Peter Bogdanovich directed the big screen version. It has a stellar cast. It's one of the few movies that have actually made me laugh hard enough to get physically sick. It's out on laser disc, but not out anywhere on DVD.:(
I've read through your arguments below, and there's a point that neither party seems to be making.
To answer your original question: this hybrid organism lacks the capability to reproduce with either parent, yet it can reproduce with other plants that share its mutation. By chance its DNA mutated enough to change its reproductive options. No other organism has these specific reproductive options. This mutation is not as glamorous as a firebreathing thistle, but by definition this is all it needs to be something new to taxonomists.
See the definition of species, provided by Dictionary.com. If you disagree, switch disciplines and take up your point with Oxford, Webster, and the general field of evolutionary biology.
I am happy to see 720p and 1080i are going to be universal. Maybe we can get rid of region coding and finally be able to purchase DVD's abroad, bring them home, and play them? I am waiting to find a set I like with IEE 1394/firewire, so in the short term I can use D-VHS, and in the future I can make use of other peripherals.
2005's version of this set may be the set to buy.:)
A true 1080p monitor (it will upconvert 1080i to true 1920 x 1080 progressive @ 60hz) is being released in the US this year, and should find its way to AU in short order, but the price will be horrible. It will initially retail for USD $8,000.:(
Still, it will offer computer users a true high 1920 x 1080 monitor, and an incomparable TV experience.:)
I am on the same cable system. You get Showtime HD, HBO HD, and WBNS-DT for $6.00? That's actually a great deal. Two premium pay channels... As I recall they are planning on adding WCHM DT and WTTE DT in the near future, as well as WOSU's HD feed.
There ain't no such thing as human evolution (anymore).
I suspect it's the nature of life to adapt. In the past our technology has changed quicker than we could adapt to it, but in one area, diet, species change continues. Look at average weights of individuals in many "developed" countries. This is not an evolved feature, but if it persists through many generations it might very well change part of the human species. Adaptations that allow longer reproductive span of individuals who consume high calorie diets, such as better elimination of extra calories, or better tolerance of high blood cholesterol, might prevail. Adaptations such as a more dense bone structure or altered musculature (to carry the weight), might also occur.
Unwittingly, or intentionally, in many "developed" countries we now segregate out lower functioning (borderline mentally retarded) individuals who in previous generations might have been able to lead "normal" lives. We put them in special schools/classrooms, we give them medications that change their behavior, and by artificially grouping them into separate social groups we decreased their chances of reproduction. I suspect any evidence to back this up would be anectdotal, but I'd wager if the numbers were there you would see a significant decrease in the number of borderline mentally retarded people who father or give birth to children.
Similarly, although physical prowess is still a strong attractor, I'd be willing to bet that intelligent guys are sexier now than they have ever been. Although we won't live to see the results, you want to bet this subtle eugenics won't have an effect on the species?
Just because we don't have lions hunting us on most golf courses doesn't mean the genome of h. sapiens sapiens won't continue to change.:)
LEP's though use a process similar to inkjet
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... but when C. Tolkien has published eleven treatises on his father's work, and several rough drafts, that looks to me a bit like living off of father. Then again, I guess if I were in his position I'd probably do exactly the same thing.
Sometimes I think he'd dig up his father's bones, wire them up on puppet strings, and tour them around the world if it could make him more money. Unlike the posthumous "Lost Tales" this find is by a creditable third party, attributable in its entirety to Daddy T, and the royalties shall no doubt flow as thick as orc blood at Helm's Deep. Christopher dreams happy dreams tonight.
If the stable one-atmosphere plasmoid didn't do it, and the DIY breeder reactor didn't succeed, there will no doubt be some ingenious/. readers who decide to create a high-energy neutron source out in their garage to remove themselves from the gene pool. CmdrTaco, Timothy, what is it with all the sterility how-to guides you're giving your readers?
... and put it on your desk. Explain to any who ask that it has become the jumping point for your growing interest in the religion of Santaria. Although this may actually be the beginning of your transition to a new career (termination due to insubordination and the subsequent job hunt), it'll probably be the last bobble head doll you'll get from a boss whose ego is set to autowank.:)
A project like this http://www.coseti.org/ might succeed where radio SETI fails. Quite a few people think a focused, high power laser might be a better mode of communications between stars.
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"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"
Terrifying short story about a really, really conflicted AI.
Peter Bogdanovich directed the big screen version. It has a stellar cast. It's one of the few movies that have actually made me laugh hard enough to get physically sick. It's out on laser disc, but not out anywhere on DVD. :(
Apple has yet to announce whether or not they'll use IBM's chip, but (John Dvorak's unusual beliefs notwithstanding) it's a relatively safe bet they probably will.
I've read through your arguments below, and there's a point that neither party seems to be making.
