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[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Perhaps an artifact from an earlier abiogenesis event that cannibalized itself before our own evolutionary tree started?

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 23 points 5 months ago

I believe the theory is that viruses have evolved from other life forms multiple times. Basically a DNA sequence gone rogue.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Like if your computer got a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, gave it a glitch that caused it to burn CDs that, when inserted into another computer, etc.

[-] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

This explanation is excellent but feels incomplete. What happens after it burns the CD?

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

It runs out of all CDs and thus stops working. A PC can not work without CDs.

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