And the good news about this is "normal people" don't have a clue what you're talking about when mentioning ipv4 or ipv6. Tell them, "We're about to run out of IP addresses!" and they'll blink at you. Tell them, "No! PANIC! IPV4 IS ALL FILLT UP!" and they will call for some friendly people to take you to a padded room. Tell them, "Oh, and we have a problem with programs that use a two digit year instead of a four digit year" and they will build disaster shelters.
But it's still an odd choice. While granted terror attacks in Norway are probably pretty rare, terror attacks in general are not all that uncommon. Why pick this one to report?
"1000 years from now we'll be in pathetic shape, with all our oil, uranium, and other resources drained dry, and just barely surviving."
...since people were just barely surviving in the era before oil, uranium, and other resources were being used. Unless by "other resources" you mean things like trees, food, etc, which are replenishable, or water, which isn't really going anywhere any time soon, even if it's not always at the part of the planet we might prefer.
Those who think pirating helps companies make money are just trying to justify their own illegal activity. You want it, you pay for it. Not willing or able to pay for it? Do without. It's a movie (music, game, whatever). You don't need it.
"Oh well, I just won't bother reading it then. I will read www.bbc.co.uk or www.telegraph.co.uk or theregister.co.uk or www.zeit.de or cnn.com or slashdot.org or www.dailymail.co.uk or and the list goes on."
God forbid we should ever actually be expected to *pay* for things. That's just crazy talk!
"If the geniuses on earth manage to come up with a wormhole generator the scouts could be picked up by the fleet as it makes its way across the universe."
And if that were to happen then any current mission would be irrelevant. If it does not happen then any current mission would be a waste. There is no viable space program to the stars if the best we can do reaches even the speed of light.
They invade us for territory. Their magma population has grown and they want land to spread. They don't care about resources, per se, but they sure want our land.
"None of the technology to do this is very far-fetched at all, but we just aren't willing to spend the money."
But what would be the point? There is something to be said for pure science but we can usually expect some sort of positive result even from science that lacks immediate application. But given relativistic effects, how long until any science comes home? By that point we may well have discovered anything the astronauts managed to find "out there".
Actually, it would be a stereotyping statement, not a racist statement. If he followed your statement with, "and I hate Hispanics" - that would be racist.
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And the good news about this is "normal people" don't have a clue what you're talking about when mentioning ipv4 or ipv6. Tell them, "We're about to run out of IP addresses!" and they'll blink at you. Tell them, "No! PANIC! IPV4 IS ALL FILLT UP!" and they will call for some friendly people to take you to a padded room. Tell them, "Oh, and we have a problem with programs that use a two digit year instead of a four digit year" and they will build disaster shelters.
"However we could always smash something into it then analyze the ejecta from earth."
That's crazy. We would never do something like that.
Glad to know I'm not the only one!
"I like classic Coke better than new Coke!" Flashback to the 80's.
No, but Resident Evil uses the t-virus.
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It is! It is, it is, it is! Pluto is a PLANET! It is.
But it's still an odd choice. While granted terror attacks in Norway are probably pretty rare, terror attacks in general are not all that uncommon. Why pick this one to report?
Considering how expensive they are, it's a bit harder to show how solar panels will pay for themselves.
Bees with lasers FTW!
Enabling is not the same as desiring. How long would you survive such an environment?
"Who says this is a left-leaning website?"
This is a left-leaning website.
There. I said it.
Go Go Gadget Helicopter!
"1000 years from now we'll be in pathetic shape, with all our oil, uranium, and other resources drained dry, and just barely surviving."
...since people were just barely surviving in the era before oil, uranium, and other resources were being used. Unless by "other resources" you mean things like trees, food, etc, which are replenishable, or water, which isn't really going anywhere any time soon, even if it's not always at the part of the planet we might prefer.
Those who think pirating helps companies make money are just trying to justify their own illegal activity. You want it, you pay for it. Not willing or able to pay for it? Do without. It's a movie (music, game, whatever). You don't need it.
I swear I'm not him. I'm in the high 5 digits.
"Nerds get obsessed over things that are actually interesting because they requires some thought."
OP included WoW in his list... I am not aware that WoW requires any thought at all. Somewhat the opposite.
I'm with you. Enjoyed Pitch Black, but didn't see it as anything particularly unique about it. But I love Riddick.
"Oh well, I just won't bother reading it then. I will read www.bbc.co.uk or www.telegraph.co.uk or theregister.co.uk or www.zeit.de or cnn.com or slashdot.org or www.dailymail.co.uk or and the list goes on." God forbid we should ever actually be expected to *pay* for things. That's just crazy talk!
"If the geniuses on earth manage to come up with a wormhole generator the scouts could be picked up by the fleet as it makes its way across the universe."
And if that were to happen then any current mission would be irrelevant. If it does not happen then any current mission would be a waste. There is no viable space program to the stars if the best we can do reaches even the speed of light.
They invade us for territory. Their magma population has grown and they want land to spread. They don't care about resources, per se, but they sure want our land.
"None of the technology to do this is very far-fetched at all, but we just aren't willing to spend the money." But what would be the point? There is something to be said for pure science but we can usually expect some sort of positive result even from science that lacks immediate application. But given relativistic effects, how long until any science comes home? By that point we may well have discovered anything the astronauts managed to find "out there".
Choose what word you will. If a shot will help some in my family stop smoking, I'll drag them into line.
"Now Sony decided that I can't do it anymore!"
Oops, looks like you made a typo. You meant to say: "Now Sony has given an additional choice to people who use both headphones."
Actually, it would be a stereotyping statement, not a racist statement. If he followed your statement with, "and I hate Hispanics" - that would be racist.