GM Plants ...
What are the possible dangers with altering plants?
Dangers that could be easily minimized by intelligent, rational scientists. (Minimized, of course, not eliminated. After all, the most common element in the Universe is the element of Surprise.)
But thats not whats happening. Corporations are not rational or intelligent. They exist for one purpose, and one purpose only : collection of wealth. Any corporation which acts on motives - or professes to - different than this is suspect. A corporation that does not concern itself solely with money is like a person who neglects food. Works in the short period, then Thermodynamics steps in.
Disasters can make money too. Observe Halliburton.
Corporations are also obsessed with the near future. If a hydroelectric plant is profitable for the next sixteen years, that it might leave sixty year damage is unimportant.
This leaves 'impartial' research groups - which are fed either by the corporations, or via government. Government which is lobbied, corrupted and nursed from the corporate hands.
...'Money is the root of all evil'...
The Problem?
Overweight Cat.
Solution?
Feed Cat Less.
New problem. Cat likes to eat > 20 times a day and is a pain in the ass if thwarted.
Solution?
Make Cat expend more calories. the Cat is not smart enough to tell the difference between 10 kibbles of food and a whole dish full.
I need to build a food dispenser that
1. Activates when the Cat jumps up onto his feeding station;
2. Dispences only a few kibbles;
3. Can hold the contents of a full box of Our Compliments 3-Flavour Cat Food.
Time to break out the Meccano.
Overweight Cat.
Solution?
Feed Cat Less.
New problem. Cat likes to eat > 20 times a day and is a pain in the ass if thwarted.
Solution?
Make Cat expend more calories. the Cat is not smart enough to tell the difference between 10 kibbles of food and a whole dish full.
I need to build a food dispenser that
1. Activates when the Cat jumps up onto his feeding station;
2. Dispences only a few kibbles;
3. Can hold the contents of a full box of Our Compliments 3-Flavour Cat Food.
Time to break out the Meccano.
Watched Masters of the Universe (1987) ...
No where near as bad as I expected. About typical of 1980's schlock and amusingly non-canonical.
(since when did Castle Greyskull wear a tiara?)
By comparison, it was much much better than Abraxas:Guardian of the Galaxy. But then again, a root canal would be better than Abraxas.
No where near as bad as I expected. About typical of 1980's schlock and amusingly non-canonical.
(since when did Castle Greyskull wear a tiara?)
By comparison, it was much much better than Abraxas:Guardian of the Galaxy. But then again, a root canal would be better than Abraxas.
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