--- Log opened Tue Sep 07 00:00:00 2021 03:51 -!- yashgaroth [~ffffffff@2601:5c4:c780:6aa0:310e:680b:51ee:e775] has joined #hplusroadmap 05:44 -!- chiastre [~chiastre@user/chiastre] has quit [Ping timeout: 256 seconds] 06:10 -!- chiastre [~chiastre@user/chiastre] has joined #hplusroadmap 06:34 -!- balrog [znc@user/balrog] has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 07:02 < kanzure> chicken born from an opened egg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOLy6J1Sorg 07:40 -!- chiastre [~chiastre@user/chiastre] has quit [Ping timeout: 260 seconds] 07:53 -!- balrog [znc@user/balrog] has joined #hplusroadmap 07:56 < rndhouse> Intermediate form of oviparity to viviparity transition in the lizard Saiphos equalis: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.15409 07:57 < rndhouse> "The lizard Saiphos equalis exhibits bimodal reproduction, with some viviparous populations, and other oviparous populations with long egg-retention, a rare trait where most of embryonic development occurs inside the mother prior to late ovipositioning. We posit that oviparous S. equalis represent an intermediate form between “true” oviparity and viviparity." 07:59 < rndhouse> Paper: "Emergence of an evolutionary innovation: Gene expression differences associated with the transition between oviparity and viviparity" published: 10 March 2020 08:00 < rndhouse> Layman article on paper: https://theconversation.com/this-lizard-lays-eggs-and-gives-live-birth-we-think-its-undergoing-a-major-evolutionary-transition-133630 08:01 < rndhouse> Another interesting paper from 2015 says: "Phylogenetic analyses indicate that viviparity (live-bearing reproduction) has originated independently in more than 150 vertebrate lineages" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24652663/ 09:02 -!- chiastre [~chiastre@user/chiastre] has joined #hplusroadmap 11:49 < fenn> http://fennetic.net/dreams/visit_to_spacex 13:18 -!- balrog [znc@user/balrog] has quit [Quit: Bye] 13:22 -!- balrog [znc@user/balrog] has joined #hplusroadmap 13:29 < nmz787> fenn: banana monorail looks like a candidate, I will have to try finding a quote on steel cable I guess 13:30 < nmz787> I wonder if a car/tram could get back up a slope with that though, I have a feeling it could be complicated with some sort of clamping dealy 13:32 < fenn> i think a banana monorail uses solid wire, not cable 13:33 < fenn> it drives itself using little rubber wheels 13:33 < fenn> they are not usually used on steep slopes 13:38 < fenn> i was thinking of it more as a slow cargo transportation system than a fast paced dangerous ride 13:39 < fenn> how about a nice safe waterslide instead 13:44 < nmz787> fast paced ride would be fun, but I've also considered a small railway 13:44 < nmz787> I think it would make sense to be able to take stuff up and down 13:49 < nmz787> huh, this guy had been publishing progress vids of his farm railway, but it seems like his account got banned or hacked or something https://hackaday.com/2021/03/14/you-too-can-be-a-railroad-baron/ 13:57 < nmz787> ah, yep, hacked https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2761318 13:57 < nmz787> .title 13:57 < saxo> Tim&Sandra is creating Wildlife habitats, a child-friendly farm and lots of videos | Patreon 14:30 < fenn> https://interestingengineering.com/11-year-old-physics-degree-plans-make-humans-immortal 14:33 < fenn> Laurent Simons completed college in one year with the highest distinction 14:35 < fenn> not sure why he is studying quantum physics then 14:58 < kanzure> he's no mike wimmer https://nexterainnovations.com/index.php 15:09 < fenn> i'm not impressed with the corporate blazer. what did he actually do? 15:36 -!- Malvolio [~Malvolio@user/malvolio] has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 15:40 -!- Malvolio [~Malvolio@user/malvolio] has joined #hplusroadmap 17:39 -!- saxo [~saxo@2001:19f0:6800:1102:5400:ff:fe11:39a1] has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 17:39 -!- saxo [~saxo@2001:19f0:6800:1102:5400:ff:fe11:39a1] has joined #hplusroadmap 18:03 -!- yashgaroth_ [~ffffffff@2601:5c4:c780:6aa0:3020:e481:6b4b:9e57] has joined #hplusroadmap 18:06 -!- yashgaroth [~ffffffff@2601:5c4:c780:6aa0:310e:680b:51ee:e775] has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 18:17 -!- yashgaroth_ [~ffffffff@2601:5c4:c780:6aa0:3020:e481:6b4b:9e57] has quit [Quit: Leaving] 18:23 < L29Ah> may i suggest donating the monies allocated for the banana monorail to SENS foundation? 18:38 < fenn> ‘The time has come when it is the patriotic duty of every American to eat enriched bread,’ 23:39 -!- johest [~johest@user/johest] has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] --- Log closed Wed Sep 08 00:00:01 2021