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bootload 18y ago
"... "They are these creatures of almost myth and legend and that just blows people away, but secondly, deep sea in general is just so fascinating because you don't have to travel to other planets to find alien creatures," he said. "There's things down there where their entire bodies are made of snot, they've got detachable heads, their teeth fall out, they explode and they eat their snot jackets. There is just weird things going on everywhere ..." ~ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2307028.htm http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2307028.htm Some of you here have a distinct lack of curiosity. The words above describe such squids. I happened to make time earlier this year to see a live squid dissection undertaken by Dr Mark Norman Deputy Head of Science (Marine Zoology) and a team of scientists at the Museum of Victoria and it was fascinating stuff ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157606211764544/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157606211764544... The video show is important because there is so little known about giant squid even though they live a kilometer below the surface of the ocean.
- wheels 18y ago
  Honestly, it was an interesting video. I'm glad I saw it elsewhere. But I come here to read startup related stuff. If it ever gets to the point that center of gravity isn't in stuff related to startups here, I'll stop visiting. There are better news aggregation places out there.
  - jsmcgd 18y ago
    I would say that point has passed. This site is no longer called Startup News for a reason.
  - bootload 18y ago
    "... But I come here to read startup related stuff. If it ever gets to the point that center of gravity isn't in stuff related to startups here, I'll stop visiting. ..." Old news as the place long since changed from "Startup" to "Hacker" ~ http://ycombinator.com/hackernews.html http://ycombinator.com/hackernews.html One positive trait that is encouraged is "curiosity" (another is focus) but I seriously don't just hang around for the "news" posted but the quality of the comments. BTW, let us know if you find a "HN" alternative with a purely startup focus. Mine is ~ http://groups.google.com.au/group/silicon-beach-australia http://groups.google.com.au/group/silicon-beach-australia

"... "They are these creatures of almost myth and legend and that just blows people away, but secondly, deep sea in general is just so fascinating because you don't have to travel to other planets to find alien creatures," he said. "There's things down there where their entire bodies are made of snot, they've got detachable heads, their teeth fall out, they explode and they eat their snot jackets. There is just weird things going on everywhere ..." ~ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2307028.htm http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2307028.htm Some of you here have a distinct lack of curiosity. The words above describe such squids. I happened to make time earlier this year to see a live squid dissection undertaken by Dr Mark Norman Deputy Head of Science (Marine Zoology) and a team of scientists at the Museum of Victoria and it was fascinating stuff ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157606211764544/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157606211764544... The video show is important because there is so little known about giant squid even though they live a kilometer below the surface of the ocean.

wheels 18y ago
Honestly, it was an interesting video. I'm glad I saw it elsewhere. But I come here to read startup related stuff. If it ever gets to the point that center of gravity isn't in stuff related to startups here, I'll stop visiting. There are better news aggregation places out there.
- jsmcgd 18y ago
  I would say that point has passed. This site is no longer called Startup News for a reason.
- bootload 18y ago
  "... But I come here to read startup related stuff. If it ever gets to the point that center of gravity isn't in stuff related to startups here, I'll stop visiting. ..." Old news as the place long since changed from "Startup" to "Hacker" ~ http://ycombinator.com/hackernews.html http://ycombinator.com/hackernews.html One positive trait that is encouraged is "curiosity" (another is focus) but I seriously don't just hang around for the "news" posted but the quality of the comments. BTW, let us know if you find a "HN" alternative with a purely startup focus. Mine is ~ http://groups.google.com.au/group/silicon-beach-australia http://groups.google.com.au/group/silicon-beach-australia