I'm sure they were researching this stuff to cure the flu, but you know at any time some crazy PETA people can break in and release the ferrets.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: nickmitch on November 28, 2011, 09:12:30 PM
Any number of doomsday movie mishaps can be used to release that kinda ****. It needs to destroyed. Why is it even a question of whether or not to publish that ****? Should be an obvious no.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: Stogi on November 28, 2011, 10:44:58 PM
That's extremely naive. The first thing that'll happen when this is released and replicated is a cure will be found; better now then when it actually mutates into a dangerous pathogen.
Furthermore, there is no telling what we can find out as we cure it.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: nickmitch on November 28, 2011, 10:56:29 PM
Yeah, I guess that'd be good too.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: Morari on November 28, 2011, 11:43:23 PM
I'm sure they were researching this stuff to cure the flu, but you know at any time some crazy PETA people can break in and release the ferrets.
Better to just test on humans anyway. They're obviously a closer genetic match, and there are plenty of them to go around. Between death row inmates impoverished citizens willing to make a quick buck, you'd never run out. Then you don't have to worry about the ethical issues of subjecting unwilling and non-consenting creatures to often deadly procedures. Besides, what's a handful of human lives really worth when resources are being depleted at a record rate? ;)
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: ShyGuy on November 29, 2011, 12:08:05 AM
That's extremely naive. The first thing that'll happen when this is released and replicated is a cure will be found; better now then when it actually mutates into a dangerous pathogen.
Furthermore, there is no telling what we can find out as we cure it.
I think we have our first volunteer! Step right up and get your injection!
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: Stogi on November 29, 2011, 12:11:54 AM
Hell if I survive it, I'll never get sick with the flu again.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread!
Post by: ThePerm on December 18, 2011, 02:22:00 PM
problems with plural words like ice creating ambiguity. . .
. . .are fixed with other words.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: ThePerm on July 28, 2012, 03:54:11 AM
...like ices. Is that proper?
I know Fish and Fishes actually have use. Whereas if you are talking about the plural of one type of fish its just fish, but if your talking about multiple types of fish then its fishes.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: nickmitch on July 28, 2012, 08:22:57 PM
Hey, English is an evolving language.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: ThePerm on July 28, 2012, 11:54:20 PM
true that
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: Ceric on July 29, 2012, 11:02:49 AM
I remember when Persons wasn't consider a proper word.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: ThePerm on July 29, 2012, 11:08:09 AM
yeah, i still don't like that... People.
One time I had a conversation about the use of third person possessive adjective. They were telling me "Their" was wrong, and they said use "his or hers", and I was like "no"
edit: wait nevermind
it was using the word "they" to refer to a singular with an undetermined gender, for which he said "use he or she", and I said no. I have a good argument for using "They", what if the singular person was intersex, a transsexual, or just androgynous?
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: BranDonk Kong on July 29, 2012, 11:17:08 AM
Then you use "he, she, he-she, or shim."
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: ThePerm on July 29, 2012, 11:43:31 AM
any situation where I can use one word to express an idea... I use that. Thats the English way. I don't call a Tanuki a racoon dog, i don't call a Panda a mottled bear.
Title: Re: Holy Crap! Mad Science Thread! (or disastrous events)
Post by: nickmitch on July 29, 2012, 05:00:40 PM
I use "they" (and its forms) to refer to people when I don't know their gender. I think that should be ok because saying "she or he" or "his or hers" is awkward in conversation. Also, using they establishes that I don't know the person's gender just fine and enables the person to let me know in their next sentence.
