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What is a genetic modification that would cause a massive chain reaction to possibly horrific effects?
  • Octopodes no longer die when they give birth, meaning they can teach their young and form societies.

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    Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispensers
  • Laundering money using soap is a little on the nose.

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    If Trump wins the election thru fraud how can the democrats refute it and prove they won? Or will it just be like another Jan 6 and four years of whining like Trump?
  • But the SC should never decide the president in a Democracy

    That already happened in Bush v. Gore

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    Hmmm...
  • The boomers at the Vatican have no idea what they've unleashed with this.

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    If I threaten a politician to kill them like Trump did to Liz Cheney could I be arrested? If so how come Trump hasn't been arrested for it?
  • To give you an actual answer

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_threat

    The true threat doctrine was established in the 1969 Supreme Court case Watts v. United States.[3] In that case, an eighteen-year-old male was convicted in a Washington, D.C. District Court for violating a statute prohibiting persons from knowingly and willfully making threats to harm or kill the President of the United States.[3]

    The conviction was based on a statement made by Watts, in which he said, "[i]f they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J."[3] Watts appealed, leading to the Supreme Court finding the statute constitutional on its face, but reversing the conviction of Watts.

    In reviewing the lower court's analysis of the case, the Court noted that "a threat must be distinguished from what is constitutionally protected speech."[3] The Court recognized that "uninhibited, robust, and wide open" political debate can at times be characterized by "vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials." In light of the context of Watts' statement - and the laughter that it received from the crowd - the Court found that it was more "a kind of very crude offensive method of stating a political opposition to the President" than a "true threat."[3]

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  • www.disabilitynewsservice.com Fear, anger and confusion as budget blundering creates chaos over government’s plans for ‘fit for work’ test

    The new Labour government’s policy on social security reform is in chaos after it issued contrasting statements and briefings on budget day about whether – and how – it would press ahead with plann…

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    What's the strangest insult that you have ever received/given?
  • I stole it from Babylon 5, but "assassin of joy" is one I've used a few times

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    Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year
  • Windows hasn’t added any features of value since Windows 7 XP

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  • www.theguardian.com Solar panels for new homes may just be optional after pressure on Labour from housebuilders

    Long-delayed regulations for England may ‘encourage’ housebuilders to equip homes with solar panels, rather than requiring them

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    If earth encountered a snobby alien race that looked down on us for being barbarians, and appreciated only fine art, would the entire planet immediately start pretending they are sophisticated?
  • What would an advanced alien race even consider fine art?

    Six dimensional termite mounds?

    Or they could see in a smaller range of frequencies, so what looks like a plain white room to us is a masterpiece of modern art to them?

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    Why is it not grave robbery to take artefacts from ancient graves and put them in a museum?
  • Technically taking human remains isn't grave robbing, it's body snatching. Grave robbing is taking artifacts like jewellery.

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    What are you tired of helping and educating people about because you know they'll just be ignorant anyway?
  • Lemmy really is becoming a great replacement for reddit, it feels just like I'm back there.

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    Stolen credit cards up for grabs on Meta’s Threads.
  • Lately I've been getting adverts on facebook for forged notes.

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    Dear Americans, how do you go back to normal after such an election campaign?
  • As someone who just lost a parent suddenly.

    You will almost certainly regret that.

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    Concerns about medical note-taking tool raised after researcher discovers it invents things no one said — Nabla is powered by OpenAI's Whisper
  • How can it be that bad?

    I’ve used zoom’s ai transcriptions, for far less mission critical stuff, and it’s generally fine (I still wouldn’t trust it for medical purposes)

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    Concerns about medical note-taking tool raised after researcher discovers it invents things no one said — Nabla is powered by OpenAI's Whisper
  • How can it be that bad?

    I've used zoom's ai transcriptions, for far less mission critical stuff, and it's generally fine, (I still wouldn't trust it for medical purposes)

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    What's your favourite tree?
  • Yew, so many are really old and have a mystical air to them.

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    WordPress demands conf organizers share social media logins.
  • Grav and strapi are open core only (arguably so is wordpress though), I'm not familiar with postlight.

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  • skwawkbox.org Manchester mental health teams striking over inadequate staffing and skewed govt priorities

    Labour’s ‘back to work’ focus is harming patients, say mental health experts Manchester’s three ‘Early Intervention in Psychosis’ teams are striking against dang…

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    edition.cnn.com Airport introduces time limit on hugs | CNN

    In travel news this week: the Chinese pets earning “snack money” in cafés, a European capital that’s had enough of “drunk” tourists, and the New Zealand airport that’s curtailing caresses.

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    www.latintimes.com Woman Who Sued Company for Not Giving Her a Farewell Card Finds Out They Did Buy a Card But Almost No One Signed It

    A British woman who sued a former employer for neglecting to give her a farewell card lost her lawsuit when it was revealed her colleagues had bought her a card, but no one signed it.

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    www.disabilitynewsservice.com Anger and confusion over Kendall’s comments on sending work coaches into mental health hospitals

    Disabled activists have reacted angrily to “horrific” government plans that could see work coaches being sent into mental health hospitals to help push people in severe mental distress off benefits…

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    www.thecanary.co Over half of Britons support increasing tax on online gambling

    New polling reveals popularity of increased tax on online gambling, as speculation mounts ahead of Autumn Budget

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    Original (paywalled) link: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/anti-zionism-protected-under-equality-law-judge-rules-7zscc630d

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    www.theguardian.com Cheating alleged after men’s world conker champion found with steel chestnut

    Metal replica conker found in pocket of David Jakins AKA King Conker, first-time winner after competing since 1977

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