I wonder if this system could potentially be used to track how many drinks the person has in a given time period at a bar. How hard would it be to program the system to alert the police that a certain licensed person has had too many drinks over a time period and is now leaving the bar.
Interesting that the argument I hear most people make for continuing SETI almost always involve "look what's in it for us" mentality. Pretty typical of human behavior. Ignore the fact that we would no doubt be the white trash of the universe, but just look at the cool toys we can steal from them!
Typical, self-absorbed humanity. Let's fix our own shit first. Work on our own society. Make our own discoveries. We will have plenty of time to pillage other planets later on.
Besides, to me the assumption that life we contact is going to be any "friendlier" than us is a dangerous one. After all, there isn't anything more frightening than someone walking up to you, putting their arm around your shoulder and telling you, "I'm your friend."
It's nice that so many Americans still think the Constitution is a living document. Hate to break the news to you folks, but the Constitution hasn't been functional since the Civil war and was already being swept under the rug long before that. Quoting it makes no difference. Its just a piece of paper now.
"We rejected Perot, and we'll reject the next guy who wants to be President because his Daddy was President."
How about rejecting the next bitch who wants to be President because her hubby was President?
I have met a lot of public school teachers in my time, and the vast majority of them are vastly more self-righteous than any kid.
Don't believe me? Just try to change something in the school. Try to get a teacher to do something different. Maybe spend some more time with the kids. Apply a new technique, or a new line of thought. The teachers at that school will burn you at the stake, dub you the anti-christ and sick their union on you.
Having experienced the self-righteousness and hollier than thou attitudes of Union-Clad public school teachers, first hand I can honestly say I respect a child's intellect and curiosity a hell of a lot more than a public school teacher's hive mind.
But then that's what is wrong with "adult culture" today. Especially adults with teaching degrees.
A college professor can be fired when he/she sucks. When a public school teacher sucks, they are promoted to administrators.
Wait, people actually think their votes count for something?
I stopped voting years ago because, to paraphrase Carlin, after staying at home masturbating on election day, at least I have a little something to show for it.
Just figuring out now that government passes laws that are obviously unconstitutional?
Hell thats been going on for 150 years now and no one has cared. Little late to be getting in on the game now don't you think?
Ironic, isn't it, that most of these hippies you see on "Truth" commercials are the same ones that probably march in parades exhorting the medicinal uses of Marajuana. Nicotine and tobacco have been used for medicinal purposes long before politically correct weenies and lobby groups set their hollier-than-thou sights on it.
"The truth of the matter is that for the most part, life is pretty darn good. I know that my life is going well. Although there is corruption in the government, it isn't nearly as rampant as many (read: most) places in the world."
You know the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear.
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I wonder if this system could potentially be used to track how many drinks the person has in a given time period at a bar. How hard would it be to program the system to alert the police that a certain licensed person has had too many drinks over a time period and is now leaving the bar.
We have never been a democracy. I suspect you don't live in one either. Democracy does not solve problems like this. Only high powered rifles do.
Vonnegut wrote about people like you.
Is it possible to make mice not fear my .22?
Interesting that the argument I hear most people make for continuing SETI almost always involve "look what's in it for us" mentality. Pretty typical of human behavior. Ignore the fact that we would no doubt be the white trash of the universe, but just look at the cool toys we can steal from them!
Typical, self-absorbed humanity. Let's fix our own shit first. Work on our own society. Make our own discoveries. We will have plenty of time to pillage other planets later on.
Besides, to me the assumption that life we contact is going to be any "friendlier" than us is a dangerous one. After all, there isn't anything more frightening than someone walking up to you, putting their arm around your shoulder and telling you, "I'm your friend."
It's nice that so many Americans still think the Constitution is a living document. Hate to break the news to you folks, but the Constitution hasn't been functional since the Civil war and was already being swept under the rug long before that. Quoting it makes no difference. Its just a piece of paper now.
Or just read "Red Storm Rising" by Clancy.
"We rejected Perot, and we'll reject the next guy who wants to be President because his Daddy was President." How about rejecting the next bitch who wants to be President because her hubby was President?
I have met a lot of public school teachers in my time, and the vast majority of them are vastly more self-righteous than any kid. Don't believe me? Just try to change something in the school. Try to get a teacher to do something different. Maybe spend some more time with the kids. Apply a new technique, or a new line of thought. The teachers at that school will burn you at the stake, dub you the anti-christ and sick their union on you. Having experienced the self-righteousness and hollier than thou attitudes of Union-Clad public school teachers, first hand I can honestly say I respect a child's intellect and curiosity a hell of a lot more than a public school teacher's hive mind. But then that's what is wrong with "adult culture" today. Especially adults with teaching degrees. A college professor can be fired when he/she sucks. When a public school teacher sucks, they are promoted to administrators.
I'm not worried. I'm certain that I am immune to Captain Trips. Which city I end up going to, is another matter entirely.
Wait, people actually think their votes count for something? I stopped voting years ago because, to paraphrase Carlin, after staying at home masturbating on election day, at least I have a little something to show for it.
Just figuring out now that government passes laws that are obviously unconstitutional? Hell thats been going on for 150 years now and no one has cared. Little late to be getting in on the game now don't you think?
Ironic, isn't it, that most of these hippies you see on "Truth" commercials are the same ones that probably march in parades exhorting the medicinal uses of Marajuana. Nicotine and tobacco have been used for medicinal purposes long before politically correct weenies and lobby groups set their hollier-than-thou sights on it.
"The truth of the matter is that for the most part, life is pretty darn good. I know that my life is going well. Although there is corruption in the government, it isn't nearly as rampant as many (read: most) places in the world."
You know the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear.