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Re:Humans began to rapidly accumulate technological knowledge 600k yea...
on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @05:31AM (#40715676)
FOXP2 was thought to be the genetic basis for language, but this has been overturned[1]. As far as I know there isn't a good candidate for a gene selected for language.
[1] https://www.the-scientist.com/language-gene-dethroned-64608
Re:Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth
on Friday May 10, 2024 @12:21AM (#40315486)
Re:How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (In Python) (2010)
on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @04:39AM (#39677375)
Crockford: "Lisp in C's Clothing"
Re:XL: An Extensible Programming Language
on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @05:24PM (#39460480)
Re:Solar and batteries to make up 81% of new 2024 U.S. electric-genera...
on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:18AM (#39393811)
Nuclear had much lower capacity factors in the past, which brings the lifetime capacity factor down. But the relevant point is that the capacity factor of nuclear plants running today is >90%
Re:Australia's 'Bluey' conquered childrens' entertainment
on Friday January 05, 2024 @04:38AM (#38877289)
I hope you get to be a mum. You sound like someone thoughtful and imaginative, which are great qualities for being a parent. Infinite patience would also help - I'm still trying to develop that myself!
Re:Australia's 'Bluey' conquered childrens' entertainment
on Friday January 05, 2024 @04:31AM (#38877255)
If it exists just to advertise toys (beyblade) or is so saccharine it makes you sick (Daniel tiger) then it's crap.
There's good stuff out there though - bluey, octonauts, peg + cat, carmen sandiego.
Re:Australia's 'Bluey' conquered childrens' entertainment
on Friday January 05, 2024 @04:16AM (#38877189)
My 5-year-old understands that her older sibling is non-binary, so perhaps it is an appropriate topic even at this young age.
Re:Cats kill a staggering number of species across the world
on Sunday December 17, 2023 @03:40PM (#38676189)
Canberra requires cats born from 1 July 2022 to be kept indoors.
https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/pets-and-wildlife/domest...
Re:Where the heck did all those structures inside complex cells come f...
on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:20PM (#38076060)
The DNA in mitochondria has a slightly different genetic code compared to DNA in the nucleus, which is evidence that mitochondria were once free living organisms, and they separated from other organisms before the genetic code was fully established. A fascinating glimpse of a lost world.
Re:Flight from Qatar to Seattle, via the North Pole
on Thursday October 12, 2023 @04:55AM (#37854893)
I once flew Cathay Pacific from Toronto to Hong Kong over the North Pole.
Re:The unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin
on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:33PM (#37731083)
"Probably sound advice" ... unless you're in the southern hemisphere!
Re:People who still rely on paper
on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @07:35AM (#37657768)
That's no longer true. The US used to use "first to invent" to determine patent rights, but it was changed to "first to file" in 2013. It's no longer necessary to prove when you first invented something, it's now just a matter of checking filing dates.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_to_file_and_first_to_i...
Re:HTML Optional Tags
on Thursday September 14, 2023 @02:51AM (#37505786)
Fantastic! These are great suggestions to help write readable, maintainable HTML.
Similar to: https://lofi.limo/blog/write-html-right