What would the mutation that causes pimples have done that would make you be seceded by through evolution?
Evolution has two major parts, one of which is more important than the other. And you are ignoring the MORE IMPORTANT one.
First being survival, second being reproduction. Its easy to survive, it is much harder to reproduce and even more harder to have kids, and still harder to have a lot of kids.
Success scale for survival goes from 0 to 1. Success scale for reproduction goes from 0 to, well, infinity. This means more room that success gets rewarded (in a genetic sense).
All the basic psychological traits of human minds are shaped by reproduction requirements, and even some of the body traits, lets call them sexual ornaments. Some organs that are a plus in a reproduction race are a handicap in a survival sense. This can be predicted mathematically because all design comes in random chunks, and is then filtered by two different selecting methods.
Some traits will stay because they are good for survival, some will stay because they help attract the opposite sex.
Also, since sexual selection is a process where some genes get to chose other genes, it is self-referential, prone to positive feedback loops and exponential runaway situations, and works MUCH FASTER than survival filter. We are talking as fast as 5000-10000 years for humans, perhaps faster.
It is also open to gaming, where some genes try to sneak in by faking some symptoms for sexually desirable traits, without actually having those traits. This then causes those selecting parts to evolve to try to detect those fakers, and the arms race begins. Usually this filters out sexual attributes that are easy to fake, and selects for those that are not, and then arms race forces it to the levels where it becomes an actual survival handicap. Thus we get deer antlers and peacock tails.
In human, all this process went on the inside, and shapes human mind. The human mind is basically a sexually selected attractive trait that is also used for selecting other minds, and filtering real traits from faked ones.
Thus saying "I'm very rich" is always taken suspiciously by females. What is actually happening is a process of faking a sexually desirable trait, and response of trying to filter fakers.
This can also explain pimples. Pimples can be used by the opposite sex as an indicator of how ones immune system is effective against infections. Ah, I thought I could explained it easily but I've had it enough, and perhaps someday I'll give more thought to evolution of pimples but not now. Ah.:)
total stock market return = dividends - brokers' commissions.
everything else is a zero sum game.
Speculative returns come from somebody's loses. To make money from price increase, somebody else has to lose that money. Earnings growth is only seen trough (probably future) dividends.
If they can tell the difference on the size of the "plus box", imagine what Slashdot would measure with this new comment format that is slow to scroll! (And can't be turned off???)
Oh, those things that look like sliders actually are really stupid sliders (you have to move them one fifth of the screen for them to actually move).
Still, "preferences" comes as an empty box, just the words "Discussion 2" on the top, and hint of some text on the bottom, you can only see the top of the letters. ftw?
Please help, Slashdot seems to be totaly fucked since yesterday. New comments format is not working, I can't change the comments level, dropdown box is gone, just a number is there.
Also, I can't go to my preferences, it all comes up as a big empy box, so no way to change, or even see, anything. I hope somebody is aware of this.
This is on IE7. Also, there will be no way for me to see any replies to this. geez.
If you know what selects for intelligence, by all means post it here; I've asked every biology teacher I've had since 9th grade and never gotten a reasonable answer.
doh. the answer is sexual selection. human brain is a giant sexual ornament, same as peacock's tail.
If you have a positive feedback loops, such things will happen. This is esentially what evolution by sexual selection is: a positive feedback loop with a random start.
A trait really doesn't have to be useful to be selected for by the other sex. If a trait starts to be "sexy", it will spread and grow until it becomes a handicap big enough for the "fitness for survival" part of evolution can kick in. Then those two pressures will balance out.
Also, having a huge visible handicap is usefull, but for the other sex, because it reduces cheating. As for your example with beards, it is an obvious sexual ornament that became big enough to be a handicap, and if you could not shave, a beard would indeed be a handicap. Also, it sends this message to the females: "Look, I'm still alive despite this big parasite trap right on my face."
Another thing that a beard communicates is old age. "Look, I'm so old that I have a huge beard, my genes are fit."
This second reason could be the fact why women do not have beards, as it is not in their genetic interest to advertise old age, quite the opposite.
"Why do men have beards?" "Because they are handicaps, and women find handicaps attractive." "Why do women not have beards?" "Because men find young women attractive."
I recommend you read the book "Red Queen", it's an excelent book, and explains those things in length.
You are missing the THIRD part. You need to reproduce, it is not enough to simply survive. The third part requres that you find a mate, and have children. This evolutionary filter is culture dependant. Due to the media, standards are going up. This increases the "speed" of human evolution.
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http://www.amazon.com/Risk-John-Adams/dp/1857280687/ref=sr_1_168?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237338802&sr=1-168
This is old news. This was the point of the book "Risk".
What would the mutation that causes pimples have done that would make you be seceded by through evolution?
Evolution has two major parts, one of which is more important than the other. And you are ignoring the MORE IMPORTANT one.
First being survival, second being reproduction. Its easy to survive, it is much harder to reproduce and even more harder to have kids, and still harder to have a lot of kids.
Success scale for survival goes from 0 to 1. Success scale for reproduction goes from 0 to, well, infinity. This means more room that success gets rewarded (in a genetic sense).
All the basic psychological traits of human minds are shaped by reproduction requirements, and even some of the body traits, lets call them sexual ornaments. Some organs that are a plus in a reproduction race are a handicap in a survival sense. This can be predicted mathematically because all design comes in random chunks, and is then filtered by two different selecting methods.
Some traits will stay because they are good for survival, some will stay because they help attract the opposite sex.
