Posts by recordari
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Hard News: Friday Fun with Brickface, in reply to
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Nice. I abandoned the geekery as it didn't seem to change the download speeds. At least for me.
Cold here, isn't it? ;-)
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Hard News: Friday Fun with Brickface, in reply to
What, no Pink Floyd references yet??
Yes, I was that obvious.
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Hard News: Vanilla Buffalo Yoghurt, in reply to
still in love with Judy Bailey
I imagine you'd be following that up with Katy Perry,
Cause Bailey you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-yNo thanks necessary. ;-)
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Hard News: Vanilla Buffalo Yoghurt, in reply to
I’d pay due credit to my osteopath too, but I can’t be bothered setting off that argument again :-)
I certainly won't mention my chiropractor then.
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Hard News: Friday Fun with Brickface, in reply to
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Hard News: Friday Fun with Brickface, in reply to
Craig, yours appears to be chopped off? (or is that just me...)
Nope, it is cut off at the knees for me too.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to
Of the scientists I'd say 80% are mostly doing what they do with the explicit intent of doing "good" for the planet. They also love the science and the discovery. But they believe that what they are doing will add to the greater good.
You inspire some hope with this. I've met a lot of medical scientists like this too. But, as you say, it's those bean counters that can muck up a perfectly sound proposition by focusing on the bottom line. Not sure what the answer is overall, but more unattributed public funding for science would be good. 'No shit, Sherlock!'
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to
GM is good and GM is green and the scientists working with it want to make the world better not worse.
All of them? Can I borrow your glasses, mine seem to be fogging over with cynicism. Overall I agree with much of what you say, it's just while I can feel the intensity of your passion from right across town, and wouldn't question your personal desire for good, I'm pretty sure there are many scientists employed purely to extract more profit out of food crops who couldn't give a GM monkey's uncle for the greater good.