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A bit of a weird question: Can modern medicine be a threat to humanity long-term by greatly reducing effects of natural selection?
  • i always thought that it was the greater volume of humans, the greater the genetic diversity

  • Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values
  • i see it as validation that religion itself is a grift... an exploitation of a crack in the human psyche.

    the same mechanism that helps people ignore the ridiculousness of %religion% lets them ignore the terrible behaviors of its participants.

    maybe add a dash of mass-psychosis.. throw in a huge, daily serving of faux news propaganda and here we are

  • Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows.
  • qmmp does pretty well with the winamp skin, but it would be a treat to run the real winamp on linux

  • Error 50x when looking for Nijimiss.moe profiles
  • yes, i mean the Nijimiss site is actively blocking european IPs, which would include requests coming from kbin.social, and might be the root of your 500 errors. i noticed lemmy.world (finland) also cant make those requests to nijimiss.moe successfully.

    my instance is not in europe, so it seems like it can make those requests without error.

  • U.S. to end coal leasing in nation’s largest coal-producing region
  • took him fucking long enough. better than nothing i spose

  • ‘Happy Gilmore’ is getting a sequel, Netflix announces
  • mahn has there ever been a good sequel to a cult classic? i dont think so. this sounds terrible.

  • Why Didn't Democrats Do More When They Controlled Both Houses of Legislature, The White House, and The Supreme Court During Obama's First Term?
  • because those are conservative democrats who thought there was still a sensible republican party "to work with"

    most of Obamas "accomplishments" were republican sourced ideas.

    the democrats haven't acted progressively in many decades. Obama was a lame duck from day 1

  • Nice Guy
  • i hate the dems as useless conservatives, but this 'BoTh SideS aRe thE SAME' argument is crap.

    you might as well just say 'everyone give up, humanity is over'.

  • Nice Guy
  • youre going to get a lot of hate for stating facts.

    theres a huge contingent here on lemmy who really want fascism to win, so theyre attempting to guilt people into voting for a 3rd party

  • Error 50x when looking for Nijimiss.moe profiles
  • works from my mbin site.. must be specific to the kbin.social instance.

    the no europe thing smells like gdpr avoidance. something of a red flag

    e. actually, that might be the main issue. i think kbin.social is out of germany, so might be blocked from your no-euro server

  • Is it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?
  • logistics? ... generalized population requirements.. ie. 50% are children, who need less of x.

  • DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law
  • not going to help businesses ignore the fact its happening. hows your insurance market defuckface?

  • RetroArch brings its free multisystem emulation to the iOS App Store
  • i love that they used ET for the image.

  • 'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officers with block of cheese, police say
  • this is what happens when you dont arm your police force with the latest cheeses

  • I'm trying to understand how the rules work - is the mod overreacting or misunderstanding?
  • haha mahn your sex life must suck if you think its unskilled. hilarious

  • Opinion | Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
  • "in a reasonable amount of time" or "before this bubble bursts" are clearly implied

    hahahaha. ok

  • Opinion | Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
  • ever? thats a long time. remotely-efficient LLMs have only been around a few years.

    i would say 'yes, inevitably'

  • i dont wanna

    do it today. its friday. its been a tough, weird week. baby steps i spose.

    baby steps to the desk. baby steps to the task list. blech.

    how are the rest of ya handling this fine weekend eve? any plans? i think i might finally get around to finishing TOTK

    !heres a guinea pig for no reason

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    Leopards Ate My Face @moist.catsweat.com originalucifer @moist.catsweat.com
    Hispanic DeSantis voter confused when immigration laws force him to fire 19 migrants and pay 500k fine

    A Republican who voted for DeSantis, Hispanic restaurant owner Richard Gonzmart is panicking because of DeSantis’ new immigration law. It forced him to fire 19 members of his staff and pay a $500k fine.

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    Leopards Ate My Face @moist.catsweat.com originalucifer @moist.catsweat.com
    Rudy Giuliani targets Trump for ‘unpaid legal fees’ in new filing
    www.independent.co.uk Rudy Giuliani targets Trump for ‘unpaid legal fees’ in new filing

    Mr Giuliani filed for bankruptcy last month after he was ordered to pay $148m to Georgia election workers he defamed

    Rudy Giuliani targets Trump for ‘unpaid legal fees’ in new filing

    Mr Giuliani filed for bankruptcy last month after he was ordered to pay $148m to Georgia election workers he defamed

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    win10/11 zip files... how to _include_ empty folders?

    im trying to wrap up a minor process (small dir tree of crap) into a zip file for use by others, but microsoft has decided zips shouldnt include empty folders? wtf?

    has it always been this way?

