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GreatandWiseTrixie wrote:Nikki Minaj?

No-eyed deer?

Arising_uk wrote:

GreatandWiseTrixie wrote:Nikki Minaj?

No-eyed deer?

Arising_uk wrote:Show me a sentient radioactive substance?

99 percent of all online communities?

Arising_uk wrote: From one misanthrope to another.

I'm only doing what I'm good at.

GreatandWiseTrixie wrote:99 percent of all online communities?

You might have me there but since I don't often visit away from home I'll have to take your word for this.

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6 BILLION people in 1999...7 BILLION people in 2011.

JEZUS EFFIN CHRIST! STOP PRODUCING HUMANS!!!!!!!




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Quite simply guvna, We need LESS & LESS humans - WHY KEEP PRODUCING THEM?...unless it were for simply short-sighted, selfish reasons. Like itching a scratch & not having the brains or emotional restrain to PULL OUT!






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........................................................Portrait of London taxi driver Micky Eales projected onto Marble Arch (c) Matt Alexander




Portraits of London cabbies projected onto famous landmarks across the capital in bid to battle a 'world of driverless cars'





First published Monday 30 March 2015 in News
Last updated 06:57 Monday 30 March 2015
News Shopper: Photograph of the Author by Jamie Micklethwaite, reporter


A taxi app is taking a stand against a world of driverless cars by projecting the faces of London cabbies onto city landmarks.

Hailo is celebrating the role of the taxi driver in the face of driverless car technology by launching 'Face to Faceless' driver portraits.

Portraits of London taxi drivers will be projected on landmarks frequently used to navigate the capital by visitors.

'Face to Faceless' was unveiled on the same day George Osbourne announced an extra £100 million of funding for driverless cars.

Hailo is arguing that the knowledge and experience of the traditional taxi driver is something that can't be replaced by technology.

Hailo chief marketing officer Gary Bramall said: "People don't want robots; they need to know that their driver will get them from A to B safely and securely.

"Nothing can replace the relationship a passengers builds with their drivers and we need to stand up for drivers."

Driver portraits will appear on Marble Arch, in Covent Garden, Waterloo Station and in China Town.

Each driver has been captured in a photographic style designed to represent their knowledge and the stories they can tell about London.

"Cabbies have been a part of this city for hundreds of years and the move towards driverless cars is killing not only an entire profession, but a huge part of Britain's heritage.

"By heroing cab drivers and projecting their faces over iconic London landmarks, we hope passengers remember there's more to a journey than just the vehicle."

Greenwich is one of four hubs in the UK for the testing of driverless car technology.

Amongst the vehicles being tested in Greenwich is the Meridian Shuttle, designed to operate as a mode of public transport which passengers will be able to summon through an app.






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Bill Wiltrack wrote:.

Quite simply guvna, We need LESS & LESS humans - WHY KEEP PRODUCING THEM?...unless it were for simply short-sighted, selfish reasons. Like itching a scratch & not having the brains or emotional restrain to PULL OUT!

Who's this "We"?

Portraits of London cabbies projected onto famous landmarks across the capital in bid to battle a 'world of driverless cars' ...

Who will they be transporting? If you get your wish that is.

Who will you sue if you get run down by one?

It's like telling a bacteria to stop multiplying. Ridiculous. I doubt most people on the pnow boards breed like rabbits anyway, and most of the people your message is for is beyond their comprehension anyway, if they even understand english they will just forget about it 1 day later.

Well, you seem to be consuming more than your fair share of food, Bill. Why don't you do all of us a favour and jump off a cliff?

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Whoa! I've been consuming a lot less food. Trying to reduce my carbon footprint by eating a lot less meat.

*Plus - I haven't reproduced...which is actually the focus of this thread.




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You don't need to reproduce. You're consuming enough for three as it is now.

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It's taken me a couple of years but I've lost like 35 pounds.

...through a REDUCTION in consuming.



Actually, with the way things are going in California, MANY Americans will be consuming less in the near future- MUCH LESS.



What country do you live in & what are your eating habits?...um, philosophically speaking.





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I come from a very poor country.

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um,...don't know if you have heard yet but...my country is like $18,000,000,000,000.00 in debt.


That's eighteen TRILLION dollars in debt. Possibly more. MUCH more.


So, is your country eighteen trillion dollars in debt?


...so, technically, we're a little cash-poor over here. Know what I mean?


So, on a scale of poor to astronomically poor I would say my country MAY be a little more POOR than yours...our any country on earth...actually we are poorer than ALL countries on earth put together.





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