Yeah, but think of how many more of their resources they will spend monitoring this guy and his family and friends that would otherwise be spent rummaging through our email. So yeah, everyone please start using encrypted email!
And while you are at it, make sure to install lead curtains on your windows and scrambling hardware on all your phones too.
Bah we can't help it though; we are like a five year old in a toy store. Except we live in our toy store, and it has things like nuclear bombs and baskets full of cobras in it.
What does a cancer vaccine. improved medical care, or refrigeration have to do with what we are talking about? I'm not saying we should go live in caves here, I'm saying we need to take a step back and consider the consequences of our actions (yeah I know, what a crazy idea).
For an idea of what I was actually talking about, ask an Australian about cane toads some time. You know, those things introduced by people to eat the cane beetle that don't actually eat the beetles, but have seriously impacted every other native species on the continent.
But the screening is taking place with the idea that the screened children will be superior. "We want to give your child the best possible start" is a direct quote from early on in the movie that would make it hard for a parent to not screen their kid genetically, but by the end of the movie, is it still true that the screened for children are superior?
Basically, who are we to decide what is best? Examine nearly ever example of where humans have introduced something into an environment or changed something to "fix" a problem and in almost every case made things ten times worse.
Try searching for medical insurance won't pay treatment on google and let me know if any of the 21 million results make it clear to you why people would look to have a choice other than a for profit insurance company or paying out of pocket.
That is one thing I liked about the Incredibles: the bad guy actually had a reasonably valid reason for doing what he did. Sure Mr. Incredible could have taken him under his wing, but he didn't, and ultimately he came to regret it later.
Ever wonder what happens when you hook the handset of a phone to the mains?
No, but I do know what happens when you hook up your personal Ethernet tester to a powered pbx line while trying to sort out a mess of unlabeled wall jacks for work:-(
I STILL see Cars merchandise for sale at Walmart; from a marketing standpoint that movie was pure genius. I mean seriously, kids buy cars anyway, so these guys just keep selling.
Luckily now that Pixar and Disney have melded, this might actually happen. Prior to the merger there was pretty much no chance at all that it would happen, or if it did it would have been without Pixar.
Luckily Pixar has always cared more about making great movies than making piles of money. I mean seriously, would Disney ever have made a movie like Up, considering there are pretty much no action figure possibilities? But even more seriously, should the only consideration be how much toy sales will be when making a movie??
If I had to guess, Pixar is sitting back and adjusting to being absorbed by Disney. Thankfully the powers that be at Disney realized the value of incorporating various Pixar folks (*cough* Lasseter *cough*) and letting them take a stab at fixing a once great company that had taken a serious nosedive.
Of course that means while all the Pixar talent is busy fixing Disney, a variety of perfectly capable folks are gearing up to take the reins. I wouldn't worry about Pixar, and I am looking forward to a vast improvement in the movies that Disney makes.
You are forgetting #4: they come in peace, wanting to see if they could make peaceful contact, but obviously we are illogical distrustful savages who shook our spears at them. Seriously, if they are sufficiently advanced and bother trying to communicate with us, that would imply to me that they don't want to wipe us out. How hard would it be for us to wipe out a primitive society on an island in the middle of the ocean without them even knowing we exist?
So I think we can assume if they intend to wipe us out, they won't even bother contacting us, since doing what you mentioned wouldn't require that we even know they exist. I mean how hard would it be for them to drop biological weapons on us undetected?
However, Microsoft is making the new versions of media player less useful by not playing 3rd party codecs.
I'm still trying to grok how Microsoft thinks that making newer players that play fewer things than older players is a brilliant business move. Unless they plan on making it impossible to install other players???
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Yeah, but think of how many more of their resources they will spend monitoring this guy and his family and friends that would otherwise be spent rummaging through our email. So yeah, everyone please start using encrypted email!
And while you are at it, make sure to install lead curtains on your windows and scrambling hardware on all your phones too.
Maybe they need that kind of power to run the database? (Don't hurt me!)
Seriously though, can I have their crummy old machines when they are done with them?
But apparently those genes are successful because not only did they create children, they also made children cute enough to be adopted. :-)
Bah we can't help it though; we are like a five year old in a toy store. Except we live in our toy store, and it has things like nuclear bombs and baskets full of cobras in it.
"Hey, what does this button do when I push it?"
