The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XX

[Borachio]

<nvm>

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Nvmind

 

[ELITEOFWARMAN8]

...ah...
but not the point of the question, and not what I wanted to hear. And also not what I want to hear further.

I'll try.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

What does xD mean when posted?

 

[Dachs]

What does xD mean when posted?

It's a replacement for lol. Smiley that denotes somebody laughing with their eyes closed.

 

[Borachio]

What exactly is instinct?

Have you, or I, got any?

How did we get it?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

What exactly is instinct?

Have you, or I, got any?

How did we get it?

Once Justin Timberlake left, they basically fell by the wayside.

 

[salty mud]

You're mixing something up.
A gene is a specific part of the DNA.
In most cases, another protein converts this into a negative, the mRNA.
The mRNA is transported to the Ribosoms. Then the Ribosom takes the tRNAs, and matches their pattern (the anti-codon) with a pattern on the mRNA (the codon).
Attached to the tRNA there are amino acids, and they are connected to each other in the same order the tRNA is matched to the mRNA.

Is a gene the plan for a protein? If that's a question for school, then the answer is yes.
If not, then the answer is no. Then a gene is a sequence on the DNA for either a protein or a RNA.
Because e.g. the tRNAs themself are also encoded via genes. There are also some other pathways, which do not end in a protein, but into biochemically active RNAs, so called Ribozymes. They are not rare, but normally not covered in school.

To make it more complicated: There are RNA viruses. They do not have DNA, but RNA. They force their host to translate their RNA parts into DNA parts (also only some classes, not all). These genes are then further used to produce the virus in the host cell. And the original RNA parts, from which the genes are formed, are also called genes (not sure if that's really an established convention).

It's as simple as that, is it... It's not for school, it's part of one of the modules for my degree. It's really quite complicated

 

[Borachio]

How can I remember to buy some cashews?

I've written them on my shopping list, but I usually forget to take the list with me.

 

[Quackers]

How can I remember to buy some cashews?

I've written them on my shopping list, but I usually forget to take the list with me.

stick a post-it note on your head with cashews on it, RIGHT NOW, then when your walking around Borachio's local supermarket at least ONE person will look at you funnily and you will remember the post-it note pull it off yer forehead and buy some cashews. quite simple really

 

[salty mud]

Write a list of things you are likely to forget so you don't forget.

 

[Borachio]

Thanks, Mr Q. For trying to be helpful anyway. Trouble is people look at me funnily all the time. I've got used to it now.

I spend a great deal of time standing stock-still in supermarkets (usually Lidl's) staring into space trying to remember what I wrote on the shopping list, which I've left on the table at home.

Write a list of things you are likely to forget so you don't forget.

This is just a shopping list. And I have another list for remembering shopping lists. Which I also forget.

I blame literacy for ruining people's memories.

 

[Farm Boy]

Well... I would like to try out something with a girl's butt one day.

Just remember, turnabout is fair play.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

How can I remember to buy some cashews?

I've written them on my shopping list, but I usually forget to take the list with me.

That must drive you nuts

 

[Borachio]

ha....ha.....ha

Anyway, I did remember to get the cashews, and milk too. So, I thought, here comes the amazing culinary experience recommended by Mr EliteWarman8.

Tell the truth though, cashews washed down with milk is, well, cashews washed down with milk. Nothing special about it. To my palate at any rate.

I'm disappointed.

Whom do I sue?

 

[cardgame]

Try this: cashews + rice + grilled chicken

Sounds kind of odd, but it's delicious.

 

[TheLastOne36]

It's a replacement for lol. Smiley that denotes somebody laughing with their eyes closed.

OMG that is what it is.

 

[The_J]

If you're likely to forget something, then either put/write it somewhere where you have to see it.
You don't want to forget some papers when you leave the house? Put them right besides your keys.
In your case: Write it on a post-it, and put it on your door, or on the frame, in height of your eyes. You'll directly get reminded when you leave the house.

It's as simple as that, is it... It's not for school, it's part of one of the modules for my degree. It's really quite complicated

It becomes even more complicated when you have to differentiate between all the RNAs ^^.

 

[ace99]

Cashews are gross. Don't get how anyone eats them.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

I read somewhere that dryer sheets are popular amongst college students for some reason, but the author of that article implied it was for some sort of unsavory reason, since he refused to mention it.

What is that "unsavory" reason?

Spoiler :

Before anyone asks, no, I've never been to college.