The article says the proteins were correcting any imbalance imposed on them through artificial mutations, constantly restoring the chain to working order. If this is true I do not expect to see larger penises as the result.
In fact, given the brain-penis balance displayed by your post the proteins should be working to reduce your penis size.
My father... He told me a lot of stories about his years working as a military contractor: the corruption was all on the government's side.
You mean, like, the government officials were just moving cash from one pocket to the other? There was no cooperation from the suppliers (like, say, Boeing) to get a sweet deal? Or like the nuke makers who have been using secrecy to charge the government several times over?
That's very good inside news, restoring half my faith in humanity.
Nope. I mean the Navy classifying his designs so the he could no longer manufacture them (well, not without going to jail) and then putting his work out for open bid anyway. Among other nasty things they did. The military-industrial complex is not for the faint of heart and if you are an honest company, you have to know how to protect yourself.
I wasn't saying that there aren't seriously corrupt corporations out there. Just that my father's wasn't.
One of the four preachers at my place of employ has tried to "reach" me several times, but whenever I point out the gaping logical holes in whatever the point of the moment is, his answer is that the Bible has to be "spiritually received" rather than understood. Which then leads to the situation you mentioned where "they can't figure me out, and I can't figure them out either". It's like we're talking past each other.
The source of the conflict is that "spiritually received" is considered semantically equivalent to "accepted as fact" to such people. Now, spiritualism is one thing (it can't be tested, can't be disproved, and can be accepted on those terms.) My disagreements come in when people simply point-blank deny what is. Not only that, but they do it in large groups, as if it's some kind of mass psychosis.
This latest finding suggests to me that something similar applies to our genetic heritage.
The problem is that we're looking at a vast encoded and compressed dataset with only the barest clue as to how the decryption/decompression engine works.
I bet that obscure comments in God's code would put Larry Wall to shame too:)/* FIXME: Is free will a good idea? Review after beta testing... */
There was a comic strip I read years ago that had God in a kitchen, in the process of removing Planet Earth from the oven. He was saying, "Hm. Something tells me this thing is half-baked."
I've read the Bible cover to cover. That's actually pretty much WHY I'm an atheist. Have you read that it? It's retarded. Seriously. It was obviously written by a bunch of primitive hicks millenia ago. It's just superstition.
I read it a long time ago, and didn't manage to read it cover to cover. I figured I should try to understand what all the fuss was about, since I wasn't raised in any religion.
Some of my more pious friends occasionally attempt to explain to me where my thinking has gone wrong. So far, the've not met with much success. Neither have I, for that matter: they can't figure me out, and I can't figure them out either.
But hey, don't let the tenets of MY PERSONAL FAITH get in the way of your petty jokes....
That's not the issue. The question is why should your personal faith (or lack of it) have anything whatsoever to do with what anyone else says or does? As you say, that's your personal business. It is not ours, and we are under no obligation to avoid offending you, especially when you can so easily avoid being offended.
And from a practical standpoint (as someone who has been a regular reader/poster on this site for years) you'd best learn to grow a thicker skin. Or find a tamer forum. Nobody here cares what either of us think, and there will always be someone ready to poke holes in someone else's belief system. That's what I enjoy about Slashdot: sometimes (not often, but sometimes) I'm made to think outside my usual round. That's not necessarily easy, but it's always entertaining, and I walk away a better person for it.
Well, yeah. Some of the best evidence that christian or muslim creationists are full of shit is that, well, god's "designs" *suck*.
True, you'd think He would be a better engineer. Of course, if you make that point, they'll just tell you that God's will is not obvious. Furthermore, they'll tell you that we must be better designed than we appear, because otherwise we could not have been made in God's image. Ha... tell that to all the people who died before their time because of the quality engineering that went into their bodies. If God is a Lamborghini then people are Yugos.
I have friends who tell me they can see signs of the Creator in all manner of living things.
Oddly, I find myself unable to perceive these subtleties (they just look like camouflage markings and so forth to me.) They look at me sadly when I say, "Sorry, I'm just not getting it."
They have actually spent $2 trillion and are refusing to say where the money actually went.
Of course part of that might also be that if they told people where it went, they might view those companies as being faulty and pull out of them, which might be the exact opposite of propping them up.
Maybe... but I still think it's the disease of unaccountability that has been the hallmark of this Administration since day one, and Congress for the past several decades.
And the document itself is still secret (YOU can't read it) but speech is free as you maintain.
