Better name it Swapfile, because clearly this system doesn't have enough ram.
Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
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Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#12How closely related are the two species. Hybrids between species of horses and cats are common. Same for canines. But it didn't occur to me that wheels and goats are that closely related
Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#13"Paddy Murphy" theres no way this is real, right?
There's a Patrick Murphy on this very thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7533877 , you insensitive clod. ;P
Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#14My understanding is that human-neanderthal interbreeding rarely resulted in viable offspring (though some did, and is where blonde/ginger hair and blue eyes come from in modern humans).
Is that similar here? Are there traits in modern goats or sheep that came from the other?
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Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#16How closely related are the two species. Hybrids between species of horses and cats are common. Same for canines. But it didn't occur to me that wheels and goats are that closely related
Indeed not, apparently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep%E2%80%93goat_hybrid They're six chromosomes out from each other, to begin with.
Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#17How closely related are the two species. Hybrids between species of horses and cats are common. Same for canines. But it didn't occur to me that wheels and goats are that closely related
Goat + Wheel = Gwheel, Whoat ?
Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#18How closely related are the two species. Hybrids between species of horses and cats are common. Same for canines. But it didn't occur to me that wheels and goats are that closely related
I would be surprised to see a hybrid of horses and cats but it would certainly be the ideal gift kitten AND a pony!
Wondering if they pronounce 'geep' as "gee eep" or "jeep".
Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#19My understanding is that human-neanderthal interbreeding rarely resulted in viable offspring (though some did, and is where blonde/ginger hair and blue eyes come from in modern humans). Is that similar here? Are there traits in modern goats or sheep that came from the other?
Blue eyes is a more recent mutation [1]. Blonde hair has appeared independently several times [2].
[1] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080130170343.ht...
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/science/another-genetic-qu...
Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
#20My understanding is that human-neanderthal interbreeding rarely resulted in viable offspring (though some did, and is where blonde/ginger hair and blue eyes come from in modern humans). Is that similar here? Are there traits in modern goats or sheep that came from the other?
...where do you have that "understanding" from?! Are there any actual information about the 'Homo sapiens sapiens' 'Homo sapiens neanderthalensis' contact and relationship or are you just spreading someone's wild guesses?