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New Rodent Species Found

Posted by Zonk on from the squeak-squeak dept.

IZ Reloaded writes "A new species of rodent has been discovered by World Conservation Society researcher Dr. Robert Timmins. He found this creature in a hunter's market in Central Laos. The creature known as Kha-Nyou to the locals is so unique it represents an entire new family of wildlife. Kha-Nyou diverged from other rodents millions of years ago."

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  1. I though it was by jim_v2000 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "News for nerds. Stuff that matters.

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  2. Re:WWF by Afrosheen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OOOH YEAH! I'll knock your head so far between your shoulder blades you'll have to unbutton your shirt to see your own shame in the mirror!

    Bonus points to whoever figures out where that snippet came from. :)

  3. Re:Oh.. by fataugie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Spammer? Oh. I thought it was the discovery of another lawyer.

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  4. Re:Wait.... by Anonymous+Luddite · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    >>>> but can it run linux
    >> No, these rodents weren't desig^H^H^H^H^Hevolved in that way.

    Just makes the 'platform' harder to port to... Perhaps NetBSD?

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  5. Re:furthur proof of evolution? by Guuge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My lamp diverged from streetlights millions of years ago.

    Actually, at the rate that proto-lights reproduced in the wild, it would have taken quite a bit longer than millions of years to evolve lamp DNA. On the other hand, the fosil record shows that the entire genus of electrical appliances appeared only very recently. Obviously, these luminescent creatures were created by God (precisely as described in the Bible).

  6. Re:Evolved? by ylon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, it does appear that most people do not have the proper perspective with regards to why suffering and bad things happen. Most folks unfortunately attribute things like suffering and such to sin, however there is a purpose for that when you understand the nature of God our Heavenly Father more fully. Yes, He does love us, but it appears that the "learning" or "experience" part is taken out of the equation. As we love our own children isn't it similar? We have to let them experience life and difficulties just as well as the joy and happiness.

    Sure, we wish we could suffer for our children and even perhaps others we love, but we have to take things with perspective and understanding. You can see some illustrations of an extreme in the story of Job (and other folks perhaps that live around us today) and some deeper understanding can be gained from: http://scriptures.lds.org/2_ne/2/11#11