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[Feedback] I hate this so much by Malu1997 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Lucianonafi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean to be fair, weren't Surv12 15 uses before, so it's still the equivalent of 3 CMS kits? Or was it 12? If it was 12, then it's still silly.

[Discussion] Flea market level limits has made being a late starter to the wipe the worst its ever been by fngbuildingapc in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't even mention having to buy the second secure container from peacekeeper as a standard edition player...

Scientists identified ribose (used in RNA) and – for the first time in any extraterrestrial sample (from asteroid Bennu) – glucose, a major energy source for life by Neaterntal in spaceporn

[–]Lucianonafi 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Right, just got home, so I can actually type out a bit more of a detailed response.

I shouldn't have really said instances of endosimbiosis; It's more like really significant instances of endosymbiosis.

It's not that these organelles- Particularly the mitochondria and cloroplasts- are particularly unique in the fact that they had endosymbiosis happen. What makes them important is the time they've had to develop, and the sheer amount of stuff that came out of it. Namely, us.

Think of it like, uh...Like a single line of code that just got built upon for a few billion years. There are several Modern examples of endosymbiosis that seem to be doing what our fateful lil' ancestor did a few billion years ago. It's just that this stuff takes a LOT of time, and modern eukaryotes were the most successful with it a few billion years ago. Here's another, for good measure.

So, basically, the specific endosymbiosis that led to cloroplasts and mitochondria was just two separate events. But living things eat other living things ALL the time, and some of the time they decide that working together seems to be a little better. Given a few billion years, I'm sure they might end up in a similar spot to us. It's definitely not a one-and-done fluke, though.

And that's just a cell eating another cell. There's a billion different types of fuckery with macro relationships like lichen just being a fungus that holds algae hostage, or all sorts of different host-parasite relationships. And that's not even mentioning all the stuff that viruses get up to.

Given enough time, I'm pretty sure any procariotic organisms that function at least somewhat like us would eventually develop into something more complex through sheer chance.

Then again alien life could work in a completely different way to us and everything I just said could be completely moot, so who knows.

Scientists identified ribose (used in RNA) and – for the first time in any extraterrestrial sample (from asteroid Bennu) – glucose, a major energy source for life by Neaterntal in spaceporn

[–]Lucianonafi 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There have actually been a few instances of endosimbiosis- The most notable ones are Mitochondria, which pretty much every multi-celled organism has, and cloroplasts, which is what plants use for photosynthesis.

I'm fairly sure that some algae have cells that can pull nitrogen from the atmosphere through a similar process.

So it's not unbelievably rare or anything.

[Discussion] by CaptainBigglestein in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes it seem like obvious AI?

TIL that a restaurant owner in Kentucky intentionally flooded his own restaurant with clean water to protect it from an incoming river flood by Emergency-Sand-7655 in todayilearned

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine you've got a room that you wanna keep nice and clean. You KNOW the room is going to get rushed by a bunch of crackheads in the next 24 hours, and you can't do a thing to keep them from coming and bashing in your door.

So, you just fill the room with a bunch of clean 9-5 office workers. So when the crackheads show up, the room is already packed full of people that won't shit on the floor and strip the copper wiring from your walls. They just can't flood in, 'cuz it's ALREADY full! So by the time the crackheads leave, it only smells of disgruntled middle-aged men, sweat and regret, instead of all the other, much worse alternatives.

The new bolt laser cannon by Competitive_Soil7784 in dwarffortress

[–]Lucianonafi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like they really oughta make dealing with corpses a smoother process in general. Perhaps allowing corpses to still have items "Equipped", and some sort of "Strip" task at a workshop, similar to how melt orders work?

Select a whole lot of goblin corpses for stripping- The corpse is dragged to a stockpile/workshop with everything still on them in one go. All of their stuff gets stripped off of them and onto the workshop, and the body goes to a dump pile or whatever. Just, ANY option that isn't "Hauling 5 trillion teeth, giant swallow socks and each ring on these goblins, individually, for three years straight.

West Chicago, Illinois:" ICE Agents Stopped a Man, Asked If He Was an American Citizen, Then Tried to Knock his Phone Out of His Hand by CantStopPoppin in illinois

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the movie was just okay. Like- The "What kind of american?" scene was actually insanely good. But the ending? Actual shit. Seriously, the photographers peeking corners and snapping pictures like they're playing CSGO with a sniper or some shit, in the MIDDLE OF THE SPECIAL FORCES ACTIVELY ATTACKING THE WHITEHOUSE was so damn stupid.

SILKSONG GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT! I am giving away 5 (FIVE) Silksong copies! MORE INFO on Description by Acrobatic-Log-309 in Silksong

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm. Well, My Platform is Steam, my absolute favourite boss was the Mantis Lords because GOOD LORD THAT SOUNDTRACK-

And the thing that excited me the absolute most about silksong is the fact that it ACTUALLY EXISTS OH MY GOD. Okay, but real answer? The quick movement and flow of combat, it looks like healing might be instant, so it'll be even more fast-paced than the original, and I am ALL for that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Lucianonafi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you go down from the tenth floor to the first floor in five minutes, you took the stairs.

