This Place Is Not a Place of Honor (1992)

Post by saalweachter » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 1:14 AM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #19

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #15

Repeating my comment from the last discussion: This whole thing is an offshoot of antinuclear FUD. If civilization collapses to the point where people no longer realize that radiation is dangerous, then so many people have already died that a few more people dying early from radiation is just background noise. In addition, knowing human nature and our propensity for conspiracy theories, there will be people in the fu…

> In addition, knowing human nature and our propensity for conspiracy theories, there will be people in the future who think all those signs were put there to dissuade people from finding a massive buried treasure. After all, the phrasing is pretty much what you would expect if someone had buried a treasure and wanted to scare people from digging for it. I have to agree with this. What if in 1955 America we had disco…

Post by js2 » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 1:16 AM UTC

mindcrime wrote: post #55

js2 wrote: post #48

I’m reminded of this big red sign I saw in a men’s room, just above a big red button: “ATTENTION DO NOT PUSH RED BUTTON UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY” It took every ounce of my will power not to push the damn button. https://i.imgur.com/xnfVpOh.jpg

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.” -- Terry Pratchett

Post by salthound » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 1:30 AM UTC

edgarvaldes wrote: post #33

Personally, this seems a more interesting experiment from the perspective of language and communication, and only incidentally about the risks of nuclear pollution.

Post by sk5t » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 1:40 AM UTC

crooked-v wrote: post #37

blhack wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why so much work into storing genealogical records?

Mormon belief is that baptism is one of the few strict requirement for entry into Heaven, but that it can also be performed for the dead by volunteer proxies. Even the most obstinate sinners and nonbelievers will gain entry into the lowest-but-still-pleasant level of Heaven if they haven't committed the unpardonable sin[1]... so long as they've been baptized, in person or by proxy. Combine those premises and it becom…

Post by dc_gregory » Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 1:54 AM UTC

gubbrora wrote: post #64

CptFribble wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given enough time, literally anything that indicates the slightest bit of "don't go in here" will make someone ask "why go to the trouble if it isn't valuable? I'm pretty sure the only way to keep people out is to hide it.

To toot my own horn a bit, posted this exact idea in the previous thread. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19761577 The solution is simple in my view. Just make it dangerous enough that they can't get it no matter how much they would want to loot it. And if they can outsmart the dangers we face them with they must be smart enough to figure out how to deal with the radio activity.