Arent there enough decent writers out there with great books that could be made films (Iain Banks, Neal Stephenson, greg bear just as sci-fi examples) without the movie biz trying to make films out of video games? an art form which often has no story, no characters and no plot?
When are they going to do a pac man movie then? or pong?
Pong starring dustin hoffman...
grow up. DVD players cannot blow off a trucks, seeds can, and do. Even heard of wind? pollen? wildlife?
This whole business is a joke, Do we really need GM food at all? its just an excuse for more lawyers. Monsanto should be paying this guy megabucks in compensation. if he was an organic farmer in the UK, hed be the one getting big compensation bucks.
80% of britains think what happens in eastenders is more important than if saddam had WMDs, doesnt make them right.
Besides, how difficult will it be to get a false ID card? the UK govts record when it comes to secure IT systems is a joke. its not going to work.
some great information there, especially this:
for the same cost you could:
Build 600 new schools @ 10 million each
Build 30 new hospitals @ 200 million each
Pay for 10,000 more police for the next ten years
of course that would be too sensible for the idiot blunkett.
well said. And you have to be aware that scientists are always looking for funding and there are plenty less reputable organisations happy to fund research that finds that global warming is not happening, ESPECIALLY if their products are accused of contributing to it (auto firms, oil companies).
Unless Greenpeace are handing over 20million dollar research grants (which I doubt) I think its safe to side with the vast majority of scientists who claim that it IS a big problem.
I couldnt agree more. Its amazing how some people see any criticism of a new technology as being luddite. These are the same people that bandy around terms like 'rgey goo problem' to show how educated they are (in other words, they read engines of creation) but refuse to accept that GM food may be the cause of its very own grey goo disaster. It was in the news recently that a canadian organic farmer was being sued by monsanto for using their product without paying for it, because their fancy GM crops had cross polinated (and thus rendered worthless) his own organic crops.
I have nothing agisnt GM crops in principle, but keep it in the lab for a good many years yet please.
It says a lot when a technology can be opposed by 83% of the Uk population, yet be imposed on us anyway at the request of a govt minister who also happens to own the 3rd largest UK supermarket.
Somehow I dont think his motives are giving the customer what they want.
talk about arrogance. Im all for finding a cure for cancer. my body cant beat cancer on its own. but.. newsflash for you, my body can process the tomatoes i grow in my garden just fine thanks. Im very pro science, im a programmer, my wifes a molecular biologist for crying out loud. But I eat organic food. why? well apart from the superior taste, i do NOT trust monsanto to be that concerned for my health. Its a sign of incredible arrogance that you believ that i must be ill informed because i take a different attitude to yourself. Not all science is bad, not all science is good. I suppsoe you trust nuclear power enough to have a power station next door to you? I suppsoe you think that scientists were right years ago when they said "its fine, grind up that spinal column and feed it back to the cow, there wont be any side effects." unless you arent aware, thats what gave us BSE, and the sklaughter of tens of thousands of cattle in the UK, plus at the last count 148 deaths from new variant CJD.
As for your point about starving people, answer me these two questions.
1) what %tage of GM crop research goes into crops that are grown in the third world, as opposed to those popular in the affluent west.
2) Why does Africa routinely refuse offers of GM grain, if its so obviously the answer to all their problems.
Overall, I find your post insulting and arrogant, you seem incapapble of accepting the fact that someone may be just as clued up on the science as yourself, and yet take an opposing view.
how very american.
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what the hell?
so you reckon after a few bungled 'trials' that you are happy for innocent little companies like monsanto to decide what goes in the food we eat?
Sorry if this sounds 'anti-science' but I don't trust GM food, I see no reason for it given that organic food tastes just great and has worked fine for thousands of years.
Here in the UK we have learned from BSE not to trust big corporations to decide whats healthy for us when they put crap in our food.
Im so bored with people telling me garage days are over. I also work for a big game developer, and as a hobby i have my own shareware games selling quite nicely that I did years ago.
