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Post #193,500
by ben_tilly
2/7/05 8:15:47 PM
2/7/05 8:17:54 PM
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New It works for nematodes
And just try to get a bull sea lion to do anything other than sleep or breed.

My point being that specifics of how things work for homo sapiens don't necessarily apply to the animal kingdom as a whole.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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It works for nematodes
And just try to get a bull sea lion to do anything other than sleep or breed.

Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #193,503
by ChrisR
2/7/05 8:36:32 PM
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New Y'all take all the mystery out of procreation
Where's DRL when you need him to lively up a discussion on the difference in the sexes? :-)
Post #193,504
by ben_tilly
2/7/05 8:38:19 PM
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New Out drinking? Reading Jung? Casting a horoscope?
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #193,555
by mmoffitt
2/8/05 9:41:10 AM
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New OT: Where TH is Ross anyway?
bcnu,
Mikem

Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
(Just trying to be accepted in the New America)
Post #193,558
by Yendor
2/8/05 9:59:26 AM
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New Re: OT: Where TH is Ross anyway?
[link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=184215|Read all about it]
-YendorMike

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #193,564
by mmoffitt
2/8/05 10:05:38 AM
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New Ah. Thanks. Missed that.
bcnu,
Mikem

Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
(Just trying to be accepted in the New America)
Post #193,561
by Another Scott
2/8/05 10:00:09 AM
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New Atlanta, IIRC. ... Oh, you mean. Well, he ran away. :-(
Post #193,570
by Nightowl
2/8/05 10:23:20 AM
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New I agree
Ross would definitely add another dimension to this convo. I hope he comes back soon.

