I remember hearing scientists saying most of DNA was junk left over from evolutionary processes.

I recall, back in the sixties, a co-worker speculating that, considering the genome as a program and presuming a creator (or creation engineering team), the non-coding DNA might be the program's comments.

And wondering whether, if so, they should be considered "holy writ".

The cytoplasm of the Ovum contains a LOT more RNA machinery than does that of the sperm. What does this imply about heritable traits?

My take: That they are in fine control of the allocation of precious resources.

The sperm is a messenger, trying to deliver its copy of the plans to an ovum (the only one, or one of a very few, within reach) in competition with hundreds of millions of others, not all necessarily from the same male (or to bias the race toward others that have versions of the plans more like its own). So it's stripped down like a greyhound, both so it can run faster/better and so the male can make more of them to improve it's own odds of getting one through.

The ovum is a factory for building a new being. It has a whole bunch of machinery set up and ready to go, so it can get on with the task as soon as the other half of the plans arrive. Only one or a very few are in operation at a time, so plenty of resources can be spent on each one, both on initial inventory of construction material and ready-to-run machinery, all of which will eventually be needed.

Tariff typos:
* Aluminum/steel: From 7.5% to 25% in 2924... 2024 of course.
* Lithium batteries and battery components... 206 for others (e.g. Solar system storage).... 2026

Meanwhile, as of last Tuesday, Biden has imposed or raised tariffs on solar panels, aluminum and steel for them, batteries, electronics, etc..

  * Solar cells and panels: Raised from 25% to 50% in 2024
  * Aluminum/steel: From 7.5% to 25% in 2924
  * Lithium batteries and battery components (e.g. Battery Management Systems.) From 7.5% to 25%: in 2024 for EV batteries, 206 for others (e.g. Solar system storage). Of course some cell types are dual-use so bare cells will be assumed to be "for EVs" and solar equipment manufacturing them will have to move to China to prove they're not really being used for cars.
  * "computer chips" - including semiconductors used in inverters, BMSes, solar charge controllers, etc.: From 25% to 50% by 2025.

I could go on.

This is a similar take to the dad in Sound and Fury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

I'm sorry you're deaf and I hope you can hear normally one day. Everyone is too afraid of looking mean these days to just flat out tell you otherwise and to nod along when you say stuff like this.

You got marked Troll, but anyone who thinks this is a crazy opinion I invite to watch 'Sound and Fury" https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

This is a real take - that being Deaf is somehow 'better', or at the very least not a disability. They actually call us 'hearing' like how we call them 'deaf'.

Pretty soon you'll be able to just apply patches to yourself. I'm waiting for:
git apply hair.patch

The CCP *is* a government; it just happens to be a hostile foreign one.

Epic! I'm glad there's some hard core geeks still floating around /.

You got me intrigued with that Marina Sirtis comment... Every time I see her in public she comes across as the most "Not like Deanna Troi" person you can imagine! It's hilarious. What's the deal? I'm guessing it's the uniform?

I pirated an episode of 24 way back in like 2004 because it was raining and DirectTV's satellite reception was garbage. The very next day I got a call from Verizon telling me that they saw what I did and would report me to NBC if I did it again.... That was the last time I pirated anything... I'd prefer to just not watch anything than get in trouble like that.

I remember what cable tv was. I also remember what Netflix WAS... the one place with all the stuff. Not anymore, and it's been getting worse and worse. You can't even watch some things without unskippable ads - even when you PAY for it. The public accepting this is a problem, but it's an unfixable one I admit.

Streaming was great when it was only Netflix who had StarTrek, StarGate, Lost, Heroes, and a all the other 80's, 90's, and early 2000's shows. Then everyone wanted to stream so all the good stuff was sucked off Netflix and moved to HBO, Paramount, CBS, NBC, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon, and probably more I forget.

I pay for Netflix and DisneyPlus and Amazon AND THAT'S IT! oh, Hulu too

I would like to watch old StarTrek reruns with my kids but the new trek is really garbage so no Paramount+ (I'd like to watch SouthPark too, but nope, not paying for 2 shows).

And now effing Hulu is playing ads even though I'm paying them! The only reason I paid for Hulu was to support The Orville, which is where now?!?!? idk. ARG it's just like the damn 90's again now with unskippable commercials.

It's nuts... Youtube and video games are filling the gaps though. Streamers can go suck a fart.