Considering how much response this article has gotten, (614 replies within an hour of being posted) this article is of great interest to the type of people that Slashdot attracts. Regardless of whether the news is especially geeky, I would suggest that news regarding one's constitutional freedoms is "news that matters."
That's a particularly interesting argument! Is there any genetic evidence to support it though, I wonder. Since deep-sea worms require the oxygen in the seawater which is a byproduct of surface algae, I'm a bit heistant to accept that particular ecosystem as being totally independant, or as capable precursors.
I am reminded of a science-fiction story I read some time ago which involved engineering tubeworms to survive the Europan sea and seeding them there.
"Life is amazingly adaptable," is a statement I would agree with in the best of environments, ie. Earth, where life is able to reach out to fill vacant niches as a matter of course.
In my opionion, extreme temperature organisms are a luxury that can be afforded by our massive and fertile biosphere.
I'm assuming that the extreme temperature organisms are the decendents of more temperate forms of life, and not vice versa. Does anyone have evidence either way?
Just who exactly are these evil overlords, anyway? Who is NCR? Should I be spelling it NR or somesuch? Are they as evil as MS? What teh hell is the bottom line here?
Most of this discussion seems like the "creationists versus the evolutionists" debates around here. Lots of people with strong opinions which nothing will change. Hell, I'm probably one of them.
Certainly not evolution by natural means... however with the growing trend in body-modification and the rapid developments in eugenics, it doesn't really seem that far fetched that SOME physical changes by design would be within the realm of possibility.
Tails, fancy eye-balls, enormous genitalia, you name it, I would buy it, were it available for my children...
Hell, the spoon-kid's spoon delivery saved Neo's life, implying that his actions in the Zion/real world are destined as well as the fake one. Or something.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the writing on Slate! Fucking hilarious review:
"a Fellini-esque slow-motion orgy intercut with Neo and Trinity making the beast with two backs. That sound you hear is Cecil B. DeMille whacking off in his grave."
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a huge life-game running as your wallpaper.
Webscripted versions of the game of life are good for this. I use this as a wallpaper from time to time.
The psychological implication of a logo is hardly "irrelevant," regardless of the mechanics of Conway's game.
Not if we teach it the game of tic-tac-toe!
Considering how much response this article has gotten, (614 replies within an hour of being posted) this article is of great interest to the type of people that Slashdot attracts. Regardless of whether the news is especially geeky, I would suggest that news regarding one's constitutional freedoms is "news that matters."
That's a particularly interesting argument! Is there any genetic evidence to support it though, I wonder. Since deep-sea worms require the oxygen in the seawater which is a byproduct of surface algae, I'm a bit heistant to accept that particular ecosystem as being totally independant, or as capable precursors.
I am reminded of a science-fiction story I read some time ago which involved engineering tubeworms to survive the Europan sea and seeding them there.
"Life is amazingly adaptable," is a statement I would agree with in the best of environments, ie. Earth, where life is able to reach out to fill vacant niches as a matter of course.
In my opionion, extreme temperature organisms are a luxury that can be afforded by our massive and fertile biosphere.
I'm assuming that the extreme temperature organisms are the decendents of more temperate forms of life, and not vice versa. Does anyone have evidence either way?
Excelent quip, old chum. Kudos to you!
So what! We are the biggest and the best, and can do whatever we want.
You are probably a godless communist. Go read the bible!
Duh. It's called a Mr. Fusion.
Just who exactly are these evil overlords, anyway? Who is NCR? Should I be spelling it NR or somesuch? Are they as evil as MS? What teh hell is the bottom line here?
You are simply misinterpreting the summary. Yahoo is bending over and assuming the position for NCR.
Bah, it also means that I have to change my Kazaa "username" to Mitch Bainwol.
Parent is link to tubgirl.
He wasn't moderated down, his posts are zero by default from poor karma.
...says someone on Slashdot.
"There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?"
Plate of shrimp.
Excellent point.
Most of this discussion seems like the "creationists versus the evolutionists" debates around here. Lots of people with strong opinions which nothing will change. Hell, I'm probably one of them.
IT'S PERFECTLY SAFE YOU BASTARDS!
Posted by michael on Wednesday May 28, @05:02PM
from the don't-email-about-misspelling dept.
Pretty obviously it was intentional, although not laugh-out-loud funny, since it's a worn-out and insubstancial joke.
What the hell is WASD?
Last time I held a video-game controller, I pushed the little buttons and sticks with my thumbs. WTF are you talking about?
Certainly not evolution by natural means... however with the growing trend in body-modification and the rapid developments in eugenics, it doesn't really seem that far fetched that SOME physical changes by design would be within the realm of possibility.
Tails, fancy eye-balls, enormous genitalia, you name it, I would buy it, were it available for my children...
Although that was probably meant rhetorically, it's a decent question... Tunguska, 1908? Anyone know of anything signifigant more recently?
That's a shot from Total Recall, a Schwarzenegger flick from 1990, very loosely based upon a Philip K. Dick short story. Damn fine movie.
Yes, I also read too much into things when I smoke tons of dope.
Hell, the spoon-kid's spoon delivery saved Neo's life, implying that his actions in the Zion/real world are destined as well as the fake one. Or something.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the writing on Slate! Fucking hilarious review:
"a Fellini-esque slow-motion orgy intercut with Neo and Trinity making the beast with two backs. That sound you hear is Cecil B. DeMille whacking off in his grave."