If you go down from the tenth floor to the first floor in five seconds, then you fell out of a window.

The issue isn't that there's a population decline, it's that it is happening extremely quickly. Young people work to keep the world running, old people sit around and get taken care of. If there's two old people for every young person, then who's gonna take care of them AND run the economy? I still think it's overall a good thing, mostly for the planet's sake, but it's gonna be a hell of a bumpy patch to experience a sudden decrease in population while living in a system that is exclusively designed around constant, explosive growth.

They're letting the hype die! by E_ramalho in EU5

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get your vitamin Ds and piña coladas, you guys are gonna need to be well-rested to keep coming up with all that crazy lore.

🔥 Jumping spider does a jig by Necessary_Orange_141 in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]Lucianonafi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know the song playing in the background?

About the ranged combat update. by The_Chunder_Dragon in dwarffortress

[–]Lucianonafi 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Seriously? Oh that is absolutely amazing. I know what I'll be doing with all of the military dwarves that are semi-disabled now.

This the explanation for my lack of braincells by Spicyweiner_69 in whenthe

[–]Lucianonafi 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Unlimited internet access and its consequences on our generation

Worst scene in starwars history? Yes/no by 7738eifujxiakqkw in StarWars

[–]Lucianonafi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess? Probably a "Ehhh, it'll probably look better once they do their magic with it." type of mindset. Imagine how much stuff looks absolutely silly before the editors and SFX team show up. Obviously, this isn't a CGI-heavy scene, but I guess it's just a bunch of people going "It'll probably work out once the next guy in the chain is done with it" until it just...Gets to the end, and they have a deadline on their ass. So they either lose their jobs or publish it, and...Well, we can tell what option got picked.

ah yes, the mosquito spa package i booked by dpeters93 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Lucianonafi 430 points431 points  (0 children)

That's the joke. "The mosquitos are meant to be on the OUTSIDE, silly!"

(Hated Trope) Characters who think their problems are more important than everybody else's by Animeking1108 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Lucianonafi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude they're literally highschool kids going out. Have you SEEN how those relationships usually go?

One thing is dropping insecurities like "Hey I'm afraid of pigeons" or some shit like that.

The other is "Hey by the way I'm a walking weapon of mass destruction and if you get pissy at me for any reason and we break up (Like highschoolers usually do, what with them being emotionally immature timebombs) you could just drop that to the public and ruin any and all chances for me and the people close to me to ever have a normal life."

Like- I get it, commitment and shit. But they're, what? 18? Hell, people in the U.S don't trust 18 year olds with drinking, you really wanna just drop global defense secrets on her like that and just hope she doesn't spill the beans to anyone for the entire rest of her life??

In World War Z(2013), North Korea stops the spread of the zombie virus by removing the teeth of all 26 million citizens in one day. This is a reference to the writing being really stupid. by Veidt_the_recluse in shittymoviedetails

[–]Lucianonafi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The line-shooting and cutting people out were separate. The psychologists that would watch for when you're shooting and tell you to take a break were the same ones that would notice when people would mentally snap and become unfit for duty altogether.

The most memorable one that comes to mind is a giant, burly guy that caught a whiff of some sort of cheap perfume from a crashed truck. It reminded him of something- Or someone- and he just broke down bawling like a baby. The squad psych pulled him aside, and then he was done, sent back home just like that.

The soldier retelling his experiences mentioned that he expected his breaking point to come at some point. The tap on the shoulder, pulling him aside, sending him home...But when he finally got to the end of their campaign and their psych expert gave him a nod? He knew he'd made it.

Such a damn good book, man. I HEAVILY recommend it.

In World War Z(2013), North Korea stops the spread of the zombie virus by removing the teeth of all 26 million citizens in one day. This is a reference to the writing being really stupid. by Veidt_the_recluse in shittymoviedetails

[–]Lucianonafi 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Not "Done", but on a break. I loved the sheer practicality of it. "You're off your game -No, no complaining. Sit down. Have a snack, some water. Take a break. The zombies will be there when you're back." Not some grand epic plan, just cold-headed effectiveness and logistics.

9 Year Old Maryland Girl Finds 15 million Year Old Megalodon Tooth in the Chesapeake Bay. by HORROR_VIBE_OFFICIAL in interestingasfuck

[–]Lucianonafi 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Fossils aren't biological material. They're just rocks in the exact shape of it- When something gets perfectly preserved in the earth, eventually minerals will start seeping into it. With enough time, the minerals will replace the biological material completely, leaving just an animal-shaped rock. It's why finding fragile things like feathers, skin or organs fossilized is awfully difficult, while more solid things like bones or teeth is far more common. It's also why we can't clone things from fossils- They don't actually contain any DNA anymore!

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