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    Image of lazyeight lazyeight
    12/10/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    To Most:
    Third world much? Folks do what they gotta do to survive. If they can eke a living out of this, then good on them.
    You may note that no Zabbaleen has posted here.
    Could it be that they're so busy trying to stay alive that they haven't logged in to air their views. Or could it be that they're so dirt poor that they may have heard of the internet in conversation but have never actually touched a computer?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/10/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    I don't even need the Professor's Smell-O-Scope to tell me what unholy odors are emanating from that place...
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    There is only one thing to do in a situation like this: garbage angels.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/09/09

    @OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: That's fine, as long as you avoid the 'Medical Waste' section.
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    Edited by AmishJohn at 12/09/09 8:39 PM AmishJohn was starred AmishJohn was unstarred
    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    This is crazy. A whole economy based on the waste of another. Geez.
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    Image of AthronofEryndor AthronofEryndor
    12/09/09

    @Hamslicer: I think of it less like an economy and more like an ecosystem. And life thrives in other areas off the waste of other organisms. As a metaphor, not a perfect mirror, of course.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    12/10/09

    @Hamslicer: It's crazy to throw away enough to sustain another economy, but sustaining yourself with what other throw away is not crazy, it's something that's always been done (perhaps on a different scale)
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    12/10/09

    @Dirk Anger: nail head + hammer + smack!
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    Edited by Hamslicer at 12/10/09 8:06 AM Hamslicer was starred Hamslicer was unstarred
    Image of Fedaykin Fedaykin
    12/10/09

    @Hamslicer: Crazy? I don't know, the more I think about it, the more it seems like a plot form an old Doctor Who episode...
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    Image of cylon_conspiracy cylon_conspiracy
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    Interesting to see how people make the best of a bad situation.

    This is obviously not anything anyone here would ever want to experience first-hand in their own lives of course.
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    The Trash-heap has spoken!
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    Image of tamoko tamoko
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    That is absolutely insane... but they do get props for seeing opportunities in all the refuse of Cairo. I just wish they didn't have to leave it on the roof.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    The smell, I can't even imagine the smell...
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    12/09/09

    In reply to Egypt's Trash City Only Looks Like the Garbage Apocalypse
    Reminds me of the trash planet in Soldier.
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    12/09/09

    @FrankenPC: Hint: Kurt Russell is hiding in the pond with machine guns.
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    12/09/09

    @mattycakes: With waterproof bullets
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    Image of EBone EBone
    12/09/09

    In reply to What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
    How perfect since she's batshiat crazy.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    12/09/09

    In reply to What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
    Arianna is the Jar-Jar of this movie.
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    Image of salthegeek salthegeek
    12/08/09

    In reply to What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
    Will people please stop speculating if Larry had a sex change. It's his business and we should just roll with it. It's not that big a deal.
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Edited by salthegeek at 12/08/09 10:18 PM salthegeek was starred salthegeek was unstarred
    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/09/09

    @salthegeek: I think, given that she's now Lana, we can do her the courtesy of calling her by the proper name and gender. Just saying.
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    Image of salthegeek salthegeek
    12/09/09

    @Annalee Newitz: Sorry about that, thanks for the correction. Shame I can't edit my post now
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/08/09

    In reply to What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
    Huffington's hair does not make me optimistic about this project.
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    12/08/09

    @Lassus: ...or the future of fashion 90 years into the future. Apparently the Pluto-Martianians will be invading. How glorious I won't (hopefully) be around for that.
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    12/08/09

    In reply to What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
    90 years ago WW I had just ended. Imagine trying to predict modern Germany based on the breadlines and Freikorps of that era? And would you ever predict a second cataclysmic war, followed by the establishment of an ultra-liberal state? The Berlin Wall?
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    Image of White_Redeemer White_Redeemer
    12/08/09

    In reply to What Is The Wachowskis' Secret Science Fiction Project — Guest-Starring Arianna Huffington?
    So is "Lana" just Larry dressed as a woman, or did he really have a sex change? I'm really confused.
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    12/08/09

    @White_Redeemer: A. It really isn't any of your or any of our business. Usual rule of thumb is if they present as X then go with the usual pronouns and such until you are sure. Or even better gender neutral pronouns! B. Really sex change isn't the best term and you seem to be lumping a bunch of stuff together with the idea of "having a sex change".
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    Image of Blair Mitchelmore Blair Mitchelmore
    12/08/09

    @IraeNicole: RE A: I don't think you need to be so aggressive. It seems like a general inquiry to me. Obviously, if she identifies as a woman, then that's what she identifies herself as. I don't think that precludes any queries and clarifications. RE B: You should, if chiding someone for using a specific term, suggest an alternative, generally speaking. Would you prefer gender reassignment? Something else entirely?
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    Image of betty.black betty.black
    12/09/09

    @Blair Mitchelmore: Actually, the fact that someone identifies as a certain sex does (ideally) preclude any further questions.

    One of my very best friends is a transman who I've known for the past six years of his transition. It can be really tough to get comfy in this area because we think of gender as such a concrete, binary thing. I've fumbled through wrong pronouns and blurted super-awkward questions, so no judging from me.

    The best alternate terms I know to "sex change" are "in transition" or "transitioning." This includes the range of dressing/living as preferred gender (often as a legal requirement to medical intervention), taking sex hormones, undergoing corrective surgeries, and a host of other intermediary steps. Because it's so open-ended, it's hard to offend with it. (Unless someone's just in drag—i.e. Eddie Izzard.)

    Basically, the plumbing is inessential. Whether L.W. is transitioned, in transition, or merely crossdressing, if she's presenting as a she, she's a she in my book. Period.
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment betty.black was starred betty.black was unstarred
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