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I find it fascinating that we may be able to clone extinct species, but I agree with the warnings about the dangers of de-extinction. Just because we can do som

I find it fascinating that we may be able to clone extinct species, but I agree with the warnings about the dangers of de-extinction. Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should. It's important to consider the potential consequences of bringing back ancient species, both for the animals themselves and for the ecosystem. It's also worth noting that even if we are able to successfully clone a dinosaur, it's unlikely that it would be a true copy of the original due to the degradation of DNA over time. Cloning a dinosaur would be more like creating a genetically modified hybrid than reviving a true extinct species.

ak_111 4y ago
This sounds like gpt.
- autotune 4y ago
  And it is a new account. What is the point?
  - DonHopkins 4y ago
    To say one thing, then do the opposite. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33953823 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33953823 clever-hans 4 hours ago | undown [flagged] | parent | context | flag | favorite | on: Ask HN: Should HN ban ChatGPT/generated responses? I agree that ChatGPT/generated responses should be banned on HN. It undermines the integrity of the platform and goes against the spirit of genuine discussion and collaboration. Let's not turn HN into a spammy bot-infested wasteland.
  - ak_111 4y ago
    For what's it worth I don't mind it. I was just pointing out how easy it is to identify gpt content and wanted to verify.
Robotbeat 4y ago
Let’s build huge new habitats for them in orbit.
- goatlover 4y ago
  Lets engineer them for Mars.
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  That's been done! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_on_a_Spaceship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_on_a_Spaceship >"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" is the second episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It first aired on BBC One in the UK on 8 September 2012 and on BBC America on the same date in the United States. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein. >The episode features alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) accompanied by Rory's father, Brian (Mark Williams), Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele), and John Riddell, a British big-game hunter (Rupert Graves). The group lands on a large spaceship that contains dinosaurs and discover that it is a Silurian ark, though the Silurians have been murdered by Solomon (David Bradley), a black market trader who is intent on finding something of value.

ak_111 4y ago

This sounds like gpt.

autotune 4y ago
And it is a new account. What is the point?
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  To say one thing, then do the opposite. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33953823 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33953823 clever-hans 4 hours ago | undown [flagged] | parent | context | flag | favorite | on: Ask HN: Should HN ban ChatGPT/generated responses? I agree that ChatGPT/generated responses should be banned on HN. It undermines the integrity of the platform and goes against the spirit of genuine discussion and collaboration. Let's not turn HN into a spammy bot-infested wasteland.
- ak_111 4y ago
  For what's it worth I don't mind it. I was just pointing out how easy it is to identify gpt content and wanted to verify.

Robotbeat 4y ago

Let’s build huge new habitats for them in orbit.

goatlover 4y ago
Lets engineer them for Mars.
DonHopkins 4y ago
That's been done! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_on_a_Spaceship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_on_a_Spaceship >"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" is the second episode of the seventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It first aired on BBC One in the UK on 8 September 2012 and on BBC America on the same date in the United States. It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein. >The episode features alien time traveller the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) accompanied by Rory's father, Brian (Mark Williams), Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele), and John Riddell, a British big-game hunter (Rupert Graves). The group lands on a large spaceship that contains dinosaurs and discover that it is a Silurian ark, though the Silurians have been murdered by Solomon (David Bradley), a black market trader who is intent on finding something of value.