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beebo famulus writes "Twenty years from now, experts doubt that America will remain a dominant force in science as it was during the last century. The hand wringing has generated a couple of new ideas to deal with the dilemma. Specifically, one expert says that the federal government should create contests and prize awards for successful science ideas, while another advises that the National Science Foundation fund more graduate students and increase the amount of the fellowships."
... of experts who have not learned from history.
I was told the same thing back in the 80s. About how my generation was falling behind compared to the 60s and their great space race. How kids in Ethiopia were doing better in quantum physics than the average US Sophomore.
Well let me tell you something. While those nerds from the 60s went to the moon and got nothing out of it, my generation of nerds built the Web and Wireless and Palm-based computing so that we can download any type of porn to satisfy any type of fetish at any time, any where. BEAT THAT.
So I say to these experts to stop thinking about prizes and stupid contests. What they need to worry about is how to throw porn into any problem we may have and I'll damn well assure you that us good old U.S. of Fucking-A nerds will be able to solve it.
Can I get a witness?
Oh. My. Science.
Chums up, let's do this!
>The hang wringing has generated a couple of new ideas to deal with the dilemma.
Don't wring your hang in public.
They'll arrest you.
Nostalgia's not what it used to be.
Yeah! Everybody should conform to non-conformism. Everyone would be unique, just like everybody else. XD
When I see what british professors accomplishments are, I wouldn't fear too much about the future of U.S. science :)
I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of killer sig, which this margin is too narrow to contain.
"lol grammer"
lol spelling
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
Brian: Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't NEED to follow ME, you don't NEED to follow ANYBODY! You've got to think for yourselves! You're ALL individuals!
The Crowd (in unison): Yes! We're all individuals!
Brian: You're all different!
The Crowd (in unison): Yes, we ARE all different!
Man in Crowd: I'm not...
The Crowd: Shhh!
Conservatism: The fear that somewhere, somehow, someone you think is your inferior is being treated as your equal.
Twenty years from now, experts doubt that America will remain a dominant force in science as it was during the last century.
/me cries. Do they actually enforce bad writing now?
That sentence tells me that in a score of years henceforth, beebo famulus's appointed "experts" will doubt if America will remain a dominant force within 100 years of the Earth's destruction.
Does anyone know who to write anymore?
Have you read my journal today?
So much so that I wanted to post a reply, but couldn't figure out how. Luckily there's this company in India I was able to call ....
Bark less. Wag more.
Why...that's almost as bad as letting kids develop their own ideas and not conform!
How are you going to have a properly subjugated populace if they can make good money WITHOUT family or political connections? What you advocate would bring chaos to our class structure and rob thousands of wealthy people of a tiny percentage of their horde. What are you, some kind of communist?
The feudal system was good enough for my ancestors, and by god it's good enough for me!
This kind of good-natured banter was what kept grammar and spelling nazis' spirits up during the long cold winters on the east front.
Yes I have at one time or another contributed to NASA Research.
Wow. Thats very interesting. See, I just made up that part, I didn't think you actually had claimed it.
You're completely off your rocker, you do know that?
What he can't kill, he has sex on. Trent.