What does a cancer vaccine. improved medical care, or refrigeration have to do with what we are talking about? I'm not saying we should go live in caves here, I'm saying we need to take a step back and consider the consequences of our actions (yeah I know, what a crazy idea).
For an idea of what I was actually talking about, ask an Australian about cane toads some time. You know, those things introduced by people to eat the cane beetle that don't actually eat the beetles, but have seriously impacted every other native species on the continent.
But the screening is taking place with the idea that the screened children will be superior. "We want to give your child the best possible start" is a direct quote from early on in the movie that would make it hard for a parent to not screen their kid genetically, but by the end of the movie, is it still true that the screened for children are superior?
Basically, who are we to decide what is best? Examine nearly ever example of where humans have introduced something into an environment or changed something to "fix" a problem and in almost every case made things ten times worse.
You mean the same genes that are making it really hard for you to have children?
Let's think about this for a moment....
Try searching for medical insurance won't pay treatment on google and let me know if any of the 21 million results make it clear to you why people would look to have a choice other than a for profit insurance company or paying out of pocket.
Well, I should have said, "reasonable to an already insane person" :-D
I think the family having to cope with raising Jack Jack has potential. Talk about a kid with special needs...
That is one thing I liked about the Incredibles: the bad guy actually had a reasonably valid reason for doing what he did. Sure Mr. Incredible could have taken him under his wing, but he didn't, and ultimately he came to regret it later.
BTW tidbit most folks may not know: Joss Whedon worked on the screenplay for Toy Story (go check imdb).
Ever wonder what happens when you hook the handset of a phone to the mains?
No, but I do know what happens when you hook up your personal Ethernet tester to a powered pbx line while trying to sort out a mess of unlabeled wall jacks for work :-(
...what could possibly go wrong with this thing??
But someone please please film this thing; I suspect when something blows out on it, it will indeed make for some awesome youtube footage.
Except of course their powers were chosen as metaphors:
The mom, stretched in every direction (literally) trying to hold things together.
The archetypal husband; the big strong provider.
The invisible older sister.
Dash, who runs around so fast that the parents have a hard time keeping him contained.
Ok except Jack Jack....his powers were chosen for humorous reasons I suppose.
I STILL see Cars merchandise for sale at Walmart; from a marketing standpoint that movie was pure genius. I mean seriously, kids buy cars anyway, so these guys just keep selling.
Luckily now that Pixar and Disney have melded, this might actually happen. Prior to the merger there was pretty much no chance at all that it would happen, or if it did it would have been without Pixar.
Toy Story 2 was a great movie. And seriously, how cool would a second Incredibles movie be?
Luckily Pixar has always cared more about making great movies than making piles of money. I mean seriously, would Disney ever have made a movie like Up, considering there are pretty much no action figure possibilities? But even more seriously, should the only consideration be how much toy sales will be when making a movie??
If I had to guess, Pixar is sitting back and adjusting to being absorbed by Disney. Thankfully the powers that be at Disney realized the value of incorporating various Pixar folks (*cough* Lasseter *cough*) and letting them take a stab at fixing a once great company that had taken a serious nosedive.
Of course that means while all the Pixar talent is busy fixing Disney, a variety of perfectly capable folks are gearing up to take the reins. I wouldn't worry about Pixar, and I am looking forward to a vast improvement in the movies that Disney makes.
At what age do you stop taking the drugs and seek counseling?
You are forgetting #4: they come in peace, wanting to see if they could make peaceful contact, but obviously we are illogical distrustful savages who shook our spears at them. Seriously, if they are sufficiently advanced and bother trying to communicate with us, that would imply to me that they don't want to wipe us out. How hard would it be for us to wipe out a primitive society on an island in the middle of the ocean without them even knowing we exist?
So I think we can assume if they intend to wipe us out, they won't even bother contacting us, since doing what you mentioned wouldn't require that we even know they exist. I mean how hard would it be for them to drop biological weapons on us undetected?
Where is my "+1 Insightful but gross" mod option?
Maybe he wanted to protect the name from abuse by his many enemies?
However, Microsoft is making the new versions of media player less useful by not playing 3rd party codecs.
I'm still trying to grok how Microsoft thinks that making newer players that play fewer things than older players is a brilliant business move. Unless they plan on making it impossible to install other players???