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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by coldtea on Monday July 25, 2016 @04:25PM (#12161359)
>The difference between teosinte and maize is about 5 genes. We've been genetically modifying corn for nearly 10,000 years, but we've just done so really inefficiently.

I'm all for inefficiency when too much efficiency can cause a problem.

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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by astrodust on Monday July 25, 2016 @04:36PM (#12161439)
Decentralization is inherently inefficient because redundancy is inefficient. Sometimes inefficient is not really a problem because you have bigger priorities, like genetic diversity and avoiding a single point of failure.
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