Scientists use satellite images to count penguins from space (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17707200)
How long until they complain about privacy issues? ;) :P
^ Exactly. Now we shall see a posse of bearded lefties protesting on their behalf, a gang of Mormons going out to convert them, a plague of oily men in suits trying to sell them financial products and a horde of paparazzi trying to expose their extramarital affairs ......
If they can count penguins?
What else can they see from space... ?
... I'm just sayin' ... that Swinger Bar-B-Que the neighbors put on every month is not as private an affair as they thought... :devil2:
And they can prolly see through your bedroom ceiling with supa zappa rays, or some such.
But why would they bother with flabby old white people like us when all those penguins are out there making hot whoopie on the ice? Could they, in fact, be responsible for global warming?
Eek! Counting penguins from space contributes to global warming?
Quote from: Sibling DavidH on April 14, 2012, 12:24:41 PM
^ Exactly. Now we shall see a posse of bearded lefties protesting on their behalf, a gang of Mormons going out to convert them, a plague of oily men in suits trying to sell them financial products and a horde of paparazzi trying to expose their extramarital affairs ......
You forgot the oil execs desperately asking themselves how many can be killed to explore and exploit the ground underneath.
Clearly these flagrantly amoral penguins have not heard the Good News, necessitating more than one church congregation to pony up for a Mission...
Quote from: Sibling DavidH on April 14, 2012, 12:24:41 PM
^ Exactly. Now we shall see a posse of bearded lefties protesting on their behalf, a gang of Mormons going out to convert them, a plague of oily men in suits trying to sell them financial products and a horde of paparazzi trying to expose their extramarital affairs ......
No. Mormons can just baptize them after they die.
Quote from: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on April 14, 2012, 10:40:41 PM
You forgot the oil execs desperately asking themselves how many can be killed to explore and exploit the ground underneath.
Underneath? Those birds are full of oil already. ;)
How does the fossil fuel industry make sure there are no issues with Arctic sea ice and polar bears to get in the way of Arctic drilling? Burn more fossil fuels! ::) I imagine it's the same down south, although there is at least a landmass there.
Money is a terrible adviser, this weekend we went to a local event in a park/reserve in honor of the day of the Earth, and in the showcase there was an wild animal hospital which took the opportunity to release two land turtles into the park. The honor to release one of the turtles was given to a city commissioner who after making some awkward faces while handling the turtle, confessed that he was a developer and that the existence of these turtles would stop any development because those are threatened. I couldn't stop wondering if he loathed the critters but had to make face because it was a public event.
If I was that turtle, I would have pooped on him.
As a founder member of the NPSA (National Penguin Security Agency), I must admonish the OP for posting this. We do not exist, and have never existed. All alleged monitoring is for your security and comfort. Do not adjust your set.
Quote from: Opsa on April 16, 2012, 09:52:09 PM
If I was that turtle, I would have pooped on him.
This. :mrgreen: