I read a comment somewhere that since humans have been eliminating biodiversity there is no one left for them to feed on but humans. Once again, with Zika we are going to do it all wrong. Nature will find the way, you will eliminate mosquitoes and something else, potentially even deadlier will fill up the niche. We have absolutely no clue what we are doing and all intricate relationships existing out there. The knee-jerk reaction to eliminate all mosquitoes or to release GMO franken-mosquitoes will have far reaching consequences no one even sees now.
This is just amazing. One percenter gives us some imbecile advice like defer gratification and don't buy a house. What is worse, he actually has the audacity to suggest to keep having children. Newsflash for you, Mr. Beck, the world is overpopulated and the planet is crumbling under our weight and impact. But then again, as a corporation, FB needs a constant stream of customers to assure growth, so keep breeding, sheeple, 1% needs its money.
Mr. Beck should get hell for the advice like that, if, of course, the breeding masses are aware of our predicament.
One version was that one of the members of the group was a spy (naturally, no one in the group knew it) and they all got killed because the scheduled meet-up went wrong, so it was pertinent to not leave any witnesses.
Also, check out Devil's Pass movie from 2013, it was not bad and explored the incident in some unusual way.
It is not that simple. Many of domestic violence victims would have been alive today had they not chosen to stay with their abusers because of fear of loneliness. In a sense, the same mechanism that urges individuals to end loneliness might as well lead to their death, because in their desperation they associate with violent and dangerous people. It could be argued that in situations like that fear of loneliness is maladaptive.
Why are these empty promises still taken seriously by supposedly intelligent audiences like HN? Elon Musk wants to have cancer ridden hospice on Mars, fine. But do not call it a "colony".
Instead of helping the whale, she morbidly observed his slow death and wrote the essay with numerous inaccuracies about strandings and stranded whales. The whale should have been saved, the data showed that a humpback could last at least 3 days fully stranded and do not incur irreversible damage.
Instead of doing pointless thigs like whispering to the whale, they should have poured water on him to help with overheating and design the rescue plan.
Throw your computer and phone away. Here, you are welcome. There is no other way. Low tech or die, everything else requires the amount of self-control only chosen few possess.
Exactly, like bacteria in our guts that gets replenished by consuming foods grown in Earth soil. On Mars this stuff will die out right away, and to replicate it you will need to create another Earth.Gut bacteria is just a tiny example, there is other stuff like bone problems, vision problems, etc. I am appalled that instead of fixing mess here on earth, the only known planet to support life, we waste brains, time and resources on these idiotic fantasies simply because Sagan and deGrasse Tyson are charismatic dudes who can sell a turd if they wanted to to their fan base.
You people are all insane. I know it is HN, so my comment will be seen as blasphemy, but working long hours, lack of sleep, stress, constant exposure to technology, EMR, coupled with messed up environment, poor diet could absolutely lead to cancer along with some other numerous issues. The commenters in here are absolutely naive and clueless about all that. A typical 20-something invincibility complex.
Would be more impressive to show the Earth inhabited by humans who finally figured out how not to destroy it. THAT is a real sci-fi, hardcore level. I guess no one is bold enough to tackle this type of visuals and narrative.
What does this video show? Dead worlds, dead rocks with adrenaline, pleasure seeking junkies. Why everyone is so excited about it? Is this a type of nihilistic, pointless existence amidst dead landscape hostile to life itself that excites you?
What is up today with HN? I have been extremely turned off by insensitive, cruel and plain nasty comments on several threads. Why so much cruelty towards fellow humans, fellow Americans? Do you realize that your "I am fine, and to hell with ya' all" attitude is like cutting the branch you sit on? You cannot live, prosper and flourish in a society ridden with cruelty, nastiness, lack of empathy and extreme forms of egoism.
A typical hackernews marie antoinettes' answer. Here plebs, be grateful that you do not inhale asbestos and shut up. How did Silicon Valley get so far removed from reality? Is it what working with inanimate technology does to a human being?
As usual, typical article about Zen always shies away from discussing Zen and Nazism? Especially Suzuki and others roles? Zen has a very dark side, apart from of course monks getting gangrene from sitting meditation.
How is it suicides are beneficial for our society, but population control through reducing birth rates and stopping glamorizing babies are seen like the biggest crime again humanity?