Althouse: Have we stopped evolving?

१३ फेब्रुवारी, २००७

Have we stopped evolving?

The ecosystem seems to be stuck.

२१ टिप्पण्या:

Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: N.Z. Bear's been working on The Victory Caucus and shutting down earmarks in Congress.; १३/२/०७, १२:५३ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: I was worried he fell out of his tree.; १३/२/०७, १:०६ PM
TMink म्हणाले...: Hmmm, that list puts my little photoblogs in the single cell organism category.

It is a start!

Trey; १३/२/०७, १:१४ PM
PeterP म्हणाले...: I was worried he fell out of his tree.

If you ever skin a bear - and when don't you? - you will find tiny stumps protruding from the serratus anterior muscle on either shoulder.

These stumps are evidence of evolution in action, being the remainders/reminders of the days (about three Tuesdays ago) when bears had wings and could fly.

Pigs, on the other hand, have no such stumps - hence our entirely rational suspicion that a flying pig is a complete porkie.

I love science. I could do it all day.; १३/२/०७, २:१६ PM
paul a'barge म्हणाले...: WTF. Where is Althouse in that list. How out of it can this guy be?; १३/२/०७, २:१९ PM
Unknown म्हणाले...: Why aren't the stumps on bears signs that someday bears will fly? Maybe they're growing wings. Seems like that would be an awesome evolutionary advantage and really help out those stuck polar bears.; १३/२/०७, २:४४ PM
vbspurs म्हणाले...: Althouse is listed teasingly at 102.

Two more links from Glenn, and she gets Playful Primate status, and a set a Ginzu Knives.

(Paid for by the Althouse Reader Kitty Slush Fund, of course. I believe Sippican is treasurer)

Cheers,
Victoria; १३/२/०७, ३:२४ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Well, it especially annoys me, because I was a primate for the longest time, and I slipped down to mammal, and now I'm trapped there.; १३/२/०७, ३:५९ PM
TMink म्हणाले...: Hmmm, sounds like devolution to me. Are we not men?

Trey; १३/२/०७, ४:०५ PM
vbspurs म्हणाले...: Well, it especially annoys me, because I was a primate for the longest time, and I slipped down to mammal, and now I'm trapped there.

I know, the Anchoress too.

But seriously, I didn't think you were the kind to care about that sort of thing.

OTOH, I've been a Crawly Amphibian forever and a day, despite my blog hits going up 300%.

I guess it becomes more of an issue in terms of recognition factor, the higher you go.

Why not just email the guy? I have before. He answers.

Cheers,
Victoria; १३/२/०७, ४:०६ PM
Eli Blake म्हणाले...: That's why I have always chosen not to put a counter on my blog.

I blog because I enjoy it, or have something to say (whether it is to the wind or not, I don't know or care). If I put a counter on it then I'd start getting too stuck on the ego thing and then I'd be blogging for what I think are all the wrong reasons.; १३/२/०७, ४:१५ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: And another thing is that a lot of blogs in the primate category actually have very low traffic, and some aren't really much of a blog at all. They just happen to have more links... not necessarily good links, just links. You know, a lot of people send out mass emails offering to trade links -- put me on your blogroll and I'll put you on mine. Of course, I won't do that. I have a blogroll that has something to do with recommending reading, not getting someone to link to me.; १३/२/०७, ४:१६ PM
PeterP म्हणाले...: But seriously, I didn't think you were the kind to care about that sort of thing.

...Errr, who doesn't care? What is blogging if not vanity publishing for free?

I cherish ever one of the seventeen people who have visited my site. They are all superior Thetans. The rest of the world can go hang.

Tip for the day - and believe me I know - if you're going to have cancer for Heaven's sake have a rare one, not some embarrassingly demotic one like breast, bowel or lung.

Look deep in your psyche and ask yourself if you would not prefer to die of something really, really unusual. I know I did.; १३/२/०७, ५:४१ PM
Dave म्हणाले...: Clearly evolution is a lie.; १३/२/०७, ७:०८ PM
Maxine Weiss म्हणाले...: I see Valentine's Day gets about as much attention on the Althouse Blog, as Christmas did.

Peace, Maxine; १३/२/०७, ७:४१ PM
Simon म्हणाले...: Maxine, perhaps that's because it isn't until tommorow?; १३/२/०७, ८:०६ PM
I'm Full of Soup म्हणाले...: Ann asked :
"have we stopped evolving?"

Yes I did about 30 years ago. Can't speak for my blog though - you would have to ask it yourself.; १३/२/०७, ८:११ PM
Maxine Weiss म्हणाले...: It's Valentine's Eve.

I don't have high hopes, considering the past 3 Valentine's on the Althouse Blog.

Ann Althouse--she'll never change!

Oh well.

Anyway, Happy Valentines, Everyone, Everywhere!

Let the festivities begin!

Love, Maxine; १३/२/०७, ९:३५ PM
MadisonMan म्हणाले...: The way to speed evolution is to cause a die-off and then occupy the niche that becomes vacant. I'm not suggesting violence, of course. That would be desperate.; १३/२/०७, ९:३७ PM
Matt Brown म्हणाले...: I've done my part. I'm telling people on my blog to link to yours.; १४/२/०७, २:११ AM
Fen म्हणाले...: Evolution is a very slow process rarely can it be recognized while it is happening

Huh? I thought it was sporadic, and sometimes as short as one generation?

[back of my mind - something from the discovery channel about pacific rim divers who's eyeballs adapted to underwater enviro [pressure and refraction] within a generation...?]

But then, I'm still swamp scum, so what do I know.; १४/२/०७, ११:३९ AM