The Idiocy of So-Called Modern Science…

One can only hope that the title of the ‘news’ article ‘Creativity older than thought’ was intended as a bad pun. Otherwise, well…

In any case, the article goes on to claim that due to the discovery of very early forms of jewelry, the ‘modern’ mind as we know it must’ve existed for a much longer time than scientists have previously assumed.

Now…

I have no doubt at all that the ‘modern’ mind a) is a mis-nomer, and b) has existed much longer than scientists would ever dare think…However, the logic of the argument elaborated in the article is just pathetic.

Examine, for instance, this quotation:

“If people were using beads, they were using them to convey a message about themselves,” Professor Stringer said. “I believe that implies there was language, which does much the same thing.” – The Australian

The assumption that you can date the existence of ‘thought’, ‘creativity’, or ‘language’ based on the existence of jewelry is just silly. The notion that man would collect artifacts for display goes back to the existence of the opposable thumb, and more so – to the existence of weaponry.

Look before you leap…

Can ANYBODY spell ‘Responsibility’?

A ‘study’ says millions have ‘rage’ disorder…

The article goes on to say that “Road rage, temper outbursts that involve throwing or breaking objects and even spousal abuse can sometimes be attributed to the disorder, though not everyone who does those things is afflicted.”

Right.

What the hell is going on? Is America this ready to decimate the notion of responsibility? Obesity! Genetic! Homosexuality! Genetic! MURDER! Genetic! Or if it’s not genetic – then it’s a disease! Is NOBODY willing to claim responsbility for their actions? Is everything the result of a genetic pre-disposition or a disease?

What’s the point? You claim to have free speech, but are eliminating the notion of free will?

Goddamn.

Grow up.

Dean Kamen is Superman…Segway is HyperCool.

I’ve been reading about Dean Kamen’s Amazingly Super Duper Incredibly Cool Self-Balancing, Human Transporting, Soteriologically Safe, Squeeky Clean, Power Saving, Gorgeously Gyroscopic, & Just Plain Fantastic Segway transporter.

If that sounds inflated, you’re not alone. A year before it’s release – a year before anybody had seen a working model, people said the invention was over-hyped, that the man had created a glorified scooter.

Do not rush to dismiss it as such.

This thing, the Segway is not a scooter. This is a pretty amazingly complex piece of software/hardware designed to compliment the human being. Desiged to give people quicker, cheaper, and much cleaner mobility alternatives.

If this thing actually gets off the ground, think of what it can achieve; more space in cities as cars become unneccesary and more scarce helping maintain, in turn, cleaner air, resulting in better health. Less energy consumption, safer, read non-lethal, clearer, traffic. A devaluation of oil, less of a motive to kill.

Please, read the documentation on the Segway. From what I’ve been reading, hell, what I’ve been seeing, visualizing, based on what I’ve read – this thing could actually help.

Read. Read & See.

Links : .

A Segway’s Anatomy – Must See!
Reinventing The Wheel – Read!
New York Times Article – [ Need To Register To Read ]
Yahoo News Article – Read!
Beta News Article/Forum – Read/Reply

The Truth About Pigeons!

There’s nothing better than those lil ‘did you know’s, is there? I mean, here I am, watching MTV, and god knows what it’s called, but they have this bit – where they show ‘facts’ while the songs are playing. There’s a name for it. I forget.

However, here I am, watching MTV, and…sure, some of the ‘factoids’ make sense. Y’know – stuff like “Arthur Winkler was born in 1982, two inches away from a rhinoceros…” Etc…

Sure, I can deal with that. I mean, it has a meaning, perhaps silly, but it’s there.

Then I’m confronted with pigeons. I see one ‘factoid’ that makes no sense to me, none at all. MTV tells me that “Placing a mirror next to some pigeons who prefer to lay eggs in company, let’s them do so.”

Read that again. Please.

The most I can get out of that is :

“Placing a mirror next to some pigeons who prefer having mirrors next to them when they lay eggs, helps them do so.”

A truism. A simple, inane truism. Anything else is extrapolation. Who the hell got us into the pigeons’ brain? I lay no claim to the pigeons’ mind. Then they follow it up with horrifying induction, a careless, reckless to all kind races of pigeon everywhere, the ultimate slap in the face.

“This makes the pigeon believe that there is another pigeon with it.”

Sure, it could mean that. It could mean a dozen other things. It could mean pigeons are narscistic, and like watching themselves lay eggs. It could mean pigeons are insecure about their personal appearance and are comforted when confronted with themselves to check out. It could mean pigeons have a very short memory, enough not to remember where to lay the egg from, or where it’s ass actually is, and needs to see a pigeon’s shape to remember where the egg is coming out from. It could mean that the Pigeon God, is shaped like a pigeon, and pigeons are forbidden to lay an egg without the God-Presence. It could mean dang-blasted anything.

Absolutely anything.

“I know what you don’t know about me,
I know what I don’t know about you.
I just know when I need to sleep.
I know just when I need to eat.”

Then again, do you remember how MTV defined Rhetoric ?

Yeah. We’ll survive.

No. Actually, we won’t.

We will not survive.

Something will, sure.

Unavoidably.

We have to be careful.

I banish ‘whatever‘ from my presence. I invoke vigilance, and attempt an evocation of care.

Abide by nothing save Grace.