Comment Why does it gotta be a white oak leaf? (Score 2) 79
Picking a WHITE oak leaf was a political choice and not “inclusive” of other oak species like red, bur, or live oak. Why is the "white" species of oak favored?
Comment LAMBO (Score 4, Funny) 120
So if we cool the earth by 4C, will we be all 40% richer? What's the temperature need to be for everyone to get a lambo?
US Air Force Buying Another 2,200 PS3s 144
bleedingpegasus sends word that the US Air Force will be grabbing up 2,200 new PlayStation 3 consoles for research into supercomputing. They already have a cluster made from 336 of the old-style (non-Slim) consoles, which they've used for a variety of purposes, including "processing multiple radar images into higher resolution composite images (known as synthetic aperture radar image formation), high-def video processing, and 'neuromorphic computing.'" According to the Justification Review Document (DOC), "Once the hardware configuration is implemented, software code will be developed in-house for cluster implementation utilizing a Linux-based operating software."
Comment Cosmetic Surgery (Score 3, Interesting) 834
The article does not mention the participants having cosmetic surgery. If the surgery was something like breast augmentation or the like, then the genes for "ugliness" would be carried forward. I would call it genetic false advertising. This would progress into the further generations becoming dependent upon surgery to be beautiful. That is until the definition of being beautiful changes, perhaps being polydactyl will be the rage in 2100.
Comment George Carlin Quote (Score 5, Funny) 286
Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. Why isn't selling fucking legal? You know, why should it be illegal to sell something that's perfectly legal to give away. I can't follow the logic on that at all.
-George Carlin, Napalm & Silly Putty
Comment Obligatory Carl Sagan Quote (Score 5, Informative) 184
"We have designed our civilization based on science and technology and at the same time arranged things so that almost no one understands anything at all about science and technology. This is a clear prescription for disaster."
-Carl Sagan, 1995 Interview with Anne Kalosh
-Carl Sagan, 1995 Interview with Anne Kalosh
