f**king stupid euro****s have made a right mess of this comet landing business. Useless ****ers.

[Berni]

['Neg]

and all...

[Rich]

harpoons to fasten it into place.

I understand that it's now lying on it's side in the shadow of a cliff meaning that the solar panels are not exposed to the sun. This, in turn, means that the thing will become useless on Saturday or before.

Brilliant.

[Pokster]

not working as well as it is meant to.

[Classic Jorge]

Meanwhile beardy Colin Pilger who looks like the bloke from Time Team is still waiting for the signal from his mars lander.

[Classic Jorge]

[Classic Jorge]

[Snin]

of gps imo

Replacing 80% of what doctors do?

Much of what physicians do (checkups, testing, diagnosis, prescription, behavior modification, etc.) can be done better by sensors, passive and active data collection, and analytics. But, doctors aren’t supposed to just measure. They’re supposed to consume all that data, consider it in context of the latest medical findings and the patient’s history, and figure out if something’s wrong. Computers can take on much of that diagnosis and treatment and even do these functions better than the average doctor (while considering more options and making fewer errors). Most doctors couldn’t possibly read and digest all of the latest 5,000 research articles on heart disease. And, most of the average doctor’s medical knowledge is from when they were in medical school, while cognitive limitations prevent them from remembering the 10,000+ diseases humans can get.

Computers are better at organizing and recalling complex information than a hotshot Harvard MD. They’re also better at integrating and balancing considerations of patient symptoms, history, demeanor, environmental factors, and population management guidelines than the average physician. Besides, 50% of MDs are below average! Computers also have much lower error rates. Shouldn’t we take advantage of that when it comes to our health?!

[Snin]

[Berni]

useful. Not that it was going to be much f**king use even if it had worked perfectly, of course.

[Classic Jorge]

...away :rolleyes:

It's not like any good has ever come from a comet, is it?

[Supermac1976]

:hehe:

[Classic Jorge]

http://www.beyondhollywood.com/uploads/2013/10/Lifeforce-1985-Movie-Poster.jpg

[Berni]

specious 'cosmic jizz' guff.

[Classic Jorge]

The same impact, it's thought, that properly f**ked the earth's crust up and allowed massive amounts of minerals to be released into the seas making them a viable place for life to happen.

The impact that tilted the axis of the earth in orbit, making stuff like seasons possible.

So yeah, apart from the whole chapter of genesis stuff, what have they done for us?

[Supermac1976]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ObIETQaOxEs/T-EqIo31C-I/AAAAAAAADUI/xj8s38vdFSc/s1600/c671d3e48803bc4fff3d0001b0864437.jpg

[Berni]

As to the rest of it, that's pure theory. Eqwually, since comets offer the very real possibility of extinguishing life on earth, I fail to see whay you like them so much. They're ****ers and should be blown up with nukes and that.

[7evens]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DjsmkD1fw

[Classic Jorge]

[7evens]

I'm afraid we'd be completely f**ked without it http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/ohwell.gif

[Supermac1976]

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0351/1705/products/mens_SPACE_T_LB_1024x1024.jpg?v=1397132178
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUfzxSRD6Mo/VDBqaFX1c3I/AAAAAAAADX4/CLLDcBTdQPg/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-09-15%2Bat%2B15.13.24.png

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Berni]

that your obsession with space and tedious **** like that is another way to needle you*.


*In an entirely friendly and affectionate sense, of course.

[Snin]

we need some living space imo

[Snin]

[Pokster]

in a friendly but non agressive way of course :-)

[Berni]

It's a classic 'big-man, little-man' English combination. I'm surprised Jorge likes it so much.

[Classic Jorge]

And yeah, nothing winds me up like people glorying in the own ignorance.

[Berni]

Honestly, though, I do find the whole thing a bit dull. Can't help it. It just doesn't interest me in the slightest.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Essentially a nerd.

You and I both know that beyond the realm of Film, space in fact is a complete waste of time.

[Classic Jorge]

That's the worst type of inverted snobbery

[Classic Jorge]

I'm also ignorant of Batack, American Football and Cliff Diving.

Same thing really

[Berni]

My theory is that dear old j likes things in direct proportion to how far away from britain/the anglosphere they are. So he likes extreme lefty politics because it doesn't happen here; he likes foreign football hipsterishness because the teams aren't British and he likes space because it's f**king miles away.

[Alexism - Atheoist]

We'll handle it.

If we feel like it, of course.

[Brentwood]

https://i.imgur.com/xjawEUq.png

[redgunamo]

[Berni]

are still in cricket talking about a game beloved by 45% of the population of Asia. That's quite a lot of people and I can think of nothing more wilfully ignorant than simply dismissing that.

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

Also, this thing isn't getting anyone 'into space' either. It's just going up there, hanging about for a bit and then ceasing to work. :shrug:

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

You know, one of those sports only really taken seriously in one continent and a couple of other anomalous outposts.

Like cricket

[Berni]

actually growing in popularity worldwide.

[Classic Jorge]

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]