Convergent evolutionary theory postulates that exigent environmental circumstances tends to lead to similar solutions. It’s part of the reason the crab has evolved in so many different environments on the planet. It’s simply the logical solution to the environment. As a result, it’s not improbable to expect other…

To be fair, Star Trek copped out with the Deus Ex Machina explanation that all those “human with prosthetic makeup” aliens (including humans) were seeded across the galaxy by an ancient precursor species.

I feel like this has an incredibly narrow definition of “life” and “civilization.”

Meeting new lifeforms and civilizations isn’t going to be like Star Trek where everyone just looks like they have a lot of prosthetic make up on. We might encounter an advanced civilization and not even realize it because it doesn’t…

I would have said that this is a reasonable reaction to having to put up with your neighbor blasting pop music, but apparently South Korea stopped doing that 6 years ago.  

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/world/asia/south-korea-propaganda-loudspeakers-north-korea.html

Thats straight up Medieval.

If we are truly alone in the universe, that means we are truly the most valuable things in the universe. How special and unique all of us that are alive and capable of thought and consciousness truly are. I find that kinda re assuring that in all the universe, nature, god, what ever decided or just happen to mix the…

thumb drives with k-pop music and South Korean media

Ninety-nine poop balloons

FLUUUUSSSHHH WITH CAAAAAASSSSSHHH!

( insert Jean-Ralphio gif from Parks & Recs )

North Korean exports are up 27%.

They’re just trying to show everyone the North Korean military is flush with cash...

You’re shitting me?

Seeing as how Rings of Power already was essentially an entire show based on “taking liberties” this might actually make the show better.

If anyone reading can’t imagine it, here’s some help.

I’m left wondering how many minutes of each episode will be just merry Tom Bombadil dancing his jigs and singing songs...   What an adventure!

I am down to clown with this. Bombadil is one of my favourite characters purely for the fact that his entire existence is purely baded on Tolkien spite.

i love Kinnear, and i’m super interested to see how he and they bring Bombadil to life. Bombadil is so odd, so funny, and yet somehow so terrifying all at the same time. Oldest and fatherless, as the books say...

Oh shit, a Matthew Berry “Tom Bombadil” might be too good for this world. Damn you for planting that idea in my mind!

There are Tom Bombadil fans and they take the whole Renaissance fair stereotype to the nth degree. There used to be a coffee shop in my town named Bombadil’s and it was owned by one of these guys. The sad thing was he was really nice and actually had a shit ton of coffee shop experience so he was a legit barista (for…