tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post9010085819534475738..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Geekman, child development expertStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-42159286389932045432007-02-01T10:47:00.000+11:002007-02-01T10:47:00.000+11:00I didn't get that reference, Grace, until Geekman ...I didn't get that reference, Grace, until Geekman told me he heard about b's birth-story from another mutual friend of ours. <br /><br />My god! I thought side-of-the-road births only happened in TV dramas!StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-77433363151372308892007-01-31T12:31:00.000+11:002007-01-31T12:31:00.000+11:00You're quite right about the redesign though - the...You're quite right about the redesign though - the birth process is far too difficult and risky. Unless you're like a mutual friend of ours, of course, who pops them out in no time flat. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-2081423817856645832007-01-31T12:28:00.000+11:002007-01-31T12:28:00.000+11:00Geekman, if you can fit the head of a one-year-old...Geekman, if you can fit the head of a one-year-old child through your pelvis, good luck to you! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-22760028960994589552007-01-31T01:27:00.000+11:002007-01-31T01:27:00.000+11:00dude, you are not adding so much as a week to my g...dude, you are not adding so much as a week to my gestation period. I am so done. go ahead and redesign the birth process, though. the ratio of infant head size to my pelvis is killing me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-30520789612557448802007-01-30T18:19:00.000+11:002007-01-30T18:19:00.000+11:00No reason they can't have both, provided we add an...No reason they can't have both, provided we add another year or so to the gestation period. And give the birth process a bit of a redesign, of course, but let's face it, it could definitely use some improvement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-39078618750957929542007-01-30T16:07:00.000+11:002007-01-30T16:07:00.000+11:00You could ask him if he'd rather humans were born ...You could ask him if he'd rather humans were born ready to run, or with still-developing large brains that later on will be able to do physics equations. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com