The Gattaca world was pretty good in my view. What is the problem with modifying the human race to become super-human? There is nothing valuable about defective genetics - not a whit. So what if a few people are left out of the gene pool - we already push our undesirables to the dark corners of our countries and our cities, are they really going to notice if we leave them behind genetically too?
I saw that movie and it made me sad that so many people are afraid of new technology, and its impacts on our society.
Yes I thought the main reason to go with VOIP was not to put it on the internet, but because T1/E1 lines are notoriously more expensive to purchase/rent than the equivalent megabit IP connections.
If there's any correlation between economic prosperity and intelligence, the stupid gene will survive, perhaps the species will eventually split.
That's a good point - but if this kind of genetic upgrade were subsidized by health insurance, or the government it would mitigate this. If I had it my way, it would be optional - so if you're convinced your kids will already have superior intelligence then you don't have to mess with it.
I say this with some trepidation, because I detest government interference, but if they spend my money on public schools, they might as well invest in the future of the country before they're born.
Of course this would have to be perfectly safe and gone through rigorous clinical trials before it could be sanctioned by the government in this way. By that time there's be at least one generation of GM-smart rich kids already out there.
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The Gattaca world was pretty good in my view. What is the problem with modifying the human race to become super-human? There is nothing valuable about defective genetics - not a whit. So what if a few people are left out of the gene pool - we already push our undesirables to the dark corners of our countries and our cities, are they really going to notice if we leave them behind genetically too?
I saw that movie and it made me sad that so many people are afraid of new technology, and its impacts on our society.
WTF I wanted a joke!
Except that it *does* mention bringing them back.
He said astronauts would stay aboard the orbiting lab for short periods, with spacecraft ferrying them back and forth.
MSN is the ONLY site that is able to give driving directions from Juneau, AK to San Francisco, CA - including the directions through Canada.
Mapquest failed.
Yahoo failed.
Multimap failed.
I was about to give up because I didn't even know MSN had mappoint, but there it was.
I can't believe I read this whole thing.
How about replace the word 'virii' with 'viruses'.
http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html
We used to use Packet over Sheep.
http://www.devilnet.net/rfc3203/
Yes I thought the main reason to go with VOIP was not to put it on the internet, but because T1/E1 lines are notoriously more expensive to purchase/rent than the equivalent megabit IP connections.
If there's any correlation between economic prosperity and intelligence, the stupid gene will survive, perhaps the species will eventually split.
That's a good point - but if this kind of genetic upgrade were subsidized by health insurance, or the government it would mitigate this. If I had it my way, it would be optional - so if you're convinced your kids will already have superior intelligence then you don't have to mess with it.
I say this with some trepidation, because I detest government interference, but if they spend my money on public schools, they might as well invest in the future of the country before they're born.
Of course this would have to be perfectly safe and gone through rigorous clinical trials before it could be sanctioned by the government in this way. By that time there's be at least one generation of GM-smart rich kids already out there.
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