Correct. I think the confusion in this thread revolves around the equally important but differing concepts of "freedom of speech" and "transparency in government". Both are required for a functioning republic that responds to the needs of its people. So yes, we still have the free speech part (although the government has certainly made inroads there) but it's obvious that transparency has taken the bigger hit.
What? That law was passed in full view of the public, our reps simply didn't bother reading it, and they rushed the votes through so that nobody who wanted to read it had time to figure out what it did.
Actually, what I found most interesting about the Patriot Act was that it was obviously waiting in the wings until something bad happened. You don't come up with a document of that sheer size in a couple of days (there's a reason nobody could read it under the pressure they were under... it was too damn big!) Now, I'm not saying that 9/11 was some kind of government plot (although, I'm not saying it wasn't either) but the Patriot Act was a remarkably opportunistic bit of Federal intrusiveness.
I was born in Nigeria and my dad worked there for many years. He will tell you that the Government then (1971) was corrupt and would sell their own mothers for a belly full of ruin (that is, a glass of whisky). We have seen nothing since then to change our minds.
I've never been there, but my girlfried was born and raised there. She goes back for visits to her family now and then.
My grandfather was an engineer for a number of years in Nigeria - and he would agree with you. Corruption exists within their normal economy.
My father was an engineer in the U.S. for decades, particularly within the military sector. Corruption exists within our normal economy as well, believe me. He told me a lot of stories about his years working as a military contractor: the corruption was all on the government's side.
The US Military couldn't find that lost nuke because I already salvaged it and will use the components to build something far more dangerous than a conventional nuclear bomb.
With this device I will have leaders the world over cower in abject terror as I take command of the world throgh them.
Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?
Well, the Premier was going to bring it up at next month's summit. You know how he likes his little surprises.
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Yes, I believe it's in the "JC3" gene pair.
talk about being a total troll. keep your bigotry to yourself.
Nah ... Creationists are fair game here on Slashdot. Matter of fact, they're fair game, period.
The article says the proteins were correcting any imbalance imposed on them through artificial mutations, constantly restoring the chain to working order. If this is true I do not expect to see larger penises as the result. In fact, given the brain-penis balance displayed by your post the proteins should be working to reduce your penis size.
Ouch.
can the human race auto-evolve itself larger penises?
My father ... He told me a lot of stories about his years working as a military contractor: the corruption was all on the government's side.
You mean, like, the government officials were just moving cash from one pocket to the other? There was no cooperation from the suppliers (like, say, Boeing) to get a sweet deal? Or like the nuke makers who have been using secrecy to charge the government several times over?
That's very good inside news, restoring half my faith in humanity.
Nope. I mean the Navy classifying his designs so the he could no longer manufacture them (well, not without going to jail) and then putting his work out for open bid anyway. Among other nasty things they did. The military-industrial complex is not for the faint of heart and if you are an honest company, you have to know how to protect yourself.
I wasn't saying that there aren't seriously corrupt corporations out there. Just that my father's wasn't.
to fixing the hole? It's like fixing a car coolant leak by pouring more water in the radiator.
I would say that it's more like trying to cure diarrhea by tinkering with the toilet.
Yes, well, it's been a long time since I read the book. Or saw the movie.
One of the four preachers at my place of employ has tried to "reach" me several times, but whenever I point out the gaping logical holes in whatever the point of the moment is, his answer is that the Bible has to be "spiritually received" rather than understood. Which then leads to the situation you mentioned where "they can't figure me out, and I can't figure them out either". It's like we're talking past each other.
The source of the conflict is that "spiritually received" is considered semantically equivalent to "accepted as fact" to such people. Now, spiritualism is one thing (it can't be tested, can't be disproved, and can be accepted on those terms.) My disagreements come in when people simply point-blank deny what is. Not only that, but they do it in large groups, as if it's some kind of mass psychosis.
Remarkable really.
This latest finding suggests to me that something similar applies to our genetic heritage.
The problem is that we're looking at a vast encoded and compressed dataset with only the barest clue as to how the decryption/decompression engine works.
I bet that obscure comments in God's code would put Larry Wall to shame too :) /* FIXME: Is free will a good idea? Review after beta testing... */
There was a comic strip I read years ago that had God in a kitchen, in the process of removing Planet Earth from the oven. He was saying, "Hm. Something tells me this thing is half-baked."
I've read the Bible cover to cover. That's actually pretty much WHY I'm an atheist. Have you read that it? It's retarded. Seriously. It was obviously written by a bunch of primitive hicks millenia ago. It's just superstition.
