Generally, the non-corn-fed deer.
It is sort of possible to hunt wild cows... or at least very cow-like critters.
In any case, I don't really have a horse in that particular race - I like game meats and farmed meats.
-Kle.
"So people are welcome to try and eat you, as long as they can avoid being shot? Excellent! It's just survival of the fittest in action."
Precisely.
-Kle.
Quibbles:
"We" demonstrably do not share a "generation".
"Being able to render any race with equal ease means that as a human, you truly feel like the minority species we are."
Meh. Only if you're weirdly (or ordinarily, I suppose) sensitive to such things.
All the aliens are people, irrespective of their shape or biology. I just see them as people, just like IRL I don't see a blonde and think "ooh, look - a blonde!". Sure there's prejudice against Humans in the game, but there are always jerks in the world no matter your personal details.
Excellent game series, though.
-Kle.
"So sad that someone can care so little about the rest of the living world to actually believe this and then say it like it's completely reasonable. No wonder humanity is so messed up. "
Humanity is nothing more than an animal species; a part of nature. I strongly doubt that any other predator, omnivore, or scavenger cares about the pre-eating welfare of it's food. This is the nature of nature, and the way the world works. Your attitude better demonstrates the "messed up" qualities of humanity than mine. Mine is almost certainly the more common as well, which is the basic definition of sanity.
-Kle.
"I think Hall's practical value as a commenter is limited. Perhaps it would be more efficient to eat him instead? "
Sure, fair's fair - you're welcome to come and try. I've always wished the stupid US funeral laws didn't disallow my eventual corpse from being just left out for animals... seems like the right thing to do.
Just remember, I won't hesitate to pull the trigger. People who get all angsty about the lifestyle of a chicken they're going to eat just might.
-Kle.
"I worry about the quality of life of food, because the higher the quality, the better it tastes."
If that can be proven, then sure.
I know a lot of people who prefer game though, and the quality of life for a wild animal is often a lot lower than that of a pampered, high-quality beef cow, for example.
I don't think the science has actually been done, and of course taste varies between people.
-Kle.
They also won't be nearly as cheap to operate, once the tax-evasion loophole is inevitably closed.
However, the biggest problems are still cost, durability, performance, and the incredibly crappy range. If somebody invents a better battery, then we can worry about those other problems. Until then, electric cars will remain insignificant.
-Kle.
I only care about three things when it comes to food:
Price.
Deliciousness.
An adequate level of not-immediately-fatal-to-consume.
I couldn't possibly care less what horrible things might or might not be done to anything that is inevitably going to be murdered to fulfill my food desires, unless it negatively affects one of these factors. Worrying about the quality of life (for it's own sake) of food is perverse.
-Kle.
As a Rhode Islander, the proper term is "Dwarf State".
-Kle.
-Kle.
"Why don’t Americans elect scientists to office?"
Because few scientists are rich, sleazy, con men. We pretty much only elect them.
Also, scientists often already have real jobs so they tend not to run for office.
-Kle.
"If you want to end these types of cuts (proposed by a Democrat), vote Democrat. It's that simple."
There, I fixed that for you.
Joining teams only benefits the team owners.
-Kle.
The NASA cuts are proposed for a simple and obvious reason - NASA has few effective proponents and defenders. It's an easy target.
-Kle.
-Kle.
Heh... could be on to something there.
-Kle.
-Kle.
"CERN's research director promises we will know the truth about the Higgs boson by the end of 2012."
People really shouldn't say things like that.
-Kle.
"It's sometimes difficult to get those two points across without sounding anti-tech. "
It isn't, though.
All you have to do is drop the futile and impossible "cut back on emissions by reducing output and usage" mantra, and propose engineering solutions.
-Kle.
It's a nice plan.
Too bad it'll never get funded.
-Kle.
"melted these in the microwave"
You modern kids are all spoiled! When I was a child, only rich people had microwave ovens!
-Kle.
"What would you need to know about the figure in order to decide it's okay to kill?"
Is it an immediate threat to me or others.
"Under what conditions might we consider zombies a separate species, worthy of their own survival?"
Under the condition that we can co-exist successfully.
-Kle.
Yes, I concur.
I'm especially disappointed in the low opinion many geeks/nerds/dorks seem to have of science/technology/progress.
-Kle.
Art quality is nothing more than a popularity contest.
In this case, it is a contest the Foglios have won.
-Kle.
