I'm all for teaching children new skills, but I'm afraid our society (United States) is going about it all wrong. When I was in school, we were at least taught research skills a little. Now my child comes home from elementary school and says she has to look stuff up on the internet. But she doesn't have a clue how to do actual research. I have to show her most of it, and monitor what she is looking at while doing it. It's more homework for me, than for her.
We didn't have the internet when I was in school, now get off my lawn Apple, and teach the kids how to think.
I was actually thinking of how all that would change when the ice caps melt, and change the weather patterns all over the world. With a warmer climate comes a change in the winds, and more moisture laden air. Al this combined could cause what is now a desert to turn into a rainforest, maybe. Hell I'm not a climatologist or even a futurologist. Just a computer scientologist (not a member of that church, that we are no longer allowed to post stories about on/.), somewhat do i really know. Not much.
"16. Deserts will become tropical forests (jim300) (Likelihood 7/10)"
More like 1/10. Where's the water coming from? Barring a breakthrough in energy tech that would allow us to cheaply distill sea water, it's never gonna happen (read: it's never gonna happen). The trend today is pretty much the opposite, and I don't see that trend reversing anytime soon in light of increasingly aggressive farming practices and global warming.
I'd love to be wrong though.
I think that's where global warming, and the melting ice caps comes in. When most everywhere else is underwater, the deserts should be getting plenty of rain to make them tropical.
The problem with mandatory foreign language is (at least in the US), they don't start until high school. They should start in at least 3rd or 4th grade? Probably in Kindergarten. Waiting until high school is just pointless.
The problem is we all belong to and read slashdot on a regular basis. We aren't subject to the normal stupidity that goes on in the world. My wife is incredibly intelligent, graduated with honors from one of the hardest nursing programs in the country. But she can't point out a state in this country. Doesn't even know where we live in relation to where we live. It's sad really.
I find it hard to believe that after years of oppression, removing TV shows would incite the people to revolution. But you know what I could actually see this happening. People want what they want. Since I'm for the US, I hear people complain all the time about stupid things like TV programming and the like.
Alligators are eaten on a large scale in the United States. Not much of an alligator goes to waste. Alligator can be bought at the local grocery store. Nothing wrong with alligator leather if you're worrying about it not being a side product.
Snakes can be eaten, I've never seen snake on the menu in the United States (I'm sure someone, somewhere has), but I do know some people that kill and eat rattlesnakes locally. I've never had it, but it's like the old saying, Tastes like Chicken. Personally I leave snakes alone, and they leave me alone. I imagine all species of snakes can be eaten, but again I've never seen it on a large scale.
At one point he did develop into a more spiderlike creature, but Dr. Lizardman developed a serum that would halt his genetic mutation. Spiderman even grew a big giant spider head with 8 eyes. Freaky looking.
Really 1.5 well trained people can kill 100 people with gunfire? Apparently you've never played Warhammer 40k with space marines versus Tyranids. The sheer numbers allow the gun owners town. Now I realize that it wouldn't be the same, but it is similar. It's much like how the Revolutionaries were able to beat the English. Home field advantage and all that. Plus I doubt many military men are really going to fire on their own people.
I believe that number 2 is the most likely, with 3 being a close second.
Most guns really arent equal. My hunting rifle has an M.O.A of at the worst 1, while most military weapons have an M.O.A of 8. So the number of shots being fired is almost a moot point.
And my hunting rounds are usually a lot larger than the standard military round.
While I agree that the average joe couldn't take out a tank, a tank is just as unlikely to take out a small squad. Tanks are most often used against armored targets. Just like planes. We have some bad ass targeting systems, but they still couldnt compete against an armed rebellion.
Maybe in your country. In the US. according to 2005 figures, there were approximately 100,000,000 gun owners. While the current number of US. troop is 1. 5 million. So in essence, a revolt in America by gun owners is almost an assured win, if you can get them all on the same page.
I have an android phone, a laptop, a desktop, and an iPad. I only browse the web on my iPad. It's convenient to sit on the couch and look at a website on a 10 inch screen. The phone is too small, the laptop is a work laptop and they monitor all my sessions, and the desktop is just not as comfortable as the couch.
Ar-15's can be built in a lot of different calibers, and they are pretty damn accurate. I know several people that use them for long range coyote hunting. It's all in the building. I know one guy who reliably kills coyotes out to 200+ yards. I think his is a.223, but I've been thinking of building one in.308. Of course this isn't a combat situation, and all bets are off in that scenario.
Hell, you could contract with the guy who writes http://badassoftheweek.com/ and make movies about the people he writes about. A lot of them would probably turn out like 300, but some would be really good movies
I don't think it's that much of a surpise they evolved so quickly. Insects are some to the quickest evolving creatures in existence. A lot of them have such a short life span, that they have such a quick reproductive cycle. That evolution is relatively quick compared to any other species on the planet.
Red meat and chicken is pretty affordable, but fish is not. And let's face it, red meat isn't really good for you either. Too much fat. At least according to studies.
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I'm all for teaching children new skills, but I'm afraid our society (United States) is going about it all wrong. When I was in school, we were at least taught research skills a little. Now my child comes home from elementary school and says she has to look stuff up on the internet. But she doesn't have a clue how to do actual research. I have to show her most of it, and monitor what she is looking at while doing it. It's more homework for me, than for her.
