"We won't survive another 1,000 years without escaping our fragile planet."
The sad part is that those who decide where our resources go can't see further than 10 years. (and being optimistic, here)
Well, when you eat potatos, you don't end up with potato DNA in your cells. Same goes for GMO food, it's not harmful because it contains external genes. (heck, if it was that easy to integrate external genes, curing all kinds of diseases would become quite easier).
The problem comes from pesticides. Either the plants get genes that teach them how to make their own insecticides (at which point some testing is needed). Or those plants become tolerant to what you can call a "chemical bath", and thus, agricultors go berserk on the chemicals they use to keep their plants "safe".
As a guy with several computers and with the most recent one boasting a mere 100ish GB space (I never really needed more). I have always been curious about something, my own drives cause me quite a lot of time wasted on defragmentation, otherwise I would get meet those pesky bottlenecks way too often for my taste. So I wondered how that much space, 1 TB or more could affect defragmentation. I mean by that, would a regular 1 TB drive start bottlenecking at the same point (of frequency of use and space usage) as a mere 100 GB drive, or does the added space add to the "tolerance" of such a drive?
Ironically, from the popularity of that kind of animes, I bet that you won't have too much trouble finding a volunteer to get "wrapped" by those "tentacles"... if you see what I mean.
Well, it heavily depends on which Al Jazeera you watched, the English or the Arabic speaking one. The former is pretty objective and neutral, the latter is trying to establish new records in how biased they can be. Heck, just for an example, after the revolutions that swiped the region, Al Jazeera English covered the elections in a pretty neutral way, they only showed regular people voting and stuff. The Arabic one had images of the leader of the Islamist party in Tunisia, voting and showing off with his friends, running all day long. I guess they keep it this way knowing their "target audiences".
One interesting result of all this, though, is a huge loss of popularity for Al Jazeera in these countries (mainly Tunisia and Egypt). In part because, now that the revolutions ended and a semi-democratic climate is avialable, less biased news sources appeared and Al Jazeera can't claim it's role as the "Sole source of real infos". And also probably because everyone here understood the game Quatar is playing. They financed the winning team and they are reaping the benefits in "Honest opportunities for our benefactors to help us "finance" our economic rebuilding efforts".
Well, am just a 23 years old guy, so the days of the space race were over before I was even born. But still, I imagine it's effect on kids. People you would ask, at 10 years old, what they want to do later on, they would probably say things like "I want to be like Armstrong" or "I want to walk on the moon, too!".
Just look at Felix's jump, it was just a commercial feat and a big-ass advertisement, but people saw it everywhere, and everyone I know was pretty fascinated about it. Sure, kids won't really strive to jump out of the stratosphere tomorrow. But I do believe that a generation surrounded by events such as faster-than-speed falls and men walking on Mars would be way more profitable in the long run than a generation surround by the latest trends in stupidity and self-importance. But hey, if we can't see tangible profit in 5 years, there is no way anyone would fund it...
This whole story is basically like a feud that started long ago, between two families. And generations later, the kids will fight among themselves without even knowing what the reason behind the fight was.
The obvious thing would be to get down to the table and talk about it, but guess what, those who are supposed to find a solution for this are none others than the guys who benefit the most from it (Hamas on one side, and the right wing Israelis). Acting like a bully won't make you look like you'r defending yourself for sure. And no matter how much of a threat those Palestinian missiles are, if each time your countryside gets hit by one, you answer with a couple of air raids and a dozen of children in the "Collateral Damage" list, you sure as hell can't expect the Palestinians (and by extension the rest of the Muslim world) to see as anything else other than a tyrant invader.
The media you paid for isn't owned by you, you just paid a fixed amount for the right to use it for an undetermined period. The media-player you just paid for isn't owned by you either, you have paid a fixed amount for the right to use... blah blah blah. Basicall: spread your legs further for this big corporate d**k, please.
Tunisia, Sudan, Yemen, Pakistan,... and a couple others I can't remember, had quite some action going around the US embassies today. In Tunisia (where I live), the official toll is 2 dead guys and around 40 wounded. I do hope that they will not restrict access to the video in the mentionned countries, that's opening a dam no one can seal again. How long till the next "resricted" videos?
Are you kidding? Once this is advanced enough, we can have Matrix-style learning, with knowledge implanted right into your brain. This could possibly cure the disease mankind have been suffering from since forever.... ignorance.
I dunno where you live, but here in North Africa, summer is the season when hells' gates open and the heat of a thousand suns hits our cities. Third quarter of July, the temperature managed to hit a record 47 C. I don't think anyone can do something productive in such temperature. Comuting in a bus under those conditions is hard enough, let alone to actually study.
This is a new record for many factors, and one of them is probably unpredictable temperature. By simple correlation, I would expect this october to be a little bit warmer than last year. (No need to link that oblig xkcd)
And watch as those kids grow into amazing new Teslas... till one of them becomes an Edison and sues the crap out of everyone and everything till he can sue no more.
Yeah. The words "Nuclear Reactor" attract banks of NIMBYs in the US. I dunno how it is in South Korea but I guess that they are more open minded with this idea?
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"We won't survive another 1,000 years without escaping our fragile planet."
The sad part is that those who decide where our resources go can't see further than 10 years. (and being optimistic, here)
Or yet funnier: Scout ships that already detected us, and harvester mother-ships on route as we speak.
Why are people still voting?
Well, when you eat potatos, you don't end up with potato DNA in your cells. Same goes for GMO food, it's not harmful because it contains external genes. (heck, if it was that easy to integrate external genes, curing all kinds of diseases would become quite easier).
