities scary, even if I happen to agree with the mob.
Yah gotta love Colbert. 
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