Re^3: Which came first?

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in thread Which came first?

My guess is that the predecessor of the chicken was some primitive ocean swimming creature that laid eggs to reproduce, like so many other sea creatures.

According to the latest scientific knowledge, the direct ancestor of the chicken was more likely T-Rex!

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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Re^4: Which came first? by I0 (Priest) on May 03, 2008 at 06:03 UTC
The reporting of that research appears to confuse being an ancestor with having a common ancestor	[reply]
Re^5: Which came first? by CountZero (Bishop) on May 03, 2008 at 06:39 UTC
Thanks, that's a relief. So I guess it is save to go into the chicken coop again? CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James	[reply]
Re^6: Which came first? by swampyankee (Parson) on May 03, 2008 at 21:49 UTC
If you can stand the smell.... Information about American English usage here and here. Floating point issues? Please read this before posting. — emc	[reply]

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