Also, since sexual selection is a process where some genes get to chose other genes, it is self-referential, prone to positive feedback loops and exponential runaway situations, and works MUCH FASTER than survival filter. We are talking as fast as 5000-10000 years for humans, perhaps faster.
It is also open to gaming, where some genes try to sneak in by faking some symptoms for sexually desirable traits, without actually having those traits. This then causes those selecting parts to evolve to try to detect those fakers, and the arms race begins. Usually this filters out sexual attributes that are easy to fake, and selects for those that are not, and then arms race forces it to the levels where it becomes an actual survival handicap. Thus we get deer antlers and peacock tails.
In human, all this process went on the inside, and shapes human mind. The human mind is basically a sexually selected attractive trait that is also used for selecting other minds, and filtering real traits from faked ones.
Thus saying "I'm very rich" is always taken suspiciously by females. What is actually happening is a process of faking a sexually desirable trait, and response of trying to filter fakers.
This can also explain pimples. Pimples can be used by the opposite sex as an indicator of how ones immune system is effective against infections. Ah, I thought I could explained it easily but I've had it enough, and perhaps someday I'll give more thought to evolution of pimples but not now. Ah. :)
and soon the batteries will last for more than 2 minutes.
Well, they can use any words that they want, but, fuck it, this is just stupid.
I say if they are longer than a single page, make them unavailable.
This is just plain stupid. If in 30 years sun rises like, 10 seconds too late, oh my, we'll just have to adjust. Geez.
This could be a killer app: Mash texting. Low bandwidth, not real time, no providers needed.
donald norman, all his books
-never blame users for your mistakes in design
edward tufte, all his books
-when to keep the information, when to remove visual noise
-good data presentation saves lifes
fooled by randomness
-why some things succeed and others fail
Gee, this is just an obvious PR piece.
You could have WAY MORE downtime than this. You could have 9 minutes down, 1 second up, 9 minutes down, 1 second up.
This way it can work 2 minutes per day, and still be 99.9% up.
American politics is full of bullshiters, this thing shows. Media plays along.
you are wrong.
total stock market return = dividends - brokers' commissions.
everything else is a zero sum game.
Speculative returns come from somebody's loses. To make money from price increase, somebody else has to lose that money. Earnings growth is only seen trough (probably future) dividends.
If they can tell the difference on the size of the "plus box", imagine what Slashdot would measure with this new comment format that is slow to scroll! (And can't be turned off???)
Slashdot is on its way down.
Oh, those things that look like sliders actually are really stupid sliders (you have to move them one fifth of the screen for them to actually move).
Still, "preferences" comes as an empty box, just the words "Discussion 2" on the top, and hint of some text on the bottom, you can only see the top of the letters. ftw?
Please help, Slashdot seems to be totaly fucked since yesterday. New comments format is not working, I can't change the comments level, dropdown box is gone, just a number is there.
Also, I can't go to my preferences, it all comes up as a big empy box, so no way to change, or even see, anything. I hope somebody is aware of this.
This is on IE7. Also, there will be no way for me to see any replies to this. geez.
[i]That video is still creepy looking.[/i]
What are you talking about, it looks completely normal to me. We are talking about this video, right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLiX5d3rC6o
I don't see even one hint of wrong. Nothing. Until they turn on the wireframes.
I'm feeling like an idiot here, what is the difference between the real Emily, and the fake one? They look exactly the same to me.
If you know what selects for intelligence, by all means post it here; I've asked every biology teacher I've had since 9th grade and never gotten a reasonable answer.
doh. the answer is sexual selection. human brain is a giant sexual ornament, same as peacock's tail.
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Queen-Evolution-Human-Nature/dp/0060556579/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217423815&sr=8-1
"to understand female behavior"
I'm guessing you're having problems with shit tests. http://www.fastseduction.com/guide/
Wallmart charges its suppliers?
"The charge is to cover Sam's Club's cost to affix tags on each pallet, says a Wal-Mart spokesman."
Hey, Mr. Wallmart, you bought it, nobody forced you, too late to start complaining now.
You make good points.
If you have a positive feedback loops, such things will happen. This is esentially what evolution by sexual selection is: a positive feedback loop with a random start.
A trait really doesn't have to be useful to be selected for by the other sex. If a trait starts to be "sexy", it will spread and grow until it becomes a handicap big enough for the "fitness for survival" part of evolution can kick in. Then those two pressures will balance out.
Also, having a huge visible handicap is usefull, but for the other sex, because it reduces cheating. As for your example with beards, it is an obvious sexual ornament that became big enough to be a handicap, and if you could not shave, a beard would indeed be a handicap. Also, it sends this message to the females: "Look, I'm still alive despite this big parasite trap right on my face."
Another thing that a beard communicates is old age. "Look, I'm so old that I have a huge beard, my genes are fit."
This second reason could be the fact why women do not have beards, as it is not in their genetic interest to advertise old age, quite the opposite.
"Why do men have beards?" "Because they are handicaps, and women find handicaps attractive."
"Why do women not have beards?" "Because men find young women attractive."
I recommend you read the book "Red Queen", it's an excelent book, and explains those things in length.
It's not enough to be alive, you have to reproduce as well. Mate selection pressures are still here, and are stronger than ever.
Bullshit. There are other ways to measure the rate of evolution.
You are missing the THIRD part. You need to reproduce, it is not enough to simply survive. The third part requres that you find a mate, and have children. This evolutionary filter is culture dependant. Due to the media, standards are going up. This increases the "speed" of human evolution.