If only we could figure out what random sequence of genes accounted for this kind of behavior, and we had a database to compare his DNA to, we could weed these kinds of people out before they are even born.
I say put this guy in a pillory (near the exit he snuck through at the airport) for a few weeks and sell tomatoes to bored travelers to pay for security upgrades. One way or the other this problem will get solved.
Of course, now the Na'Vi have a cubic buttload of unobtanium to trade to someone for, say, weapons. And then there is the whole fountain of youth possibilities as well that could be traded to the right person.
But who exactly is going to come attack? The corporation just got their ass kicked and lost a huge chuck of money/assets, so I suppose they could come back, but they will only have whatever assets the corporation has left, unless they can convince the Earth government to help them out (assuming it is in any kind of shape to do so).
When you fill up the tank in your car, do you tell people you are filling it with petroleum, gasoline, or gas? Or maybe you refer to it by its chemical name (C8H18)?
I just assumed that was the slang term for whatever the substance really was.
Exactly; removing the thing responsible for the force holding them up might not be too good if it caused the floating mountains to crash down on your head.
I dunno... dinosaurs had, what, 165 million years to evolve into something smart, and we evolved from rat sized mammals in "only" 65 million years. I'd wager that part of our brain development was directly influenced by a need to survive major climactic changes/disasters; without the harsh conditions, we very will might not exist at the level of intelligence we have today.
Of course one problem is that all of the easily obtainable resources will have already been strip mined by us, so that by the time something crawls back out of the muck it will be considerably harder to advance past the club and stick phase.
How about not putting stuff up on social media sites that you wouldn't want posted on a bulletin board at the local laundromat? Why on earth would I post my DOB, address, phone number there for example??
I keep seeing people posting this but have yet to find an actual study that investigates this. Is this from a reliable source, or are people just perpetuating a myth here?
Plus if there is a problem with radiation inside the ISS, I'm guessing there are worse problems than a dead Thinkpad (yeah, the people aren't radiation hardened either).
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If only we could figure out what random sequence of genes accounted for this kind of behavior, and we had a database to compare his DNA to, we could weed these kinds of people out before they are even born.
Assuming of course every sample is disposed of properly after the test and not stored somewhere.
Unless of course they went extinct because they were the tastiest!
Just wait, once 3D tv gets old, we will move on to 4D tv, which will be totally awesome!
Ebay? Certainly one wouldn't use a brand spankmenew laptop for something like this.
I say put this guy in a pillory (near the exit he snuck through at the airport) for a few weeks and sell tomatoes to bored travelers to pay for security upgrades. One way or the other this problem will get solved.
Of course, now the Na'Vi have a cubic buttload of unobtanium to trade to someone for, say, weapons. And then there is the whole fountain of youth possibilities as well that could be traded to the right person.
But who exactly is going to come attack? The corporation just got their ass kicked and lost a huge chuck of money/assets, so I suppose they could come back, but they will only have whatever assets the corporation has left, unless they can convince the Earth government to help them out (assuming it is in any kind of shape to do so).
When you fill up the tank in your car, do you tell people you are filling it with petroleum, gasoline, or gas? Or maybe you refer to it by its chemical name (C8H18)?
I just assumed that was the slang term for whatever the substance really was.
Exactly; removing the thing responsible for the force holding them up might not be too good if it caused the floating mountains to crash down on your head.
You could even web enable this by pointing a webcam at it and uploading snapshots to a website periodically!
Is it bad that I bought that book six months ago and still haven't read it yet?
I dunno... dinosaurs had, what, 165 million years to evolve into something smart, and we evolved from rat sized mammals in "only" 65 million years. I'd wager that part of our brain development was directly influenced by a need to survive major climactic changes/disasters; without the harsh conditions, we very will might not exist at the level of intelligence we have today.
Of course one problem is that all of the easily obtainable resources will have already been strip mined by us, so that by the time something crawls back out of the muck it will be considerably harder to advance past the club and stick phase.
A decent microscope that you plug into your TV. The kids have had theirs for a year and still play with it all the time.
Even better if you are giving someone a used iphone!
How about not putting stuff up on social media sites that you wouldn't want posted on a bulletin board at the local laundromat? Why on earth would I post my DOB, address, phone number there for example??
I keep seeing people posting this but have yet to find an actual study that investigates this. Is this from a reliable source, or are people just perpetuating a myth here?
Finally, I get my damn unicorn!
Plus if there is a problem with radiation inside the ISS, I'm guessing there are worse problems than a dead Thinkpad (yeah, the people aren't radiation hardened either).
Don't forget that the ISS is manned by consumer grade people too. Granted they have quite a bit of training...
Using it to transport water, food, and air quickly and cheaply would be nice too.
Uhh, if they had used it to buy a bunch of Microsoft products, that would have made more sense how?
What car models were these, so I never ever ride in one of them again? Or maybe you guys have a car poltergeist or something?
I'm like a 3-digiter and a 2-digiter rolled into one!
If it is a cylinder from Mars we need to nuke it immediately.