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Yes, good point... in terms of gene transcription, mammals seek to equalize the gene expression between the sexes by silencing one X chromosome. An excess of gene product from two active Xs would not be good. If both X chromosomes are active, as in the case of a pathological reactivation of Barr bodies, that can be a sign of breast cancer. I guess one could say males have slightly more gene product, due to active code pertaining to gonadal development on the Y, while females have a bit more total code, but only more gene product when there is pathology, like cancer. The equalization of gene expression is called dosage compensation and is an area of genetics that gets fairly complicated. We just scratched the surface in my biology courses.

What's kind of funny is that several deep red states are noted for being early in advancing women in politics. Nebraska elected the first GOP woman governor, and Texas and Wyoming also elected women early on. Wyoming was also the first state in the Union to give women the vote. But of course today's GOP is in many respects a party of regression, far removed from its historical roots. I noticed btw that the Alabama supreme court justice who recently delivered the theocratic decision on frozen embryos being people and how we must fear the wrath of God if an embryo is dropped on the lab floor....has to retire at the end of his present term because Alabama sets mandatory retirement of justices at age 70. Hmm.

Yes, you share mitochondrial DNA with all those in the maternal lineage, since mitochondria in the egg are preserved but sperm mitochondria are destroyed during fertilization. That mitochondrial DNA tips the balance towards the mother in terms of total DNA. If you are male, you also got a little more nuclear DNA from mom anyway, since the Y chromosome is much shorter than the X. (which is why a recessive gene on the X chromosome, like one for color blindness, will be more likely to be expressed in male children - the Y chromosome lacks most of the genes that are on the X.

As a monkey, I do not appreciate this slur against my elimination products. It's both speciesist and fecalist. I am quite proud of my trophic cascade.

Either the Illuminati like referring to themselves in third person or you posted someone else's email address. With the name Williams mispelled. Also, if you are an occult and secret cabal, it's surprising you would post an address publicly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati In subsequent use, "Illuminati" has been used when referring to various organisations which are alleged to be a continuation of the original Bavarian Illuminati (though these links have not been substantiated). These organisations have often been accused of conspiring to control world affairs, by masterminding events and planting agents in governments and corporations, in order to gain political power, influence and to establish a New World Order. Central to some of the more widely known and elaborate conspiracy theories, the Illuminati are depicted as lurking in the shadows and pulling the strings and levers of power. This view of the Illuminati has found its way into popular culture, appearing in dozens of novels, films, television shows, comics, video games and music videos. Do you have tote bags?

While verbal skills (parrots can recognize word meanings, and don't just mimick language) can show cognitive sophistication, corvids and parrots also display other cognitive skills. I am not talking about popular impressions of them, which may not be relevant to determining the best candidate species for trying to simulate on a neural net. Social animals like parrots are a good choice, because a parrot-based neural net would be more predisposed to interact with us in a learning environment and responsive to positive social reinforcements and rewards. But yes, other avians could have traits, like task persistence, that also are conducive to good heuristics.

The CEO of IKEA is now the Prime Minister of Sweden. He is currently assembling his cabinet.

Please tell me what is the difficulty replying to my question. @Swudu Susuwu

Forum rules here require that you address relevant questions directed towards assertions made in the OP.

Looks like river rock, but you said it rattles which points towards some type of fossilized egg. Or could be a geode - sometimes the interior crystals will get knocked loose and rattle. Would help to know the location found, if you are okay with giving geographic information.

That would certainly make more sense of what's otherwise an odd crossed wire. That would be great, if moderate voters could see two California pols as not too much of a stretch. That's why I was thinking Kelly or Whitmer.

