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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Malcomb MacIver, "The Geological Basis of Intelligence"

Why do Land Animals Have Such Big Eyes and Brains Compared to Sea Animals?

42 comments:

Anonymous said...

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-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Your eyes HAVE gotten bigger... ;)

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

What's your prescription? Near or Far sighted?

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Technologists are Far sighted...

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...with big "planning" brains.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...yet in Phase 1 you wish to return to a "reactive" (vice proactive) environment. A "low intelligence" sphere.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

anaerobic (low energy) vs. aerobic (high energy) reactivity.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

ATP is generated aerobically (with oxygen) for sustained energy, producing much more ATP (around 30+) via the mitochondria through glucose, fats, and proteins, while anaerobically (without oxygen) for quick bursts, yielding little ATP (2 molecules) from glucose in the cytoplasm, primarily as glycolysis (producing lactic acid) or the ATP-PCr system for very short power needs, with the aerobic system being efficient and the anaerobic systems being fast but inefficient.

Aerobic Respiration (With Oxygen)

Location: Mitochondria (in eukaryotes).

Process: Involves glycolysis, Krebs cycle (Citric Acid Cycle), and Oxidative Phosphorylation (Electron Transport Chain).

Fuel: Glucose, fats, and proteins are fully broken down.

ATP Yield: High (around 30-32 ATP per glucose molecule).

Best For: Sustained, low-to-moderate intensity activities (e.g., marathon running, long-distance cycling).

Anaerobic Respiration (Without Oxygen)

Location: Cytoplasm (cytosol).

Processes: Glycolysis (Lactic Acid System): Glucose breaks down to pyruvate and then lactate, producing 2 ATP quickly.

ATP-PCr System: Creatine phosphate provides immediate energy, sustaining activity for 5-15 seconds.

Fuel: Primarily glucose (carbohydrates).

ATP Yield: Low (2 ATP per glucose via glycolysis).

Best For: Short, intense bursts of energy (e.g., sprinting, weightlifting, jumping).

Key Differences Summarized

Speed vs. Efficiency: Anaerobic is fast but inefficient; aerobic is slow but highly efficient.

Oxygen: Required for aerobic, not for anaerobic.

Byproducts: Anaerobic glycolysis produces lactic acid; aerobic produces \(\text{CO}_{2}\) and water.

Duration: Anaerobic for short bursts, aerobic for endurance.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

I suppose you've done the trade study.

Anonymous said...

//...yet in Phase 1 you wish to return to a "reactive" (vice proactive) environment. A "low intelligence" sphere.

What "phase 1"???

Anonymous said...

//Technologists are Far sighted...

And you are expert in technologists??? not. ;^p

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Ocean.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

You don't have to be an idiot to know what one is... ;)

Anonymous said...

Still dont get it.

That was "tier 0"

A tier is a row, level, or layer of something, typically arranged in a series one above or behind another, such as stadium seating, wedding cake layers, or hierarchical ranks in a system. It denotes a specific, often ranked, position in a structure, such as a "top tier" (highest level) or a "three-tier system".

And.

A phase is a distinct stage in a process, development, or a recurring series of changes (e.g., phases of the moon). It also refers to a physically separate state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) or a specific aspect of a situation. As a verb, it means planning or executing something in stages, often used as "phase in" or "phase out".

Anonymous said...

Choice of words important... if they gonna mean something.

Yawn.

Anonymous said...

But... mashup of words is Ok too. If they are meaningless.
Yawn.
"buzz itself is the message"

Anonymous said...

Unless... idiots unable to grok that they idiots... just an observation of mine.
Yawn.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

As a verb, it means planning or executing something in stages...

Your "tiers" aren't also phases of systems development? My bad. I "ass-u-me-d.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

The same goes for "experts'....

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

What were the Tiers again?

Anonymous said...

AND phases too.

But in a sense base floor of a building precede second one. And that -- third.

But structurally, they all need to be there, simultaneously.

That's important detail, isn't it?

Anonymous said...

You like to point out truisms, isn't it?

Yawn.

Anonymous said...

So do I... ;^p

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Like vowels and consonants waiting to be combined/ recombined...

Anonymous said...

naaah... just la-la-ling in own deserted la-la-land.

what a view! what an acoustics!

%^)))

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

An Echo/ Narcissus feedback loop....

Anonymous said...

Words, words, words...

here exactly is the difference between us -- you still bent on magical thinking -- if you named it, you feel like you got it... while I still think that understanding -- it beyond words.

Yawn.

PS And. Surely. Your latin symbols magic... do not work on me, bu-ga-gah. ;^p

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

My human induced AI Psychosis isn't affecting you? That's a shame...

But hey, you draw your own map to Larisa. Mines atop a hill outside Argos... near the Temple of Zeus Larissaios.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

from Google AI:

The Temple of Zeus Larissaios was an ancient site in Argos, Greece, noted by the 2nd-century AD traveler Pausanias. It housed an archaic statue of Zeus featuring a third eye in the center of its forehead. Legend claimed this statue was originally Priam's Zeus Herkeios brought from Troy.

Key Details regarding the Temple of Zeus Larissaios:

Location: Argos, Greece.

Notable Feature: An archaic image of Zeus with three eyes, interpreted in later antiquity as representing the god's all-seeing nature.

Mythological Connection: Associated with the narrative of Argus Panoptes, a hundred-eyed giant, whose eyes were later transferred by Hera to a peacock.

Source: Mentioned in the writings of Pausanias.

The name "Larissaios" connects to the citadel of Argos, known as Larissa.

Anonymous said...

My words DO things!

Behold

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...and mine don't "magically" appear on your screen?

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

On the Myths of technology...

AI Psychosis much, Hal?

...cuz all the magic is in the screen's fixed/ layered substrates. Can you make your magic work on an un-reliable substrate (ie - bio-electricity)?

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Have you convinced mankind, with your tech, to stop making wars and weapons in order to advance it?

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Maybe we just need to introduce a new Apex Predator (Like AI in The Matrix, or Terminator)...

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Physics can simulate the physics of our Universe. Math can simulate the physics in every conceivably universe....

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Your "magic" (code) only works in your universe (compiled code). Mine works in all of them.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Michael Levin: The anatomical compiler (Draw the anatomy or animal form/function and it would compile that description into a set of stimuli that would have to be given to individual cells to get them to build exactly what you want. If you had the ability to do that it would communicate large scale anatomical goals to groups of cells. This is NOT something like a 3D Printer where you simply put the cells where you want them to be, this is not that. This is a communications device, it is a translator of your goals as the engineer or the worker in regenerative medicine to that of the collective at the cellular level. (Especially if you do a chimeric recombination of genetic materials to activate a specific feature of one of the two creatures from which the chimera has been constructed ie -Frogawattle) The axis of persuadability form the toolset.

You dream of 3D printers and smart materials. He dreams of hacking biology with "persuasion". Morphological PSYOPS.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Extended phenotypes...

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Tailored Access Operations (TAO's) for hacking Bio-Electricity and the 5G Internet of Things...

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

Plato's 9th (2nd) Motion ("Laws"). The ability to Move Others.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...consciously (with words/ language) or otherwise (ie -subliminally)

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...viral cordyceps. Post-hypnotic suggestions.

-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jew said...

...or Inception in a Schizoid Digital spaces... where Desire Searches for Satisfaction.