Yeah, I'm not American, and am white, and wasn't aware that this was a racist way to demean African Americans. So I can see how someone would have just put the white 'boy hanger' on the clothes with white skin, and that would have left the African-American 'boy hanger' to the monkey, because they wouldn't have ever…

I am an introvert, and a massive fantasy/sci fi fan. Because I study recreationally (nothing to do with future job prospects), I needed to find ways of relaxing my brain while I'm at work/on the bus home/trying to sleep. So I started formulating really detailed day dreams that I consider to be my version of…

Which is why they're so great! Real conversations of your reactions to his finds are beauteous to behold.

That last sentence is the truest thing I've ever read.

Your comments on marks' conversations need there own posts, they're great!

Off-topic, but the acknowledging of my over-weightedness to people weirds them out so much! Like they feel obliged to say no your not, even though it's a lie, and they get this embarrassed look on their face. It's so weird! I've taken to saying "I've gotten fat." And holding up my hand when they go to speak and saying…

I agree; I view computers as an extension of our brains, a tool we can use to collaborate knowledge. And to interface with it, it's created to be similar to our own mental workings, so why shouldn't we build on that technology we already have? There's no point ignoring something just because it's not 'natural', when…

My first 3D movie was in the IMAX theater in Sydney when I was maybe only 6 or 7? It was a documentary on Dolphins, and scientists had put micro-transmitters on a pod of bottle-nose dolphins, which they then tracked and filmed. We got to see their feeding habits/play/mating. It was amazing! I don't remember the name…

From what I understand of bird behaviour, it would land and roost in high hilly or mountainous regions; it wouldn't land at the bottom of the hill and walk up so to speak. Especially if it is a fisher and not a hunter. Ocean currents go quite low,

As a social scientist, I follow the scientific method. That's why I call it science. If your method involves needing to tell people to remain still during tests, you tell them. I would be insulted if I wasn't referred to as a scientist, because any quack can perform a non-scientific experiment or study. Ultimately,…

Like with most scientific discoveries; when the results are verifiable, repeatable and applicable (I guess in this case by being able to create artificial life that has sentience and true consciousness.) Soooo.... not much of a chance unless we as a species live very far into the future, pull our heads in, stop…

My religious relatives use my inability to explain consciousness as tacit approval of soul theory by science, but we are all just too sinful and full of pride to admit it.

Ditto. Feeling the action without the pain that would normally be associated with is so odd. Fuels those stress dreams where all my teeth fall out; same exact feeling. Ugh *shudders*

I loved that for how realistic it was. Like, I could imagine that is how I would 'fight to the death'. I've been in girl 'fights' and don't think any of us even came out with bruises...

Plus they couldn't exactly have children together, which is what that whole relationship taboo is for; preventing inbreeding. I think it would be a more mental thing for this though, it's hard to visualise great great great relationships in our heads, so his brain might've converted it to him being her grandfather,…

I agree. It would have to be a different show to delve into that aspect of it, but showing the fact that men think she's crazy or dumb, and the only ones who are attracted to her want to exploit her in some way, would really shine a light on why Sam, Alcide, etc. think she's hot stuff. She's vulnerable, needy, and…

Oh Lordy; being a book fan of this show is SO HARD. And not in the fun hard way, since I'm a girl. But seriously, have you finished the series? Years of character development and BAM she ends it the same way she always intended on ending it I suppose, but she'd been writing a completely different story for what? 4 or…

The fear is half the thrill /s

Yeah, there were so many evolutionary transition stages; as well as shared resources and a similar biology, that I really doubt chimps and humans were getting it on as common practice. More likely the original virus mutated in a water or food source, and chimps and humans were so genetically similar that they picked…

But, like, lots of us like dicks. I mean, I'd start making nasty comments just to get all those dicks you know... Anyway this one isn't as bad or as trollish as some I've come across; he seems genuine if harsh. I dunno, maybe I'm a bad jusge of character :/