notacat

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[–] notacat@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

And clearly based on the intense response you win the controversial statement award

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, and yet we all pronounce it “lay-Zer” not “lay-Ser”

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

polyamory is an alternative to monogamy, so if you think a community about monogamous relationships should be NSFW then I guess, but I think that might be a stretch.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

No they said Sacred Lie. I think it’s some sort of religion.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What possible evidence would there be to “prove” this negative? Maybe if we happened to find the exact source animal to test? Since that is unlikely, all we have to go is the genome of the virus compared to similar viruses in the wild and similar viruses in published research. And that wouldn’t be proof enough for you.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am somehow still surprised at how many of my intelligent, educated healthcare coworkers believe in the purposeful bio weapon theory despite there being no evidence of human-made genetic manipulation. We can analyze whole genomes now, there’s no need to make shit up.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

“Gain of function” is an extremely broad category that is an absolutely necessary part of molecular biology research.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really would have liked being a fly on the wall watching a firee console the firer.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pair it with sci-hub so you can actually read the whole articles and not just abstracts.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

ooh I AM in the market. Ty!

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

I’m pretty sure there’s still relationship drama in polyamorous relationships.

[–] notacat@mander.xyz 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Farmed honey bees can actually harm local pollinators through competing for resources.

 

Based on the article from [https://lemmy.ca/post/2016593](this post), apparently Idaho was the first state to pass a law allowing a rolling stop for bicycles. As one of the least progressive states in most issues, I am pleasantly surprised at their being first at passing a pro-cycling law and forty years later there are still only ten other states that have followed their lead. Good job little Idaho.

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