I have never been in a Generating Plant and not seen dead birds...the buildings are huge and hot and usually between that and the windows birds die fairly regularly in Coal, Gas,and Nuclear plants.
First your dismissal of human life disturbs me. Second there are a HORDE of diseases that 100% fatal. They are just arent 100% contagious or they take A LONG time to kill you(long enough to breed).
Remember disease covers Viral, Bacterial, Genetic, and odd health concerns(Heart disease). THere are several cancers that are 100% fatal(for now). There are several Viruses that are 100% fatal they just dont spread fast enough to kill everyone.
That all said welcome to science and the fact we dont know everything and the smart ones dont pretend to.
Lets start with telemeres...like a lil fuse of life when the fuse ends poof your body stops regenerating most things and thats that. We have several organs that are prone to failure, appearently alligators have better immune systems. We only have one heart and one brain...we get redundant other things. Some people have tails...well most people just most of us cant see ours. Endometreosis, Allergies, vulnerable to Heavy metals and other VERY natural poisons. The list goes on and on.
Humans(the Chosen Species) lack nightvision, Cant see into the Ultra or infra ranges, no sonar, Have limited capacity for underwater breathing and our planet is COVERED in the stuff. Our survivable tempature ranges force most of population to the most viral, Bacterial areas of the planet.
Truly if there was an intellgent designer he could have done better then this...Heck Sci-fi and comic book writers do on a daily basis.
1. Ask where the armory is...If something goes horribly wrong..thats a KEY location.
2. Ask to Junction Box H3479-943. I made that up but would be cool if they had one.
3. Ask to see the hidden gun implacements.
4. Ask if it explodes what is the minimum safe distance.
4b. Ask where self Destruction button is?
5. FInd out what local towns or villages offer the best collection of heros to survive the resultant transdimensional crossover. (Local sports figures, children that are too cute die, stay away from sleazy girls and politicians.)
6. Finally ask where the gift shop is and do they have a minature working version.
1. We dont know what micro Black holes look like, welcome to science and one day we might see one.
2. Massive Black holes are invisible..2 reasons a. They are Black and Space is black. Thats basic logic sheesh. b. like almost all things that far away we see them by the radiation or effects they create or alter. We dont SEE them we see what they do. THat of course creates an interesting conumdrum what do we really see? That I will leave to the philosophers.
The weather is larger and more powerful then you can imagine. That we can impact storms of such size in a meaningful way is irrational. I doubt conventional explosives would make a difference...nukes(like a 9Mt sort) might but that would seem like a really bad idea...You know casting an extremely dangerous weapon into an extremely dangerous storm...no matter what Sci-fi's movie of the month might declare.
The interesting thing is it promotes states rights..so if the STATES didnt want those they could dismiss them. People do not understand Federal laws very well. You know what happens to a state that ignores Federal laws? THey get money taken away. Thats it. If they want freedom from a whole lot of federal garbage all they have to do is say no. Feel free to see California, Lousiana as examples.
Last I checked, every attempt at socialism had failed. Egalitarian policies have destroyed public education. Unionised businesses are collapsing left, right and centre. Welfare has turned inner cities into crime ridden Third World hellholes.
-Last i checked Europe which is very socialistic isnt doing so bad..and China is on the brink of knocking us out and while they arent COMPLETE socialistic governments they do claim said title. Oh and 3rd world countries are famous for their welfare systems? Poverty exists in Capitalistic nations in SPADES.
2) Open debates. Not really. Go to a left wing meeting and say you think blacks are genetically less intelligent. Much the same reception as you'd get promoting a 90% tax rate at a Libertarian convention, though probably more shrill. Open debate only works when no possibility is dismissed out of hand. As you're starting from a predetermined political viewpoint, that's not going to be possible. - Racism has no place in America. We should all strive to be more accepting of others.
3) Ideas founded on reality, instead of fear. "Bush is going to reintroduce conscription"."The Patriot Act will lead to concentration camps"."Global warming will kill us all"."Dominionists are going to introduce a 10 Commandments based theocracy". You were saying?
If you dont pass FISA we are gonna be attacked. If Democrats win we are gonna be attacked.
4) Although many things are, you can't pretend everything is somehow neutral. Some things are right, and some things are wrong. Wouldn't you agree that sometimes there is a wrong way and sometimes there is a right way? Of course. There are idiots relying on blind faith comes on both sides - the only difference is, the Christian right, for example, will at least admit their views are based on blind faith. The left merely substitutes the State for God, and sociology, women's studies and other non falsifiable circle jerks for Scripture.
