On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:33:57 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

snipped quickly

We should genetically engineer people to have grasping feet. In fact,
I imagine that generations from now people who live in space will
develop such. They will have little use for shoes and will need such
feet to keep from drifting around while they use their hands.

That reminds me of a science fiction novel I read years ago, "The Mote
in God's Eye," by David Niven and Jerry Pournelli. It's been years
since I've read it; but, it seems to me that that in the novel the
human race encounters another life form that was similar to what
you've described.

Good lord.

It was written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

Quite right. Mr. Krause had already corrected my error, made in
haste.

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