a quarter is half of a half.

im having a good run since I havent died early, but I’m like 1 billionth on the ladder so doing relatively poorly.

I don’t type with autocorrect. Last time I checked it was around the same speed as me using swipe, ~76 wpm.

I’ve recently started growing my nails so that has made it slightly harder. Not sure how people type with nails.

i’ve never thought about that before.

isnt that untrue though given that objects freeze instantly in space? Also that would mean you would only need to heat the ISS (rip) once, during its conception.

as a non american, I learned that from how I met your mother

our true and native land

hm…

i saw a packet of heinz ketchup that said 148g of tomato per 100g. I guess they evaporate the liquid but I had a good laugh.

can you share a bit about your adoption experience?

about to do the same thing in a few months: adopt a black cat

i just got these exact razors in the UK, but some blades such as Astras come in cardboard packaging

the guy above you is saying that 1/3 chance of being DIAGNOSED with cancer is not the same as 1/3 chance of having cancer.

male otters have a pocket to store their favourite rock. They use this rock to bash females unconcious and rape them.

when I was young (but still way past the prime time of IRC, 2000’s), I was invited to a few IRC servers for raids and etc. I didnt realize other kids werent doing the same…

The truth of academia is that it is extremely slow. there are less than 20 minds total on all of earth working on this idea, separately, in different countries. And these 20 people are in their 20’s, severely underpaid, don’t necessarily have all the resources they want, and science may not be their #1 life priority.

anyways:

reading and writing DNA is the main driver of evolution, and it does so because it is error prone (causing mutations). You can imagine this is bad if you want to preserve the integrity of the data.

DNA storage would be okay if you were to… say archive the entire internet for future generations, or geneology records, etc. things that do not need to be written and accessed quickly or often.

i think he died before the end of the day?

iirc they break your shins so that you die faster if its taking too long, and there was a prophecy that none of jesus’ bones would be broken.

cleanslate.sh

thought this was steve from blues clues

blood you donate doesnt always go into someone else. I don’t know the stats for what fraction gets transplanted, but researchers also use blood for different reasons.

i went for counselling the other day and got asked about drugs and I answered only weed. But I actually only do weed! can’t wait to see how this turns out.

i was told the increased surface area caused by rusting provided a better environment for tetanus

thanks for the advice! just got expressie ‘now or never’ a few days ago so I’ll try this out