Ok, ok. How about Hotu Matua who lead (according to island legend) the Polynesian people to discover the lush ripe Easter Island. Err, wait no. They also exploited that land. In fact they did so so much they all but killed the ecosystem and near wiped themselves out. Hmm, maybe we'd be better off if we just stayed home... exploration doesn't seem to end well with us.
Did the Columbus set out on a 'maybe' we'll find a shorter path to India by going around the other way? Sure, and look what he re-found: An island off a huge uncharted mainland continent chock full of resources and indigenous peoples to exploit!
This is a dangerous time for NASA. People are getting older there (as if they weren't before) But is the US education system producing enough people to fill the void and meet tomorrow's challenges? Will we make it to mars in less than 18 yrs as many are predicting or will the red planet be claimed by a rising red star?
Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've created, Bill Gates. The power to destroy a computer is insignificant next to the power of the Open Source.
Its not a bad addiction, in fact it is probably the best addiction one can have. Humans depend on its technology and tools to survive, more today than ever before. Having an entire nation obsessed with having the newest and latest is a great way to advance areas of technology more useful for survival; though many advances are purly extravagance they are often the building blocks for greater things, such as hobbiest rocketeer's leading to German rocket weapons to the American and Russia space programs to satellite comm to landing on the moon to (hopefully one day) spreading our selves among the stars (and ofcourse then increasing our survivability against world ending catastrophies like the genesis of highly intelligent creatures.)
I was spanked as a child and I turned out fine. I plan to raise my children the same way. The government is not going to stop me either; it is not abuse, it is discipline!
I don't believe devolved actually works in this case. Technically, evolution is not a directional process, as it is classically defined so really indicating a backwards motion to it doesn't really apply, nor would using evolution as an argument to applying a sense of greater advancement. At its root, the world evolve means to change, thus saying chimps changed in to humans would be the same concept but hold very different connotations than saying evolved.
However, if you were to use devolve as to say: "The chimpanzees devolved a number of their genes to humans." Then technically, devolved would be a proper word.
That the saying a trained chimp could do this job as reffering to a boring assembly line job is in fact not true. While a monkey/ape could be trained to do simple assembly work it could not do it for the 8 hour shifts that humans can without going insane.
Thats because the human already is insane. All humans are insane, but since we control the dictionary, we get to call ourselves sane.
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Work smarter not harder.
Ok, ok. How about Hotu Matua who lead (according to island legend) the Polynesian people to discover the lush ripe Easter Island. Err, wait no. They also exploited that land. In fact they did so so much they all but killed the ecosystem and near wiped themselves out. Hmm, maybe we'd be better off if we just stayed home... exploration doesn't seem to end well with us.
Did the Columbus set out on a 'maybe' we'll find a shorter path to India by going around the other way? Sure, and look what he re-found: An island off a huge uncharted mainland continent chock full of resources and indigenous peoples to exploit!
This is a dangerous time for NASA. People are getting older there (as if they weren't before) But is the US education system producing enough people to fill the void and meet tomorrow's challenges? Will we make it to mars in less than 18 yrs as many are predicting or will the red planet be claimed by a rising red star?
Wait, so his mother's maiden {last} name is Moon!? Talk about coincidences
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For it's defyance of the laws of physics?
or...
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=P
This one; recanted because of a technicallity in its wording, even though it's trying to patent swinging on a swing. (Both links were off wikipedia)
Why wait until you have proof? Preemptive suing shall become all the rage.
On a more serious note, I'm glad they are so concerned with their client's (and there own) privacy to do this.
Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've created, Bill Gates. The power to destroy a computer is insignificant next to the power of the Open Source.
It's the oil companies in disguise!
I don't know about Normandy, maybe the Italian Campaign...
Take-a that, you yankee scum-a!
I see this being apply to video games as the next Lens Flare fad!
...That the same kind of experimenting is going on around the development of Mario 128 or whatever it's become.
Of course, a few people may get hurt, but that's not the government's concern.
Normally, I debate Government conspiracy theories on this point but considering FEMA's response, I'd just as soon believe it.
It's futile to be a resistor.
I'd say unlikely considering there is no metion of any other hurricains in this record breaking season exhibiting this unusual behavior.
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awww, robots showing compassion for meat bags, how nice.
Its not a bad addiction, in fact it is probably the best addiction one can have. Humans depend on its technology and tools to survive, more today than ever before. Having an entire nation obsessed with having the newest and latest is a great way to advance areas of technology more useful for survival; though many advances are purly extravagance they are often the building blocks for greater things, such as hobbiest rocketeer's leading to German rocket weapons to the American and Russia space programs to satellite comm to landing on the moon to (hopefully one day) spreading our selves among the stars (and ofcourse then increasing our survivability against world ending catastrophies like the genesis of highly intelligent creatures.)
Budget certainly doesn't stop you from trying!
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Oh, Canada... *shakes head*
I was spanked as a child and I turned out fine. I plan to raise my children the same way. The government is not going to stop me either; it is not abuse, it is discipline!
I don't believe devolved actually works in this case. Technically, evolution is not a directional process, as it is classically defined so really indicating a backwards motion to it doesn't really apply, nor would using evolution as an argument to applying a sense of greater advancement. At its root, the world evolve means to change, thus saying chimps changed in to humans would be the same concept but hold very different connotations than saying evolved.
However, if you were to use devolve as to say: "The chimpanzees devolved a number of their genes to humans." Then technically, devolved would be a proper word.
I thought voting booth were out of fear that other people might watch how we vote and "correct" us later in a back alleyway.
Thats because the human already is insane. All humans are insane, but since we control the dictionary, we get to call ourselves sane.
Actually, this is a neat idea. I'd buy one for sure.
Raar! Must... crush... PS1...