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   Zeborah to Catja Pafort   
   Re: When is Hard SF not Hard SF?   
   29 Nov 08 10:18:19   
   
   5aa19841   
   From: zeborah@gmail.com   
      
   Catja Pafort  wrote:   
      
   > Aqua wrote:   
   >   
   > > David Friedman wrote:   
   >   
   > > > Take a simple version of your assumption. Ten male chimps, 5 with TLIQ   
   > > > of 150, 5 with TLIQ of 50. Ten female, 5 with 110, 5 with 90. Average   
   > > > the same, wider spread for males.   
   > > >   
   > > > You are observing a form of behavior that requires a TLIQ of at least   
   > > > 70. 5 males do it, 10 females.   
   > > >   
   > > > Doesn't that meet your requirements?   
   > >   
   > > What justifies the TLIQ scores of 90, 110, and 150 in that case?   
   >   
   > They're spherical chimps!   
      
   If "chimps" had the same number of syllables as "chameleons" I'd now be   
   filking Helen's tune for Jo Walton's _Unusual Chameleons_.   
      
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