I personally like where Olev Vinn went with it.
Recently, paleobiologist Olev Vinn has suggested that the great filter may exist between steps 8 and 9 due to inherited behavior patterns (IBP) that initially occur in all intelligent biological organisms. These IBPs are incompatible with conditions prevailing in technological civilizations and could inevitably lead to the self-destruction of civilization in multiple ways.
I personally like to believe that life is not rare because life fucking finds a way and all that.
Intelligent life is likely not rare. On our planet there are several species that might be considered intelligent like elephants, whales, dolphins, covids etc.
Intelligent, extreme tool building life at a detectable technology level from space is extremely rare. I mean seriously, humans have only been detectable from space for less than 125 years out of the 400-500 million years with large multicellular life on this planet.
We developed the ability for a global extinction event from nuclear warfare 80 years ago and we are currently on pace for a global climate catastrophe in the next 200. At the current rate we’ll be lucky to be detectable from space for 200 years.
These wounds, they will not heeaal!!
What douchebag corporate manager only beats around the bush for 15 minutes? Their defining characteristic is long-winded bullshit ramblings.
A 10 slide presentation takes 2 fucking hours and it obvious the manager has no fucking clue what they are talking about.
It’s nothing but an existential hatred of existence. Damn things are suicidal. There was always a few that managed to kill themselves every year on the ranch.
My ass and legs disagree after a gander latched on to my ass and beat me with his wings when I was a kid on the ranch.
Next time he came at me, I had a baseball bat. Roasted gander for dinner.
Shetties fall into the pure evil category. It’s not on the chart because the little shits are extra sneaky about it.
Helps reduce water loss which helps them keep for a day to two longer.
They store them at 13-14C. Anything colder causes chilling injury aka they turn brown now yellow.
Apples are non-climacteric. Ethylene gas causes degradation of the fruit not ripening. It’s a little technicality.
There are two different major categories of fruit. Climacterix and non-climacteric. Climacteric fruit ripen with the production of ethylene gas. Ethylene is a major plant hormone that triggers a cascade of other biochemical processes.
Bananas are climacteric so they are harvested green and stored in a cooled (13-14C) containers with an absorbent to remove ethylene gas.
Before delivery to the store they are gassed with ethylene to trigger uniform ripening. Once the ripening process begins there is no reversing it. The fruit turns yellow and softens and storage is limited to a few days.
https://agriculture.institute/production-tech-fruit-crops/storing-bananas-best-practices/
Mint is succeptable to all sorts of fungal pathogens. Some pathogens like fusarium can remain in the soil for over 30 years as well.
BTW, experienced gardner here and I planted my mint in the ground. There comes a point where you no longer fear it and can control it.
Identical twins - one egg + 1 sperm that splits into two after fertilization aka clones. This happens randomly in the population.
Fraternal twin - Two different eggs + 2 different sperm from daddy. They are siblings that happen to share a uterus. This genetic in some families.
Semi-identical twins - One egg + 2 sperm. The egg splits before it is fertilized. The genetically identical eggs are fertilized by different sperm. Freaky huh…
They detected allozymes (differences in proteins) by electrophoresis in the 1970’s.
This could tell the difference between species and maybe if they were lucky large family groups. It wasn’t as exact as using DNA.
That sounds like a marker file. It’s a bit different than a sequence file.
Molecular markers are linked to specific sequences in the DNA. These markers are generally close by or in the gene of interest. All the extra columns described its characteristics and results. Anyplace in the entire genome where there is one nucleotide difference (polymorphic) can be another marker. There’s millions of these and they add up to massive files.
A sequence file is basically just a long boring sequence of nucleotides and are not that large. Now some of the files you use to generate the sequence. Let’s just say they had to wait almost 20 years for computers to get fast enough to process those files in a reasonable time. Those make the marker files look like childs play.
DNA sample of identical twin doesn’t work. It is identical. They started as one individual and split into two.
The only way to tell them apart is if one of the brother has a distinguishable difference in scars, dentistry, etc.
Sadly the only qualification for becoming a parent is functional gonads not a fully functional and developed brain.
As a schoolteacher my wife has perfected the look. It works on kids, other teachers, admin, bus drivers, and even gang affiliated parents. Apparently it’s terrifying to most people.
The only person it doesn’t work on is me.
What’s fun is when she occasionally attempts to narrate it.
Her “I am glaring at you!”
Me “Oh I see your “come hither” looks, they are quite sexy.”
Her “You are impossible!”
Me “Darl’n control yourself, we are in public.”
Let’s correct that little statement.
"Record high beef prices due to an orange dumbfucks trade war with everyone. "
Historically when prices spike the U.S. herd size is sold down quickly to capitalize on the higher prices. When the international producers see the prices start to climb, they build up their herds and flood the market a year or two later exporting into the U.S driving down the prices. Everyone who raises beef knows to sell down hard when prices spike to capitalize on the money when they can. Usually these leaks only last around 18 months.
Guess what happens when a trading partner starts to play stupid games? The traditional suppliers kept their herd sizes stable to limit economic risk due to uncertainty.
To make the issue more severe. Beef producers (cow/calf operations) traditionally have multiple revenue streams, cattle and some crops (usually hay). Hay, corn, soy etc are all dependent on export business. Guess what fucking with trading partners does? It’s cratered the price of all of these crops. End result, they sell more cattle to make ends meet further decreasing the herd size.
So you need two cement trucks.