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Re:New organisms have been formed using the first ever 6-let... by mitchty on Sunday January 29, 2017 @09:51AM (#13514334)
> This is how the plot of every horror/disaster movie starts.

Because its a trope. Can you explain how it gets wildly out of hand beyond speculation?

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Re:New organisms have been formed using the first ever 6-let... by zhengyi13 on Sunday January 29, 2017 @07:58PM (#13517875)
At the risk of oversimplifying, because "even the very wise cannot see all ends."

Unknown unknowns. You can know your specific problem domain inside and out, and still have other things show up that rapidly invalidate your assumptions about the set of possible outcomes.

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Re:New organisms have been formed using the first ever 6-let... by klibertp on Sunday January 29, 2017 @04:16PM (#13516712)
Just noting: not getting/ignoring the joke should not be the reason for downvotes.
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Re:New organisms have been formed using the first ever 6-let... by madebysquares on Sunday January 29, 2017 @10:53AM (#13514629)
Just making a joke
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