Obviously not everyone is ridiculing the idea, or else these people wouldn't be researching/publishing it.
IMO the safe bet is that this won't pan out (like the FTL neutrinos), but the interesting/fun bet us that it will (as would have been the case with FTL neutrinos).
Jesus Christ? If he had worshipped Jesus Christ he'd now be a meek angel plucking at a harp. At least multiclass warrior-philosophers can hope to get laid now and then. And kick the ass of anyone who disputes their philosophy.
At least he didn't worship Inugami the Dog-God. If he had, he'd now be humping some warrior-philosopher's leg.
Sounds like the problems the opponents to universal health care in the States are always worried about.
No, the only problem that the opponents of universal health care in the USA are always worried about is that it wouldn't let the rich get richer by letting you die.
I know I never encountered the term "conflict minerals" until reading this thread. To paraphrase Arlo: If they want to change the world and stuff they need to sing at least loud enough to be noticed.
It's a simple generalization of "conflict diamonds", which you should be familiar with if you're paying attention to what's going on in your world.
Can somebody explain to me all the gloom and doom about losing scientific / technological leadership that gets dredged up every time creationism is mentioned? Myself, I'm a programmer by trade and consider myself a maker by hobby but I can't remember ever seeing the evolution of man in a schematic diagram.
The problem *isn't* that everyone needs to know biology (they don't). The problem *is* that we've got politicians who want to legislate cult beliefs into reality despite very well established facts to the contrary. That kind of environment is not conducive to technological progress.
Actually, once I spent a month in China, and when I got back home, eating with a fork and a knife felt so.. primitive and barbaric. You sit at the table and destroy the food by tearing and sawing.
Uhm... what do you suppose you do with your teeth?
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Obviously not everyone is ridiculing the idea, or else these people wouldn't be researching/publishing it.
IMO the safe bet is that this won't pan out (like the FTL neutrinos), but the interesting/fun bet us that it will (as would have been the case with FTL neutrinos).
I.e., Asimov's "That's funny..."
...sounds like an episode of Twilight Zone.
Why? They never had trouble denying reality *before* this hit the news.
I knew monogamy was bad for you.
Like it matters to a Slashdotter.
Jesus Christ? If he had worshipped Jesus Christ he'd now be a meek angel plucking at a harp. At least multiclass warrior-philosophers can hope to get laid now and then. And kick the ass of anyone who disputes their philosophy.
At least he didn't worship Inugami the Dog-God. If he had, he'd now be humping some warrior-philosopher's leg.
Personal tech is inherently cool, and makes you cool too. Don't worry about it.
When I was kid we used to go to my uncle's "cabane a sucre" (translates as sugar shack) on the outskirts of Sherbrooke to make the stuff.
I thought a sugar shack was a hillbilly whorehouse.
Good lord! Who would ever think that there are people out there who worry about the continuity of maple syrup supplies?
Trying to prevent the Great Maple Syrup Riot of 2012.
And why is it in yro?
'Cause maple syrup is a right, not a privilege.
Why is this on /.?
'Cause we were overdue an interesting story.
Meh. The only good syrup at IHOP is the butternut stuff. Is it real? Is it syrup? Who effin cares - it's delicious!
I'm guessing that the leprechauns they squeeze it out of care a lot.
Well, this does have 'supercrook' written all over it.
Probably a PR stunt for the next superhero movie.
I'm just worried about the post-apocalyptic survivors, stuck in their bomb shelters eating dry waffles for 20 years.
A truly heartless crime!
>> Now a team of scientists has been able to reconstruct their entire genome from these meager fragments.
So, can they be re-created?
Another Jurassic Park sequel is even more likely.
Sewage: the new bitcoin?
In a saner world, our educational systems would teach science and technology...
It's worse than that. If they're relying on intuition rather than education they should have concluded that storms make clouds better.
Truth is, I don't think cloud technology is very high on the list of things students need to learn.
Sounds like the problems the opponents to universal health care in the States are always worried about.
No, the only problem that the opponents of universal health care in the USA are always worried about is that it wouldn't let the rich get richer by letting you die.
It will help the rich get richer. Isn't that what governments are for?
Been bonking the cabbage, eh?
They're the ones with the oddball "sports".
Asteroid impact
Supervolcano
Nuclear war
Grey goo
Brain fever
and many more...
I know I never encountered the term "conflict minerals" until reading this thread. To paraphrase Arlo: If they want to change the world and stuff they need to sing at least loud enough to be noticed.
It's a simple generalization of "conflict diamonds", which you should be familiar with if you're paying attention to what's going on in your world.
If you read the report, Nintendo came in last because they didn't release information on their policies. Pretty silly ranking system.
Think of it as a lower bound on their actual performance. They can tighten it up if they decide to cooperate.
Can somebody explain to me all the gloom and doom about losing scientific / technological leadership that gets dredged up every time creationism is mentioned? Myself, I'm a programmer by trade and consider myself a maker by hobby but I can't remember ever seeing the evolution of man in a schematic diagram.
The problem *isn't* that everyone needs to know biology (they don't). The problem *is* that we've got politicians who want to legislate cult beliefs into reality despite very well established facts to the contrary. That kind of environment is not conducive to technological progress.
Actually, once I spent a month in China, and when I got back home, eating with a fork and a knife felt so.. primitive and barbaric. You sit at the table and destroy the food by tearing and sawing.
Uhm... what do you suppose you do with your teeth?