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Human Gene Count Slashed
jd continues: "This has the potential for making life extremely interesting for genetic engineers, given that both individual genes and interactions between genes must be proportionately more complex, in order to get the same level of complexity out. Half the number of genes equates to twice the information encoded in forms other than discrete physical blocks of code.
There is no mention in the article of a story running in 2002 of genetic therapies unexpectedly causing cancer, although if you now factor in the increased complexity of interactions, it is possible that such side-effects can be better understood and therefore prevented. The new estimates, therefore, are more than just idle curiosity but have the potential for impacting how the science is approached."
abusing me
plz stop h8
I'm disturbed by your line breaks... they threaten the status quo.
In the Ghetto Part XI
Reza unfastened the tape that secured the diaper around Marticock's waist. A gag reflex gripped her stomach as the powerful stench of Marticock's hour-old feces assaulted her nostrils. As Reza wrestled with the baby's kicking legs, the fat hanging from her arms rippled and quivered. Reza tried to hold back a cough as her stomach squeezed around the massive lunch she had just eaten. The attempt was futile and Reza coughed and choked simultaneously, causing a large wad of mucus to land on Marticock's face. Marticock clumsily wiped away the mucus with his waving arm and licked it off his hand.
Reza turned Marticock over on the changing table, so that he layed on his stomach. His bottom was smeared with brown goo, which had Vlad's semen mixed in with it. Reza's mouth watered at the sight of the milky white fluid. Her sexual desire burned so strongly within her, that it blinded her to Marticock's feces-smeared butt and all she could see were the love juices of her beloved Vlad, who sat farting in the living room of the double-wide. Reza's mouth watered.
It had been so long since Vlad had shot a load into her multi-chinned mouth. Her jowls quivered like the giant hanging testicles of a prized race-horse. Reza longed to once again partake of the fruits of Vlad's testes; she became entranced; the room melted away; marticock dissolved. The perimeter of her vision narrowed until all she could see was the thick white fluid. Reza lowered her face to Marticock's ass and began to lick the stale semen. It's cold saltiness made her mouth come alive. As she devoured more and more of the fluid, she began to lick more vigorously, until Marticock's ass had been licked clean.
That was just enough to whet her appetite. Reza flipped Marticock over onto his back and took his genitals into her stench-ridden mouth. She sucked on his scrotum and tiny penis all at once. Marticock gurgled with a satisfaction he could not begin to comprehend. Reza was so enchanted by her tender moment with her son, she did not hear the heavy thuds making their way down the center of the double-wide.
Marticock's bedroom door, paper-thin as the walls, flung open and Vlad stood at the entrance wearing his stained t-shirt and yellowed white briefs. Vlad farted with rage, "what in the hell do you think you're doing to my son, you fat cunt?"
A burst of gas was ejected from Reza's bowel by the tensing of her colonic nerves, "I, I..."
Vlad's face reddened and the vein in his temple began to throb, "I told you Marticock is MINE!"
Reza covered her face with her massive arms as Vlad stormed over to her. He raised a massive hairy fist and brought it down upon the quivering tub of lard, "I'll teach you to screw with my Marticock!"
"My Marticock," Vlad yelled, as he repeatedly beat the elephantine woman, "My Marticock!"
"My... Marti... COCK!"
Reza crumpled into a bawling heap on the dirty carpet of the double wide. As she lay shaking and crying, Vlad pulled his thimble-sized penis through the opening in the front of his briefs. He massaged his penis until it was hard and then plunged it into Marticock's ass, which was wet with Reza's saliva.
"Awwwwww, yeah," Vlad gasped.
In the Ghetto Part XII
Editor's Note: a small portion of Chapter XII was leaked out a bit early, causing the context of the chapter to be entirely lost. We apologize for the error.
The universe you see around you is not all that there is. For everything that exists, there is an antipode to its existence. For every idea, there is an antithesis. Our own reality, viewed from the other side, is a very different place. This "mirror universe" is an equal but opposite shadow of our own. It can be called the Evil Universe as well, because although our own universe is held together by the laws of order that bind atoms, molecules, planets, and even human souls together into harmony, the mirror universe is
As quite possibly the only member of the old-school Slashdot trolls to ever actually attempt a serious and meaningful conversation with Mr. Lockwood (it worked, briefly), I feel compelled to comment on this.