Wisconsin guv just signed a new redistricting bill, which removes most of the Republican gerrymanders. That might help with some of the House races (but I don't know how much effect the new maps have on US congressional districts v. statehouse districts). The House races are going to be critical this year, in terms of providing some reigning in of a demented and vengeful TFG (if he wins). NY and CA are also looking at potential seat flips. Though I've defended Biden in several threads here, his confusion of leaders of Egypt and Mexico the other day (a verbal gaffe I'm pretty sure, rather than a deeper confusion) seems to reflect a continuing decline that is worrisome. I've been hearing some compelling arguments from Dem pundits that Biden should bow out before the Convention and pass the torch to one of the younger stars currently sitting on the bench. Mark Kelly, Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, are some of the alternatives who look pretty strong and would definitely get me more excited about 2024. I think them continuing to boost Biden is okay, boosting solidarity and showing gratitude to Biden for the amazing job he's done in a very trying term, and they can keep doing that until the Convention draws nigh. But then, maybe Joe needs to do some candid self-reflection (if he hasn't already) and work with his team to figure out who might best carry on his work. As usual, Trump's ongoing and nonstop incoherence (Pennsylvania is going to change its name, Putin should feel free to attack our NATO allies if they can't keep up their membership payments, etc.) gets a pass from his adoring zombies.

I think the software is cra-shin. But I doff my cap to your wordplay.

There is no lumeniferous aether. Light can't have infinite velocity without matter containing infinite energy (also goodbye magnets). It just doesn’t make sense to talk about something moving faster than c. C just is - because it is specific in its relation to other things. Basic causality has a finite speed limit, which has nothing to do with some sort of aether.

Speaking of cheap sneakers.... https://www.thewrap.com/donald-trump-sneaker-con-gold-shoes/ Selling his sole again?

Sorta wonder if this is all some kind of decimal point error. Not enough lanthanides in the entire planet, even if everyone started recycling their cellphones (and all other electronics) and government stopped stockpiling them. Altman would have to have a fat M-type asteroid tucked away somewhere.

Thank you, benevolent overlords! So... complaining works. Who knew? Look out, world! 😀 Now, about my left knee....

So (i see) they moved the e.e. cummings style contest to here (this thread)) and he who pays attention to the syntax of things will never wholly win?

China’s rising economic success in the world isn’t a threat to the United States, that may be true but only in isolation from other facts about China, e.g. it being a totalitarian surveillance society that seeks to diminish liberal democracy in the world and ensnare developing countries in a web of debt obligations and political debts via its Belt and Road initiative, which may also prove a Trojan Horse for military expansion. Also, brutal repression and ethnic cleansing - Uighurs, Tibetans, et al. So, yeah, affordable appliances here may not be a direct threat, and help a squeezed middle class pay the bills, but that doesn't mean China's humming factory floor was developed out of pure altruism for the world's working class Context would be nice. And, because I occasionally enjoy being a dick, don't "context," and "time and circumstances" mean the same thing thus rendering that second clause redundant? 🙂

Sokay, and now I'm going to look up Fallen Angel later. (RW duties call atm). Thanks for the info.

Simple method: Roku stick on ten year old LED tv. No mic. No power to tv and Roku unless we're watching. Power strip off. @StringJunky I didn't see any text in your earlier reply. Zen? WAIT NEVER MIND. The whole post appeared after refresh.

I've heard this, don't know if that's a real thing. I opted not to buy a so-called Smart TV due to the suspicion about them and the mics. Five seems like a lot, though! 🙂

General reply to all, re ad format Here's an analogy: when you drive down a road, you may see billboards. You may take note of whatever they're peddling or ignore them. The billboard doesn't walk over to the middle of the road and demand that you notice it before you can continue on your way. This is what the page wall ads here are doing. I don't care what the budgetary excuses are for this. If the owner of SFN is really in this for the money (unlikely given he is a holistic medicine physician in Florida), then I have no problem sending him $10/yr or whatever. JMO.

I've had that happen a couple times and ascribed it to coincidence and a certain amount of attentional bias - i.e. if I had a chat about turnips I'm thinking more about turnips and so I notice the turnip sale ad my mind would otherwise have passed over. (watch out for turnip ads, everyone!)

Thanks, the term (though not the trend) was new to me. It's why I don't entirely object to a small annual subscription fee to a web forum (perhaps set up as a premium option, so those who cannot pay are still able to participate). Yep. My wife knows about it. Apparently they are trying to edge out Amazon by means of massive floods of random crap ads, hoping to get just one click which takes you to absurdly cheap deals which are loss leaders promoted to grab market share from Amazon and get people hooked. DO NOT CLICK, says me spouse, and they diminish after a while. I automatically scrub my browsing info (cache, cookies, etc) so the ads are generally wild and incorrect guesses. As the OP indicated, I object to the quantity and the format which is used on my Chrome device.