Starship Tycoon For example, earned me about $900 this month. Thats not gonna rival Everquest, but don't tell me that indie games don't sell, because last month I bought a brand new car out of my shareware money. Positech Games
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Arent there enough decent writers out there with great books that could be made films (Iain Banks, Neal Stephenson, greg bear just as sci-fi examples) without the movie biz trying to make films out of video games? an art form which often has no story, no characters and no plot? When are they going to do a pac man movie then? or pong? Pong starring dustin hoffman...
grow up. DVD players cannot blow off a trucks, seeds can, and do. Even heard of wind? pollen? wildlife? This whole business is a joke, Do we really need GM food at all? its just an excuse for more lawyers. Monsanto should be paying this guy megabucks in compensation. if he was an organic farmer in the UK, hed be the one getting big compensation bucks.
so are these ones still sewn by some penniless kid in malaysia?
80% of britains think what happens in eastenders is more important than if saddam had WMDs, doesnt make them right. Besides, how difficult will it be to get a false ID card? the UK govts record when it comes to secure IT systems is a joke. its not going to work.
some great information there, especially this: for the same cost you could: Build 600 new schools @ 10 million each Build 30 new hospitals @ 200 million each Pay for 10,000 more police for the next ten years of course that would be too sensible for the idiot blunkett.
well said. And you have to be aware that scientists are always looking for funding and there are plenty less reputable organisations happy to fund research that finds that global warming is not happening, ESPECIALLY if their products are accused of contributing to it (auto firms, oil companies). Unless Greenpeace are handing over 20million dollar research grants (which I doubt) I think its safe to side with the vast majority of scientists who claim that it IS a big problem.
in the UK i do yes. Thankfully we havent yet handed over the food chain to monsanto like you mugs in the US.
I couldnt agree more. Its amazing how some people see any criticism of a new technology as being luddite. These are the same people that bandy around terms like 'rgey goo problem' to show how educated they are (in other words, they read engines of creation) but refuse to accept that GM food may be the cause of its very own grey goo disaster. It was in the news recently that a canadian organic farmer was being sued by monsanto for using their product without paying for it, because their fancy GM crops had cross polinated (and thus rendered worthless) his own organic crops. I have nothing agisnt GM crops in principle, but keep it in the lab for a good many years yet please. It says a lot when a technology can be opposed by 83% of the Uk population, yet be imposed on us anyway at the request of a govt minister who also happens to own the 3rd largest UK supermarket. Somehow I dont think his motives are giving the customer what they want.
talk about arrogance. Im all for finding a cure for cancer. my body cant beat cancer on its own. but.. newsflash for you, my body can process the tomatoes i grow in my garden just fine thanks. Im very pro science, im a programmer, my wifes a molecular biologist for crying out loud. But I eat organic food. why? well apart from the superior taste, i do NOT trust monsanto to be that concerned for my health. Its a sign of incredible arrogance that you believ that i must be ill informed because i take a different attitude to yourself. Not all science is bad, not all science is good. I suppsoe you trust nuclear power enough to have a power station next door to you? I suppsoe you think that scientists were right years ago when they said "its fine, grind up that spinal column and feed it back to the cow, there wont be any side effects." unless you arent aware, thats what gave us BSE, and the sklaughter of tens of thousands of cattle in the UK, plus at the last count 148 deaths from new variant CJD. As for your point about starving people, answer me these two questions. 1) what %tage of GM crop research goes into crops that are grown in the third world, as opposed to those popular in the affluent west. 2) Why does Africa routinely refuse offers of GM grain, if its so obviously the answer to all their problems. Overall, I find your post insulting and arrogant, you seem incapapble of accepting the fact that someone may be just as clued up on the science as yourself, and yet take an opposing view. how very american.
what the hell? so you reckon after a few bungled 'trials' that you are happy for innocent little companies like monsanto to decide what goes in the food we eat? Sorry if this sounds 'anti-science' but I don't trust GM food, I see no reason for it given that organic food tastes just great and has worked fine for thousands of years. Here in the UK we have learned from BSE not to trust big corporations to decide whats healthy for us when they put crap in our food.
always getting crapped on in the us. btw first post ;)
Maybe if we all spent a few hours DOING THIS Then things would turn out ok?
Im so bored with people telling me garage days are over. I also work for a big game developer, and as a hobby i have my own shareware games selling quite nicely that I did years ago. Starship Tycoon For example, earned me about $900 this month. Thats not gonna rival Everquest, but don't tell me that indie games don't sell, because last month I bought a brand new car out of my shareware money.
Positech Games