That Geekizoid is an inanity is beyond dispute. That it is what it is almost entirely because of Mr. Lockwood is also beyond dispute. That Mr. Lockwood has, furthermore, contributed substantially to the deterioration of every site to which he has ever posted, save only those which were beyond redemption before he ever saw them (a category which arguably includes Slashdot), I will not dispute. That all of this, along with the other charges leveled against him, proves that Mr. Lockwood sucks, I will not dispute.
The real question behind all this, though, is not whether Mr. Lockwood sucks, but why Mr. Lockwood sucks. One might say that it does not matter, noting, by analogy, that one does not psychoanalyze a rabid dog, but instead simply puts it out of its misery. But it does matter, for in his own odd and frightening way, Scott Lockwood is Everyman. If you do not understand him, you do not understand anyone, probably including yourself.
Everyone, seemingly, detests Mr. Lockwood. Given that he had been married four times before he turned 30, this "everyone" may well include three ex-wives (last I heard, we're still waiting for his inevitable fourth divorce). From various anecdotes he has let drop over the years, there are a variety of real-life acquaintances, co-workers, and blood relatives in this category as well. So clearly, this is not just an online phenomenon; Mr. Lockwood is not a caring, sensitive man who lets off steam late at night by flaming people on weblogs. He is like this all the time. It is not a pose. It is the real Scott Lockwood, at 200 proof.
Mr. Lockwood himself is not unaware of this. He knows (and wishes it were not so) that dislike follows him around like the odor of alcohol trails after a drunk. But he has no idea why this is so. He knows it has to do with his abrasive and temperamental demeanor; he knows that his argumentative and self-righteous comments, and his complaints of being mistreated, win him no friends. But the connection between the cause and the effect, and the difference between his conduct and most other people's, escapes him. He has given up hope of understanding or improving the situation; he expects that it will continue, without change, for the rest of his life.
Mr. Lockwood does not understand that all of these things are symptomatic of a malaise that underlies his entire life. It is a condition that he was very nearly born with, and one which victimizes nearly all people to some degree. Most of us are not nearly as bad off as Mr. Lockwood; but there are some that have much more severe cases than him. Many rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals fall into that latter category. But even those of us who merely think ourselves better or smarter than everyone else, or who consider ourselves fit to decide what is right for everyone else, or who mock others for what they believe, are victims of this condition to some degree. I include myself in this; I do not claim (yet) to be speaking from a perspective completely outside the state of disease.
Mr. Lockwood's problem, to put it simply, is that he perceives the universe to be antagonistic to him. He has divided the universe into Self and Other, and decided that these two are eternal antagonists. Everything is his enemy; every action that anyone takes (other than to praise him), he perceives as some sort of attack, and he retaliates accordingly. He is convinced, although probably only subconsciously, that his life is a war in which he stands alone against all the forces of the universe. It is, in essence, the ultimate in paranoia.
As I wrote above, nearly everyone shares this condition to some extent. Many serial killers operate on the principle that, life being a never-ending battle that they will ultimately lose, they should take as many of the "enemy" with them as th
IMPI DID WTC
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fuck you all
Stopping hatiez: [ FAILED ]
Starting heartiez: [ FAILED ]
Being abused: [ OK ]
Gas: [ PASSED ]
What is the evil force behind all wrongdoing in the universe?
It never had a name. Until now. Until we identified it and studied it while making ready to destroy it.
Its name is VladeKua5y !
VladeKua5y (pronounced "Vladequacy") is the root of the problem. VladeKua5y is the root of all problems. VladeKua5y is the enemy. VladeKua5y is what must be destroyed.
Kuro5hin + Vladinator + Adequacy = VladeKua5y !!
Who is the enemy? VladeKua5y ! VladeKua5y ! VladeKua5y !
What must be destroyed? VladeKua5y ! VladeKua5y ! VladeKua5y !
Who is the enemy of all trollers evarywhere? VladeKua5y ! VladeKua5y ! VladeKua5y !
Here is some information on VladeKua5y . Expect more people like Rusty Foster to be added soon.
