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News Briefs 11-10-2012

Your loyal news admins are running on fumes by now, dear readers…

Thanks to Kat, Bosko & Perceval

Quote of the Day:

“If the government won’t fund the space program, to allow people’s imagination to soar, then all I can do is make movies that bring space down to earth and make it more accessible to the imagination.”

~Steven Spielberg

  1. Trade ‘er in for a Woolly Mammoth!
    Don’t be too disappointed. The study just used bones from an average environment in New Zealand up to 8000 years old. Most dinosaur fossils were created in exceptional circumstances e.g. rapid burial in large quantities of volcanic ash. And, of course, the Jurassic Park scenario calls on preservation in amber, which is bound to be superior.

    Even if the results translate across the board, there’s still all sorts of animals in the zone that would be fun to bring back… and ride on!

  2. the daimon in the room
    yeah but here’s the problem with Joe’s argument: 90% of those born today will never know who Beethoven is and 99% of children do not know what a book is. I grew up in a day and age with cassette tapes, boy do i feel old 😛

    materialistic backwash = misanthropic daimons

    1. A difficult case
      A difficult case, trying to defend the entire human race.

      But I do agree that only at the brink is when we dare to show our true spirit. And that spirit, though brief compared to the long years of the stars, shines brighter than any of them.

      Mark Shermin: Have people from your world been here before?

      Starman: Before yes. We are interested in your species.

      Mark Shermin: You mean you’re some kind of anthropologist? Is that what you’re doing here? Just checking us out?

      Starman: You are a strange species. Not like any other. And you’d be surprised how many there are. Intelligent but savage. Shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you?

      [Shermin nods]

      Starman: You are at your very best when things are worst.

  3. from the Baraka-Samsara-Fondue-Dept.
    “Your loyal news admins are running on fumes by now, dear readers…”

    words to live by:

    o everything has an expiration date

    o always remember to take breaks

    o if you begin to take your joy too seriously, stop immediately and do something else

    o always keep your laser handy

    o how many gringos does it take to get to the chewy centre?

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