links for 2010-08-24
August 24th, 2010-
This is insane. Knowing a little bit about how things work in China. I predict that this will become a new functioning ribbon-settlement town, and they will simply build a new road around it.
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love