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Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:35 am
by njb902
If you guys had a chance to volunteer to have a experimental prosthesis would you do it?

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:47 am
by shortwave
Depends iam partialy deaf and blind. so a prostetic leg wont be any good. ears or eyes yeah.
2001 bored me to death and i hate any movie based on a book . terable books annoy me. i detest Twighlight and prefere Jhon Wyndam.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:00 am
by RhA
njb902 wrote:If you guys had a chance to volunteer to have a experimental prosthesis would you do it?


Everything that is attached to me from birth and the stuff that grew naturally afterwards all seem to function well. I wouldn't need it.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:17 am
by njb902
RhA wrote:
njb902 wrote:If you guys had a chance to volunteer to have a experimental prosthesis would you do it?


Everything that is attached to me from birth and the stuff that grew naturally afterwards all seem to function well. I wouldn't need it.


Well what if your leg is messed up. The procedure would require them to remove your leg from just above the knee down and then attach a artificial joint, calf, and foot.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:34 am
by RhA
njb902 wrote:
RhA wrote:
njb902 wrote:If you guys had a chance to volunteer to have a experimental prosthesis would you do it?


Everything that is attached to me from birth and the stuff that grew naturally afterwards all seem to function well. I wouldn't need it.


Well what if your leg is messed up. The procedure would require them to remove your leg from just above the knee down and then attach a artificial joint, calf, and foot.


Then, yeah. I guess. There's always the chance that it wouldn't work or mess up you leg even worse... I'd think about it.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:26 am
by Henry921
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.

I purchased Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, yesterday. I've never sat through a Kubrick film and the price point was low enough for me to indulge my curiosity. I won't delve into the specifics but does anybody else feel that it was an overblown affair?


2001 has a select few scenes that would be considered classics... the apes discovering the monolith, the repeated mention of "human error", and of course "Daisy".

It also has another two hours of film.

It is not, in my humble opinion, bad but it certainly fails to live up to the hype.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:36 am
by d_sel1
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.


Here is a side question, the nations of the world have spent a combined $0 on asteroid defense system. Is this a bad thing or just minor problem?

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:57 am
by Mindmaster
d_sel1 wrote:
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.


Here is a side question, the nations of the world have spent a combined $0 on asteroid defense system. Is this a bad thing or just minor problem?


You realize that, so far, "asteroid defense" is science fiction, right?

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:00 am
by Rodimus Prime
Mindmaster wrote:You realize that, so far, "asteroid defense" is science fiction, right?


I think after last week the Russians will change that.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:02 am
by Mindmaster
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:You realize that, so far, "asteroid defense" is science fiction, right?


I think after last week the Russians will change that.


Sounds about right. >:oP

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:35 am
by Sinnertwin
d_sel1 wrote:
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.


Here is a side question, the nations of the world have spent a combined $0 on asteroid defense system. Is this a bad thing or just minor problem?


I wouldnt say its necesarily bad, but do we have technolgy available to us thats capable of doing so? How long do we think before we do? Whats the science involved in tracking celestial objects? Alot of questions there, D.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:20 am
by d_sel1
Mindmaster wrote:
d_sel1 wrote:
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.


Here is a side question, the nations of the world have spent a combined $0 on asteroid defense system. Is this a bad thing or just minor problem?


You realize that, so far, "asteroid defense" is science fiction, right?


Yeah, but science fiction that many scientists might justify. It is brought by Neil DeGrasse Tyson when he was on PBS News Hour.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9HzU73JPxQ&list=FL6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ&index=4[/youtube]

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:07 am
by Mindmaster
d_sel1 wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
d_sel1 wrote:
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.


Here is a side question, the nations of the world have spent a combined $0 on asteroid defense system. Is this a bad thing or just minor problem?


You realize that, so far, "asteroid defense" is science fiction, right?


Yeah, but science fiction that many scientists might justify. It is brought by Neil DeGrasse Tyson when he was on PBS News Hour.


Fixed.

But you're not getting my point: as of right now, it's all just science fiction. They may be looking into it, but for right now, it's nonexistant. The closest we got to an "asteroid" defense was research for President Reagan's "Star Wars", but that was for shooting Soviet missiles out of the atmosphere (should they have launched one at us).

