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U.S. Population Hits 300 Million
ChrisK87 writes "The United States' population will hit 300 million on Tuesday morning, just 39 years after it reached 200 million, the US Census Bureau estimates. A 'population clock' will record the milestone at 0746 (1146 GMT) — a timing based on calculations that factor birth and death rates and migration." From the article: "But it is not possible to say if the 300-millionth American was a new-born or crossed one of the US borders. Correspondents say that there is not expected to be the same hullabaloo as when the figure of 100 million was reached in 1915, or the double century in 1967 when President Johnson gave a speech and newborn Robert Ken Woo Jr was hailed the 200-millionth American by Life magazine. Today, the population figure is mired in the divisive politics of immigration — a hot-button issue ahead of the 7 November mid-term elections, they say." The story has lots of interesting stats and graphs, for those of us so inclined.
My name ees Jose and I am dee tree hundred million person in dee Joonited Stace. I come from Chihuaha Mehico and my favorite color is jello.
... but for me it would have only been 299,999,997.
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Too many people, not enough oil. People are somewhat flammable. I think I know of a way we can solve both of these problems at once.
"Welcome to the U.S. Alejandro you are the 300 Millionth American. Your prize? Deportation. Have a nice day!"
Call me when we hit 3,141,592.
How does that saying go?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the night; light a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
All the techniques ever used to make men moral have been themselves thoroughly immoral... (Nietzsche)
...And still not a girlfriend in sight. ;)
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I would suggest for people to stop having sex, but it seems somewhat redundant in to say that on /.
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It's called a diesel.
Yea but, in Tokyo a hotel room is a 4' shelf and your feet hang off the end. We're far too fat in this country to ever sardine ourselves together like they do in Japan.
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There is plenty of room for growth in the northern half of america. The reason that southern states grow the most is because they on average have lower levels of education and have a weaker economy. The dumber you are and the poorer you are, the more kids you have.
It is a defense mechanism that all animals possess. When your survival is in jeopardy, start popping out offspring with the slim hope that some will actually survive to adulthood. In the animal kingdom all but the most fit just die off. But in our world of welfare, the rest of us keep them alive and make the problem worse.
It is just a problem of morality. I could never look at a 1 year old baby that is starving and say that we should just let it die. But to fix most of our societies problems, we shouldnt be helping them. But because most of us are not immoral monsters, the lowest class of our citizens will continue to reproduce rapidly.
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-- All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- Edmund Burke
EXXON GREEN IS PEOPLE!!
What are you doing on this site? Don't you know that fundamentalist religious beliefs are incompatible with scientific and engineering principles?
Soylent Fuel -- it's PEOPLE!
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Obviously we just need to start publishing Slashdot in Spanish; that ought to take care of the problem nicely.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
But you didn't expect the "fucking hippies" to actually think something through, did you?
Speaking as my fundy friend...
Unless you believe in jesus christ, it doesn't matter how "nice" or "righteous" you are, you are going to hell or at least be denied god's presence (really their alternate definition of hell= being denied god's grace), or perhaps your soul will just cease to exist (NVP).
Of course as a zen buddist, you have no soul and conciousness is transient.
As an ancient norse person, you'll either go to valhalla if a warrior who dies well or some other place if not.
And Augustinian, Thomist, Lutheran, and Calvinist theological traditions all say god has to want you to be saved for no particular reason and there's not squat you can do it about it through your "works"
Diests (like those that founded america) would say that belief in rewards or punishment after you die is necessary for a good and well functioning society.
Unless you are reincarnated (tho one wonders why some bodies get recycled souls but others generate their own souls- does the old soul *KILL* the new soul to take over the body of a newborn?)
And I'm not even sure about all the indian faiths, islam (other than paradise with all those virgins-- where the heck do they come from? but at least you get nasty after you die- which is odd since they are SO straightlaced while they are alive- and what's the point of all that sex without procreation- and if it is so good after they die, then why is it not good NOW while they are alive?), shinto, native american, aztec, egyption, yada yada yada.
But... out of all the world, I guess the only valid faith *is* judaism and everyone else is goin straight to hell while the jews go to Olam Haba or Gan Eden. On the other hand- it looks like if I lead a nasty life I still don't stay in Gehinom forever. It's not so pointlessly sadistic as Xtian faiths. More like purgatory in catholocism.
I like the robin williams version- you make your own hell to punish yourself and you are stuck there until you feel you have paid enough.
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1) A lot of this is rephrased from the wiki.
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
I wonder if the birth certificate/immigration papers of the 300 millionth kid/immigrant says something like this:
"Congratulations!!! You are our 300,000,000th person!!! Please click here to claim your special prize!!
(void where prohibited)"
Females aged 18 to 40. They're waaaay ahead of any other group.