On 25-8-2012 18:27, Warp wrote:
> Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> Everyone is arguing about why it's called duck tape, how that happened,
>> and why it's a bad idea.

I do remember seeing an ad for duct/duck tape featuring the ANSI 
standard water fowl in it, 5-10 years ago. I think it was in Dr Dobb's 
but it could also have been SciAm or similar. Can't find it however, my 
google skills are weak today :(

>> But nobody seems to be impressed by the fact
>> that these guys were able to make string, rope, fabric, a hat, a
>> hammock, and even an ocean-going boat out of the stuff. (!)
>
> What kind of comments were you expecting?

the bloody obvious apparently.
IMHO there are other places on the internet for that sort of remarks.

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Women are the canaries of science. When they are underrepresented
it is a strong indication that non-scientific factors play a role
and the concentration of incorruptible scientists is also too low

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