NAME: Burdge, Jonathan E-MAIL: jlb@io.com, jlbatdarc@w-link.net, elby@adequacy.org, darc@w-link.net ALIASES: lb, jlb, Elby
NAME: Casillas, Luis E-MAIL: casillas@stanford.edu, em@adequacy.org ALIASES: em, Estanislao Martinez, Sylvain Tremblay
NAME: Corrigan, Barry E-MAIL: barry@bjcorrigan.fsnet.co.uk, bc@adequacy.org ALIASES: bc, ktb (Kiss the Blade), Lover's Arrival, Euroderf, Erbert Paget-Paget, Anya
NAME: Dickson, Craig E-MAIL: crd@inversenet.com, mendaxveritas@yahoo.com, mendaxveritas@pacbell.net ALIASES: mv, Mendax Veritas
NAME: Flickinger, Dan E-MAIL: flikx@geekizoid.com, flikee@xmission.com ALIASES: flikx
NAME: Haberberger, George E-MAIL: ghaberbe@frontiernet.net, George.Haberberger@usa.xerox.com ALIASES: GeorgeHa, Hairy_Potter
NAME: Huston, Bill E-MAIL: bozoman@vlad.geekizoid.com, ALIASES: bozoman
NAME: Johnson, Peter E-MAIL: peter.johnson@voicestream.com, shoeboy@adequacy.org ALIASES: Shoeboy, Peter Johnson
NAME: Lockwood, Scott E-MAIL: wsl3@attbi.com, vlad@geekizoid.com ALIASES: Vladinator, Lonesome Cowboy Burt, Quick Star, Pinkerton Floyd, etc.
NAME: Linwood, Rob E-MAIL: rcl@cs.csoft.net, rcl211@is9.nyu.edu ALIASES: AuntFloyd, Con Troll
NAME: Mann, Warren E-MAIL: broken@warmann.com ALIASES: osm, OpenSourceMan
NAME: McPherson, Craig E-MAIL: craig@laceyonline.com ALIASES: craig, naked&petrified guy
NAME: Nelson, Brian E-MAIL: elenchos@adequacy.org ALIASES: Elenchos
NAME: Osborne, Michaell E-MAIL: osborm@yahoo.com, dmg@adequacy.org,
Whenever one of my hookups asks me how big I am, I just say "I've never had any complaints."
:)
Then I whisper "but that's probably because I'm huge."
Never fails.
It is time to set the record straight regarding the situation with respect to Vladinator/JCB/Reza/Lonesome Cowboy Burt/Whatever other aliases he may be using. The situation has been confused due to the recent world-wide influx of Vlad-haters, helper-cells, interested third parties and the occasional Vlad sympathizer.
Let us start with a basic tenet of the Association of Anti-Vlad Avengers: There is no difference between William Scott Lockwood III and those who aid him, give him comfort, and/or use him as a substandard, "Always Save" hosting solution. Though we may have no direct quarrel with you, Mr. "Trollaxor", you appear to be friendly with Mr. Lockwood and - by your own admission - are using him as a substandard "Always Save" hosting solution. Consider the fact that if you were using a respectable host for your web site, you would not be having the difficulties you are having now. Also, with this attempt at ferreting out information for Mr. Lockwood, you are aiding and abetting our sworn enemy and have aligned yourself in direct oposition to a powerful internet force (that is, the AAA and its splinter groups).
This brings us to a primary characteristic of the AAA which has been detailed elsewhere, but which I will repeat here in interest of completeness: no single cell, as an entity, is aware of the members of any other cell. The structure of our association works as follows. Each cell is composed of no more and no less than three members who all reside in a roughly similar geographic area. One of the three members is designated as a messenger. This messenger is the only member in contact with a messenger from exactly two other cells. In this way, the members of each cell remain anonymous to the members of any other cell. If a messenger has been compromised, the corresponding cell is responsible for "cleansing" that messenger and replacing him or her with a new messenger. Such a cell will remain on probation - meaning they will only be allowed contact with a single other cell - until such time as the new messenger has been operating for no less than six months.
Our activities are clandestine and even if another cell wanted to share the information you request, it would not be able to because it would not be privy to said information.
As you can see the AAA, though very loosely connected, operates in a highly efficient manner and is deadly serious about the stated goals of the organization: namely, the complete, unconditional eradication of Vladinator, in any and all forms, from the internet.
We have been following the current situation with Vladinator's hosting service quite closely and we estimate the damages to be severe at this point. However, we cannot agree to end our champaign any sooner than already decided upon. We may have shown mercy in this, our second major attack, if Mr. Lockwood had shown the proper degree of humility at our hands. Instead, Mr. Lockwood responded with his usual barrage of lies and vitriol. For this reason, and the fact that we are otherwise bored, we have extended the length of this attack. We realize that Mr. Lockwood's hosting company will try various tricks to deflect our attack, things such as firewalls and IP banning. Eventually, they will succeed in eliminating the current attack at which point we will rest for a period of not less than seven days prior to initiating another attack.
