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Solid_Sonic posted...

But that doesn't meet the criteria of "layman's answer". I'm not a biologist so I'm not looking for the intricate breakdowns of cellular mechanics that permit an animal to change its appearance. I'm just curious from a 10,000 ft. view what allowed, say, a moth to evolve its wings to take the appearance of eyes that may dissuade a potential predator.

scientific papers (and high-level academic papers in general) are not generally written for laymen. someone recommended r/explainlikeimfive; you might get some interesting answers there. there are other subreddits too -- r/AskScience might be helpful. there are probably a bunch of people there who would love to answer your scientific questions.

as far as other accessible online resources, there might be a youtube channel -- or even multiple youtube channels -- about biology, that have answered your question.

gbagcn posted...

Use chat gpt to write a summary

chatgpt frequently gives inaccurate information. not sure if it's as applicable in this kind of scenario where you'd be presenting it with a document and telling it to do something with the document (or if it can even do that), but it's worth considering taking any results from it with a hefty dose of salt

Solid_Sonic posted...

Well that topic about evolution made me curious how animals evolve camouflage since I'm not sure how an animal could change their skin color willfully if it's not a trait that a predecessor species had.

So I went to look it up and found a document that seemed to answer the question but when I started reading through it I felt like I was reading a lecture. It's so comprehensive and gives far more background in the subject than I actually need in order to get a basic, layman's answer.

that's what scientific papers tend to be, yeah

cars, electric or not, are a terrible form of transportation. the push needs to be for better mass transit

unfortunately there aren't any actual ghosts that haunt their dreams

WBC_Injury posted...

Relax, I don't know what point you were trying to make because it was incoherent babble.

If it was against chuds, then I agree with you.

it wasn't incoherent babble, though it could have used a couple commas

Solid_Sonic posted...

The vitriol towards J.K. Rowling as of late feels like the closest we've come to returning to the days of book burning.

it objectively is not

deoxxys posted...

I hope it will stay true to the books and it wont be repurposed for 'modern audiences'

there's not really any way to do that without fundamentally changing the series. there's so much stuff in the books (and movies) that absolutely would not fly today

the idea that a work of art can be "spoiled" by knowing one detail from the plot is, quite frankly, ludicrous. people need to get over themselves

hockeybub89 posted...

Probably gonna suck hard

I'm sure you'll enjoy it regardless

MrResetti posted...

It's more about who they are.
Like if you're telling me about how you're going to hang out at some dudes place because y'all have been friends forever and it's nothing to worry about

But then later you're like "we have had sex but that was before I met you"

That's when my trust issues manifest.

it's instances like that where you just have to trust your partner. my girlfriend has slept with... at least two people that she's still friends with. it's not an issue unless you make it one

emblem-man posted...

Some amount where I can put a big chunk into investment, and while it builds up, live off the rest. So like 5 million? Bring out 1 milli for now, and save the rest and allow to grow?

this is what I'm thinking

trickMms posted...

Is that ability not in place currently?

where I live, they declared a state of emergency, which gave the state extra power to implement the necessary protections. the state of emergency has since ended despite covid being worse (here) than ever before

SHRlKE posted...

Those restrictions all make sense during the early stages but Im not sure them being indefinite is suitable. At some point you do have to balance quality of life and the economic impact of any such restrictions.

Is there any situation in which you would you be happy to see those restrictions relaxed? Or when you say indefinitely do you literally mean forever?

Because as I said covid is never going away now. Its with us forever. Much like colds and flus. Would you also like said restrictions to be in place for the flu as well and if not why not and probably more importantly whats the difference in your opinion?

I really don't know. what I do know is that letting the virus run amok also has significant effects on "quality of life" and on the economy; and that this basically never gets acknowledged by the people who want to just let the virus rip through everything. I also know that most countries dropped their protective measures far too early.

at some point I could maybe see it as reasonable to relax testing, travel restrictions, and informational briefings. but the ability to re-implement those measures should absolutely remain in place.

