Costasiella kuroshimae

squigz wrote: post #3

stavros wrote: post #2

Life is amazing.

Stuff like this really makes you wonder what life might look like out in the universe.

Isn't life on this planet also life out in the universe? It depends on your point of view.

[1] Pale blue dot - Carl Sagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by squigz » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC

morphle wrote: post #4

squigz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stuff like this really makes you wonder what life might look like out in the universe.

Isn't life on this planet also life out in the universe? It depends on your point of view. [1] Pale blue dot - Carl Sagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

Do you consider things that are inside a house to also be outside a house?

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by ljf » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC

squigz wrote: post #3

stavros wrote: post #2

Life is amazing.

Stuff like this really makes you wonder what life might look like out in the universe.

https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.s... - love this short story and its take on that question.

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by explodes » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC

squigz wrote: post #3

stavros wrote: post #2

Life is amazing.

Stuff like this really makes you wonder what life might look like out in the universe.

Some things on Earth (especially in the ocean) you'd think were extraterrestrial... What a gift to still be able to find such amazing animals out there.

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by squigz » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC

ljf wrote: post #6

squigz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stuff like this really makes you wonder what life might look like out in the universe.

https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.s... - love this short story and its take on that question.

A classic, and regularly shared here on HN :)

I really like this version of it personally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by morphle » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC

squigz wrote: post #5

morphle wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't life on this planet also life out in the universe? It depends on your point of view. [1] Pale blue dot - Carl Sagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

Do you consider things that are inside a house to also be outside a house?

All things are moving in space and time and in relation to other objects so inside or outside are relative points of view.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity

[2] Point of view is worth 80 IQ points - Alan Kay. He didn't specify the sign....

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by squigz » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC

morphle wrote: post #9

squigz wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you consider things that are inside a house to also be outside a house?

All things are moving in space and time and in relation to other objects so inside or outside are relative points of view. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity [2] Point of view is worth 80 IQ points - Alan Kay. He didn't specify the sign....

I wonder if life elsewhere in the universe is pedantic too.