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I'm starting to get into CBS' Threshold tonight, having gotten 4 episodes of it. Seems like network TV goes through sci-fi cycles, and this must be the latest. This particular show looks like it might shape up to be combination sci-fi slasher and forensic drama. But, still, I find myself comparing it to a podcast.

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Also, what's up with \"triple-helix DNA\"? Is this a concept that's popped up somewhere—other than being an early guess at our own DNA's structure—like, on UFO conspiracy boards and whatnot? Or is it just double-helix-plus-one so as to be extra spooky alien? (Kinda like a 5-bladed razor?)

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Double helix DNA, I think I understand: It's very convenient in copying. Unzip it, dunk it in a soup of free-floating spare parts, agitate, and you end up with two self-assembled copies. But how the hell would a triple-helix work?

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On the upside, I do really like the Blit-like concept involved in the \"bioforming sound signal\" which mentally and genetically alters those who hear it.

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Yeah, I think about this crap too much sometimes. Whenever I get around to writing the stories I keep meaning to write, I want to avoid these things.

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\n\n\n", "body": "I'm starting to get into [CBS' Threshold][th] tonight, having gotten 4 episodes of it. Seems like network TV goes through sci-fi cycles, and this must be the latest. This particular show looks like it might shape up to be combination sci-fi slasher and forensic drama. But, still, [I find myself comparing it to a podcast][ss].\r\n\r\nAlso, what's up with \"triple-helix DNA\"? Is this a concept that's popped up somewhere—other than [being an early guess at our own DNA's structure][dna]—like, on UFO conspiracy boards and whatnot? Or is it just double-helix-plus-one so as to be extra spooky alien? ([Kinda like a 5-bladed razor][razor]?) \r\n\r\nDouble helix DNA, I *think* I understand: It's very convenient in copying. Unzip it, dunk it in a soup of free-floating spare parts, agitate, and you end up with two self-assembled copies. But how the hell would a triple-helix work?\r\n\r\nOn the upside, I do really like the [Blit-like concept][blit] involved in the \"bioforming sound signal\" which mentally and genetically alters those who hear it.\r\n\r\nYeah, I think about this crap too much sometimes. Whenever I get around to writing the stories I keep meaning to write, I want to avoid these things.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[blit]: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/blit.htm\r\n[jwz]: http://www.livejournal.com/users/jwz/550519.html?thread=9838455#t9838455\r\n[dna]: http://osulibrary.orst.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/dna/narrative/page19.html\r\n[th]: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/threshold/\r\n[ss]: http://decafbad.com/blog/2005/10/05/ancestor-rocks-like-a-creepy-rocking-thing\r\n[razor]: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930\n\n
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