More pointless research
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In these times of hardship and rising unemployment, its heartening to see that there is always money to burn on research that reaches obvious conclusions. Scientists tell us that women are better at spotting a cute baby than men. :doh: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7842007.stm[^] Next they plan to research if women are more naturally more adept at having babies than men.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
No research is ever pointless as long as it's done by accepted scientific methods and published somewhere for everyone to benefit. There is a prevailing feeling out there these days that research has to be FOR some purpose or DO something but the great majority of the really beneficial things we take for granted didn't come from trying to make that thing, they came from pure research that led to discoveries that led to more that ultimately resulted in the thing we've come to know and enjoy and can't live without.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
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I assume you don't have kids? The best feeling in the world is putting your newborn child on your chest and watching them sleep. As the song says: You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life, the facts of life. P.S. - As punishment for not liking babies, I hope this song stays in your head for a while. ;P
Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
I assume you don't have kids?
I can't see where you'd have got such an idea from ;-) The thought of even holding a baby makes me cringe. I guess I have too much on my plate managing my own chaotic lifestyle let alone having the added resposibility of a helpless child.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Assuming Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships, then a face that would launch one would be a milihelen.
My only problem with that is that we don't know what Helen looked like. So what are comparing this too? I propose taking a short poll to determine a modern day Helen, and I nominate Salma Hayak, Halle Berry and Monica Bellucci. Sure, I'll volunteer.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I nominate Salma Hayak, Halle Berry and Monica Bellucci
What, no Eva Green? Philistine. :suss:
Cheers, Vıkram.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I nominate Salma Hayak, Halle Berry and Monica Bellucci
What, no Eva Green? Philistine. :suss:
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.
I like your taste. Eva Green :cool:
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I like your taste. Eva Green :cool:
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High Five! :-D
Cheers, Vıkram.
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High Five! :-D
Cheers, Vıkram.
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:cool: Now if you eat pepper as much as I do...
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Surely it is correlated to hand size?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
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Is that Danny La Rue's brother?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
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Is that Danny La Rue's brother?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
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Mark Wallace wrote:
beauty (ergo cuteness) is in the eye of the beholder.
Isn't that: Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder?
Joe Simes wrote:
beauty (ergo cuteness) is in the eye of the beholder.Isn't that: Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder?
Only if you've got a glass eye.
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No research is ever pointless as long as it's done by accepted scientific methods and published somewhere for everyone to benefit. There is a prevailing feeling out there these days that research has to be FOR some purpose or DO something but the great majority of the really beneficial things we take for granted didn't come from trying to make that thing, they came from pure research that led to discoveries that led to more that ultimately resulted in the thing we've come to know and enjoy and can't live without.
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson
John C wrote:
the great majority of the really beneficial things we take for granted didn't come from trying to make that thing, they came from pure research that led to discoveries that led to more that ultimately resulted in the thing we've come to know and enjoy and can't live without.
Whoa, Mama! I'm all for blue-sky research, but this travesty is particularly pointless, because its measurements are based on what, exactly? "Cuteness" is a matter of opinion, and therefore cannot be quantified in any way that is useful empirically. All there is to learn from this "research" is that the "scientists" involved are idiots, because all they proved (if anything) is that some women agree with their idea of cuteness more than some men do. They're a stain on Scotland's proud scientific heritage.
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:cool: Now if you eat pepper as much as I do...
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By pepper, do you mean black pepper/peppercorns[^]? Or Capsicums[^]? Or Chillies[^]? I can't eat enough of any of them [drool] I eat a lot of the first variety with Pongal for breakfast. The second is one of my favourite vegetables, although the capsicums we get in India are anything but hot. The last I use extensively in cooking and salads. I have a bottle of pickled green chillies in the fridge, and DAMMIT MUSTAFA, THANKS TO YOU I AM NOW TEMPTED TO RAID THE FRIDGE AT 12:15 AM! :-D And I have a memory leak waiting for me at work tomorrow :((
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.
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Joe Simes wrote:
beauty (ergo cuteness) is in the eye of the beholder.Isn't that: Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder?
Only if you've got a glass eye.
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Surely it is correlated to hand size?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
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:D I've always said that beer glasses should be rose coloured.
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By pepper, do you mean black pepper/peppercorns[^]? Or Capsicums[^]? Or Chillies[^]? I can't eat enough of any of them [drool] I eat a lot of the first variety with Pongal for breakfast. The second is one of my favourite vegetables, although the capsicums we get in India are anything but hot. The last I use extensively in cooking and salads. I have a bottle of pickled green chillies in the fridge, and DAMMIT MUSTAFA, THANKS TO YOU I AM NOW TEMPTED TO RAID THE FRIDGE AT 12:15 AM! :-D And I have a memory leak waiting for me at work tomorrow :((
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.
All of them :drool: I eat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strained_yoghurt[^] mixed with the hottest peppers (Chillies) I can find Of course, I get branded insane, but it tastes incredible with a glass of orange juice as well...
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
DAMMIT MUSTAFA, THANKS TO YOU I AM NOW TEMPTED TO RAID THE FRIDGE AT 12:15 AM!
Mission accomplished :laugh:
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John C wrote:
the great majority of the really beneficial things we take for granted didn't come from trying to make that thing, they came from pure research that led to discoveries that led to more that ultimately resulted in the thing we've come to know and enjoy and can't live without.
Whoa, Mama! I'm all for blue-sky research, but this travesty is particularly pointless, because its measurements are based on what, exactly? "Cuteness" is a matter of opinion, and therefore cannot be quantified in any way that is useful empirically. All there is to learn from this "research" is that the "scientists" involved are idiots, because all they proved (if anything) is that some women agree with their idea of cuteness more than some men do. They're a stain on Scotland's proud scientific heritage.
Sure on the face of it, it's completely ridiculous, but who knows, some day someone might be doing a paper on proper scientific technique and cite it as an example of something bad or someone might be doing research on dolphins or something and it might give them some ideas. You just never know and I bet it was really cheap to do this study anyway.
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