We didn't have the internet when I was in school, now get off my lawn Apple, and teach the kids how to think.
I was actually thinking of how all that would change when the ice caps melt, and change the weather patterns all over the world. With a warmer climate comes a change in the winds, and more moisture laden air. Al this combined could cause what is now a desert to turn into a rainforest, maybe. Hell I'm not a climatologist or even a futurologist. Just a computer scientologist (not a member of that church, that we are no longer allowed to post stories about on /.), somewhat do i really know. Not much.
"16. Deserts will become tropical forests (jim300) (Likelihood 7/10)"
More like 1/10. Where's the water coming from? Barring a breakthrough in energy tech that would allow us to cheaply distill sea water, it's never gonna happen (read: it's never gonna happen). The trend today is pretty much the opposite, and I don't see that trend reversing anytime soon in light of increasingly aggressive farming practices and global warming.
I'd love to be wrong though.
I think that's where global warming, and the melting ice caps comes in. When most everywhere else is underwater, the deserts should be getting plenty of rain to make them tropical.
I live in Arkansas, so I figure that they will just join the Republic of Texas, and I'm good either way.
Thank God I'm a Native Texan. At least then I'll be able to move there, and get out of the United States of Fucking America.
The problem with mandatory foreign language is (at least in the US), they don't start until high school. They should start in at least 3rd or 4th grade? Probably in Kindergarten. Waiting until high school is just pointless.
The problem is we all belong to and read slashdot on a regular basis. We aren't subject to the normal stupidity that goes on in the world. My wife is incredibly intelligent, graduated with honors from one of the hardest nursing programs in the country. But she can't point out a state in this country. Doesn't even know where we live in relation to where we live. It's sad really.
I find it hard to believe that after years of oppression, removing TV shows would incite the people to revolution. But you know what I could actually see this happening. People want what they want. Since I'm for the US, I hear people complain all the time about stupid things like TV programming and the like.
Maybe because the US is not run by a crazy bastard? At least not until 2013.
Alligators are eaten on a large scale in the United States. Not much of an alligator goes to waste. Alligator can be bought at the local grocery store. Nothing wrong with alligator leather if you're worrying about it not being a side product.
Snakes can be eaten, I've never seen snake on the menu in the United States (I'm sure someone, somewhere has), but I do know some people that kill and eat rattlesnakes locally. I've never had it, but it's like the old saying, Tastes like Chicken. Personally I leave snakes alone, and they leave me alone. I imagine all species of snakes can be eaten, but again I've never seen it on a large scale.
At one point he did develop into a more spiderlike creature, but Dr. Lizardman developed a serum that would halt his genetic mutation. Spiderman even grew a big giant spider head with 8 eyes. Freaky looking.
MOA is minute of angle, basically it's how accurate you can shoot a round Nd be in the less than a 1 inch circle.
You're absolutely right, it would be messy, but I believe sheer numbers win in the end. Maybe I've played too much Warhammer 40k.
Really 1.5 well trained people can kill 100 people with gunfire? Apparently you've never played Warhammer 40k with space marines versus Tyranids. The sheer numbers allow the gun owners town. Now I realize that it wouldn't be the same, but it is similar. It's much like how the Revolutionaries were able to beat the English. Home field advantage and all that. Plus I doubt many military men are really going to fire on their own people.
I believe that number 2 is the most likely, with 3 being a close second.
Most guns really arent equal. My hunting rifle has an M.O.A of at the worst 1, while most military weapons have an M.O.A of 8. So the number of shots being fired is almost a moot point.
And my hunting rounds are usually a lot larger than the standard military round.
While I agree that the average joe couldn't take out a tank, a tank is just as unlikely to take out a small squad. Tanks are most often used against armored targets. Just like planes. We have some bad ass targeting systems, but they still couldnt compete against an armed rebellion.
Maybe in your country. In the US. according to 2005 figures, there were approximately 100,000,000 gun owners. While the current number of US. troop is 1. 5 million. So in essence, a revolt in America by gun owners is almost an assured win, if you can get them all on the same page.
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I have an android phone, a laptop, a desktop, and an iPad. I only browse the web on my iPad. It's convenient to sit on the couch and look at a website on a 10 inch screen. The phone is too small, the laptop is a work laptop and they monitor all my sessions, and the desktop is just not as comfortable as the couch.
Why oh why did I use all my mod points earlier. This is probably the truest statement ever written on /.
Ar-15's can be built in a lot of different calibers, and they are pretty damn accurate. I know several people that use them for long range coyote hunting. It's all in the building. I know one guy who reliably kills coyotes out to 200+ yards. I think his is a .223, but I've been thinking of building one in .308. Of course this isn't a combat situation, and all bets are off in that scenario.
Hell, you could contract with the guy who writes http://badassoftheweek.com/ and make movies about the people he writes about. A lot of them would probably turn out like 300, but some would be really good movies
I don't think it's that much of a surpise they evolved so quickly. Insects are some to the quickest evolving creatures in existence. A lot of them have such a short life span, that they have such a quick reproductive cycle. That evolution is relatively quick compared to any other species on the planet.
Red meat and chicken is pretty affordable, but fish is not. And let's face it, red meat isn't really good for you either. Too much fat. At least according to studies.
From the Apple TV due out next year.
Good use of my time machine.
I ever saw Tolkiens Boys Club. Eowyn, Galadriel, and Tom Bombadils wife all played major roles in the series.