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The Fridge / Does size matter in a dino fight?
« on: March 07, 2015, 09:15:33 AM »
The more resources the group has access to, the greater the collective intelligence of the group and the smaller the units it is made off, the more powerful, smarter and resilient it becomes. Big organisms are not resilient. For a species made of small numbers of large animals, fatal injuries to individuals or epidemics are catastrophic, while a species made of large numbers of small animals can handle it much easier. A species of large animals enjoys an advantage over a species of small animals of similar collective intelligence and resilience only if it greatly exceeds it in power. Thus, lions represent a great threat to baboons, but a very small, almost negligible threat to humans (even to hunter-gatherers like the Khoisan or the Hadza), thanks to their much higher collective intelligence. In turn, though humans have unparalleled collective intelligence, bacteria and insects thanks to their very small sizes and tremendous numbers have such superior resilience that they can readily beat human groups in many situations.

Taking all this together, an organism that is as small as a bacteria but can congregate with other such organisms into hyperintelligent swarms would be the ultimate life form. It would also easily devise a way to tap into the energy reserves of the solar system, thus adding power to resilience and intelligence.

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Land Before Time Captions / Tricia been tickle torched
« on: March 04, 2015, 08:33:59 PM »
It looks easy, but it took practicing on several children before this one to learn to press it just right.

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Land Before Time Captions / Ducky is happy about LBT 14
« on: March 04, 2015, 08:06:15 PM »
Ducky: "There are going to be hotcakes this time!"

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1988 Theatrical Release / Has anyone tried to restore the ending?
« on: March 04, 2015, 07:31:40 AM »
The member Almaron has done an extensive analysis of this already. Check out some of his topics and his deviantART for more details.

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The Welcome Center / Corona
« on: February 26, 2015, 08:32:03 AM »
Quote from: LittlefootAndAliTogether, Feb 24 2015 on  06:16 PM
How are you a youngster? You're only a few months younger than me?

I'm a youngster to LBT forums relative to Joseph, that's what I meant.

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Starday Wishes / Congratulations LetuceBacon&Tomato!
« on: February 25, 2015, 07:28:26 PM »
Happy birthday! Have an enviable next year of your life.  :yes

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It's Party Time! / Guess the next poster
« on: February 24, 2015, 11:35:45 AM »
He's already on an errand, writing down all Algonquian place names he comes accross. :p

Nāla?

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It's Party Time! / Boys vs Girls
« on: February 24, 2015, 11:25:28 AM »
This isn't going anywhere.

Boys -1

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Land Before Time Captions / Rinkus and Sierra's secret handshake
« on: February 24, 2015, 08:29:38 AM »
S:"I will give you all this domain and its glory, for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if you worship before me, it shall all be yours."
R:"Really?"
S:"Really. Do we have a deal?"
R:"Yes, we do."

P: "Stop imitating and mocking me, Rinkus."
S: "He isn't. I'm the one imitating you."

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General Land Before Time / What is the difference?
« on: February 24, 2015, 07:25:51 AM »
^I concur with Coyote. The way the terms are used makes it plain that they both refer to birthday celebrations, perhaps with somewhat different traditions (at the very least, a leafeater one and a fast runner one).

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The Welcome Center / Corona
« on: February 24, 2015, 07:17:54 AM »
I wonder if one of those people who discussed LBT on mailing lists in 1989 would eventually appear.  :smile

Welcome to the GOF, Joseph! This youngster wishes you a pleasant stay.  :yes

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It's Party Time! / Transform the next poster
« on: February 20, 2015, 07:18:10 AM »
I transform the next poster into his mass equivalent of neutrons.

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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / Are Screech and Thud brothers?
« on: February 20, 2015, 07:13:19 AM »
Them being brothers is a very good assumption. The only thing that goes against brotherhood is that the loyalty between the two leaves something to be desired.

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Land Before Time TV Series (2007) / Do you think that Red Claw, Screech, and Thud
« on: February 20, 2015, 07:08:30 AM »
Since these three appear to be detested by the entire world, it is likely they are outside the social norms of their own species, for one reason or another. As such, they are the dinosaur version of caravan robbers. They cooperate because there are spoils to be captured and divided, but they don't really have any feelings towards each other.

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1988 Theatrical Release / I was wondering, should having it turn out that
« on: February 20, 2015, 07:00:27 AM »
How could adding complexity to this part of the plot increase its artistic value? I'm no master writer, but to me it seems wholly unnecessary.

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General Land Before Time / What was in the Great Valley before they came?
« on: February 15, 2015, 09:55:28 AM »
There must have been a flyer colony at least, since nothing prevents them from getting there, and such a lush food source would not have been ignored.

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The Welcome Center / The Mongoose is back!!!!!
« on: February 13, 2015, 11:44:53 AM »
I wondered where'd you gone. Welcome back!

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1988 Theatrical Release / I think this "uncut version" obsession
« on: February 13, 2015, 05:06:09 AM »
^It's all right.  :) I worded that more aggressively than I should have.

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The Welcome Center / Hello to LBT fans,
« on: February 12, 2015, 06:46:34 PM »
Welcome to the GOF! Make yourself feel at home here.  :yes

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Land Before Time Captions / Littlefoot give Ducky a boost up
« on: February 12, 2015, 07:11:21 AM »
What came before, the owner of the fruit or the children taking it? Guess we have our answer.

(I wonder if anyone didn't steal any fruit from the neighbour in his childhood)

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