tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post451051205720403103..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "Yes, I'm sure this will work."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26365017530133031392012-08-18T00:12:50.546-04:002012-08-18T00:12:50.546-04:00@Strel: Fermi didn't, but it's a variation...@Strel: Fermi didn't, but it's a variation of "the Zoo Hypothesis," by Ronald Bracewell. As no less than Calvin observed to Hobbes: "Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the Universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."<br /><br />FREE PUSSY RIOT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15005381135676693862012-08-17T23:59:37.397-04:002012-08-17T23:59:37.397-04:00I have no question that when this becomes feasible...I have no question that when this becomes feasible, it will be a huge hit, despite what some conspiracy theorists will say. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85960116372301228682012-08-17T23:57:53.785-04:002012-08-17T23:57:53.785-04:00Why don't we just get USB ports installed into...Why don't we just get USB ports installed into everyone at birth and be done with it?CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67409829754649896652012-08-17T23:29:40.081-04:002012-08-17T23:29:40.081-04:00The point is not that the policy works. But it giv...The point is not that the policy works. But it gives you cover to yell at them, throw them out of class, take their toys, and make them feel guilty about it. It relieves our stress. <br /><br />That it improves their learning is a side-effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33126653953176493232012-08-17T22:53:13.575-04:002012-08-17T22:53:13.575-04:00@Strel: It sounds like your five months trapped i...@Strel: It sounds like your five months trapped in prison with Pussy Riot has left you a bit restless. But the fact that Putin continues to allow you wifi access to College Misery from your cell means the poll numbers are on your side. We Four are proud of you. Keep fighting the good fight.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66335378610146595712012-08-17T22:13:51.208-04:002012-08-17T22:13:51.208-04:00Did Fermi ever come up with a "Galactic Snob&...Did Fermi ever come up with a "Galactic Snob" addendum?<br /><br />Because if I saw American TV transmissions from space, I would avoid this planet....Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16965096736934153392012-08-17T21:31:17.456-04:002012-08-17T21:31:17.456-04:00A possible solution to the Fermi Paradox is that w...A possible solution to the Fermi Paradox is that whenever extraterrestrials invent digital electronics, their science and society stagnate because virtual adventure becomes more important to them than real adventure. It's much like in the Star Trek pilot, "The Cage," except these illusions go "Beep!" <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com