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    A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years
    apnews.com A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years

    Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

    A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years

    Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

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    Medical incident likely led to SUV crashing into Walmart store, authorities say
    apnews.com Medical incident likely led to SUV crashing into Walmart store, authorities say

    A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart store in suburban Detroit was likely having a health incident at the time.

    Medical incident likely led to SUV crashing into Walmart store, authorities say

    A driver who crashed her sport-utility vehicle into a Walmart store in suburban Detroit was likely having a health incident at the time.

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    The Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior
    apnews.com The Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior

    The Philadelphia Phillies have scrapped their popular $1 hot dog nights for the 2024 season.

    The Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior

    The Philadelphia Phillies have scrapped their popular $1 hot dog nights for the 2024 season.

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    Movie Review: It’s lonely out in space for Adam Sandler in pensive sci-fi psychodrama ‘Spaceman’
    apnews.com Movie Review: It’s lonely out in space for Adam Sandler in pensive sci-fi psychodrama ‘Spaceman’

    Adam Sandler in a spacesuit as an anxious astronaut headed toward Jupiter? At one point in his career that could only have been a comedy.

    Movie Review: It’s lonely out in space for Adam Sandler in pensive sci-fi psychodrama ‘Spaceman’

    Adam Sandler in a spacesuit as an anxious astronaut headed toward Jupiter? At one point in his career that could only have been a comedy.

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    Wooohooo downvotes!

    mbin is now federating downvotes so now i can see how much of the lemmyverse hates disagrees with me on my home instance.

    i know down votes are a contentious subject in some places, but i welcome them as useful communicative flags.

    .. also seems to have cleared up the messaging queues handling the dropping of those federated votes. things are flowing better.

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    my terrible recommendation for Cold Turkey(1971)

    Cold Turkey

    an entire town attempts to quit smoking to win a feigned tobacco-company prize of $25 million.

    i followed a wikipedia rabbit hole based on bob newhart, and found this movie.

    seems like typical 70s farcical garbage but it is greater than the sum of its parts. lear's directing prolly doesnt hurt.

    tom poston gives an amazing performance as the town drunk.. newhart and dick van dyke play against type as some not-so-nice people. the cast is packed with seasoned actors of the era.

    its just flat-out funny. i love the running gag with the priest treating his wife like garbage. so many well-placed vignettes.. background gags.

    anyone else a fan of this one?

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    A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot
    apnews.com A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot

    There will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

    A listener's guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot

    There will be no cameras in the courtroom when the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

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    13-year-old boy fatally shot man whose leg was blocking aisle of bus, Denver police say
    apnews.com 13-year-old boy fatally shot man whose leg was blocking aisle of bus, Denver police say

    Denver police have arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose leg was blocking the aisle on a public bus.

    13-year-old boy fatally shot man whose leg was blocking aisle of bus, Denver police say

    Denver police have arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose leg was blocking the aisle on a public bus.

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    A child's body was found encased in concrete in Colorado as the search for 2 other kids continues
    apnews.com A child's body was found encased in concrete in Colorado as the search for 2 other kids continues

    A child's body was found encased in concrete in a Colorado storage unit, and Pueblo officers announced this week they are searching for two other children to determine if they are safe.

    A child's body was found encased in concrete in Colorado as the search for 2 other kids continues

    A child's body was found encased in concrete in a Colorado storage unit, and Pueblo officers announced this week they are searching for two other children to determine if they are safe.

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    A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped in a ski gondola. She rubbed her hands and feet to keep warm
    apnews.com A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped in a ski gondola. She rubbed her hands and feet to keep warm

    A snowboarder has spent 15 hours trapped overnight inside a ski lift gondola amid freezing temperatures at a Lake Tahoe resort.

    A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped in a ski gondola. She rubbed her hands and feet to keep warm

    A snowboarder has spent 15 hours trapped overnight inside a ski lift gondola amid freezing temperatures at a Lake Tahoe resort.

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    3 men were found dead in a friend's backyard after watching a Chiefs game. Here's what we know
    apnews.com 3 men were found dead in a friend's backyard after watching a Chiefs game. Here's what we know

    It has been three weeks since three Kansas City fans joined friends to watch the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers in the final game of the regular season.

    It has been three weeks since three Kansas City fans joined friends to watch the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers in the final game of the regular season.

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    Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a shot down plane
    apnews.com Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a shot down plane

    Officials in Ukraine say Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that their own forces shot down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.

    Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a shot down plane

    Officials in Ukraine say Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that their own forces shot down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.

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    originalucifer originalucifer @moist.catsweat.com

    old, stupid

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