Comment Re:Citizenship (Score 1) 714
Ya'll use SIN to gain employment? That's freaking awesome!
Could be tough to explain to the wife tho...
Could be tough to explain to the wife tho...
Comment $1.5 Billion for 60ms less time? (Score 1) 158
That lends credence to the time is money theory.
Comment Re:Not that far-fetched, actually (Score 1) 483
One suggestion - Blackout Weeks. That's right, a solid 7 days of nothing electronic* except music (radio, CD or Pandora. No browsing youtube for music videos). The first Blackout week is going to be rough for most of it (this is all based on my personal experience of course so...grain, salt, whatever). Subsequent Blackouts are met more with quiet resignation (usually). It's fun to watch your kids rediscover real-world play periodically.
* Homework is the only exception.
* Homework is the only exception.
Comment Worst day ever? (Score 1) 333
Worst work day maybe, I can see that. But worst day ever? While some folks have sadly experienced their worst day while at work (think of your own examples, I have mine) I suspect the majority of us experienced the worst day ever in our personal lives. Of course, I don't view the WH tech infrastructure the most important thing in life. Which may explain why I don't work directly for the government anymore.
The only reason I draw this distinction is (not because I read TFA), I wonder if most political appointees (and politicians for that matter) increasingly come from well-connected, sheltered and privileged backgrounds where nothing bad ever really happens.
Perspective matters.
The only reason I draw this distinction is (not because I read TFA), I wonder if most political appointees (and politicians for that matter) increasingly come from well-connected, sheltered and privileged backgrounds where nothing bad ever really happens.
Perspective matters.
Comment Re:A comment on Fark sums this up perfectly (Score 1) 343
"...or whether men just have that little value in modern society."
We still got the sperm bitches! Of course, after we aren't needed for that it's pretty much going to be spider killing and house painting...
We still got the sperm bitches! Of course, after we aren't needed for that it's pretty much going to be spider killing and house painting...
Comment Re:Only thing to do (Score 1) 356
I did that about 7.5 minutes ago as a preemptive strike -- you should notice in about 3...2...
Comment Re:In other news (Score 1) 527
"and you start looking for the thermite." ... You keep thermite laying around? You must have some killer parties.
Comment Re:Maybe we can find out how (Score 1) 185
Ummm...perhaps it was *because* there was a tame Congress and near uni-lateral global support after 9/11 thus providing an environment with no functional checks and balances. A distinct unwillingness to listen to opposing viewpoints seems to have also played a role.
Comment Re:dirty tricks (Score 1) 942
Wait a minute...computers are republican? Does that explain all the pron I keep seeing on my laptop?
Submission + - The future of the human species? (bbc.co.uk)
martinQblank writes: "The BBC is reporting on one possible path of human development... From the article:
"Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge. The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said — before a decline due to dependence on technology. People would become choosier about their sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he added. The descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent, and creative and a far cry from the "underclass" humans who would have evolved into dim-witted, ugly, squat goblin-like creatures."
Let's see what the choices are here...metrosexual or goblin-like creature. Great. I sure hope this guy is WAY off base."
"Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge. The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said — before a decline due to dependence on technology. People would become choosier about their sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he added. The descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent, and creative and a far cry from the "underclass" humans who would have evolved into dim-witted, ugly, squat goblin-like creatures."
Let's see what the choices are here...metrosexual or goblin-like creature. Great. I sure hope this guy is WAY off base."
