Can we Have a WIP Thread? - Page 7

jleslie · 12-03-2004, 07:52 AM

It's a pity there isn't a measure of "habitable" land, as I suspect the Netherlands would mostly qualify, whereas we have much more in the way of mountains, so our population density is probably closer to their's than the statistics suggest, we just get more "scenery" to visit.

Jim Sachs · 12-03-2004, 11:17 AM

A couple of years ago, I took a bus tour of England, and didn't really have the impression of overcrowding. Scotland, the Lakes Country, Wales - there always seemed to be miles of beautiful pastoral scenerey.

The trouble with population control is that it's always the wrong part of the population that gets controlled. The intelligent, thoughtful, socially-responsible people are limiting their families to 1 or 2 children, while the blockheads who never got the word still have 10. These children will be raised by blockheads to become blockheads themselves. Germany, France, and (just recently) Italy are all concerned about dwindling birthrates. China's big problem is that they have successfully limited the number of children per family, but everyone wants male children, leading to a situation where a whole generation will have a slim chance of finding wives.

Surferminn · 12-03-2004, 12:49 PM

hmmmm... let me think here.... did he just call me or my family a bunch of blockheads .... or something inbetween? ..... hmmmm... well, whatever. It's a good thing I don't have a short temper or raw sensitive nerves right now.

Jim Sachs · 12-03-2004, 02:57 PM

Minn - If you come from a large family of enlightened people, I salute you. You've done your bit for our side

There are no blockheads on the Forum, since to participate you'd have to be able to read (and type, sort of).

Marian Nichols · 12-03-2004, 05:09 PM

Well that leaves me out.

Cause I can only sort of read, sort of write and sort of type.

(joking)

feldon34 · 12-03-2004, 05:28 PM

Sometimes it's Jim's turn to say the things that many of us feel but don't have the chutzpah to say.

Jim Sachs · 12-03-2004, 07:22 PM

Sorry for the rant, but it's a pet peeve of mine - blockheads causing the end of civilization. My wife is a Labor & Delivery nurse at a County hospital and nearly every one of her patients is a gang-member's girlfiend. 19 years old, third baby. On welfare, of course, so I'm paying to bring a new blockhead into the world and raise it until it becomes a fully-functioning gang member. When the blockheads only constituted 10% of the population, life was still livable for the rest of us. When they reach 90%, nobody's going to be having any fun.

patscarr · 12-04-2004, 03:22 AM

And then the blockheads grow up and become gang members or worse, politicians!

jleslie · 12-04-2004, 05:29 AM

Um, okay - but on the subject of an aquarium with a 3D background, moving plants and fish that move in groups can I just say I like the aquarium in my new apartment. (That's in the computer game Vampire: Bloodlines when you get a downtown apartment.) Not quite MA but I'm impressed the game programmers put in the effort. (The game is in the "holding my interest" but not "captivating me" category so far.)

fishbowl · 12-04-2004, 06:47 AM

The game "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines" uses Valve's Source engine, the same engine behind Half-Life 2.

Surferminn · 12-04-2004, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
Minn - If you come from a large family of enlightened people, I salute you. You've done your bit for our side

Alas, as much as it might brighten my ego to be considered one of the enlightened ones, afraid I cannot accept that title. I still put foot in mouth, judge my fellow beings, and feel superior/inferior to others. Afraid I'm still very much a WIP (work-in-process).

I did enjoy bathing in the light for a little bit before responding.

Marian Nichols · 12-04-2004, 09:48 AM

Welcome to the human race.

Living in a section of the country where what Jim speaks of is all too prevalent I am inclined to ponder on the solution, and I see none. None as long as we accept this type of behavior without enforcing responsibility and how do we go about that. And I say no more.

Jim Sachs · 12-04-2004, 11:59 AM

Minn - if you wonder if you are enlightened, then you are. The idea would never cross the "mind" of a blockhead.

Tiny Turtle · 12-06-2004, 02:18 AM

Marian,
Loved your "only sort of..." post. Made my morning.