Brenda
Nightowl >8#


"The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself." -- Hitopadesa 600?-1100? AD, Sanskrit Fable From Panchatantr
Post #193,506
by daemon
2/7/05 9:05:16 PM
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New dont have to try, they fight real well (bull sealions)
I think what we should be looking at is hominids in general and humans in particular. There has been many methods of running a herd of humans, most depend on the geographical complexity of the are they live in.
regards,
daemon
I love her dearly, far beyond any creature I've ever known, and I can prove it, for never once in almost seventy years of married life have I taken her by the throat. Mind you, it's been a near thing once or twice.
George Macdonald Frasier
Clearwater highschool marching band [link|http://www.chstornadoband.org/|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
     Newbie - (bionerd) - (94) - Feb. 6, 2005, 12:33:10 PM EST
         Welcome. - (pwhysall) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:12:12 PM EST
         Michigan? On the convoy route? - (drewk) - (48) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:17:51 PM EST
             Re: Michigan? On the convoy route? - (bionerd) - (47) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:47:38 PM EST
                 He's referring to BeeP bash - (broomberg) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:51:38 PM EST
                     Re: He's referring to BeeP bash - (bionerd) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:06:10 PM EST
                 That's a curious thing to say - (drewk) - (17) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:58:12 PM EST
                     Re: That's a curious thing to say - (bionerd) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:19:15 PM EST
                     Probably means that we don't do actual (real) work. :-) -NT - (ChrisR) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:24:37 PM EST
                     That's sad Drook - (broomberg) - (9) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:47:31 PM EST
                         I said 90% didn't I? - (drewk) - (8) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:27:59 PM EST
                             It is representative of most of the good ones -NT - (ben_tilly) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:45:59 PM EST
                                 Woudln't that depend on the job? - (drewk) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:59:50 PM EST
                                     Not that often - (ben_tilly) - (5) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:17:19 PM EST
                                         Getting a little uppity there, aren't you? - (drewk) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:22:07 PM EST
                                             See what I said about "some organizations" - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:03:30 PM EST
                                                 tiger teams, had the fortune to work on one once - (daemon) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:33:49 PM EST
                                                 Same thing where I work. -NT - (admin) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:38:43 PM EST
                                                 That's actually my "non-break" job - (FuManChu) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:49:02 AM EST
                     Programming is working with abstractions. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 08:04:03 PM EST
                         Okay, at that level I see what you mean -NT - (drewk) - Feb. 6, 2005, 08:15:42 PM EST
                     Excuse me - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:18:27 AM EST
                         Since my explanation in the thread didn't clear this up ... - (drewk) - (1) - Feb. 8, 2005, 11:51:24 AM EST
                             Because creative \\= abstract - (jake123) - Feb. 8, 2005, 01:32:33 PM EST
                 Programmers, eh? - (pwhysall) - (14) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:02:51 PM EST
                     Where's my soldering iron? - (ChrisR) - (13) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:16:01 PM EST
                         Which cable, the power or the ribbon? -NT - (drewk) - (12) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:19:21 PM EST
                             All of 'em at once. - (ChrisR) - (11) - Feb. 6, 2005, 06:38:16 PM EST
                                 Quit before the magic smoke comes out though. Can be tricky. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:13:15 PM EST
                                     Networking engineering requires a good sense of smell. -NT - (ChrisR) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:23:07 PM EST
                                         ICLRPD (new thread) - (FuManChu) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:50:16 AM EST
                                 Hey! That's my specialty! - (ben_tilly) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2005, 07:24:01 PM EST
                                     Have you ever blown an inch-wide hole out of a power supply? -NT - (inthane-chan) - (6) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:45:36 PM EST
                                         Have you ever shorted across the 220 supply with an ohmeter? -NT - (drewk) - (5) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:46:56 PM EST
                                             Nope. - (inthane-chan) - (4) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:51:20 PM EST
                                                 I helped blow out half of downtown Palm Springs once - (drewk) - (3) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:55:56 PM EST
                                                     Funniest one here . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:08:22 PM EST
                                                         Do we know Trudy under another name? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:45:13 PM EST
                                                             No. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 7, 2005, 02:14:56 PM EST
                 I'm no programmer either - (bepatient) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:16:53 PM EST
                     Weren't you working on changing that state of affairs? -NT - (FuManChu) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:50:48 AM EST
                         Was thinking about it. - (bepatient) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:52:22 AM EST
                 Don't you need abstract thinking in biology? -NT - (Arkadiy) - (8) - Feb. 7, 2005, 10:35:17 AM EST
                     Re: Don't you need abstract thinking in biology? - (bionerd) - (7) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:22:07 AM EST
                         So, can you tell us about your typical time at work? - (Arkadiy) - (6) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:57:42 AM EST
                             I thought... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:01:25 PM EST
                                 Don't forget the biscuits - (drewk) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:10:59 PM EST
                             Do you really want to hear about this? - (bionerd) - (3) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:37:39 PM EST
                                 Suggestion - (drewk) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:45:15 PM EST
                                     Been there, done that - (bionerd) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:13:40 PM EST
                                     I don't imagine she got where she is... - (Steven A S) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:18:12 PM EST
         Welcome - (broomberg) - (25) - Feb. 6, 2005, 01:49:41 PM EST
             Re: Welcome - (bionerd) - (24) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:04:39 PM EST
                 He has past cause... - (ben_tilly) - (23) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:42:38 PM EST
                     No I'm not him...I'm a her - (bionerd) - (21) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:08:34 PM EST
                         Cool, there is a slight imbalance in these parts.. -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:18:59 PM EST
                         Men are parasites ;-) - (ben_tilly) - (19) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:41:07 PM EST
                             Re: Men are parasites ;-) - (bionerd) - (18) - Feb. 6, 2005, 11:37:24 PM EST
                                 Why expend more energy? To get more kids. - (ben_tilly) - (17) - Feb. 7, 2005, 12:37:57 AM EST
                                     A couple of reasons. - (Andrew Grygus) - (15) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:32:36 AM EST
                                         Second point is pretty much pure circular reasoning, AFAICS. - (CRConrad) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:55:30 AM EST
                                             We are not talking 'fair' here, we're talking 'survival'. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 7, 2005, 04:29:04 AM EST
                                             Nature is not PC - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:29:02 AM EST
                                         Let me address those reasons for strict sexuality - (ben_tilly) - (11) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:15:06 AM EST
                                             well if I were a hermaphrodyte I would never leave the house - (daemon) - (10) - Feb. 7, 2005, 06:40:18 PM EST
                                                 Don't confuse "hermaphroditic" with "flexible"... -NT - (admin) - Feb. 7, 2005, 06:48:57 PM EST
                                                 It works for nematodes - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:17:54 PM EST
                                                     Y'all take all the mystery out of procreation - (ChrisR) - (6) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:36:32 PM EST
                                                         Out drinking? Reading Jung? Casting a horoscope? -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 7, 2005, 08:38:19 PM EST
                                                         OT: Where TH is Ross anyway? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:41:10 AM EST
                                                             Re: OT: Where TH is Ross anyway? - (Yendor) - (1) - Feb. 8, 2005, 09:59:26 AM EST
                                                                 Ah. Thanks. Missed that. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:05:38 AM EST
                                                             Atlanta, IIRC. ... Oh, you mean. Well, he ran away. :-( -NT - (Another Scott) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:00:09 AM EST
                                                         I agree - (Nightowl) - Feb. 8, 2005, 10:23:20 AM EST
                                                     dont have to try, they fight real well (bull sealions) - (daemon) - Feb. 7, 2005, 09:05:16 PM EST
                                     Exactly -NT - (bionerd) - Feb. 7, 2005, 11:24:01 AM EST
                     Re: He has past cause... - (Nightowl) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:44:47 AM EST
         Hoy - (admin) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:44:27 PM EST
             Ann Arbor- Heck , no! - (bionerd) - (3) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:29:03 PM EST
                 My sister went there for a few years. - (admin) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:56:51 PM EST
                     Cow Tipping- - (bionerd) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:20:59 PM EST
                 Moo U - (tuberculosis) - Feb. 8, 2005, 02:49:28 PM EST
         Use Debian - (lincoln) - Feb. 6, 2005, 02:47:37 PM EST
         welcome, another expert to opine with :-) -NT - (daemon) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:08:20 PM EST
         With a handle like "bionerd"... - (FuManChu) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2005, 03:46:25 PM EST
             My score - (bionerd) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:16:25 PM EST
                 Meh, amateur... - (admin) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2005, 04:58:35 PM EST
                     Wait until you know me better before calling me an amateur - (bionerd) - (3) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:27:19 PM EST
                         Amateur. Raw, rank, unadulterated. - (admin) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:32:31 PM EST
                             Nerd God - (bionerd) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:42:16 PM EST
                                 Yes. -NT - (admin) - Feb. 6, 2005, 10:43:55 PM EST
                 Your Overlord speaks: - (folkert) - Feb. 6, 2005, 05:32:56 PM EST
         welcome to the party -NT - (cforde) - Feb. 7, 2005, 01:32:04 AM EST
         Welcome from another non-IT - (Ashton) - Feb. 7, 2005, 03:59:47 AM EST
         Welcome! - (jb4) - Feb. 8, 2005, 06:34:20 PM EST

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