- So as long as you admit where you get your ideas you are some how better for having bad ones?
5) Your leaders. (that's enough right there) I'm not American, so I've got no idea of who else stands in comparison with Ted Kennedy and Clinton, but I don't think you've got anything to crow about here.
You sound like one.
6) Republican values tend to come from "faith based organizations," as opposed to open discussion and debate. See #2 and 4#.
7) Enough homophobia to shake a stick at. I really fail to see the relevance here. (Some) right wingers hate gays, (some) left wingers hate men, the middle class, whites, Christians and their own country. How does anyone of that automatically verify someone's beliefs?
Donald Rumsfeld, and that he never sold off his shares while holding office. Gilead also makes tamiflu(which made record profits during the asian Flu scares you know while Donald Rumsfeld held office)
It alows enterprising young folks the ability to create programs like Achi11es(to take down HECToR) Or A Zeus cluster of HECToRs an AJAX is a program that can run on it all day and accomplish nothing.
Welcome to patterns. They exist mostly because that is how humans perceive them... Math is OUR perceptions. Dont be so quick think that most of the universe is clean or mathmatically simple. Check out Pi, Entanglement, and please remember Newton is a good rule of thumb but his theories have been mostly replaced and Refined(except for his observations on optics) especially at the Macro and micro scales.
It seems possible that if you can have an epic dream spanning hours, days, weeks, In a single night. That the mind is capable of perception tricks with time.
Most anyone who has had a full on adrenaline moment will state time seemed to slow. I know I have, though never to the bullet dodging speeds of the movies.
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I have never been in a Generating Plant and not seen dead birds...the buildings are huge and hot and usually between that and the windows birds die fairly regularly in Coal, Gas,and Nuclear plants.
First your dismissal of human life disturbs me. Second there are a HORDE of diseases that 100% fatal. They are just arent 100% contagious or they take A LONG time to kill you(long enough to breed).
Remember disease covers Viral, Bacterial, Genetic, and odd health concerns(Heart disease). THere are several cancers that are 100% fatal(for now). There are several Viruses that are 100% fatal they just dont spread fast enough to kill everyone.
That all said welcome to science and the fact we dont know everything and the smart ones dont pretend to.
Lets start with telemeres...like a lil fuse of life when the fuse ends poof your body stops regenerating most things and thats that. We have several organs that are prone to failure, appearently alligators have better immune systems. We only have one heart and one brain...we get redundant other things. Some people have tails...well most people just most of us cant see ours. Endometreosis, Allergies, vulnerable to Heavy metals and other VERY natural poisons. The list goes on and on.
Humans(the Chosen Species) lack nightvision, Cant see into the Ultra or infra ranges, no sonar, Have limited capacity for underwater breathing and our planet is COVERED in the stuff. Our survivable tempature ranges force most of population to the most viral, Bacterial areas of the planet.
Truly if there was an intellgent designer he could have done better then this...Heck Sci-fi and comic book writers do on a daily basis.
Vapor(izetheEarth) Ware?
I never noticed any difference between 4/1 and any other day...
1. Ask where the armory is...If something goes horribly wrong..thats a KEY location. 2. Ask to Junction Box H3479-943. I made that up but would be cool if they had one. 3. Ask to see the hidden gun implacements. 4. Ask if it explodes what is the minimum safe distance. 4b. Ask where self Destruction button is? 5. FInd out what local towns or villages offer the best collection of heros to survive the resultant transdimensional crossover. (Local sports figures, children that are too cute die, stay away from sleazy girls and politicians.) 6. Finally ask where the gift shop is and do they have a minature working version.
2 things.
1. We dont know what micro Black holes look like, welcome to science and one day we might see one.
2. Massive Black holes are invisible..2 reasons a. They are Black and Space is black. Thats basic logic sheesh. b. like almost all things that far away we see them by the radiation or effects they create or alter. We dont SEE them we see what they do. THat of course creates an interesting conumdrum what do we really see? That I will leave to the philosophers.
The weather is larger and more powerful then you can imagine.
That we can impact storms of such size in a meaningful way is irrational.
I doubt conventional explosives would make a difference...nukes(like a 9Mt sort) might but that would seem like a really bad idea...You know casting an extremely dangerous weapon into an extremely dangerous storm...no matter what Sci-fi's movie of the month might declare.
