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[Graknorke]

It's official.
Horse ebooks hates people with coeliacs.

[Tellemurius]

yontoo, congrats you got a google redirect, run Emisoft emergency cleaner in safe mode

[Valid_Dark]

Although we're increasingly finding that a lot of genes that were thought to be "just filler" have purposes we didn't realise because they were activated so infrequently.

I wish we had more filler DNA, it'd let us live longer.

You're think of telomeres, not filler Dna. There's a slight difference.

Oh, and btw, we're working on solving that particular bug.

On another note, did you know that there's a kind of worm that can survive being cut in 16 parts. Having 30% of it's cells be stemcells probably helps. (Currently looking into it's genes for the telomere thingy)

Well, if after the telomeres, we had a bunch of filler DNA, wouldn't they act as telomeres?
just a bunch of do-nothing crap that deteriorates before our real "do-something" DNA

[Descan]

You're think of telomeres, not filler Dna. There's a slight difference

The evidence linking any change in telomere length having a result on aging is... sketchy, at best. Most research seems to indicate coincidence or weak correlation rather than any sort of cause and effect relationship, last I heard.

It still can't be GOOD to have your cells start eating into DNA that actually codes for things every time they split.

Probably leads to cancer or something.

Useful thing to try and fix, at any rate.

Edit: Even if the do-nothing DNA was right after the telomeres, which is isn't, it's scattered throughout your genome and the way transcription and splitting works, I think those processes have evolved to RELY on them being where they are, so they know what to cut out.

Anyway, even if they were, that's at best a stop-gap measure. Eventually you'll run out of do-nothing DNA and all that's left is necessary DNA.

[SalmonGod]

yontoo, congrats you got a google redirect, run Emisoft emergency cleaner in safe mode

Thanks.  I'll try it.

[Karnewarrior]

By this time tomorrow I will be metomorphosied into PROTO-COP. I have a ten-o-clock meeting with my Recruiters OVERSERGEANT and afterwards will spin a JUSTICOON, from which I will emerge a fully fledged MILITARY POLICE RECRUIT, fourty-five days from entrance into BASIC BRAINING, where I will learn how to BEAT BATMAN AT HIS OWN GAME, as well as how to sit and STARE AT GATES ALL DAY. Afterwards I will be trained in highly dangerous PERSONAL COMBAT TRAINING, a syllabus consiting of NOT SHOTTING MYSELF IN THE FOOT LIKE AN ASS and KNOWING HOW NOT TO TOLERATE BLACK PEOPLE. I will also be given a SWANKY SUIT, which I should avoid dirtying or lose my LICENSE TO SHAKEN MARTINIS. Which I will not partake because I DO NOT LIKE ALCOHOL.

Immeditately before my metomorphasis I will EAT ONE APPLE ON MONDAY. Then on Tuesday I will EAT TWO PEARS. On Wenedsday I will DEVOUR THREE PLUMS. AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

It was, perhaps, too much candy, before this metomorphosis, that has given me a sugar rush. But then I will FIGHT IN THE RAIN. OF SUGAR.

I AM GOING TO GO PLAY KATAWA SHOUJO.

[Sirus]

I AM GOING TO GO PLAY KATAWA SHOUJO.

I wholeheartedly support this action.

[Slayerhero90]

I'm listening to On Melancholy Hill on Youtube and notice that the sidebar is almost completely filled with songs by Emilie Autumn or whatever her name is. I don't even know who she is, let alone listen to anything she's made.

[Korbac]

My heart (as in, the physical pumping thing) feels damn weird after that beer. It's probably due to a variety of factors, but it's one of the reasons I don't drink alcohol too much

[Frumple]

For the past... hour or so, something in this place's back yard has been making a noise that sounds distinctly like a somewhat deeper kazoo. I'm guessing it's a frog, but... honestly, I'm not going to go out into the back yard at a half hour 'till midnight in an attempt to visually identify a kazoobeast.

I just can just imagine it's somewhat soothing distorted kazoo call suddenly becoming earthshattering as it expands to twice the size of a car and just barrels over me, through the house, and proceeds to lay waste to the countryside. Kazoobeast can produce its kazoo-like mating call (presumably) in rainy peace.

[The Darkling Wolf]

For the past... hour or so, something in this place's back yard has been making a noise that sounds distinctly like a somewhat deeper kazoo. I'm guessing it's a frog, but... honestly, I'm not going to go out into the back yard at a half hour 'till midnight in an attempt to visually identify a kazoobeast.

I just can just imagine it's somewhat soothing distorted kazoo call suddenly becoming earthshattering as it expands to twice the size of a car and just barrels over me, through the house, and proceeds to lay waste to the countryside. Kazoobeast can produce its kazoo-like mating call (presumably) in rainy peace.

Please record and upload to youtube if you change your mind.

[Gamerlord]

My new kitten prefers the lap of my dad above all other people's. The kicker? He's allergic to cats.

[RedKing]

My new kitten prefers the lap of my dad above all other people's. The kicker? He's allergic to cats.

That's not WTF at all, that's standard operating procedure for cats. Because they're sadistic fuzzy bastards.

[Gamerlord]

My new kitten prefers the lap of my dad above all other people's. The kicker? He's allergic to cats.

That's not WTF at all, that's standard operating procedure for cats. Because they're sadistic fuzzy bastards.

This cat is tough. Went for my dog, took injections and tablets like it was nothing and the entire time she exuded a sense of pure adorableness. I give it a year until she either saves the world or conquers it.

[Coalwalker]

My new kitten prefers the lap of my dad above all other people's. The kicker? He's allergic to cats.

Your kitten's instincts are in place, then. My cat found out my girlfriend is allergic to him. What does he do? He climbs into her schoolbag and rolls around in it. Then he find the sweater I'm lending her and crawls through it a few times. Then he sits on her face when she's laying down. Puffy eyes get! Shitty sniffling monday acquired! Bad mood initialised! Take-it-out-on-partner mode activate!

Asshole cat. Wouldn't have him any other way.

(Kidding about her taking it out on me, though. She's actually really nice.)