12-03-2004, 11:17 AM	#122
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	A couple of years ago, I took a bus tour of England, and didn't really have the impression of overcrowding. Scotland, the Lakes Country, Wales - there always seemed to be miles of beautiful pastoral scenerey. The trouble with population control is that it's always the wrong part of the population that gets controlled. The intelligent, thoughtful, socially-responsible people are limiting their families to 1 or 2 children, while the blockheads who never got the word still have 10. These children will be raised by blockheads to become blockheads themselves. Germany, France, and (just recently) Italy are all concerned about dwindling birthrates. China's big problem is that they have successfully limited the number of children per family, but everyone wants male children, leading to a situation where a whole generation will have a slim chance of finding wives. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-03-2004, 12:49 PM	#123
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	hmmmm... let me think here.... did he just call me or my family a bunch of blockheads .... or something inbetween? ..... hmmmm... well, whatever. It's a good thing I don't have a short temper or raw sensitive nerves right now. Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

12-03-2004, 02:57 PM	#124
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Minn - If you come from a large family of enlightened people, I salute you. You've done your bit for our side There are no blockheads on the Forum, since to participate you'd have to be able to read (and type, sort of). Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-03-2004, 05:28 PM	#126
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Sometimes it's Jim's turn to say the things that many of us feel but don't have the chutzpah to say. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

12-03-2004, 07:22 PM	#127
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Sorry for the rant, but it's a pet peeve of mine - blockheads causing the end of civilization. My wife is a Labor & Delivery nurse at a County hospital and nearly every one of her patients is a gang-member's girlfiend. 19 years old, third baby. On welfare, of course, so I'm paying to bring a new blockhead into the world and raise it until it becomes a fully-functioning gang member. When the blockheads only constituted 10% of the population, life was still livable for the rest of us. When they reach 90%, nobody's going to be having any fun. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-03-2004, 07:52 AM	#121
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	It's a pity there isn't a measure of "habitable" land, as I suspect the Netherlands would mostly qualify, whereas we have much more in the way of mountains, so our population density is probably closer to their's than the statistics suggest, we just get more "scenery" to visit.

12-03-2004, 05:09 PM	#125
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Well that leaves me out. Cause I can only sort of read, sort of write and sort of type. (joking)

12-04-2004, 03:22 AM	#128
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	And then the blockheads grow up and become gang members or worse, politicians! Patrick

12-04-2004, 05:29 AM	#129
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	Um, okay - but on the subject of an aquarium with a 3D background, moving plants and fish that move in groups can I just say I like the aquarium in my new apartment. (That's in the computer game Vampire: Bloodlines when you get a downtown apartment.) Not quite MA but I'm impressed the game programmers put in the effort. (The game is in the "holding my interest" but not "captivating me" category so far.)

12-04-2004, 06:47 AM	#130
fishbowl Cramped Quarters Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 223	The game "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines" uses Valve's Source engine, the same engine behind Half-Life 2.

12-04-2004, 07:32 AM	#131
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	Originally posted by Jim Sachs Minn - If you come from a large family of enlightened people, I salute you. You've done your bit for our side Alas, as much as it might brighten my ego to be considered one of the enlightened ones, afraid I cannot accept that title. I still put foot in mouth, judge my fellow beings, and feel superior/inferior to others. Afraid I'm still very much a WIP (work-in-process). I did enjoy bathing in the light for a little bit before responding.

12-04-2004, 09:48 AM	#132
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Welcome to the human race. Living in a section of the country where what Jim speaks of is all too prevalent I am inclined to ponder on the solution, and I see none. None as long as we accept this type of behavior without enforcing responsibility and how do we go about that. And I say no more.

12-04-2004, 11:59 AM	#133
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Minn - if you wonder if you are enlightened, then you are. The idea would never cross the "mind" of a blockhead. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-06-2004, 02:18 AM	#134
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Marian, Loved your "only sort of..." post. Made my morning. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.