• future_synthetic@awful.systems
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    1 year ago

    Ah yes, computer programming, the leader in biological sciences.

    It was not on my bingo card today to witness someone attempt to ascribe legitimacy to intelligent design through application of computer programming concepts but here we are.

    • blakestacey@awful.systems
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      1 year ago

      It's an old creationist ploy. DNA is like a computer program, which implies there must have been a programmer, yadda yadda, just asking questions, wharblgarbl, brave scientists are speaking up and challenging the Darwinist regime.

  • carlitoscohones@awful.systems
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    edit-2
    1 year ago

    This makes total sense to me. The program lines are the really important stuff, and baseball stats and vestigial organs are like REM in BASIC.

    10 Don't forget to breathe

    20 My name is Pico Paco, e/Lambda

    30 Never more than 2 martinis unless I'm at home

    REM What my appendix does is ...

    40 Heartbeat = ml/beat x VO2 exerted or whatever

    REM Rod Carew batted .388 in 1977

    50 Use right hand first if possible