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  • Every individual is different than their parents. We don't see large scale changes from one species to another from a single generation, but from population changes over huge amounts of time.

    Sometimes there's a mutation that allows previous features to come back in an individual showing the history. Look up images of chickens with teeth.

    Chickens as we know them now in a farm didn't exist until we did our own evolutionary selection to change them to something that would have more meat on them by picking the preferred ones. Dogs are another very obvious demonstration of that. Dogs came from a now extinct ancestor of wolves, so you can carry the same fallacy, when did the wolf become a dog? It wasn't the first ones that were lured in by a warm place and food, was it the second generation?

    Evolution doesn't have clear lines, humans just like to classify things. It's a lot easier to do that with species separated by millions of years because the details have changed enough.

  • It shouldn't be surprising after what he did. Run a poll for two representatives in a state, one who is doing something and one that backstabbed efforts to help the public, I would hope the first is favored.

  • You should get a commission for training and research use for that.

  • Two things you don't want to hear from your doctor. "Oh wow..." and "Oh no..."

  • I shot an arrow into the air...

  • Baghdad Bob wouldn't go along with this crap. Standards.

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  • Paper bags for everyone's head! No more problems!

  • You forgot #3, do something else crazy to try and distract from this failure. But #2 is definitely in the cards as well.

  • But that also assumes the US military is unified to follow orders into an illegal war, and that may not be the case.

    It's depressing that it's almost come to that small hope, that our military isn't as stupid as those giving the orders to them.

  • Even during the recent occupation of Ukraine and the threat upon neighboring countries that are in NATO there was discussion about what-ifs, and how much gray area there is in such events. The core idea of NATO was about deterrence, much like the MAD of nuclear weapon buildup. If someone crosses that line, something has to happen otherwise the whole agreement is called out as meaningless. Article 5 leaves what actions need to happen open ended though, so assistance can be something as simple as persuading the attacker to leave via strong words. Which will absolutely be the first thing tried, as no one wants to escalate to the next level. Well, except the idiots who are attacking.

  • We've always had two major parties from the very beginning. But Washington was right. Perhaps the way things were set up was the problem. If only we had ways to change how the government worked and the rules weren't set in stone.

    /s, because that's also what some of the Founders wanted to see happen. If anything that's what fell, the adaptability of the system to changing times.

  • I agree, having flown in and out of there a number of times, plus a layover once. I actually enjoy the tram rides out to the terminal areas.

  • You're going to get tired of winning tariffs.

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  • It depends on the road and the car. If the road isn't designed for the speed you're going, you are risking your life and others. Step it down to more common speeds. Going 60 mph on a highway is actually slow these days, but it feels normal and you have time to react because the road surface, sight distance, and curves all are built with those speeds in mind. Now try 60 mph in a 35 mph residential area. Not only is it deadly if anything goes wrong, the road isn't as flat and you can't see as far, plus the room to move is much tighter.

    It's said that one of the fastest cars in the world, the Bugatti, can only be driven at its full speed and for a limited time in certain places because it requires both a very flat surface and other ideal road conditions. It also eats up tires.

  • I edited it for those who haven't seen the RedLetterMedia review of the prequels.

    For what it's worth, even some of Gene's ideas were a bit...much. Luckily most of what we got for the Star Trek franchise, at least the main parts, were pretty great with some great writing. There's just some stumbles here and there throughout every once in a while.

  • Rick McCallum: "It's so dense."

    Shut up Rick Berman, you ruined Star Wars just like you ruined Star Trek...wait, you're not Rick Berman. What is it with Ricks?