Posts by KateWild

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Scientists almost created life in a lab?!

by abiather in

the scientists at the scripps research institute, california, have almost succeeded in creating the world's first living organism with artificial dna!.

http://discovermagazine.com/2015/jan-feb/43-first-organism-with-artificial-dna.

http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140507romesberg.html.

KateWild

Racemic mixtures formed in the lab with no catalyst remain racemic. No sides win out in this case cofty.

Kate xx

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Scientists almost created life in a lab?!

by abiather in

the scientists at the scripps research institute, california, have almost succeeded in creating the world's first living organism with artificial dna!.

http://discovermagazine.com/2015/jan-feb/43-first-organism-with-artificial-dna.

http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140507romesberg.html.

KateWild

Cofty,

Soai showing that natural selection will make it inevitable one side wins outs....is evidence to me the process is guided....it's always the same side in nature. L-enantiomers.

You don't believe it's guided but I do. I havent made up my mind fully yet. If there is new evidence to support this process is unguided I am interested in knowing it and I will change my mind.

Kate xx

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Circuit Assembly outline

by jdubsnub in

i've been out of the religion for a little while now but my family is still "strong in the truth".

i got a call today asking if i could stop by to have a discussion.

they just had their circuit assembly and this is typically when they decide to talk to me, while they're spiritually energized hah.

KateWild

Sorry I don't have any details of the CA. But I just wanted to post and tell you that it's a good idea to be prepared in advance.

All the best

Kate xx

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"You are still married, and still happy ?"

by Phizzy in

i met an aging, well, late sixties, pioneer sister a few days back, from a congregation four removes away, and a different circuit to my old congo.

i have known her since i was a kid.. i wasn't quite sure at first if she knew our "status" as we exchanged pleasantries, but it soon became clear she knew exactly our situation, that we walked away a few years ago.. she asked me about my views on life now, and listened respectfully, and said she appreciated my view, but a couple of questions that she threw at me, as in the thread title, showed that she was surprised that mrs phizzy and i had not gone off the rails after we left.. the mind control goes so very deep does it not ?

she was surprised that our marriage hadn't failed, and that we were now happy.. i wonder if she will ever make the connection that the jw org has lied to her about those of us who leave ?.

KateWild

Well good for you phizzy. I, on the other hand, am divorced, df'd and not allowed back in.

All I did to deserve this was expose domestic violence.

So no I am not happily married, but happily dating and enjoying it. Lol xx

Kate xx

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How posting limits now work

by Simon in

anyone who's posted on both the original site and this new one will notice that you no longer get the notice of how many posts you have left.

there are a few reasons for this.. one reason is scalability - every time you viewed a topic and got the reply at the bottom the server needed to look at your account, count the number of posts in the last 24 hours and work out what to display.

caching at various places meant this number would sometimes be wrong and there's nothing worse than posting something and it failing.. i went back to basics and thought about what the limits were for and how they could be improved to still protect the site but also give a better user experience.. limits are there for several reasons: to protect against spammers and blabbermouths.

KateWild

Thanks for explaining Simon.....I was wondering about it and sent you a question on another thread.

I understand now

Take care

Kate xx

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Scientists almost created life in a lab?!

by abiather in

the scientists at the scripps research institute, california, have almost succeeded in creating the world's first living organism with artificial dna!.

http://discovermagazine.com/2015/jan-feb/43-first-organism-with-artificial-dna.

http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140507romesberg.html.

KateWild

I can sorta wrap my brain around why you think it might require some intelligence to kick things off, but I can't fathom why you would consider this as evidence (aside from confirmation bias).-one eyed joe

I have explained it. I used terms such as racemic mixture, l-sterio isomer, enantiomer, soai reaction.

If you don't understand what these things are it's easy to look them up and do the research. I will repeat myself for your sake though. In nature most enantiomers are left handed, to form this homochiral mixture is necessary for life.

In a lab the mixture is racemic, there are equal left and right handed molecules. Life cannot form with these molecules.

This has nothing to do with avalanches.

In order for the correct mixture to form a catalyst is required, a catalyst guides the process, in nature there is an autocatalyst. This process is guided.

Kate xx

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"You're missing the tool to view private messages." -- Is that legit message from jwn?

by FatFreek 2005 in

i suspect it is valid but i really want confirmation before i click those 3 steps.

there's actually nothing on that screen that says it has anything to do with jwn -- therefore my caution.. len.

KateWild

Yes I thought it would be a dodgy advert. I never trust anything that says to download stuff.

Kate xx

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Feb Kingdom Ministry 2015: Irate Householders - why so angry?

by Trailer Park Pioneer in

feb kingdom ministry 2015, irate householders, "we don't apologize for our work", "did they hear rumors about jws"?

why so angry?

blood or disfellowshipping?.

KateWild

On the upside, hearing about a "rumor" may lead to TTATT.- DD

This is a real potentially good out come. If JWs come to us we can express our thoughts about Dfing or blood and hopefully give them some food for thought.

Sadly most of the JWs in my area know me so I can't really help them that way.

Kate xx

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Scientists almost created life in a lab?!

by abiather in

the scientists at the scripps research institute, california, have almost succeeded in creating the world's first living organism with artificial dna!.

http://discovermagazine.com/2015/jan-feb/43-first-organism-with-artificial-dna.

http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140507romesberg.html.

KateWild

Why does HAVE to be guided? - cantleave

l-stereo isomers. Enantiomers that are required for life and occur in nature are all left handed. But in the lab a racemic mixture is formed unless it is guided by a catalyst. The soai reaction talks about an autocatalyst.

This is enough evidence for me that the process is guided.

LOL Angus, we have been here before, but I don't mind covering it again for newbies and lurkers hahaha.

Kate xx

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Scientists almost created life in a lab?!

by abiather in

the scientists at the scripps research institute, california, have almost succeeded in creating the world's first living organism with artificial dna!.

http://discovermagazine.com/2015/jan-feb/43-first-organism-with-artificial-dna.

http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140507romesberg.html.

KateWild

I think this is evidence of a guided process. A higher power had to be guiding the chemistry. I don't believe the higher power cares about us in any way shape or form, he is just letting us get on with it.

Kate xx