jensjoy

jensjoy t1_je9d05e wrote

I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly.
Do you want to know why training (for anything) works?
That's pretty easy. Simple example: Weapons.
Training how to use them means you can use them in a real battle/war.
That gives you a really good advantage compared to not being able to use a gun.

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jensjoy t1_jaamhe5 wrote

>then multiple that by 4 which equates $40 per month

You've got a wrong premise, leading to the difference you noticed. Apart from February, four weeks (28 days) do not equal one month (30/31 days).

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jensjoy t1_j9fhamk wrote

That highly depends on what task you want to "dumb down".
On your chess example, if the pc calculates all possible moves, let it calculate less moves.
If it compares the current game to other gamers played by pros, give it less games as comparison.

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jensjoy t1_iujrfkb wrote

>Bananas and grapes produce very few to no seeds at all.

Because we modified their genes with selective breeding. Unmodified banana.

>In other words, you have to buy seeds from Monstanto every time you re-plant.

That, too has also been done by selective breeding.

The point I obviously failed to make is that selective breeding and things like CRIPR aren't on different levels of modifications. Just other tools used.
That's why the debate about GMO, which afaik also considers selective breeding, isn't black and white but rather complicated.

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jensjoy t1_iuf6nw5 wrote

We've evolved to function under constant stress with little sleep for survival reasons.
Imagine our ancestor resting after escaping a predator. If bad luck happened and another predator spotted them, those who could get up and mobilise enough energy for another escape survived.
But that only works for a while.
I hope your dad got enough rest between those shifts or it is likely to have taken a toll on him/his health.

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jensjoy t1_iu3lzh5 wrote

>what has keep them alive in a drawer or how do they manage flying through the air without any food?

Coughed? Bacteria in the air. Sneezed? Bacteria in the air.
Standing near someone who splits a little while talking? Bacteria in the air and on your clothes. Sudden movement that shakes those bacteria from your clothes -> bacteria in the air.

Even if it's not in the air and you use sterilised gloves, as soon as you touch anything that isn't sterilised you have bacteria on your hands and transfer them to the steak when touching it.
And so on.

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