Isn't this the kind of thinking that brings down science by keeping us confined to whatever is widely believed by the establishment? You're saying that people will be judging him because he appeared on a radio show and not based solely on the scientific value of his work. Isn't that a totally unscientific approach? This kind of approach, it seems, would only serve to label anyone who challenges commonly accepted notions of science as "looney" or "nutty".
And if no one had mentioned the Art Bell show and the theory of Mars being an ex-satellite, I would've myself. I'm surprised no earlier mention of it was made, as that is what makes the story much more interesting in terms of potential importance of this find.
I was never able to resolve why I hated/loved B5 so much. I think I fell in love with the plot and the "universe" -- that is, the technology (there's something about slow, bulky ships launching those zippy little fighters), the telepaths and general environment of the show. The idea that nothing changes really was interesting against the utopian view of ST-TNG. The thing that really brought the show down for me were: Falling in love with an alien Having that alien have REALLY stupid looking hair Having horrible women actors who aren't convincing. Especially when they talk about technology. The acting The acting The acting Bruce Boxtleiner(sp?) is a great actor who can do many roles. A couple other good ones like g'kar and the doctor... others are good too. But sometimes it's just so contrived I either have to grimace or flip the channel. Otherwise it's "yes, I know what you're trying to say but man, that delivery sucked ass"
Yeah. Ie. People want to hear "In the future, YOU WILL HAVE BETTER SEX!"
Something to look forward to.
But I think human nature will be such that receiving head from a robot will still seem pathetic for guys yet women getting boned by little pet robots will be "beautiful" and turn into its own mega porn industry.
Well, considering that not everyone lives in a big city with many broadband service providers to choose from, you can't always rely on the "buyer beware" system for internet service.
Also, while I don't necessarily care if they catch http headers, if ISPs were to modify them as they come back, putting ads where there should be done, it makes you wonder about the rawness of your connection. Are you getting Internet or "internet"?
I wonder if the "handheld devices able to detect anthrax in a room" could be adapted to work like today's face-recognition camera systems, where a detector scans a room passively for traces of DNA that are known to be from a criminal, whose DNA is in a database. Possible?
http://www.hackcanada.com/homegrown/wetware/phuckm e/index.html
This is an article called "Telepresence Bi-Autoerotic Intercourse"
It's nothing too complicated but very interesting. It's about switching perspectives when having sex with a virtual reality helmet and the possibility of putting yourself in a remote controlled car by attatching a camera to it and wearing a helmet that receives signals from the camera as it moves around in the car.
modern behaviour... meaning I guess the exact same as you except didnt grow up watching care bears, sesame street, and reading books.
Regardless of what people say about language, it's been established that even hamsters have sohpisticated communications between them. I doubt there could have been a time where we *didn't* have any communication and just wandered around mutely by ourselves. The fact that we can even communicate with foreigners while knowing no language of theirs by signing, demonstrating, etc. shows (to me anyway) it's unlikely that there was a time where there was "no language"... IMHO as soon as we could stand upright and use our vocal cords to make complex sounds, our ability to communicate verbally probably took off.
What's also important is language differences. I am in Germany right now and there are in fact very few dot.com's listed when you see advertisement -- most are.de to signify they are german businesses, but also that they are likely to be IN german. Likewise france uses.fr and switzerland.ch a lot more than people in the USA use.us.
I think geographical TL domains make a lot of sense in this context. When I go to www.bed-and-breakfast.de, I'm expecting to see listings of bed and breakfast's in Germany, not just in the country of whoever decided to registed B&B.com. Essentially,.com is the US domain name + generic usage.
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I like this logic.
Isn't this the kind of thinking that brings down science by keeping us confined to whatever is widely believed by the establishment? You're saying that people will be judging him because he appeared on a radio show and not based solely on the scientific value of his work. Isn't that a totally unscientific approach?
This kind of approach, it seems, would only serve to label anyone who challenges commonly accepted notions of science as "looney" or "nutty".
And if no one had mentioned the Art Bell show and the theory of Mars being an ex-satellite, I would've myself. I'm surprised no earlier mention of it was made, as that is what makes the story much more interesting in terms of potential importance of this find.
I was never able to resolve why I hated/loved B5 so much. I think I fell in love with the plot and the "universe" -- that is, the technology (there's something about slow, bulky ships launching those zippy little fighters), the telepaths and general environment of the show. The idea that nothing changes really was interesting against the utopian view of ST-TNG.
The thing that really brought the show down for me were:
Falling in love with an alien
Having that alien have REALLY stupid looking hair
Having horrible women actors who aren't convincing. Especially when they talk about technology.
The acting
The acting
The acting
Bruce Boxtleiner(sp?) is a great actor who can do many roles. A couple other good ones like g'kar and the doctor... others are good too. But sometimes it's just so contrived I either have to grimace or flip the channel. Otherwise it's "yes, I know what you're trying to say but man, that delivery sucked ass"
Yeah. Ie. People want to hear "In the future, YOU WILL HAVE BETTER SEX!"
Something to look forward to.
But I think human nature will be such that receiving head from a robot will still seem pathetic for guys yet women getting boned by little pet robots will be "beautiful" and turn into its own mega porn industry.
Well, considering that not everyone lives in a big city with many broadband service providers to choose from, you can't always rely on the "buyer beware" system for internet service.
Also, while I don't necessarily care if they catch http headers, if ISPs were to modify them as they come back, putting ads where there should be done, it makes you wonder about the rawness of your connection. Are you getting Internet or "internet"?
I wonder if the "handheld devices able to detect anthrax in a room" could be adapted to work like today's face-recognition camera systems, where a detector scans a room passively for traces of DNA that are known to be from a criminal, whose DNA is in a database. Possible?
http://www.hackcanada.com/homegrown/wetware/phuckm e/index.html
This is an article called "Telepresence Bi-Autoerotic Intercourse" It's nothing too complicated but very interesting. It's about switching perspectives when having sex with a virtual reality helmet and the possibility of putting yourself in a remote controlled car by attatching a camera to it and wearing a helmet that receives signals from the camera as it moves around in the car.
modern behaviour... meaning I guess the exact same as you except didnt grow up watching care bears, sesame street, and reading books. Regardless of what people say about language, it's been established that even hamsters have sohpisticated communications between them. I doubt there could have been a time where we *didn't* have any communication and just wandered around mutely by ourselves. The fact that we can even communicate with foreigners while knowing no language of theirs by signing, demonstrating, etc. shows (to me anyway) it's unlikely that there was a time where there was "no language"... IMHO as soon as we could stand upright and use our vocal cords to make complex sounds, our ability to communicate verbally probably took off.
What's also important is language differences. I am in Germany right now and there are in fact very few dot.com's listed when you see advertisement -- most are .de to signify they are german businesses, but also that they are likely to be IN german. Likewise france uses .fr and switzerland .ch a lot more than people in the USA use .us.
I think geographical TL domains make a lot of sense in this context. When I go to www.bed-and-breakfast.de, I'm expecting to see listings of bed and breakfast's in Germany, not just in the country of whoever decided to registed B&B.com. Essentially, .com is the US domain name + generic usage.