1) Arsenic instead of phosphorous,

Wow. That site design. And the coding . . . do a "View Source" on that site and enjoy the ride . . ..

Somebody in Abu Dhabi loves the classics . . ..

The researchers who analyzed the DNA didn't call it a new species. Dvorsky is the only one making that claim. sakisaki6's skepticism was spot-on.

"It's not because you're bored and trapped in your job, or because you've put on weight, or you've finally reached the unalterable conclusion that you'll never be world famous."

Yeah, THIS is the house from Up. Not that.

This may be the first case of a plant eating another plant's cellulose, but it's hardly unprecedented for a plant to eat another plant.

Yeah like lava kinda slumping down the slope.

We've seen this before...

I've seen it, even if I can't link to it. For example, the insurgence of "bros" into formerly "geek" territory like video games (Halo, Call of Duty) and superhero movie fandom (Avengers). (And "bro," unlike "geek," is absolutely a gendered word.)

Annalee - Thank you for the "make your own" link. My new Saturday project will be finding a "Twinkie pan".

Yes. The rest of your post, and what you've reiterated here, makes perfect sense in the context of "all life is sacred", but doesn't make any sense at all in the context of "all life is equal". Equality (even equal consideration) is an extreme claim. I didn't think I was "taking it" anywhere.

If all life is equal, then you really would have to live as a Jain. Given the choice between the life of two mosquitoes and the life of one human, the two mosquitoes would win. And anyone who killed a bacterium or fly would need to be charged with manslaughter or murder same as if they'd killed another human being.

I've been thinking about living in the wall of my house and chewing on insulation and exposed wires. I really feel like this will be more natural than the over-sterilized, "modern" way of life so many other people have adopted.

"...it may be some time before we reach consensus on what truly constitutes a person..."

Clearly consciousness is so fundamental to animal life that it exists independently of any physical structure or function.

All life is equal ≠ all life is sacred.

I wish I'd had memory card technology like this back in my old Nintendo 46.

No no no the 3SD is a different system than the one you're thinking of. No 3D, but three memory card slots so that's nice.

Came to make the same suggestion. Two cameras would clear that right up.