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Comment Any reproduction system (Score 1) 480

by Thyran (#27474657) Attached to: Most vital body part / system?

If brains were vital, animals like jellyfish or starfish wouldn't be alive. Then there are many single-celled organisms and of course plants who are characterised by a lack of one.

I think every living organism requires the means to reproduce, whether it be through copulation or parthenogenesis where only 1 parent is needed.

Anyways I need my right-hand so I vote fingers.
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Smash Bros. Creators Behind New TMNT Game 29

Posted by Soulskill from the totally-tubular-dude dept.
The Opposable Thumbs blog reports that work is underway on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the Wii. They note that "Game Arts, the developer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, will be creating the four-player action title for Ubisoft." According to the press release, the game is set to launch in late 2009 to celebrate 25 years of the TMNT franchise. The game won't be tied to any particular movie or TV series.
Earth

How a Rogue Geologist Discovered Diamonds 237

Posted by timothy from the with-maps-microscopes-and-strippers dept.
prone2tech writes "Both NPR and Wired are running stories about how nearly two decades ago, a dogged, absentminded Canadian geologist named Charles Fipke who was practically down to his last nickel when he discovered diamonds in the Northwest Territories. Back then there was no such thing as a Canadian diamond, and today, Canada is the world's third-largest producer. The story behind the addition of Canada to the ranks of diamond-producing nations leads back to this one man. His discovery started the largest staking rush in North America since George Carmack found gold in the Klondike a century earlier."
Power

Hawaii Planning State-Wide Electric Car Network 255

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the better-places-for-a-trial dept.
MojoKid writes to tell us that Hawaii is planning on implementing a statewide electric car charging network. While the initiative seems to highlight the lower carbon footprint, Hawaii doesn't exactly seem like the ideal candidate for this initiative. One reader pointed out that perhaps a solar or wind power generation initiative might be a little better suited for the island state. "We have tons of wind and sun here that could be harnessed for electricity, but Hawaiian Electric Company has enough control over the government to block most wind and solar projects, and they make more money burning oil and diesel because the PUC lets them pass the fuel costs directly on to the consumer. Gov Lingle is taking all the credit, but if she actually wants to make a difference in oil consumption in the islands she needs to get large scale wind and solar projects pushed through first."

Comment Re:bogus (Score 1) 152

by Thyran (#25896751) Attached to: The Player Is and Is Not the Character
I agree with you, I think self-referencing goes no deeper than a language problem. It reminds me of that QI episode where Stephen Fry mentions that there are 32 words for demonstrative pronouns. Antithetically, no one has made up a word in the English language carrying the definition "the character in this game that I'm controlling". If there was we'd all be using that word.

I wouldn't know if there has already been an attempt to make up a word.

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