I think you're wrong. (weee-oooh, semantics police!) Pain is the good thing, because it prevents injury. Although I'm sure walking around with a broken leg has some psychological effect that dissuades one from engaging in subsequent dangerous activities, it's mostly because of the pain. I'm also equally sure that such injuries cost a lot of cavemen their lives.
That really is a cool idea. Unfortunately, more than half of the 512 players would be team-killers that don't care at all about orders, so you might as well go back to the random number generator... Call me a cynic, but it seems gamers are the worst thing to happen to gaming.:(
J++ was never the problem. The problem was the broken Java VM that was being distributed with Windows. It's the same thing that happened with IE, actually. Few people would actually go out of their way to install the real VM, so Java was broken on a large share of the computers out there.
That's one place I don't want to get the resulting lead-poisoning/tetanus. Nope, no lead undies for me. If they want to see me naked, though, they're going to have to at least buy me dinner!
Although he could have spoken it more eloquently, the author of the parent post does have a valid point. In the end, it's the theory that matters. That does not, of course, mean that I don't envy those high school students. At my high school the closest thing to a programming class was keyboarding.
Having tasted coffee on both sides of the pond, I wouldn't doubt it. Even the "fancy" coffee stores in America taste like mud compared to the stuff I used to get in Spain. I'm really ashamed of my fellow Americans sometimes...
Because, in general, users are misled. Just because a few actually know what they are talking about doesn't mean that the majority does too. As a long-time employee of a Help Desk, I see new evidence of this every day.
As one of the Men in Black said, "A person can be smart, but people are stupid." Usually you won't have any trouble after explaining why you need it, and they are only trying to save you trouble.
I don't think it likely that a pig with human organs would be superior. Pigs are meant to work with pig organs. Running a pig on human organs may work for a little while, but I doubt that it's a long term or evolutionarily sound solution. One could probably compare it to overclocking.
4) Pigs are not kosher, and Jewish or Moslems would not be able to benefit from these advances. That's alienting 1/5 of the planet right there from being able to benefit from this.
If they don't want to benefit, they don't have to. It's not their decision what other people do, though. We don't ban the use of antibiotics for bacterial infections just because a few people might have religious beliefs against them.
5) We are tampering with God's work. Pigs were created perfect the way they are, as are we. Toying with genes is tampering with God's perfect work and SHOULD not be done under any sane principals.
We are God's work as well. If He did not want us to do this, he should not have made us capable. That's assuming He exists, but we'll stay away from that argument for today. Also, I don't think you can describe a pig as perfect. They do, as you mentioned earlier, roll around in their own feces.
The only problem with your argument is that most (not all, but I'm sure a majority, especially in America) heart/liver/lung disease is not genetic. Most of it is caused by consuming things that shouldn't be consumed. (triple bacon cheeseburgers with extra lard, beer and cheap whiskey, and cigarettes, respectively)
Also, how about people who get in car accidents and have vital organs punctured? This would certainly help them, so I wouldn't completely dismiss its validity.
You could use just the dry ice. Dry ice + warm air = really cold fog that doesn't condense at the temperatures in question. Sure, you'd run out and your processor would start making real smoke, but it'd be a cool temporary thing.
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I'm quite sure there's something in the Geneva Treaty about that, and if there's not, there should be!
Don't worry; being a Democrat is not un-American. It's just stupid. The same, however, is true of being a Republican. Think for yourselves, people!
Well, it does appear to be a definition. It doesn't actually *have* to do anything. (Though that would certainly be nice.)
You can be more specific than that. They end up in Congress.
I think you're wrong. (weee-oooh, semantics police!) Pain is the good thing, because it prevents injury. Although I'm sure walking around with a broken leg has some psychological effect that dissuades one from engaging in subsequent dangerous activities, it's mostly because of the pain. I'm also equally sure that such injuries cost a lot of cavemen their lives.
One... Two... Three. *crunch*. Three!
(The world may never know.)
That really is a cool idea. Unfortunately, more than half of the 512 players would be team-killers that don't care at all about orders, so you might as well go back to the random number generator... Call me a cynic, but it seems gamers are the worst thing to happen to gaming. :(
...robots in disguise. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)
One can believe whatever one wants without being stupid. Asserting that one knows the one and only truth, however, is the utmost in arrogance.
-- a cynical agnostic
Virgin sluts, eh? I don't think I've ever met one of those...
J++ was never the problem. The problem was the broken Java VM that was being distributed with Windows. It's the same thing that happened with IE, actually. Few people would actually go out of their way to install the real VM, so Java was broken on a large share of the computers out there.
That's one place I don't want to get the resulting lead-poisoning/tetanus. Nope, no lead undies for me. If they want to see me naked, though, they're going to have to at least buy me dinner!
Although he could have spoken it more eloquently, the author of the parent post does have a valid point. In the end, it's the theory that matters. That does not, of course, mean that I don't envy those high school students. At my high school the closest thing to a programming class was keyboarding.
Having tasted coffee on both sides of the pond, I wouldn't doubt it. Even the "fancy" coffee stores in America taste like mud compared to the stuff I used to get in Spain. I'm really ashamed of my fellow Americans sometimes...
I find your spelling of "intresting" quite interesting, at the very least.
Things like these have brought me to conclude that the only good party is the LAN party. Anyone interested in joining? ;)
Yes.
But I just went fission the other day! I caught a few trout, but no radiation sickness. ;)
Speaking of shipping problems somewhere else... can we ship the RIAA execs there too?
;)
That's been considered. Unfortunately, it would be a violation of the Geneva Convention, and as such, we as a country would be guilty of war crimes.
Because, in general, users are misled. Just because a few actually know what they are talking about doesn't mean that the majority does too. As a long-time employee of a Help Desk, I see new evidence of this every day.
As one of the Men in Black said, "A person can be smart, but people are stupid." Usually you won't have any trouble after explaining why you need it, and they are only trying to save you trouble.
I don't think it likely that a pig with human organs would be superior. Pigs are meant to work with pig organs. Running a pig on human organs may work for a little while, but I doubt that it's a long term or evolutionarily sound solution. One could probably compare it to overclocking.
Just a thought.
4) Pigs are not kosher, and Jewish or Moslems would not be able to benefit from these advances. That's alienting 1/5 of the planet right there from being able to benefit from this.
If they don't want to benefit, they don't have to. It's not their decision what other people do, though. We don't ban the use of antibiotics for bacterial infections just because a few people might have religious beliefs against them.
5) We are tampering with God's work. Pigs were created perfect the way they are, as are we. Toying with genes is tampering with God's perfect work and SHOULD not be done under any sane principals.
We are God's work as well. If He did not want us to do this, he should not have made us capable. That's assuming He exists, but we'll stay away from that argument for today. Also, I don't think you can describe a pig as perfect. They do, as you mentioned earlier, roll around in their own feces.
And honeslty, is life really worth living without bacon and ribs?
Yes, it is. Just substitute a steak whenever you want pork. It's better that way, believe me.
The only problem with your argument is that most (not all, but I'm sure a majority, especially in America) heart/liver/lung disease is not genetic. Most of it is caused by consuming things that shouldn't be consumed. (triple bacon cheeseburgers with extra lard, beer and cheap whiskey, and cigarettes, respectively)
Also, how about people who get in car accidents and have vital organs punctured? This would certainly help them, so I wouldn't completely dismiss its validity.
You could use just the dry ice. Dry ice + warm air = really cold fog that doesn't condense at the temperatures in question. Sure, you'd run out and your processor would start making real smoke, but it'd be a cool temporary thing.