No one ever asks about the company’s right to repair /s

I hate these old pictures that show the prize but never the meal.

How interesting that digital media preservation becomes piracy when a non-profit does it.

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There are two very narrow bands of people who would pass this test.

That’s pretty interesting. I’ve done some genotyping before, and I’m guessing that they probably check a handful of distinctive genes, not the entire genome.

For example, if they checked 45 binary markers (e.g. positive or negative) that would get you into that ballpark (assuming that they are evenly distributed and not correlated). Of course, there are also markers that are not binary but can have many different variations other than positive and negative.

Awesome answer! Thanks.

What is that number based on and does it exclude mutations that would change the species or be biologically meaningless?

The question isn’t whether it’s large. The question is how large is it? Right now the human population doubles every 40 years and that rate seems to be increasing.

If humans somehow expanded in population and efficiently consumed all of the energy in the universe, then that means maybe somewhere on the order of 10^65 possible people (according to some very bad napkin math just for the sake of argument).

Are there that many unique combinations of human DNA, ignoring mutations which would change the species or have no impact on biology?

I’m also no scientitian. I believe any mutations would have to be within the existing genome or else it would no longer be a biologically modern human.

Let’s add the additional stipulation that we are not adding any meaningless genes. I know that there are a lot of them, but I’m just curious about what the math would look like and if we even have the knowledge about the genome to know which gene variations are meaningful.

I’m thinking of the doppelganger thought that experiment. Am I really the only person like me that has ever lived or what level or live? Or is it statistically possible that another genetically identical version of me could exist within the timeline of the universe (as I mentioned, with a 50% probability or better)?

If someone were killed, you could be charged with murder because you’re taking actions that could reasonably result in death.

IANAL

Edit: Here are some real-world examples.

Meth manufacturing explosion leads to murder charges

Temple City man charged with murder in explosions that killed 5 at illegal cannabis labs

Athens man sentenced after meth lab explosion

There are all sorts of additional charges that might be piled on, like reckless endangerment or child endangerment if there are any children in the immediate vicinity.

It’s fair what you’re feeling and experiencing.

Please talk that over with a medical doctor, not with strangers on the internet. I would hate for you to do something that puts your health or safety at risk. I’ve seen it happen too many times to too many friends who underestimated the risks of going off medication.

Feel free to DM me if you’re having trouble connecting with a doctor for any reason, whether it’s personal or logistical.

That sounds like the first person to get killed by the demons talking.

Right before they say, “oh, that’s weird. I swear I removed these yesterday.”

In all seriousness, it’s very common for people to want to quit their meds because they don’t think they need them.

You think you don’t need them because they’re working, and if you stop taking them, they will stop working.

I’ve seen this movie before. You need to throw away that computer and then burn down the dump.

I’ve been on mastodon for years, but far less active than lemmy

Unpopular opinion: the Firefox hate is completely out of proportion.

Whether we like it or not, a lot of users are interacting with the internet through AI agents. Every browser larger than Firefox already has AI agents locked into the browser. Firefox is providing an option for people who would like to use it, and that’s it. They’re providing it in a better and safer context, in which users can define the scope of access that the AI has, which AI agent they want to use, or even use a local AI model.

A lot of people here will start simping for the Google-backed Chromium browsers, or for crypto mining browsers, or for browsers that are essentially reskinned Firefox.

I’ve used the beta version that’s out now. There’s a little pop-up when it updates that says, hey, would you like to set up your choice of AI agent? If you don’t want one, you just click no thanks and skip it and everything else still works the same.

Maybe I’m the one with the clown makeup in the last panel, but I just don’t see what the big deal is for everybody.

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Rare Ken Paxton win.

Something something about a broken clock being right twice a day.