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Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by parineum »

morphle wrote: post #11
squigz wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

QED. [1] Why people hate smart individuals: Studies reveal it's linked to your own intelligence level https://www.gq.com.au/health/wellness/studies-say-who-you-ha... [2] On the importance of being pedantic https://medium.com/@lfloridi/on-the-importance-of-being-peda... [3] Pedantic definition https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pedantic [4] Pedantic opinion https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pedant…

If you were so smart, you'd probably find better sources than GQ and Medium to prove your point.

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by Sardtok »

tbrownaw wrote: post #15
squigz wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Things inside this house are indeed outside that house.

An apartment inside an apartment complex is still inside the same building. Earth is in the Universe. There's a difference between "in the Universe" and "outside of Earth".

A superset also includes everything in all its subsets.

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by crustaceansoup »

thinkingtoilet wrote: post #25

This is one of those times evolution doesn't make sense to me. It's clear how a giraffe's neck evolves, the ones that could reach higher leaves in trees had an advantage. In examples like this, how does this evolve when there is no gradual change? An animal had to exist that had an offspring that somehow both absorbed the chloroplasts of the food it ate in a way that it could use (not just simple digestion), then hav…

The article notes that the chloroplasts are like a larder that the slug can digest when needs be, so storage could have come well before photosynthesis was actually utilized.

Or maybe it was photosynthesis first. The chloroplasts just did their thing for a while, and slugs that digested them slower (and eventually ones that stored them) got more benefit than ones that didn't.

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by gus_massa »

Ericson2314 wrote: post #16

I remember as a kid wondering if we could give humans chlorolaplasts.

Somewhat related https://what-if.xkcd.com/17/

The surface is too small and you only get like 4% of the energy you need (Assuming you like being naked under full sunlight all day long. The article is for cows, but I guess the number is similar for humans.) 4% of 2400 kcal is almost 100 kcal, that is the content of a small diet treat or 2 apples.

These sea slugs can survive because they move very slowly. For a human, I think it's not enough energy to survive even if all the activity is to watch TV inside a hot swimming pool.

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by morphle »

parineum wrote: post #31
morphle wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

QED. [1] Why people hate smart individuals: Studies reveal it's linked to your own intelligence level https://www.gq.com.au/health/wellness/studies-say-who-you-ha... [2] On the importance of being pedantic https://medium.com/@lfloridi/on-the-importance-of-being-peda... [3] Pedantic definition https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pedantic [4] Pedantic opinion https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pedant…

If you were so smart, you'd probably find better sources than GQ and Medium to prove your point.

Or Hacker News for that matter. Never trust anything on the internet [1] on face value. Start by asking qui bono? Is this a reputable source, like a scientist[2]?. Be critical and sceptical.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_...

[2] https://youtu.be/NV0Z6vlIJig?t=216

Re: Costasiella kuroshimae

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Post by parineum »

morphle wrote: post #36
parineum wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you were so smart, you'd probably find better sources than GQ and Medium to prove your point.

Or Hacker News for that matter. Never trust anything on the internet [1] on face value. Start by asking qui bono? Is this a reputable source, like a scientist[2]?. Be critical and sceptical. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_... [2] https://youtu.be/NV0Z6vlIJig?t=216

> sceptical

How can I trust someone who can't use spell check?

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