#1 To Survive would only be a "Very Good Thing" if humans weren't the most incredibly sucky species on the planet. If exploring space will ensure human survival then that's a strong argument for not doing it.
Never mind a few fatalities, what about the volume of users going blind from all of the Porn and ummmm resulting activities?
But there won't be any "activities" required. It can all be done in the mind now. Imagine: a world where geeks no longer have one arm with superhuman strength and endurance.
And of course you'll be setting up a trust to ensure that your great-grandchildren will have access to some technology that can read the media and formats on which you stored those pictures.
Most people are not willing to expend the time and energy and reap the rewards of what you learn just to get UT2004 running in Linux...
That's because most people buy computers as appliances, not hobby projects. I don't hear about a lot of LINUX users replacing the compressors in their air conditioners just so they'll learn a lot from the experience.
...so I won't have to upgrade the next time I want a new graphics card...
You're dreamin dude. By the time you get your nforce running we'll be hearing about the new gee-whiz-super-slot graphic hyper bus on mobos with the ultra-sphere cpu interface. Happens every time.
Why doesn't each person leave a slightly different version of the world for the next person to find?
Are they saying this isn't the case? Surely they don't think a person can leave exactly the same version of the world for the next to find. That would be exceedingly bizarre - and stagnant.
If this law works out the way it looks then Congress might have gotten it just about right. Protect the public from the nutballs, but let people make their own choices about risk/reward. That's how exploration should work.
>...you don't want to be underpaid -- its very hard to EVER recover from that...
AMEN to that. Almost anywhere you go your raises will be a percentage of your current salary. That means if you start out low you'll keep getting lower. Guess how I know that:(
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#1 To Survive would only be a "Very Good Thing" if humans weren't the most incredibly sucky species on the planet. If exploring space will ensure human survival then that's a strong argument for not doing it.
Never mind a few fatalities, what about the volume of users going blind from all of the Porn and ummmm resulting activities?
But there won't be any "activities" required. It can all be done in the mind now. Imagine: a world where geeks no longer have one arm with superhuman strength and endurance.
And of course you'll be setting up a trust to ensure that your great-grandchildren will have access to some technology that can read the media and formats on which you stored those pictures.
Or did you also buy a photo printer?
Most people are not willing to expend the time and energy and reap the rewards of what you learn just to get UT2004 running in Linux...
That's because most people buy computers as appliances, not hobby projects. I don't hear about a lot of LINUX users replacing the compressors in their air conditioners just so they'll learn a lot from the experience.
The answer to both of your questions would be "yes". Unless, of course, they're only keeping a small part for the purpose of commentary or parody.
...so I won't have to upgrade the next time I want a new graphics card...
You're dreamin dude. By the time you get your nforce running we'll be hearing about the new gee-whiz-super-slot graphic hyper bus on mobos with the ultra-sphere cpu interface. Happens every time.
Cool.
I never got troll points before!
Earthquacks? You probably mean ducks that can't swim, right?
No, I think he's referring to Greenpeace.
Big deal. The whole universe revolves around me.
Yes, it's a sad fact of human nature that the most popular places for people to congregate are almost always the most dangerous.
The first time I read this I though it said "Bash" not "Bush".
I knew the shell was powerful, but that would be pretty impressive.
Well, considering that the devastated areas are heavily muslim...
Isn't it ironic that right after each Osama message calling on Allah to smite the infidels there is a major disaster in some muslim country?
Nobody has welcomed our Subatomic Darwinian Overlords yet!
And don't expect me to do it for you.
Are they saying this isn't the case? Surely they don't think a person can leave exactly the same version of the world for the next to find. That would be exceedingly bizarre - and stagnant.
My family's male longevity suggests I'll be under the daisies around 2029 anyway. Smashed by a space rock would have been a mega cool way to go.
You were expecting spaceflight in automobiles?
Nice catch. Thanks.
The number of techno-gadgets allowed in an automobile should be inversely proportional to it's mass.
They already do. Just look at the DVD screen in the car ahead of you.
Actually these are just the first two steps toward the ability to build fighter pilot rats completely from scratch.
Try clicking the link in the posting.
If this law works out the way it looks then Congress might have gotten it just about right. Protect the public from the nutballs, but let people make their own choices about risk/reward. That's how exploration should work.
If you really think that mastery of certain skills is what makes you an artist then you should already be worried about your career.
I don't think Monet ever got the hang of using a stylus.
Wait, I thought you said it was a "bad" precedent.
Anything that forwards the progress of human extinction has to be good.
>...you don't want to be underpaid -- its very hard to EVER recover from that...
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AMEN to that. Almost anywhere you go your raises will be a percentage of your current salary. That means if you start out low you'll keep getting lower. Guess how I know that