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May I ask you to not touch it until we sort out the current problems?

by stackedinserter 3y ago

zmix 3y ago
LOL, wanted to say the same: DO NOT TOUCH!
- gpvos 3y ago
  Okay, apparently that is a reference to something I'm not getting. Could anyone please explain?
  - acegopher 3y ago
    Perhaps a reference to Australian health ministers asking fans not to touch soccer balls that go into the stands? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/02/do-not-touch-that-ball-covid-advice-prompts-anger-and-humour-from-afl-fans https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/02/do-not-touch-t...
    - zmix 3y ago
      No, it's the fact, that microbes, that have been outside of our ecosystem for so long remind a lot of people on the fall of the Aztec Empire...
duckqlz 3y ago
“Professor Jochen Brocks inspecting the 1.6-billion-year-old rocks in Australia’s Northern Territory. The rocks contained a primordial chemical structure that hinted at the existence of the Protosterol Biota.” Not sure where this sentiment is coming from… Considering it’s fat traces of a primordial species that is a common ancestor of all complex life on earth, which went extinct over 800 million years ago, and is found in ancient rocks around waterways literally all over the world; I think we are fine to touch it.
- jaapz 3y ago
  It's a joke
  - fsflover 3y ago
    This is not Reddit, only most sophisticated jokes are accepted here.
    - justinator 3y ago
      Are you sure? I read here that Apple released a $3500 VR headset. I laughed pretty hard, but then realized the date.
      - justinator 3y ago
        Sorry, I forget that "play" is not very hn. It's very serious work, and one should take themselves very seriously.
gonzo41 3y ago
I'm not sure you know Austrlaia too well. Rio Tinto's probably laid explosives on in already and is ready to go!
javajosh 3y ago
Finds like this are great because they can possibly shed light on the problem of abiogenesis. Many people, including myself, think there were possibly several generations of life that preceded the RNA/DNA driven stuff we have today. It was probably much simpler and simply consumed by later generations, and lost. If and when we send probes to water bearing places in our solar system, we may find these structures. This, in turn, will support the hypothesis that life is common in the universe. Which will, in turn, support the hypothesis that civs that can muster enough energy to expand beyond the initial star will instead use that power to destroy itself. Which will, in turn, help shape human civilization, if we choose to heed the warning.
- joeythedolphin 3y ago
  Interesting. I depart towards one of your last steps. It's embarrassing to admit. But hundreds (or thousands) of these UFO reports are real and aliens have been visiting us since the beginning of human life. I said it. Please don't revoke my university degrees :) Actually, you can, they didn't really do anything for me anyway.

May I ask you to not touch it until we sort out the current problems?

zmix 3y ago

LOL, wanted to say the same: DO NOT TOUCH!

gpvos 3y ago
Okay, apparently that is a reference to something I'm not getting. Could anyone please explain?
- acegopher 3y ago
  Perhaps a reference to Australian health ministers asking fans not to touch soccer balls that go into the stands? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/02/do-not-touch-that-ball-covid-advice-prompts-anger-and-humour-from-afl-fans https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/02/do-not-touch-t...
  - zmix 3y ago
    No, it's the fact, that microbes, that have been outside of our ecosystem for so long remind a lot of people on the fall of the Aztec Empire...

duckqlz 3y ago

“Professor Jochen Brocks inspecting the 1.6-billion-year-old rocks in Australia’s Northern Territory. The rocks contained a primordial chemical structure that hinted at the existence of the Protosterol Biota.” Not sure where this sentiment is coming from… Considering it’s fat traces of a primordial species that is a common ancestor of all complex life on earth, which went extinct over 800 million years ago, and is found in ancient rocks around waterways literally all over the world; I think we are fine to touch it.

jaapz 3y ago
It's a joke
- fsflover 3y ago
  This is not Reddit, only most sophisticated jokes are accepted here.
  - justinator 3y ago
    Are you sure? I read here that Apple released a $3500 VR headset. I laughed pretty hard, but then realized the date.
    - justinator 3y ago
      Sorry, I forget that "play" is not very hn. It's very serious work, and one should take themselves very seriously.

gonzo41 3y ago

I'm not sure you know Austrlaia too well. Rio Tinto's probably laid explosives on in already and is ready to go!

javajosh 3y ago

Finds like this are great because they can possibly shed light on the problem of abiogenesis. Many people, including myself, think there were possibly several generations of life that preceded the RNA/DNA driven stuff we have today. It was probably much simpler and simply consumed by later generations, and lost. If and when we send probes to water bearing places in our solar system, we may find these structures. This, in turn, will support the hypothesis that life is common in the universe. Which will, in turn, support the hypothesis that civs that can muster enough energy to expand beyond the initial star will instead use that power to destroy itself. Which will, in turn, help shape human civilization, if we choose to heed the warning.

joeythedolphin 3y ago
Interesting. I depart towards one of your last steps. It's embarrassing to admit. But hundreds (or thousands) of these UFO reports are real and aliens have been visiting us since the beginning of human life. I said it. Please don't revoke my university degrees :) Actually, you can, they didn't really do anything for me anyway.