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upvoteby ljf15 hours ago|
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https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.s... - love this short story and its take on that question.
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upvoteby squigz15 hours ago|
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A classic, and regularly shared here on HN :)

I really like this version of it personally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg

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upvoteby explodes15 hours ago|
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Some things on Earth (especially in the ocean) you'd think were extraterrestrial... What a gift to still be able to find such amazing animals out there.
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upvoteby pfdietz9 hours ago|
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They all, so far, share the same basic biochemistry, derived from the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA).

What would be extraordinarily interesting would be if we could find life on Earth with a fundamentally different biochemstry. Very different genetic code, even. This would be sign that Origin of Life is not the Great Filter. And we don't even have to go to another planet to conduct this search for "alien" life.

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upvoteby squigz11 hours ago|
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Some of those things down in the ocean are almost too extraterrestrial... they can stay undiscovered!
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upvoteby morphle15 hours ago|
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Isn't life on this planet also life out in the universe? It depends on your point of view.

[1] Pale blue dot - Carl Sagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g

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upvoteby squigz15 hours ago|
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Do you consider things that are inside a house to also be outside a house?
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upvoteby morphle15 hours ago|
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All things are moving in space and time and in relation to other objects so inside or outside are relative points of view.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity

[2] Point of view is worth 80 IQ points - Alan Kay. He didn't specify the sign....

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upvoteby squigz15 hours ago|
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I wonder if life elsewhere in the universe is pedantic too.
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upvoteby morphle15 hours ago|
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QED.

[1] Why people hate smart individuals: Studies reveal it's linked to your own intelligence level https://www.gq.com.au/health/wellness/studies-say-who-you-ha...

[2] On the importance of being pedantic https://medium.com/@lfloridi/on-the-importance-of-being-peda...

[3] Pedantic definition https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pedantic

[4] Pedantic opinion https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pedantic

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upvoteby parineum12 hours ago|
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If you were so smart, you'd probably find better sources than GQ and Medium to prove your point.
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upvoteby morphle12 hours ago|
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Or Hacker News for that matter. Never trust anything on the internet [1] on face value. Start by asking qui bono? Is this a reputable source, like a scientist[2]?. Be critical and sceptical.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_...

[2] https://youtu.be/NV0Z6vlIJig?t=216

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upvoteby parineum11 hours ago|
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> sceptical

How can I trust someone who can't use spell check?

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upvoteby morphle10 hours ago|
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I used four spell checkers including Apple, Wikipedia and Google search.

Don't trust anything you read on the internet, including your comment.

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upvoteby AftHurrahWinch10 hours ago|
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I regret to inform you that is the preferred spelling in British English.
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upvoteby bregma12 hours ago|
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Is the coffee actually in the mug or only on top of it?
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upvoteby pests10 hours ago|
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Well, can you walk around inside of a coffee cup? If so, you are on it. If not, you are in it.
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upvoteby treyd12 hours ago|
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In Spanish I don't care.
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upvoteby gus_massa10 hours ago|
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I'm confused, in es-ar, it can be:

* "El café está en la taza." [preferred]

* "El café está sobre la taza." [I'd never use this.]

* "El café está adentro de la taza."

I'd probably use "en(in?)" for a cup, "sobre(over?)" for a plate an "adentro de (inside?)" for a jar.

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upvoteby tbrownaw14 hours ago|
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Things inside this house are indeed outside that house.
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upvoteby Sardtok12 hours ago|
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An apartment inside an apartment complex is still inside the same building. Earth is in the Universe. There's a difference between "in the Universe" and "outside of Earth".

A superset also includes everything in all its subsets.

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upvoteby latexr12 hours ago|
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Sounds like you might be interested in “The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zoologist%27s_Guide_to_the...

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