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Comment Re:Knowledge (Score 1) 1037

The option to disobey is that whole "free will" thing. If you create creatures that love you automatically then you have a puppy mill. By introducing free will your creations can grow and decide if they will love you or not. And the burn in hell threat really is not in the bible as most people have had it beaten into their heads (thank Dante and power hungry preachers for that). Much of the Bible is about manipulating and controlling the masses, and yes access to information does mess with that. But if God is love then his message will get through to anyone willing to receive it. Please note that being a messenger is not always a sweet gig.

Comment Re:Medical doctor (Score 4, Insightful) 737

Agreed. I have a magnifying glass that will heat a soldering iron... In fact a little tip for you is if you EVER see a rear projection TV sitting on the curb, GET THE LENSES!!!
I can also use a manual mill, lathe, drill press (all of those used to run on belts from water wheels, they are that old). People solid in science or engineering often have a grasp of the history of technology, having a grasp of historical technique is way more valuable. Problem solving is great but remembering HOW it was solved in the past is infinitely better. If you are serious, find old books and protect and store them... I wish I still owned the encyclopedia set I had in 1965... it had everything from gear cutting details to gun cotton recipes...

Comment Re:Arfica, eh? (Score 0) 112

USians is just not catching on.

Can we just be NANCs, rhymes with yanks,

and acronym's for North American Non-Canadian?

It would need to be NANCOM for North American Non-Canadian Or Mexican. Of course, for Mexican citizens living in the USA it would have to be NANCCRM for North American Non-Canadian Currently Relocated Mexican...

Comment Re:WTF? (Score 1) 193

Also, he's the only guy that: a. does the liberal/liberation spin that IS silicon valley b. actually talks about tech like DRONES, along with BEARS. c. has writers that are very, very tech savvy, much like the Simpsons and Futurama d. Michael Stipe and Patrick Steward as continuing guests. That is /.... but Need I say more?

no sharks with lasers, I don't know...
Well, it is true he was effective against the laser bears!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmWN1eMLi4

Comment Re:Better choose ReactOS (Score 1) 245

I'm liking Zorin myself. I've loaded on a couple USB sticks to show it around and the useability tests pretty good with the XP crowd. It has an older LITE version for people with old laptops, netbooks, etc.. I have half a dozen XP machines that I'm going to scrub, load with Zorin, and then donate to people that can't afford a new machine. This is great because those old boxes were going to the recycling center and now maybe someone will get some use out of them.

Comment Re:Better Idea (Score 2) 94

As a counterpoint to this argument, consider the X-Planes of the 50's and 60's; these were all done precisely that way: by attracting the best and brightest to remote locations, cut off from population centers and given a remit to do the best they could. Think the Bell-X1, for example, or Lookheed's A-12 (which became the SR-71).

Many of the people involved were in the military and had no say in where they were posted. Qualified employees of military hardware contractors would also be hard pressed to refuse a job on a top secret project... and if they did it's a small pool of people and word gets around if you are not a team player. If you are a bad fit at Lockheed then GD, Hughes, Northrop, Raytheon, et al., would also question your viability. In the end I doubt many people had to be "attracted", they were just sent.

Comment Re:We Can Rebuild It (Score 1) 107

All yeast dies off from alcohol at some level. If this is a serious commercial adjustment to the organism then I would be working on increasing alcohol tolerance.

I would be wanting to make it make a biofuel better than alcohol. If you're gonna think about gene-tampering, think big.

What if they could make a beer that was so strong it caused you to think you were going somewhere when you were just sitting in your living room? That could save a bunch of carbon.... wait, how much carbon in a beer belch? Munroe!!!

Comment Re:We Can Rebuild It (Score 2) 107

All yeast dies off from alcohol at some level. If this is a serious commercial adjustment to the organism then I would be working on increasing alcohol tolerance. This would give better yields for the distillers and new wine and beer/ale/mead concoctions that will be ass kicking. Fortunately the Beer Pong Table industry is ready!
https://www.google.com/search?q=Beer+Pong+tables&num=30&newwindow=1&safe=off&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=UKA1U6LtIKPnsATSlIHABg&ved=0CEsQsAQ&biw=771&bih=428

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