Orwell did he was just off a few years.
This was weapon concept in the LaNague Chronicles.
Pushers definitely exist...when they give drugs to kids or you know when the first one is free.
Or Peer pressure
I agree most people arent forced via violence but you are underestimating the other pressures of life
The interesting thing is it promotes states rights..so if the STATES didnt want those they could dismiss them. People do not understand Federal laws very well. You know what happens to a state that ignores Federal laws? THey get money taken away. Thats it. If they want freedom from a whole lot of federal garbage all they have to do is say no. Feel free to see California, Lousiana as examples.
Let me counter with the number of technical background teachers who could COMMUNICATE and teach.
You see thats an awful generalization so lets not spurn EDUCATED folks of any type.
Final speakers name.
I like Clarke but doesnt take much imagination to consider he is talking about our sort of civilization and an underwater one might not need fire.
Last I checked, every attempt at socialism had failed. Egalitarian policies have destroyed public education. Unionised businesses are collapsing left, right and centre. Welfare has turned inner cities into crime ridden Third World hellholes.
-Last i checked Europe which is very socialistic isnt doing so bad..and China is on the brink of knocking us out and while they arent COMPLETE socialistic governments they do claim said title. Oh and 3rd world countries are famous for their welfare systems? Poverty exists in Capitalistic nations in SPADES.
2) Open debates.
Not really. Go to a left wing meeting and say you think blacks are genetically less intelligent. Much the same reception as you'd get promoting a 90% tax rate at a Libertarian convention, though probably more shrill. Open debate only works when no possibility is dismissed out of hand. As you're starting from a predetermined political viewpoint, that's not going to be possible.
- Racism has no place in America. We should all strive to be more accepting of others.
3) Ideas founded on reality, instead of fear.
"Bush is going to reintroduce conscription"."The Patriot Act will lead to concentration camps"."Global warming will kill us all"."Dominionists are going to introduce a 10 Commandments based theocracy". You were saying?
If you dont pass FISA we are gonna be attacked. If Democrats win we are gonna be attacked.
4) Although many things are, you can't pretend everything is somehow neutral. Some things are right, and some things are wrong. Wouldn't you agree that sometimes there is a wrong way and sometimes there is a right way?
Of course. There are idiots relying on blind faith comes on both sides - the only difference is, the Christian right, for example, will at least admit their views are based on blind faith. The left merely substitutes the State for God, and sociology, women's studies and other non falsifiable circle jerks for Scripture.
- So as long as you admit where you get your ideas you are some how better for having bad ones?
5) Your leaders. (that's enough right there)
I'm not American, so I've got no idea of who else stands in comparison with Ted Kennedy and Clinton, but I don't think you've got anything to crow about here.
You sound like one.
6) Republican values tend to come from "faith based organizations," as opposed to open discussion and debate.
See #2 and 4#.
7) Enough homophobia to shake a stick at.
I really fail to see the relevance here. (Some) right wingers hate gays, (some) left wingers hate men, the middle class, whites, Christians and their own country. How does anyone of that automatically verify someone's beliefs?
Not sure what you are saying here.
Pax
In Pakistan the armed mobs...ARE LAWYERS
Donald Rumsfeld, and that he never sold off his shares while holding office.
Gilead also makes tamiflu(which made record profits during the asian Flu scares you know while Donald Rumsfeld held office)
So you want to be a protoss?
I notice "capitalists" rarely value history or read it. Some countries tried pure capitalism...Chile, Brazil, Bolivia look um up
It alows enterprising young folks the ability to create programs like Achi11es(to take down HECToR)
Or A Zeus cluster of HECToRs
an AJAX is a program that can run on it all day and accomplish nothing.
More DOTS more DOTS...stop DOTS
What if we ran out of beer?
I suspect World Politics would change pretty quick.
Welcome to patterns. They exist mostly because that is how humans perceive them...
Math is OUR perceptions. Dont be so quick think that most of the universe is clean or mathmatically simple. Check out Pi, Entanglement, and please remember Newton is a good rule of thumb but his theories have been mostly replaced and Refined(except for his observations on optics) especially at the Macro and micro scales.
It seems possible that if you can have an epic dream spanning hours, days, weeks, In a single night. That the mind is capable of perception tricks with time. Most anyone who has had a full on adrenaline moment will state time seemed to slow. I know I have, though never to the bullet dodging speeds of the movies.