"The real issue is, 9/11 won't happen again. As a country, we've learned our lesson about "just sit tight and wait" when it comes to plane hijacking. Box cutter? You best have a flamethrower next time, because me and everyone in business class are going to beat you to death with our laptops as soon as you start trying to wave that piddly crap in our faces. Akbar Macbook, Bitch!" - SatanicPuppy

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=353633&cid=21273977

"I think, therefore I am an Atheist." - sig of amokk

"Religious fanatic G.W.Bush has killed 100 times more people than religious fanatic Osama Bin Laden." - sig of Nicolas MONNET

Ironically, the rest of his post talked about hyperbolic statements.

"Variation in pricing is a good thing, if the variation reflects demand for the product. You wouldn't expect to have to pay the same for an ersatz coffee maker as for a Krups; so why would you expect to have to pay the same for the Bavarian Radio Orchestra as for Karajan?" - Petrushka

http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=323299&threshold=3&commentsort=0&mode=nested&cid=20924431

I am an eighth grade English teacher. While I have certain requirements as to which concepts to teach, thankfully I have no strict requirements on how I should go about this. This means that so long as I am teaching literary analysis and writing skills, the topic of those activities is always flexible. As much as I love my subject and believe in the value of skillful writing, I also believe that there is a terrible lack of interest in the sciences and maths among students in general. In some sense, I believe the English classroom to be a support subject for the others classes at this grade level. At my school, the average science classroom has time for labs and note taking, but reading and writing on the subject (beside textbooks) is usually limited. Math is in a similar situation. They have time to learn a concept and practice, but not to linger on possibilities.

Therefore, I have two questions for the readers of Slashdot. Which books/shows/movies caused a curiosity towards theses subjects when you were young and what suggestions do you have to incorporate these subjects into writing?

"How many times have I lost a potential job from an employer who called a University to find out I never graduated. What a load! they should obviously by law only be allowed to take what I say about it.

Give me a break." - Richthofen80
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=237549&cid=19412781

"What I remind best is, that once I gathered [Battlestar Galatica] was an SF, I thought how unbelievably stupid it was that the man entering was dressed exactly as a contemporary yuppie/businesman of today and he was wearing a *tie*. A tie, for gods' sake! Only a T-shirt with 'nike' on it could have been more ludicrous. They're living thousands of lightyears away, have superiour technology, have not had any contect with earth for thousands of years, and he's wearing a goddamn tie? And every other prop is exactly like what you get at walmart?

... "The best SF-film ever, was bladerunner; at least there, SF was an integral part of the film. Not because of flashy spaceships or technology shown (though at least they did made it seem as if you were watching eastenders), but because they explored the question of what it meant to be human, when does a machine become human, what ethics could be followed in the future, etc." - N3wsByt3 [emphasis mine]
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=229267&cid=18584761

"You don't have to buy anything, just walk up to a representative sample of people who think that global warming is anthropogenic and say, "actually I think it's probably just a natural cycle." The shock, hostility and downright hatred you will come across will very quickly render claims of death threats highly believable." - ajs
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=226173&cid=18318501

"This is the kind of crap that has been going on for the last 5 years or longer. If you don't believe him, all you have to do is to look back at ANY Slashdot article on global warming in the last 5 years to see an incredible amount of vitriol and hate directed at those like myself who are highly skeptical of "Global Warming" as a man-made phenomena. We are called "Deniers", fools, idiots, trolls, tools, apologists for "big oil", ignorant, and any number of insults that you can imagine. Our intelligence is derided, our ability to research and think critically is questioned and our honesty is doubted. We are treated much like those who "insult Islam" are treated by Muslims. With disrespect, derision, and hatred. That some of the eco-religious would choose to "take it to the next level" with death threats is NOT SURPRISING AT ALL." - d3ac0n
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=226173&cid=18318913

And a well rounded post:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=226173&cid=18319185

In my own experience, my objections and reasons have had me labeled as having "the same thinking process as Creationists". Nice.

Ah ha...

"My personal experience leads to the opposite conclusion. We may be wired to follow the logic we understand or are taught. If we are taught how to think rationally and scientifically, then belief in God is vulnerable to rational analysis." - TechyImmigrant

http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=225110&cid=18229860

"Of course, environmentalism is a religion, so it's going to be hard to wrench those folks from their dearly held beliefs of a natural Eden sullied by man that can only be saved through ritual sacrifice lest we face the judgement of apocalypse (sound familiar?)." - Overly Critical Guy
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=225014&cid=18223330

Thank you ....

"History being rewritten according to a hypothesis. It's just like Wikipedia." - DiamondGeezer
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=225014&cid=18225404

"So in short, he doesn't support your position...disagrees with those you agree with...and generally is "contrarian" to your position...therefore the man's obviously crazy." - jav1231
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=225014&cid=18226046

More of a wonderful writer than a friend.. but since they're in short supply, I'd prefer to see them when I can

"I once went to a restaurant and ordered a steak, medium-rare. I know a lot of people would rather have their steaks cooked well-done, grey all the way through. I'm not one of them. I like the tenderness that a little undercooking provides. .... please read the rest of the comment - BadAnalogyGuy

"Some people get to be in history books, but most of us don't. Whether or not there is an afterlife is irrelevant, what remains behind are our children and grandchildren. ... While the wisest and kindest of parents may not turn desperately for a scapegoat, most people aren't that strong. 40-50 years into life, no one wants to hear they've been doing it all wrong. Facing this would mean accepting that, on some level, you've wasted half your years. ... To admit the truth is painful." - MeanderingMind

http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=224752&cid=18200196

How exactly does this work, once everyone with a wallet is dead?

"Capitalism isn't supposed to be anything except profitable. It's not supposed to provide services well. It's not supposed to interoperate well. It's not even supposed to keep people alive. It is supposed to maximize profits by any means necessary." - Paulrothrock

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