"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
So, is Jurassic Park going to turn out to be a documentary?
I read about that, I think by Stephen Green? Anyway, the point was that they haven’t actually brought dire wolves back, because they’ve been extinct for 10,000 years. What they’ve done is monkey around with the genome and created regular wolves with dire wolf attributes.
I'm not in favor of bringing back extinct carnivores; I'm ok with herbivores, but the large herbivores could probably decimate crops and whole ecosystems; it's the result of watching too many Jurassic and Terminator movies, but count me out.
They need to be careful, this could lead to dire consequences.
ReplyDeleteHmm. Looks like it already has. :)
DeleteI read about that, I think by Stephen Green? Anyway, the point was that they haven’t actually brought dire wolves back, because they’ve been extinct for 10,000 years. What they’ve done is monkey around with the genome and created regular wolves with dire wolf attributes.
ReplyDeleteI want mammoths and smilodon.
ReplyDeleteDire wolves are just big wolves.
The dodo would be cool too. I bet they taste good.
I could go for some bronto ribs, a la Fred Flintstone...
DeleteI'm not in favor of bringing back extinct carnivores; I'm ok with herbivores, but the large herbivores could probably decimate crops and whole ecosystems; it's the result of watching too many Jurassic and Terminator movies, but count me out.
ReplyDeleteIt could wind up being the ultimate example of FAFO. I mean, this is how that Frankenstein's monster business got started, more or less.
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