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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/02/09

    In reply to Paris Hilton Gets Halloween Scare from Violent Boyfriend
    Heh. Cindy Adams is so old. #Dinosaurs #parishilton
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    Image of Benny Benny
    08/27/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    So what's the problem?

    Science is amazing. Real dinosaurs would be a dream come true.

    Sounds like the ones being too influenced by Jurassic Park are you guys. Luddites.
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    Image of andheartss haz it andheartss haz it
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    Did Larson completely skip the last 20 minutes of The Lost World??
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    GitEmSteveDave_♥'sRenegadeIrishman promoted this comment andheartss haz it was starred andheartss haz it was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/26/09

    @andheartss haz it: I think even the director and film crew did as well.
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    Image of Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    That's wierd because I was just working on my plans to project a forcefield around the planet.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    Do this and do this now. I want to see god-damned real dinosaurs.
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    Image of SpicyMeatball SpicyMeatball
    08/26/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: Amen. Honestly, who the fuck, when they really think about it, doesn't want to see a live T-Rex? I think even the most vocal ethical complaints would be replaced with "Holy shit...that's the tits."
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/26/09

    @SpicyMeatball: Exactly. "That's wrong! You're playing God! It's not Right! I Objec....Hey, look, a cute baby stegosaurus! Awwwwwwww"
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    I always knew Canada would find a way to conquer North America.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed

    Yeah,but Hans, you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should.

    You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could and before you even knew what you had, you patented it and packaged it and slapped it on a plastic lunchbox, and now you're selling it, you want to sell it!
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    Image of Lightice Lightice
    08/26/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SameGreatTaste!: Incidentally I thought that one of the worst speeces in the movie. There isn't a scientist alive who didn't stand on the shoulders of geniouses - remember the quote from Sir Isaac Newton, circa 18th century?

    With us humans, the thing is that if we can do something, at least one of the six billion of us will. That's why it's best to do the questionable things publically for a good purpose, since if you don't, someone else will do the same in secret for nefarious ends.

    Still, I wonder what this guy is aiming at. Whatever the movie says, there's not much money or use in dino-birds in themselves. What theory is being proved, or discovery made with this experiment? That's what I'd like to know, but this bit of news doesn't tell us. Link to a more serious science news site about the matter, please.
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    GitEmSteveDave_SameGreatTaste! promoted this comment Lightice was starred Lightice was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/26/09

    @Lightice: His point was, that unlike karate or excellent marksmanship, there was no discipline required. A man who can kill with his bare hands or shoot the eye out of a king of hearts from 1,000 yards off is not likely(I didn't say never) to do so if he's angry because his team lost. That kind of skill and knowledge also comes with discipline from the many hours/days/months/years spent honing the skill.

    What Hammond's scientists had done was read the work of others and took the next step. What that means is they didn't have to deal with the consequences/outcomes of the previous research. They also weren't in it FOR research. They were in it for pure profit. Before they had a chance to test every outcome, they went ahead full steam and cranked out dinosaurs, with no guarantee that they could not escape the park and become an invasive species that could kill people. Satler's part also reinforced that point when she brought up that they had plants in the visitor center that could kill a child if they put one LEAF in their mouth.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    08/26/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SameGreatTaste!: Good, but every third word should be "uh..."
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    Dino-chickens? Man that will be one big drumstick!
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    Image of theysaidwhat theysaidwhat
    08/26/09

    In reply to Jurassic Park Inspired Plans Will Extinct Us All, Must Be Quashed
    Waaaay off topic, but Ted Kennedy just died.
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    Image of knacko knacko
    08/26/09

    @theysaidwhat: It's being described as 'hilarious' on Wikipedia right now.

    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    theysaidwhat promoted this comment knacko was starred knacko was unstarred
    Image of theysaidwhat theysaidwhat
    08/26/09

    That is awful. What is wrong with people? A son, brother, father and husband dying of cancer is not amusing. Politics aside, this is a tragedy.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    08/17/09

    In reply to Dinosaurs Were Face-Rippingly More Terrifying Than Previously Imagined
    I really feel sorry for male Nothy Graffies. The perils of their adolescence make nearsightedness pale in comparison and gathering in circles downright lethal.
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    Image of ShanghaiLil ShanghaiLil
    08/16/09

    In reply to Dinosaurs Were Face-Rippingly More Terrifying Than Previously Imagined
    Sounds a little bit like Lizzie Grubman to me.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    08/16/09

    In reply to Dinosaurs Were Face-Rippingly More Terrifying Than Previously Imagined
    I honestly thought that pic was off the cover of an old Dungeons and Dragons campaign book or something, until I clicked the link. Is THIS what unemployed D&D artistes do now? Scientific illustration? I can't decide if that's awesome or sad.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    08/16/09

    In reply to Dinosaurs Were Face-Rippingly More Terrifying Than Previously Imagined

    Can't be worse than this.
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    Image of 610Dean 610Dean
    08/16/09

    In reply to Dinosaurs Were Face-Rippingly More Terrifying Than Previously Imagined
    Dude. I love Nine Inch Nails!! Go Trent!
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    08/16/09

    @610Dean: On the other hand, Reznor makes some people claw their own faces out, I'm sure.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    08/16/09

    In reply to Dinosaurs Were Face-Rippingly More Terrifying Than Previously Imagined
    ooooh code up the dna fragments and bring it back, please please please
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    Image of JacquesPaysan JacquesPaysan
    08/16/09

    @if_i_only_had_a_heart: Are you the Geekologie writer?
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