If you build it they will come. Then they will take over the world and we are all DOOMED. The third movie in the series will be called "Rise of the iBees." They will pollinate you to death. It isn't pretty.
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If you build it they will come. Then they will take over the world and we are all DOOMED. The third movie in the series will be called "Rise of the iBees." They will pollinate you to death. It isn't pretty.
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It seems that we as a species have been doomed from the beginning. Our ability to manipulate and alter the biosphere of our planet has never been matched. In a sense, we have "invented" our way to a path of oblivion. In a sense, we as a species are not "natural." By that, I mean the Earth simply cannot adjust to the rapid changes we cause. For instance, the dinosaurs did not slash and burn 10 to 100 acres of rain forest per day, or drain the Colorado River down to a trickle. There are still, literally, MILLIONS of people today, in the year 2009, who sincerely believe that the paw of an endangered Asian Sun Bear or Siberian Tiger will provide them with sexual potency. There are still MILLIONS of people on this planet who still cannot embrace the idea that the oceans are not "magically" replenished, even though the average size of each fish and of the total hauls of fish, are shrinking each year. Political points-of-view simply have nothing to do with the interpretation of the reams of data pointing to our effect on this environment. Anyone who knows me is aware that I am definitely not a hippie, just a realist.
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Very well said. I am with you. I too am a realist, and at the same time an optimist. I think we can change what we do. We simply must. If we do not we will suffer the consequences as surely as our economy has suffered from people believing that they can buy a half a million dollar house with no money down and super low payments-forever. Tomorrow comes. We either plan or wake up on that day with surprises on our faces. Many years ago the Saudis built fresh water desalination plants. They realized they were living in a desert and would need lots of fresh water. Duh. Southern CA (also a desert) at this point in time should have several. I was in the Kern Valley all this week. The water table there is down 60% from normal. I drove literally for hours through fields growing food. No one wants to pay for a new aqueduct. It is a major problem that will not "replenish itself" if we do nothing. Doing nothing and ignoring the rapidly building mountain of scientific evidence about changes on our planet as a "hoax" will be our end.
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What a great comment!Originally Posted by fishtankcrazy
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You really need to work on your discernment abilities. This was so far out or right field, and had virtually nothing to do with the topic.
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I think we have the same friend...
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Bee otch. lol
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Man, that sucks.... I was only able to snorkel the GBR...
I didnt have my scuba quals yet...(freakin awesome, reguardless!)
Jonathan- hurry up with that invention!
Group trip? Australia? GBR.....2012? LETS DO THIS!!!! ED, Peter, Gus, Jess, Jonathan and Roland I'll pay for your trip... If / When I hit the Lotto
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