Random This Shit Is KEWL Thread

[Ovinomancer]

Try that line of thought in any serious sort of publication and see where it gets you.

Who knows, he might get hyred.

[nail bunny]

Try that line of thought in any serious sort of publication and see where it gets you.

When did this place become either serious or a publication?

Who knows, he might get hyred.

I have no doubt I could get into Polygon or Kotaku if I wanted to lower myself.

[Advocatus Diaboli]

So, because I live in Texas...regional grocery store chain has a house brand of dry cat food. Flavors include Indoor Complete, Adult Complete, Yummy Breakfast, Four Flavor Variety...and BBQ.

I shit you not.

[Palaralae]

So, because I live in Texas...regional grocery store chain has a house brand of dry cat food. Flavors include Indoor Complete, Adult Complete, Yummy Breakfast, Four Flavor Variety...and BBQ.

I shit you not.

The BBQ flavor is for this guy, obviously.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Y'all expect me to tell you two apart?

How typical for Ovi, all the white people look the same to hym.

[Palaralae]

Culprit found for honeybee deaths in California almond groves.

This is a classic example of how natural systems are both more complex and more fragile than is typically accounted for in a lot of studies, unfortunately.

[Eldorian]

[nail bunny]

Ripped straight from the "Why haven't they taken over the world yet?" files comes this gem:


Octopus And Squid Evolution Is Officially Weirder Than We Could Have Ever Imagined

Just when we thought octopuses couldn't be any weirder, it turns out that they and their cephalopod brethren evolve differently from nearly every other organism on the planet.

In a surprising twist, in April last year scientists discovered that octopuses, along with some squid and cuttlefish species, routinely edit their RNA (ribonucleic acid) sequences to adapt to their environment.

Yes, you read that correctly, THEY EDIT THEIR OWN GENOME AT WILL!

[Palaralae]

Ripped straight from the "Why haven't they taken over the world yet?" files comes this gem:


Octopus And Squid Evolution Is Officially Weirder Than We Could Have Ever Imagined


Yes, you read that correctly, THEY EDIT THEIR OWN GENOME AT WILL!

If they pick up the trick of lateral transfer, that's when we know we're really fucked.

[kirinke]

If they can edit their own genome, why the hell would they need to evolve? They essentially do it to themselves when they want!

[Palaralae]

If they can edit their own genome, why the hell would they need to evolve? They essentially do it to themselves when they want!

That's.....not how evolution works. Just because they can edit their own genome doesn't mean they can pick up anything new, or respond to selection pressure.

I mean, you could lobotomize yourself, but that doesn't mean you could physically add in new intelligence if you simply wanted to.

[Ovinomancer]

That's.....not how evolution works. Just because they can edit their own genome doesn't mean they can pick up anything new, or respond to selection pressure.

I mean, you could lobotomize yourself, but that doesn't mean you could physically add in new intelligence if you simply wanted to.

Hmm, not sure the lobotomy is possible....

[nail bunny]

If they can edit their own genome, why the hell would they need to evolve? They essentially do it to themselves when they want!

Pssst... read the article, they aren't actually editing their genome, that was hyperbole. They can only edit their RNA... and doing so means their actual DNA is more stable and resistant to mutation... so they don't adapt via selection pressure.

[kirinke]

I know, I know. Evolution is all about little mutations in the genome that get passed down from one generation to another, slowly changing the species. Nobody gets much say in it.

The octopus and squid who can edit their RNA however, (sure it's only one part of the genome) can use this ability to respond to various changes in their environment to some degree. Which is pretty nifty.

[nail bunny]

Now here's how you win over the Flat Earthers... Time Cube style.