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Half-Male, Half-Female Fowl Explain Birds' Sex Determination 117

Kanan excerpts from a BBC report out of Scotland: "A study of sexually scrambled chickens suggests that sex in birds is determined in a radically different way from that in mammals. Researchers studied three chickens that appeared to be literally half-male and half-female, and found that nearly every cell in their bodies — from wattle to toe — has an inherent sex identity. This cell-by-cell sex orientation contrasts sharply with the situation in mammals, in which organism-wide sex identity is established through hormones." Kanan also supplies this link to some pictures of the mixed-cell birds.

Comment Re:Real Age doesn't "sell" your details. (Score 1) 136

That quiz is something along the lines of "How smart are you?" When it asked me for my gender and my carrier, I continued thinking that there wasn't much they could get from that (not smart of me, huh?). When it asked for my phone number I relied on my wisdom to close it out.

Facebook is for the most part a waste of time. I gave in to peer pressure and signed up after some of my closest friends said it was the best thing since sliced silicon wafers. It's not a replacement for Real Life [tm].

Never give out your birthdate online. Ever. You address belongs in the shipping information for the hard drive or memory you just bought; nowhere else.

Comment Re:assasination (Score 1) 137

It was a Fantasy Island episode. A hunter wants to stalk the most dangerous prey, so Mr. Rourke has him use a camera gun to take pictures of a dictator to prove he could shot him. Mind you, it was about 30 years ago, but I remember the camera gun to this day.

Comment Re:How about DRM? (Score 0, Troll) 243

Ha! You can thank the liberal educational system in America for that. "Fuzzy math" -- math without numbers? The whole aim of the educational system now is to ensure the students "feel good about themselves"; education is a FAR second. That's why there are an overabundance of idiots lined up to work at Gamestop and say such things as "Yo I totally own halo brah!"

Comment MD-80/MD-88 (Score 1) 1002

"Wow, the jets are right next to my window."

Must have been an MD-80/MD-88. I sat in the back between the engines on my trip back from LA last year. The flight attendant was offering earplugs. I am so glad I took them; That harmonic between the engines on takeoff would deafen Hellen Keller. The airline needs to apologize and refund their money. Oh, yes. To anyone who is bitching about profiling and how most hijackers or bombers are not dressed in Muslim garb, you are only suggesting that we need MORE security, not less. It needs to be revamped so $7.50/hr rent-a-cops are not in charge of security.

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