SHRlKE posted...

What restrictions specifically would you like to see remain in place indefinitely and to whom would they apply?

mandatory masking in indoor public spaces, frequent mandatory testing, mandatory up-to-date vaccination. exposure tracking (for example, for a while around here we had to give a restaurant our phone number before going in; and we would be notified if there was an exposure at the venue), mandatory air quality standards for indoor public spaces.

restrictions on travel (for example, having to self-isolate for a few days after getting off a plane). frequent briefings from relevant officials regarding cases, hospitalizations, deaths, etc. the ability to have lockdowns if case numbers get too high.

that's mostly off the top of my head. I might have missed some stuff. but I see no reason why these restrictions shouldn't apply to everyone. there are some individuals who have immune system deficiencies; they can get medical exemptions for vaccines and whatnot.

SHRlKE posted...

The virus doesnt just go away. Its like saying the flu will go away one day. Its just not going to happen. Covid is with us forever now. We are never going to get to the point no one will ever catch it again.

From my point of view the plan should have been restrict the spread of covid as much as possible until the point a vaccine was released and then at that point slowly allow people to start going about their life as usual. The key for me is to not overwhelm the hospitals.

At the same time vulnerable people should be more protected. Care homes and the like should be a lot more locked down until everyone has had the vaccine.

The idea you can lock down for a period of time and then open up and no one will get it is crazy talk. Not that Im suggesting we should let it rip. Social distancing has to form one of the most basic ways of dealing with the virus but its only one part of a larger plan and certainly there is to be a plan to reopen as well and accept when we do people are gonna catch it. But by that point we have the vaccine and those not vulnerable have already had it so the chances of catching it decrease.

then the solution is to keep the protective measures in place indefinitely. it's not hard. such measures were implemented in a lot of places, and they worked while they were in place.

DOOM-64 posted...

I am getting a very scary vibe.

have you seen those pictures of Iran in the 70s? They had universities, water fountains, cars and the women wore skirts and had hairdos, like Americans from the 70s.

I think the GOP is doing the Iran think on us now: they are insisting women dress up more, banning books, banning libraries, etc

yeah. a lot of people tend to ignore the obvious link between the US' international and domestic policies, but they're extremely clear

trickMms posted...

Hard to say. There is no right answer. Covid-zero didn't work, let-er-rip didn't work... there is no true best outcome.

zero covid did work where it was implemented. the "true best outcome" would have involved keeping those policies in place and restricting travel until the virus was actually gone. it was implemented in a lot of places. and it worked. some of those places relaxed restrictions, and, of course, they stopped working. they are necessary.

brass instruments. I've taken my flugelhorn into the repair shop before to get something soldered back on

self-identification is not a useful metric for determining if the board actually leans left or right

hockeybub89 posted...

Bulldogs, pugs, and corgis should also be exterminated. We have a moral duty to end breeds that only exist out of human vanity and suffer all the time, hurting both them and their owners.

Just good to know so many people care about fucking dogs than they do human beings. If you want to own an animal that can easily kill anyone on a bad day and keep it around other people, then I guess that is a sacrifice everyone else needs to make. A domesticated hippopotamus isn't the problem. Bad owners are. And when animals snap without abuse, well that's just unfortunate but sometimes bad things just happen!

I sure hope everyone against "genocidal language that sounds like racism" is also a vegan. People talking about eating animals? Imagine if you talked about groups of humans that way!

every post you make is more detached from reality than the last one

I wouldn't call it "good" per se, but it's definitely weird!

hockeybub89 posted...

I don't care. A bunch of breeds of dog should have their bloodline ended for various reasons. Deal with it.

your personal experience is not extrapolatable. deal with it

Solid_Seb posted...

Quick mathing shows approximately 10 days difference of waking hours, assuming the person is 30 years old. So would I give up an extra 21 years of life for a difference of 10 days worth of less sleep? Being old sucks but I think I would take it over death.

lmk if my numbers aren't right tho

2 hours a day would come out to 1 extra day every 12 days. that's a little over 30 days per year.

