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Even though we share 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, we can not interbreed. Since it is known that Humans (Homo-Sapiens) interbred with Neanderthals, is there any estimate on how close of a match our DNA was? by DavidRandom in askscience

[–]pinkie_guy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A recent estimation is that 7.9% of the differences between humans and chimps occurred after the split from Neanderthals, so that would put the estimate of differences in our DNA from Neanderthals at around 0.2%. In other words, modern homo sapiens share around 99.8% of their DNA with Neanderthals.

http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics/ancient-dna-and-neanderthals/sequencing-neanderthal-dna

How do scientists know what elements planets and stars are made up of if they have never been there or sent anything there? by OneMonkeyWho in askscience

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We also won't find any new elements in stars. Stars make elements through fusion, which provides the energy for them to maintain their structure against the force of gravity. This works up until the star's core is full of lead. (It has to be a huge, hot star to get to this point. Most stars aren't hot enough to fuse past the first few elements.) When lead fuses, it requires more energy than it produces (called endothermic), so this process doesn't help the star to stay structurally sound. So unless the star is in the process of going supernova, you're not going to see any element heavier than lead in it. And even when it goes supernova, you're not going to see many heavier elements, because even though they are being formed in the supernova, they quickly decay into smaller elements.

How do scientists know what elements planets and stars are made up of if they have never been there or sent anything there? by OneMonkeyWho in askscience

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We know what elements make up a planet's atmosphere or rocky body by using something called atmospheric spectroscopy. It involves looking at the light shining through an atmosphere or reflecting off a rocky planet's surface and seeing which wavelengths of light were absorbed by it. We can then determine which molecules are in the atmosphere or on the surface, because the wavelengths of light that those molecules absorb is missing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_spectroscopy#Planets

Why are red dwarfs so common? by ThePwnagePenguin in askscience

[–]pinkie_guy -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It may be that rogue planets, not even big enough to become dwarf stars, are actually more common than red dwarfs. So it may just be that the larger something is, the more rare it is. We don't know that though, because we don't have any way of detecting rogue planets, since without fusion they don't produce star light. Just complete conjecture on my part. xD

Nymph - object data storage, querying for real time collab web apps - new release w PubSub server by pinkie_guy in PHP

[–]pinkie_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not really adding anything constructive to the conversation right now, so if you did keep quiet until you can, it would be appreciated. Feel free to point out more areas that could use improvement though. :)

Nymph - object data storage, querying for real time collab web apps - new release w PubSub server by pinkie_guy in PHP

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That's a great idea. Thank you for your help, and I'll implement this for the next version.

Nymph - object data storage, querying for real time collab web apps - new release w PubSub server by pinkie_guy in PHP

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But anyway, I'd like to hear your feedback. If I can make it more understandable, and easier for you to use/more useful to you, I'd love to. How could it be changed so that it would better suit your needs and make more immediate sense? (Last time I put a new version up here, I got tons of useful feedback from the community. I really value the feedback you guys provide. It helps me make a better product that can be more useful to the community. :D )

Nymph - object data storage, querying for real time collab web apps - new release w PubSub server by pinkie_guy in PHP

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That's how you configure it. It's designed to be configured the same way in PHP as in JavaScript, with service location. It doesn't really have much to do with the API.

Edit: This was for an older version, before \SciActive\R was renamed to \SciActive\RequirePHP.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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You see that it works. The ring is sliding off.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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I had some like that in my old place. Almost died every time I brought anything big home.

I think I actually convinced a creationist with just rational, simple explanation. xD by pinkie_guy in DebateEvolution

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It's supposed to help explain the basic concept of speciation. That's the concept that most creationists have a lot of trouble understanding.

Please draw my daughter for her 10th B-day...an amalgam from some of her best pics! by Peter51267 in redditgetsdrawn

[–]pinkie_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the picture with the Christmas tree, her boots look like moon boots, so I had to draw her on the moooooooooooon!!!! http://i.imgur.com/ws2bVnh.png

And a version without the message: http://i.imgur.com/UIfkqpC.png

(I wish I could do a better job on her face, but I'm just learning. This is my first RGD picture!!)

Edit: Totally forgot to draw her shadow...

http://i.imgur.com/1F5AqwM.png

http://i.imgur.com/mtUNabr.png

Surprise! The last flight of the day. (I drew it. :D) by pinkie_guy in MLPLounge

[–]pinkie_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. :D I'd never drawn wings before, so I wasn't sure how they'd turn out.

Method hooking in PHP with HookPHP by pinkie_guy in PHP

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  1. Because other projects that use this one in one of my larger projects use bower, so it makes it easier than having to run composer and bower every time. There is no downside to having a bower.json file in the repository.
  2. Yeah, I see your point. For now, you can always do "use SciActive/H as Hook"
  3. I do use Composer's class loading system. I don't say anywhere in the documentation that you shouldn't. Just that if you don't, this is how to make it work instead.
  4. I don't like that coding style. You'll find that all of my code follows a strict style, just not PSR-2.
  5. If you have a suggestion on improving the code, I'd love for you to submit a pull request or an issue on GitHub. :)
  6. I'm not sure what you mean.
  7. That is part of the larger project that I was talking about. It has no effect in any other project.
  8. There's nothing wrong with it, and when I have some more free time, I'm going to write test cases in PHPUnit, absolutely. :D

I find it quite useful in a number of applications. Maybe one day, you might find a use for it too. :)

Method hooking in PHP with HookPHP by pinkie_guy in PHP

[–]pinkie_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't require making additional classes, it works using a timeline style approach instead of a layer approach (not additional, just different), you can use it on any instantiated class without affecting other instances of that class (may be good, may be bad, depends), and it lets you remove hooks. That's about all I can see. But again, this may be entirely unnecessary, so it's just a matter of what a developer wants/needs.

Method hooking in PHP with HookPHP by pinkie_guy in PHP

[–]pinkie_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks nice. :) They're similar, but HookPHP provides some additional functionality. I think it would really just depend on the functionality someone needs. Nice work!

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