h a l f b a k e r yTrying to contain nuts.
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what do you want to put in there? |
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Well this idea could go in there for a start. |
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Science:Geology:Optical Devices:Toast:Bagles: extra
crunchy |
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//what do you want to put in there?// Fossils, of
course. To confound atheistical paleontologists. |
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That would be palaeontology. |
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Stuff from 'Strata' - aha! I've got one. |
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We need a science:cosmological engineering
category. That will
take care of everything. After all, what are we more
concerned with: understanding how something
works or harnessing it for unprecedented
consequence? |
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[19thly] Good catch. Yes, I specifically had in mind
the boot in
the coal measure. |
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If you build a better category, halfbaked ideas will beat a path to its door. |
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There's a category "home: pest control: trap" which is generically OK, but there really should be a category, "Halfbakery: Mousetrap: Better" |
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// We need a science:cosmological engineering category.
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I second that. It's even been practised since Neolithic
times:
[link] |
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However, I'd say we also need a cosmic engineering
category. AIUI, while
cosmological engineering attempts to affect or control
the cosmos itself,
cosmic engineering [link] merely affects or controls
smaller things in reaction
to or anticipation of cosmic behaviors. Conflation and
inflation probably don't go
well together. |
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