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:10 am
by RhA
Mindmaster wrote:
d_sel1 wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
d_sel1 wrote:
Sinnertwin wrote:From what I've read, there are no casualties from the Russian Meteorite, only injuries. Hope that this is true and that those affected are able to return to stability as soon as possible.


Here is a side question, the nations of the world have spent a combined $0 on asteroid defense system. Is this a bad thing or just minor problem?


You realize that, so far, "asteroid defense" is science fiction, right?


Yeah, but science fiction that many scientists might justify. It is brought by Neil DeGrasse Tyson when he was on PBS News Hour.


Fixed.

But you're not getting my point: as of right now, it's all just science fiction. They may be looking into it, but for right now, it's nonexistant. The closest we got to an "asteroid" defense was research for President Reagan's "Star Wars", but that was for shooting Soviet missiles out of the atmosphere (should they have launched one at us).


No science fiction to it. Putin will rocketpunch those bastards right back to their moms in space next time.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:15 pm
by shortwave
Anyone see fox news ask is climate change was to blame?

My answer is NO YOU IDIOTS.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:56 pm
by Twitchythe3rd
shortwave wrote:Anyone see fox news ask is climate change was to blame?

My answer is NO YOU IDIOTS.


It's Fox News. This is normal.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:05 pm
by d_sel1
Twitchythe3rd wrote:
shortwave wrote:Anyone see fox news ask is climate change was to blame?

My answer is NO YOU IDIOTS.


It's Fox News. This is normal.


Whatever get you to believe in climate change.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:33 pm
by d_sel1
This is a summary of the situation in Cyprus.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/cyprus-crisis-explained-idiot/story?id=18782212#.UUvdejenfJw
There are three questions I like to ask? Answer any of them you like

1. Is there any justifications for any government to take money from its citizens' bank account?

2. How bad is this for the economy, especially here is the US?

3. Is this the one of the most condescending pieces of journalism you ever read?

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:56 am
by njb902
d_sel1 wrote:This is a summary of the situation in Cyprus.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/cyprus-crisis-explained-idiot/story?id=18782212#.UUvdejenfJw
There are three questions I like to ask? Answer any of them you like

1. Is there any justifications for any government to take money from its citizens' bank account?

2. How bad is this for the economy, especially here is the US?

3. Is this the one of the most condescending pieces of journalism you ever read?


1. I'm sure there are a lot of justifications for doing so. What I believe you should really be asking is why should it ever be necessary and or permissible for a government to do so.

2. I don't think anyone actually understands the world economy.

3. Yes it hilariously was.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:48 am
by Hammer
There are three questions I like to ask? Answer any of them you like

1. Is there any justifications for any government to take money from its citizens' bank account?
No.
2. How bad is this for the economy, especially here is the US?
Unclear.
3. Is this the one of the most condescending pieces of journalism you ever read?
Perhaps.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:29 pm
by d_sel1
Thanks guys,

May I ask a different question, should one day should Economics be a required subject?

I admit that this would be difficult right now with all of State's cutting back on education, but if we ever get out of this recession, would be good for future generation to learn the basics of economics.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 12:07 am
by njb902
With America as war weary as she is, should she go to war with the DPRK if it attacks the ROK?

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:08 am
by Mindmaster
njb902 wrote:With America as war weary as she is, should she go to war with the DPRK if it attacks the ROK?


If and only if they take the first shot. Kinda like the First and Second World Wars.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:00 am
by Sinnertwin
njb902 wrote:With America as war weary as she is, should she go to war with the DPRK if it attacks the ROK?


Lets hope it never gets to that.
But to answer your question, unlike occupying the middle east, considering there is very little if anything to be gained, i suspect that it'll be a short campaign.

Re: The Gentlemen's Corner: Thread for the Intellectual of Seibertron

PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:28 pm
by d_sel1
Sinnertwin wrote:
njb902 wrote:With America as war weary as she is, should she go to war with the DPRK if it attacks the ROK?


Lets hope it never gets to that.
But to answer your question, unlike occupying the middle east, considering there is very little if anything to be gained, i suspect that it'll be a short campaign.


Even the neocons at the Bush White House thought that a second Korean War would have 30000 casualties minimum and that figure was before the Gulf War. North Korea has a standing army of about 250000, one of four (I can't remember the exact rank) largest armies on the planet! It is a fairly mountainous country, if you want to check out the citizens' mentally, check that National Geographic special "Inside North Korea," scary stuff filmed with a hidden camera.