We predict that the end of this second wave will result in another round of cockiness from Mr. Lockwood, given the highly reactionary character that he is. The next attack, which will be the "third wave", will be far more subtle than the current attack and will undoubtedly shake Mr. Lockwood's faith in his current alliances and dealings. This cycle of attack/end att
Anyone paying attention? Perhaps you'd like to suck on this?
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I know your mom does! And she loves it! Not as much though, as your dad
No no payment it would all be free once the design is finallised. All that happens is a trade where when an iPod is sent I perform the work in trade for the parts needed removed when iPod is case modded to use LED.
The iPod Lite Project taking orders soon.
The Sox won the pendant
I must admit, that is rather humorous.
Who the hell comes up with this shit?
The human genome has major importance when one wants to identify your parents. A common phrase is "Who's your daddy?" Well? Who? Is? Your? Daddy? Now?
Red Sox kick butt! Yankees choke! Sorry, that is too harsh. The Yankees played good. My hat is off to the Yankees on a fine season. To be the best, one must beat the best. I may be gloating, but to gloat one must respect, in some degree, your opponent.
I took a big karma hit when the NE Patriots won the Super Bowl. Wait, the Pats won two Super Bowl! I really lost a bunch of Karma.
Oh well, gunga gallunga.
Go Sox!
Did anybody play Metal Gear Solid 2? This is really a cover-up by the Patriots to secretly engineer the genome army.
Jesus loves you.
He died for your sins.
Plz.
Respect Jesus. Yes.
Plz.
Gods among men.
I believe he was making a subtle reference to George Bush's comment at the last debates, where he said something to the effect of, "I'm aware of the rumours circulating on the Internets about a backdoor draft ..."
Immediately after he said that, my wife and I looked at each other and I exclaimed, "There's more than one????"
Like woodworking? Build your own picture frames.
That's funny because my wife and I said the exact same thing, probably at the exact same instant. Did you happen follow that up with "what a dumbass" ? =)
Funny, not flamebait.
;)
Or even offtopic i would say.
Definately not flamebait though, much too hilarious.
I'm guessing some mod out there says:
"Oh, I'm average.."
Come bed time:
Girl: "My god, you have an extra pinky finger!!"
bahaha
The only way to stop terrorism is to remove the environment that fosters it. To do that you have to go through a two step process. First you have to confront and immobilize/remove those who support such environments. Second you have to transform said environment into one which will not allow such activities to gain support.
Just doing the first part of that process will not stop terrorists or a culture of terrorism, it will only send it underground again and delay it. So for instance, killing Osama bin Laden will not stop anything. The leadership will change and resources will shuffle around but eventually the people involved will regroup and begin again.
Currently the US government has pursued the first step and has had success in multiple campaigns (Afghanistan and Iraq). The US government has also pursued the second step and again has had success (Afghanistan and soon Iraq). By success I mean that they have accomplished a majority of the goal, being the removal of proponents/supporters of terrorism and establishing environments where a culture of terrorism is unacceptable.
More specifically the US government along with it's allies have in fact stopped the Taliban in Afghanistan from being the most powerful institution and have transformed that country into one where a democratically elected institution will hold sway. It may not be perfect yet but it is a damn fine start.
In Iraq a similar situation is happening now wherein Saddam Hussein, a known supporter of terrorism via financial support for terrorist organizations such as Hamas, has been deposed and removed from power. Likewise the institution of power is in the process of being transformed from one where a small minority controlled the future of the entire population to one where the majority will elect a representative government. Currently there is fighting between two minority groups... the US military and the Insurgent forces, some of whom are terrorist in nature, others are dissatisfied formerly powerful tribes. The majority in Iraq wants to bring about the same transformation that is the goal of the US goverment, that of a majority elected governing institution.
We know how to stop terrorism AND we are working on it. Do you expect decades of inbred hostility and anger to be swept aside in a few months of activity? The culture of terror has been building for at least that long and preys upon those who are most disenfranchised in the world, such as the people of Iraq who have been in such condition for over 30 years. Have some damn patience. Changing the world takes time.
A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.