Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-22 Thread Kay C Lan
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: However, RunRev seems not to have an appendix to repopulate what has been removed. An approach that has never seemed to hurt Apple, though many predictions to the contrary. Whilst many would suggest that

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-22 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 22/04/2010 09:30, Kay C Lan wrote: On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Richmond Mathewson richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: However, RunRev seems not to have an appendix to repopulate what has been removed. An approach that has never seemed to hurt Apple, though many predictions to the

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-22 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond Mathewson wrote: I wonder how long until Steve Jobs agrees to the iPad having a reverse appendectomy? In some ways it already has: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv?pid=1271027459.853063 :) -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-22 Thread René Micout
YES Richard ! It is the same thing ! René Le 22 avr. 2010 à 15:16, Richard Gaskin a écrit : In some ways it already has: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv?pid=1271027459.853063 ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please

Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
Well there are a number of theories there. Evolutionary theory suggests that humans have evolved from herbivores that needed appendices to house lots of gut flora to help digest cellulose. Why do we still have appendices? Well, just possibly they might be there as a sort of stop-gap in the

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Luis
'Cos it sounds flashier than Indexes. Cheers, Luis. On 21 Apr 2010, at 09:16, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Well there are a number of theories there. Evolutionary theory suggests that humans have evolved from herbivores that needed appendices to house lots of gut flora to help digest

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 21/04/2010 13:25, Luis wrote: 'Cos it sounds flashier than Indexes. Cheers, Luis. Bravo! The perfect riposte! ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 21/04/2010 13:25, Luis wrote: 'Cos it sounds flashier than Indexes. Cheers, Luis. However, last time I bothered to look the plural of 'index' was 'indices'; but, then, of course, some people who are supposedly native English speakers have problems with the plural of 'formula' (i.e.

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Petrides, M.D. Marian
The appendix is a vestigial organ, just like the coccyx is humankind's vestigial tail. On Apr 21, 2010, at 3:16 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Well there are a number of theories there. Evolutionary theory suggests that humans have evolved from herbivores that needed appendices to house lots

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Luis
Sometimes we forego the line for the sake of the curve... Cheers, Luis. On 21 Apr 2010, at 14:00, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On 21/04/2010 13:25, Luis wrote: 'Cos it sounds flashier than Indexes. Cheers, Luis. However, last time I bothered to look the plural of 'index' was 'indices';

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Mark Swindell
I recently read that there may be a value to the appendix... it may be a breeding place for helpful bacteria to repopulate the gut after it's been decimated of its normal stock. Here's a link. http://www.livescience.com/health/090824-appendix-evolution.html Mark On Apr 21, 2010, at 6:04 AM,

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 21/04/2010 19:26, Mark Swindell wrote: I recently read that there may be a value to the appendix... it may be a breeding place for helpful bacteria to repopulate the gut after it's been decimated of its normal stock. Here's a link.

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Mark Swindell
Not ignoring similes (or smilies). Just passing on some information I thought quite interesting that has only recently come to light, and which answers one of the age-old questions that is, in fact, the subject line of the thread... why does humans has appendices? :) Mark On Apr 21, 2010,

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Richmond Mathewson
On 21/04/2010 22:38, Mark Swindell wrote: Not ignoring similes (or smilies). Just passing on some information I thought quite interesting that has only recently come to light, and which answers one of the age-old questions that is, in fact, the subject line of the thread... why does humans

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread jonathandlynch
do human have appendices? The appendix is a vestigial organ, just like the coccyx is humankind's vestigial tail. On Apr 21, 2010, at 3:16 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: Well there are a number of theories there. Evolutionary theory suggests that humans have evolved from herbivores

RE: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Lynn Fredricks
Some speculate that it serves as a repository for beneficial bacteria Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry I didn't know you could receive beneficial bacteria from your Verizon Wireless BlackBerry. I worry about getting the bad type from ordinary public phones :-) Best regards, Lynn

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread jonathandlynch
Heh There are even beneficial viruses, like cowpox :) --Original Message-- From: Lynn Fredricks Sender: use-revolution-boun...@lists.runrev.com To: 'How to use Revolution' ReplyTo: How to use Revolution Subject: RE: Why do human have appendices? Sent: Apr 21, 2010 6:58 PM Some speculate

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Mark Wieder
Richmond- Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12:47:22 PM, you wrote: However, RunRev seems not to have an appendix to repopulate what has been removed. Nor bacteria, last I looked. -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-revolution mailing list

Re: Why do human have appendices?

2010-04-21 Thread Mark Swindell
Not so fast... there were, in fact, several confirmed bug reports last time I checked. On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:10 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: Richmond- Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12:47:22 PM, you wrote: However, RunRev seems not to have an appendix to repopulate what has been removed. Nor