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Munchies_Matt wrote: And the presumptions start already
Unless you know God's (or Darwin's) Q&A hotline, we will forever be stuck with what we puzzle together ourselves. Mistakes have happened and will happen, but over time the picture gets more accurate.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Of course.
However, how do you account for this chicken? Do you think it is decapitated? If so, how is it still functioning?
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Ok, assuming it survives the shock, does not bleed to death, gets no severe infection in the wound and it can be fed somehow, there may really be a chance that it can stay alive for a while.
Breathing and the heartbeat probably are hard wired reflexes that may not need control of the brain. So far so good. I also heard that beheaded chickens sometimes try to run or fly away, so fleeing may also work with hard wired reflexes that require little or no control from the brain once they have been triggered. A great survival mechanism. No need for long thinking. You are already on the way before you actually know what's going on.
So yes, it's not exactly a second brain, just some nerve connections that enable the bird to do some things without thinking. I would bet that chickens also don't really have to learn to walk for the same reason. Fot them it may be just a question of fine tuning these reflexes and not really learning anything at all.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: I also heard that beheaded chickens sometimes try to run or fly away
Very common I hear. Which means there is autonomous nervous response built in to the spinal chord.
Does this constitute a brain? And are some chickens sufficiently different whereby this 'spinal chord brain; is more developed?
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To add to what Munchies said: I don't know about yours, but the UK government is chock full of brainless people and they seem to survive and even breed!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Of course. Politicians, pointy haired managers - complete vegetables, all of them. Rarely one ascends up to monkey status in our eyes. 
This is also the reason why they in turn think that we nerds are arrogant. Then again, it's not so common among them to have an IQ higher than 99.x % of the rest, so we are merely stating facts.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I noticed on one of the pictures what could be a vestigial beak - I'm thinking a really ugly mutant. Maybe damaged up a bit for the photos.
And, of course, we always have Gimp 2.
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Can we have anew Lounge rule: no links to the Daily Mail?
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Just thinking of Bob's little sister, and the purity of her sweet soul.
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Of course your objection is political, which isnt allowed in the lounge.
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Oh sorry - was that headless chicken thing political satire? I guess that would be about right...
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Really, thats feeble deflection Griffin.
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Trouble is that there are so many other newspapers gossip and missinformation rags that you could apply that to: most journalists and editors aren't noted for letting truth or reality get in the way of "a good story" ...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I am thinking of getting a new computer for my wife and I thought I would ask all the experts here if you think that’s a good deal?
I'm pretty sure I would not like to live in a world in which I would never be offended.
I am absolutely certain I don't want to live in a world in which you would never be offended.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of things you don't like.
Dave
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Probably not, unless she can't cook.
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Great trade! 
User: Technical term used by developers. See Idiot.
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While they're all cheap junk today, stay as far away from HPs as you can. Of all the plastic on laptops theirs is the most brittle. The hinges exert too much pressure on the little plastic cups that hold the brass inserts they screw into.
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Amen, brother. I've taken apart a few HPs. Very flimsy components. You half expect them to dissolve in direct sunlight.
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I'm a big fan of Dell and recommend getting a refurbished one[^]. They come with a full warranty and you can get some amazing deals. I recommend getting one with Windows 7[^] and an SSD. Don't worry about the amount of RAM - you can easily add more yourself. Feel free to email me if you have questions.
One more thing - refurbished Dells come with ZERO bloatware - nothing but the OS!
/ravi
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Agreed. On a Dell XPS right now. Great build for the money in my opinion. Excellent advice.
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get a lap top ...
slide it up closer to the hips it'll keep the 'tackle' warm in winter even after an argument or night on the booze.
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What's worse, a stock market crash or a divorce?
The stock market crash. In both cases half of your money is gone, but after the stock crash your old dragon still makes your life miserable. So, you are a very fortunate man if you can trade her in for a new notebook. Don't wait too long.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I would consider a laptop of 17 inch and with an i5 processor and 4 GB. An SSD is also an advantage. So the laptop has good performance and everybody will have fun for years with it.
I favour Lenovo because it is good quality for a reasonable price.
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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