The problem comes from pesticides. Either the plants get genes that teach them how to make their own insecticides (at which point some testing is needed). Or those plants become tolerant to what you can call a "chemical bath", and thus, agricultors go berserk on the chemicals they use to keep their plants "safe".
He managed to time it with the whole asteroid and russian meteor thing... maybe THIS will gather some public attention.
As a guy with several computers and with the most recent one boasting a mere 100ish GB space (I never really needed more). I have always been curious about something, my own drives cause me quite a lot of time wasted on defragmentation, otherwise I would get meet those pesky bottlenecks way too often for my taste. So I wondered how that much space, 1 TB or more could affect defragmentation. I mean by that, would a regular 1 TB drive start bottlenecking at the same point (of frequency of use and space usage) as a mere 100 GB drive, or does the added space add to the "tolerance" of such a drive?
Ironically, from the popularity of that kind of animes, I bet that you won't have too much trouble finding a volunteer to get "wrapped" by those "tentacles"... if you see what I mean.
Well, it heavily depends on which Al Jazeera you watched, the English or the Arabic speaking one. The former is pretty objective and neutral, the latter is trying to establish new records in how biased they can be.
Heck, just for an example, after the revolutions that swiped the region, Al Jazeera English covered the elections in a pretty neutral way, they only showed regular people voting and stuff. The Arabic one had images of the leader of the Islamist party in Tunisia, voting and showing off with his friends, running all day long. I guess they keep it this way knowing their "target audiences".
One interesting result of all this, though, is a huge loss of popularity for Al Jazeera in these countries (mainly Tunisia and Egypt). In part because, now that the revolutions ended and a semi-democratic climate is avialable, less biased news sources appeared and Al Jazeera can't claim it's role as the "Sole source of real infos". And also probably because everyone here understood the game Quatar is playing. They financed the winning team and they are reaping the benefits in "Honest opportunities for our benefactors to help us "finance" our economic rebuilding efforts".
No sacrifice is too great when it keeps the Aryan birds pure.
Or the only reason why I still use a phone. Sending an SMS is somehow even easier and cheaper than making a call, today.
A mod point! A mod point! My reply, for a mod point.
Well, am just a 23 years old guy, so the days of the space race were over before I was even born. But still, I imagine it's effect on kids. People you would ask, at 10 years old, what they want to do later on, they would probably say things like "I want to be like Armstrong" or "I want to walk on the moon, too!".
Just look at Felix's jump, it was just a commercial feat and a big-ass advertisement, but people saw it everywhere, and everyone I know was pretty fascinated about it.
Sure, kids won't really strive to jump out of the stratosphere tomorrow. But I do believe that a generation surrounded by events such as faster-than-speed falls and men walking on Mars would be way more profitable in the long run than a generation surround by the latest trends in stupidity and self-importance.
But hey, if we can't see tangible profit in 5 years, there is no way anyone would fund it...
This whole story is basically like a feud that started long ago, between two families. And generations later, the kids will fight among themselves without even knowing what the reason behind the fight was.
The obvious thing would be to get down to the table and talk about it, but guess what, those who are supposed to find a solution for this are none others than the guys who benefit the most from it (Hamas on one side, and the right wing Israelis).
Acting like a bully won't make you look like you'r defending yourself for sure. And no matter how much of a threat those Palestinian missiles are, if each time your countryside gets hit by one, you answer with a couple of air raids and a dozen of children in the "Collateral Damage" list, you sure as hell can't expect the Palestinians (and by extension the rest of the Muslim world) to see as anything else other than a tyrant invader.
Your operating system is completely legal... but it doesn't pay the MPAA, sadly?
The media you paid for isn't owned by you, you just paid a fixed amount for the right to use it for an undetermined period. The media-player you just paid for isn't owned by you either, you have paid a fixed amount for the right to use... blah blah blah. Basicall: spread your legs further for this big corporate d**k, please.
As an Ex-muslim I say mod parent up because I want to be beheaded.
Track your purchases and credit flow, I guess..
I could happily give all my money to the first guy who can give me functional cat ears. (And a functional cat tail as a bonus
Tunisia, Sudan, Yemen, Pakistan,... and a couple others I can't remember, had quite some action going around the US embassies today. In Tunisia (where I live), the official toll is 2 dead guys and around 40 wounded.
I do hope that they will not restrict access to the video in the mentionned countries, that's opening a dam no one can seal again. How long till the next "resricted" videos?
I advise you to watch this one too. We will soon have debates about who shot first, Curiosity or GIGA ALIEN 9K
Are you kidding? Once this is advanced enough, we can have Matrix-style learning, with knowledge implanted right into your brain.
This could possibly cure the disease mankind have been suffering from since forever.... ignorance.
I dunno where you live, but here in North Africa, summer is the season when hells' gates open and the heat of a thousand suns hits our cities. Third quarter of July, the temperature managed to hit a record 47 C. I don't think anyone can do something productive in such temperature. Comuting in a bus under those conditions is hard enough, let alone to actually study.
This is a new record for many factors, and one of them is probably unpredictable temperature. By simple correlation, I would expect this october to be a little bit warmer than last year. (No need to link that oblig xkcd)
And watch as those kids grow into amazing new Teslas... till one of them becomes an Edison and sues the crap out of everyone and everything till he can sue no more.
Yeah. The words "Nuclear Reactor" attract banks of NIMBYs in the US. I dunno how it is in South Korea but I guess that they are more open minded with this idea?