Pepys_Monster posted...

I can't believe pit bull apologists are making light of a 2 year old being mauled to death.

I can certainly believe that the anti-pitbull crowd has the level of reading comprehension that would lead them to this conclusion

crayola555 posted...

Read the bolded part.

do you think it's less of a big deal when a kid's parent is taking advantage of them?

Scorsese2002 posted...

Good, build that work ethic, something that seems rare nowadays

yeah, really internalize that corporate propaganda so that future jobs can take advantage of you more easily, great advice

WhisperWolf2005 posted...

I bet he read a history book

I'm skeptical of this idea. but also reading a history book is not methodology

voldothegr8 posted...

Less messed up than any system tried thus far in recorded history.

please describe your methodology for arriving at this conclusion

hockeybub89 posted...

God damn do I love being right about everything

lol keep telling yourself that if you want

Prismsblade posted...

Its not corporate speak, its personal exp. People I've encountered that refuse to work are generally young, lazy, entitled, egotical NEETs. That produce nothing of value, consume far more, and the rest of society has to care for.

"worker shortage" is, in fact, corporate speak. jobs should pay people more

hockeybub89 posted...

We have pictures of what animals look like. And we have the data on dog attacks. A number of dog breeds need to completely banned from breeding. We have a duty as humans to correct manufacturing defects in our products.

go run around with a broomstick between your legs or something

Mew posted...

Idk what you said, wasn't even replying to you lol

I was referring to past topics where plenty of those excuses have been used

then enlighten me: who did the DNA testing to determine that this dog was actually a pitbull?

Flauros posted...

Isolated Pitcident #3534545678856

"data" is not the plural of "anecdote"

legendary_zell posted...

You've accepted corporate framing by omitting the most obvious option: higher pay. Conservatives and business people are always dunking on socialism for conflicting with "basic economics." But then they forget supply and demand when it's convenient for them.

then they beg the government to bring in temporary foreign workers rather than pay people enough to live on

Mew posted...

Its been quite funny seeing all the excuses from the pit nutters.

Its not the breed, it's the owner. If its not the owner then the victim shouldn't have triggered it. You can't even identify a pit bull. If it was really a pit bull then it was abused. If it wasn't abused then so and so breed is more aggressive.

I remember some idiot tried blaming huskies LOL

that isn't what I fucking said

who tests these dogs' DNA to determine their breed?

I don't think my girlfriend would like it if I dated a biblically accurate angel

divot1338 posted...

tfw you realize its not that black doesnt crack its that white people age terribly.

I don't think that's even necessarily true. I think there's just a societal stigma around people -- particularly women -- getting old. a lot of people seem to have the idea that women automatically become ugly/lose all sex appeal once they're, idk, 35 or something. in my mind it makes a lot of people sound like they've never interacted with a woman over the age of 35.

Billyionaire posted...

Isn't this the same country that cooks food using whatever oil they can get out of the sewer?

a lot of people in the US eat animals that they've run over with their car

is producing a certain amount of renewable energy a prerequisite for a nation to be "developed"?

I don't think it is

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

1. A New Hope
2. The Phantom Menace
These two are all that matter to me. Fuck the shitty ST and all it stands for.

yeah I don't think Phantom Menace is "good" by any means, but at least it's not just a complete rehash of A New Hope

the rose is from Beauty and the Beast

coolguyjimmy posted...

Peel them before you boil them, is the best method. Never had the issue.

that's poached eggs. hardboiled is different

WBC_Injury posted...

I forgot we still live in Jim Crow and that we still have politicians in office who are open card carrying members of the KKK.

even if we accept that they changed their minds (highly debatable), it very much was not "peacefully protesting" that got them to do so

WBC_Injury posted...

politicians were literally lynching black people back in the early to mid 20th century and peacefully protesting got them to change their minds

LOL

no it didn't

I know a bunch of anarchists and a bunch of people who would describe themselves as anarchists; with significant overlap between the two