I read it a long time ago, and didn't manage to read it cover to cover. I figured I should try to understand what all the fuss was about, since I wasn't raised in any religion.
Some of my more pious friends occasionally attempt to explain to me where my thinking has gone wrong. So far, the've not met with much success. Neither have I, for that matter: they can't figure me out, and I can't figure them out either.
But hey, don't let the tenets of MY PERSONAL FAITH get in the way of your petty jokes....
That's not the issue. The question is why should your personal faith (or lack of it) have anything whatsoever to do with what anyone else says or does? As you say, that's your personal business. It is not ours, and we are under no obligation to avoid offending you, especially when you can so easily avoid being offended.
And from a practical standpoint (as someone who has been a regular reader/poster on this site for years) you'd best learn to grow a thicker skin. Or find a tamer forum. Nobody here cares what either of us think, and there will always be someone ready to poke holes in someone else's belief system. That's what I enjoy about Slashdot: sometimes (not often, but sometimes) I'm made to think outside my usual round. That's not necessarily easy, but it's always entertaining, and I walk away a better person for it.
Some faster than others, apparently.
I guess we live in the Age of the Killer Typo.
Well, yeah. Some of the best evidence that christian or muslim creationists are full of shit is that, well, god's "designs" *suck*.
True, you'd think He would be a better engineer. Of course, if you make that point, they'll just tell you that God's will is not obvious. Furthermore, they'll tell you that we must be better designed than we appear, because otherwise we could not have been made in God's image. Ha ... tell that to all the people who died before their time because of the quality engineering that went into their bodies. If God is a Lamborghini then people are Yugos.
I have friends who tell me they can see signs of the Creator in all manner of living things. Oddly, I find myself unable to perceive these subtleties (they just look like camouflage markings and so forth to me.) They look at me sadly when I say, "Sorry, I'm just not getting it."
Oh well.
What was the question again?
"What do you get when you multiply 9 times 5."
Well, if enough hard-working European citizens went to their politician's offices and raised their arms, that might help get the point across.
Of course part of that might also be that if they told people where it went, they might view those companies as being faulty and pull out of them, which might be the exact opposite of propping them up.
Maybe ... but I still think it's the disease of unaccountability that has been the hallmark of this Administration since day one, and Congress for the past several decades.
If you claim paranoid skyzophrenia then be careful, as it comes from several European MEPs.
I guess when it comes to the various forms of mental illness regularly exhibited on Slashdot, the skyz the limit.
And the document itself is still secret (YOU can't read it) but speech is free as you maintain.
Correct. I think the confusion in this thread revolves around the equally important but differing concepts of "freedom of speech" and "transparency in government". Both are required for a functioning republic that responds to the needs of its people. So yes, we still have the free speech part (although the government has certainly made inroads there) but it's obvious that transparency has taken the bigger hit.
What? That law was passed in full view of the public, our reps simply didn't bother reading it, and they rushed the votes through so that nobody who wanted to read it had time to figure out what it did.
Actually, what I found most interesting about the Patriot Act was that it was obviously waiting in the wings until something bad happened. You don't come up with a document of that sheer size in a couple of days (there's a reason nobody could read it under the pressure they were under ... it was too damn big!) Now, I'm not saying that 9/11 was some kind of government plot (although, I'm not saying it wasn't either) but the Patriot Act was a remarkably opportunistic bit of Federal intrusiveness.
I was born in Nigeria and my dad worked there for many years. He will tell you that the Government then (1971) was corrupt and would sell their own mothers for a belly full of ruin (that is, a glass of whisky). We have seen nothing since then to change our minds.
I've never been there, but my girlfried was born and raised there. She goes back for visits to her family now and then.
She'd agree with you.
Oh, come on mods, it may be a troll but it was a funny troll. Sheesh.
My grandfather was an engineer for a number of years in Nigeria - and he would agree with you. Corruption exists within their normal economy.
My father was an engineer in the U.S. for decades, particularly within the military sector. Corruption exists within our normal economy as well, believe me. He told me a lot of stories about his years working as a military contractor: the corruption was all on the government's side.
No wonder they were skeptical, a 400k cashier's check...
But was it 400,000 Nigerian dollars?
That would be about 46,800,000 Naira. Approximately, I don't know the current exchange rate.
The US Military couldn't find that lost nuke because I already salvaged it and will use the components to build something far more dangerous than a conventional nuclear bomb.
With this device I will have leaders the world over cower in abject terror as I take command of the world throgh them.
Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?
Well, the Premier was going to bring it up at next month's summit. You know how he likes his little surprises.