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I always thought the best solution to the problem of poachers is to making the hunting of them legal, the Americans will be queuing up to shoot them (not only that they will pay for the privilege and bring their own guns and ammo)
Poachers will be extinct with months
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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I beg to differ, make hunting of the consumers of the product legal. Or better still the sellers of the product. China and other parts of Asia have a lot of responsibility here!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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why limit ourselves, make hunting all three legal
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Nah, the African is a poor starving uneducated native, the seller is a money at any cost scumbag, and the customer is a superstitious moron with more money than sense.
Feed the African and shoot the other two! Having said that I hate that Africa seems to be a complete basket case.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Kinessa Johnson[^]
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I'm reading this great book right now:
Einstein: Creator & Rebel, by Banesh Hoffman - amazon link[^]
Really like the book, because it details Einstein in his early years where he cannot even get a job.
It mentions his difficulties with the stodgy school system, how he basically dropped out of school and then his few years of self-study. Amazing.
It mentions that he ends up ruining his chances to get a University position early on and his dark few years where no one thinks he has anything to offer. Ah, retrospect!!!
The book is a great look into Einstein as a human and as a creative person who had to rebel against a system that wouldn't have allowed him to go beyond the ideas that they had.
Very inspiring as a software developer.
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Schools cannot handle creative people, because they are run by uncreative people who erroneously believe themselves to be creative.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I completely agree with that statement. I have always said that the best 5% of kids in any country should be taught, from an early age, in a special environment by the best minds in that country.
In the UK, it is a one size fits all education philosophy. We should bring back selection at 11 to tackle the next 30% and then make sure the rest get the best they can cope with. You have to give all kids the best chance you can to develop to their full potential and recognise that some will develop further than others.
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I only disagree with who should be teaching them.
I don't think the best minds need to teach the kids. For me, it was a stodgy old computer teacher who felt it was simply better to give me challenges (based on my personality, it worked well), and let me attack them. Then to review "failures" as merely side-tracks on the path to success.
While I feel these kids should have access to the best minds, the problem with the best minds is often that they CANNOT teach anyone who is not near their level.
But I ABSOLUTELY agree with the premise that we should group kids by proclivity/ability as opposed to age.
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Schools cannot handle creative people, because what creative people do is not in the text books. Yes, schools expect their students to follow the rules and fit into the expected 'student' mold. If you are too creative, then they cannot tolerate it. Now, the educators 'look up' to Einstein. These educators can be a foolish bunch. Here's Einstein back at you.
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Thanks for this. I just ordered a copy to read.
Jeremy Falcon
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Glad to hear you are going to enjoy the book too.
It really is a great read. I read the Richard Feynman (Surely, You're Joking, Mr. Feynman) autobiography recently too and it's not bad, but I like this one a bit better so far.
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I've always been interested in the psychology behind people like Einstein, helps me get inside their head and such. So yeah, it's gonna be cracked open for sure.
Jeremy Falcon
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Thanks I think I will order it also.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
When you are dead you don't know it, it's only difficult for others.
It's the same when you're stupid.
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This is great to hear. I like great biographies and am glad to hear others that enjoy them too.
I recently read the Richard Feynman biography and quite a few years ago read a great bio of Isaac Newton that was fascinating. That one was meant for kids, but it was fantastic.
I really enjoy reading about the people who tried to create, make, invent, build etc.
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The last bio I read was Keith Richards bio[^], both creative but different ends of the spectrum, but a good/interesting read!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
When you are dead you don't know it, it's only difficult for others.
It's the same when you're stupid.
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the last I read was Wings on My Sleeve[^]
there is a list of the planes types he flew, its a history of aviation all in it self
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Also looks like a good read, I'll put it on my list. May be a while as I'm busier than a cat trying to bury poop on a marble floor right now. 
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
When you are dead you don't know it, it's only difficult for others.
It's the same when you're stupid.
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Mike Hankey wrote: I'm busier than a cat trying to bury poop on a marble floor
Jeremy Falcon
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Just may be my new favorite saying. Next to "Shining like a diamond in a goats a%*".
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It is, the list of his firsts seem to go on forever and as for landing a undercarriageless jet on a rubber aircraft carrier deck that sounds like its a bit of far fetched fiction (its not)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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He's a expert with inflatable devices eh? Shirley not!
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site.
When you are dead you don't know it, it's only difficult for others.
It's the same when you're stupid.
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Love that metaphor!
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I'll have to look into that; thanks!
I'm a lot like Einstein, myself. I've had years when I couldn't get a job, spent a lot of time in self-study, been a bit of a rebel against anything politically correct, as well. I suspect people will miss me a whole lot more after I'm dead, too. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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That's great stuff. I find it fascinating that anyone "discovered" Einstein since in many ways he was pushed out of academia. What if no one had ever heard what he had to say? It's an interesting situation.
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