To answer your original question: this hybrid organism lacks the capability to reproduce with either parent, yet it can reproduce with other plants that share its mutation. By chance its DNA mutated enough to change its reproductive options. No other organism has these specific reproductive options. This mutation is not as glamorous as a firebreathing thistle, but by definition this is all it needs to be something new to taxonomists.
See the definition of species, provided by Dictionary.com. If you disagree, switch disciplines and take up your point with Oxford, Webster, and the general field of evolutionary biology.
I am happy to see 720p and 1080i are going to be universal. Maybe we can get rid of region coding and finally be able to purchase DVD's abroad, bring them home, and play them? I am waiting to find a set I like with IEE 1394/firewire, so in the short term I can use D-VHS, and in the future I can make use of other peripherals.
:)
2005's version of this set may be the set to buy.
Peace,
-Joe G.
I thought they were offering HBO, Showtime, and Discovery too. Sorry. :(
Find it here. It's LCOS, released in January, on display at CES, and currently on allocation. Next year's model is supposed to drop to USD $5000.
-Joe
Whatever.
and post back in here.
Peace,
-Joe G.
A true 1080p monitor (it will upconvert 1080i to true 1920 x 1080 progressive @ 60hz) is being released in the US this year, and should find its way to AU in short order, but the price will be horrible. It will initially retail for USD $8,000. :(
:)
Still, it will offer computer users a true high 1920 x 1080 monitor, and an incomparable TV experience.
I am on the same cable system. You get Showtime HD, HBO HD, and WBNS-DT for $6.00? That's actually a great deal. Two premium pay channels ... As I recall they are planning on adding WCHM DT and WTTE DT in the near future, as well as WOSU's HD feed.
Tu es français, peut-être? Foutriquet.
:)
My jokes may suck, but I don't post as AC and hide.
... they want to send inspectors first to make certain the asteroids are *really* a threat.
There ain't no such thing as human evolution (anymore).
:)
I suspect it's the nature of life to adapt. In the past our technology has changed quicker than we could adapt to it, but in one area, diet, species change continues. Look at average weights of individuals in many "developed" countries. This is not an evolved feature, but if it persists through many generations it might very well change part of the human species. Adaptations that allow longer reproductive span of individuals who consume high calorie diets, such as better elimination of extra calories, or better tolerance of high blood cholesterol, might prevail. Adaptations such as a more dense bone structure or altered musculature (to carry the weight), might also occur.
Unwittingly, or intentionally, in many "developed" countries we now segregate out lower functioning (borderline mentally retarded) individuals who in previous generations might have been able to lead "normal" lives. We put them in special schools/classrooms, we give them medications that change their behavior, and by artificially grouping them into separate social groups we decreased their chances of reproduction. I suspect any evidence to back this up would be anectdotal, but I'd wager if the numbers were there you would see a significant decrease in the number of borderline mentally retarded people who father or give birth to children.
Similarly, although physical prowess is still a strong attractor, I'd be willing to bet that intelligent guys are sexier now than they have ever been. Although we won't live to see the results, you want to bet this subtle eugenics won't have an effect on the species?
Just because we don't have lions hunting us on most golf courses doesn't mean the genome of h. sapiens sapiens won't continue to change.
I am not certain about that, but I do know that none of the experiments required EVA. -Joe
All they did was orbit.
... printing. No need for UV-hardened stereolithography prototyping. As far as I know just squirt the rgb components onto the substrate and let them cure in air.
... which is necessary for a filament light bulb.
... once again privately resolve to make this year, The Year.
... but when C. Tolkien has published eleven treatises on his father's work, and several rough drafts, that looks to me a bit like living off of father. Then again, I guess if I were in his position I'd probably do exactly the same thing.
Sometimes I think he'd dig up his father's bones, wire them up on puppet strings, and tour them around the world if it could make him more money. Unlike the posthumous "Lost Tales" this find is by a creditable third party, attributable in its entirety to Daddy T, and the royalties shall no doubt flow as thick as orc blood at Helm's Deep. Christopher dreams happy dreams tonight.
If the stable one-atmosphere plasmoid didn't do it, and the DIY breeder reactor didn't succeed, there will no doubt be some ingenious /. readers who decide to create a high-energy neutron source out in their garage to remove themselves from the gene pool. CmdrTaco, Timothy, what is it with all the sterility how-to guides you're giving your readers?
... and put it on your desk. Explain to any who ask that it has become the jumping point for your growing interest in the religion of Santaria. Although this may actually be the beginning of your transition to a new career (termination due to insubordination and the subsequent job hunt), it'll probably be the last bobble head doll you'll get from a boss whose ego is set to autowank. :)
they have reached the end of the internet.
A project like this http://www.coseti.org/ might succeed where radio SETI fails. Quite a few people think a focused, high power laser might be a better mode of communications between stars.