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ChairmanPoo

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45375 on: April 02, 2012, 10:07:54 pm »
... you have other 22 chromosome pairs to worry about, you know...


Also for the record: sex-linked inheritance is also worth bearing in mind. Ref: hemophilia.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45376 on: April 02, 2012, 10:09:35 pm »
Quote from: ChairmanPoo on April 02, 2012, 10:07:54 pm
... you have other 45 chromosomes to worry about, you know...
This is where my idiocy is showing, I thought there were only two. Thank you for clearing that up.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45377 on: April 02, 2012, 10:37:45 pm »
Quote from: Pnx on April 02, 2012, 10:09:35 pm
Quote from: ChairmanPoo on April 02, 2012, 10:07:54 pm
... you have other 45 chromosomes to worry about, you know...
This is where my idiocy is showing, I thought there were only two. Thank you for clearing that up.
yeah congrats, the fact that there are however many chromosomes and only one pair of them does the XY schtick can get glossed over sometimes.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45378 on: April 02, 2012, 10:39:45 pm »
And people have the gall to call me smart... on a regular basis!
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45379 on: April 02, 2012, 10:42:40 pm »
Being smart != always being right.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45380 on: April 02, 2012, 10:47:02 pm »
Quote from: kaijyuu on April 02, 2012, 10:42:40 pm
Being smart != always being right.
Yeah! I'm wrong all the time!
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45381 on: April 02, 2012, 10:47:14 pm »
Quote from: kaijyuu on April 02, 2012, 10:42:40 pm
Being smart != always being right.
Yeah, but it does generally == knowing basic information, like how chromosomes work. I just turned 21, shouldn't I have known how chromosomes work by now?

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45382 on: April 02, 2012, 10:53:46 pm »
Chromosomes are not basic information.

Furthermore, you can be "smart" at one thing and "dumb" at others. You were dumb about chromosomes. You have been educated, and now are smart (relatively speaking) about them. There are undoubtedly numerous things you are smart about, and things you are dumb about. Don't get hung up on it.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45383 on: April 02, 2012, 11:02:56 pm »
Nah, "dumb" would have been him going, "But there are only two chromosomes!" when y'all told him there were 22 pairs. Or whatever. (I should probably start reading some medical textbooks if I'mma be a competent doctor cum medical researcher. Anyone got any good recommendations?)

He was just uninformed. :3
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45384 on: April 02, 2012, 11:15:15 pm »
Yeah, don't worry. Everybody is uneducated about most things. You only cure that state by asking questions, and there's not enough time in the universe to even learn more things than you don't know.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45385 on: April 02, 2012, 11:38:13 pm »
Watching Castle e20. I'm realizing I have problems with scottish accents. This might prove troublesome.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45386 on: April 03, 2012, 01:58:39 am »
I think even the Scots have trouble with Scottish accents. I'd not worry too much about it.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45387 on: April 03, 2012, 04:12:07 am »
Conservapedia.
I just looked at it for a while, and looked at a talk page, and the conservapedians are so ridiculous it makes me sad for humanity.
A exchange that exemplifies conservapedia:
Person A) "Information in our articles should match up with sources used and not have information inserted with no backing."
High ranking admin) "Well perhaps you should start your own project, Person A. However the pendulum for tolerating liberal clap-trap is rapidly swinging against them, and it might not be worth your investment. My suggestion is that you open your mind; the truth will indeed set you free!"

I know that the people who really believe this stuff (and aren't just trolls screwing with the true believers) are way on the crazy fringe, but still, it huts my faith in humanity.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45388 on: April 03, 2012, 04:13:52 am »
Quote from: Blargityblarg on April 03, 2012, 01:58:39 am
I think even the Scots have trouble with Scottish accents. I'd not worry too much about it.
Have a family member or two with Scottish accents. It helps.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #45389 on: April 03, 2012, 04:25:51 am »
I have family members with thick dutch accents.

Think Goldmember style accents.
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