[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago

I believe pets are counted as livestock, but it's not specifically referenced as far as I have the interest to read.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711842115

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago

It is demonstrably true that life on a planet alters the conditions of the planet (which then alters the life, etc). Most glaring is the abundance of oxygen in our atmosphere. We don't look for oxygen on other planets because oxygen is necessary for life; we look for oxygen because it's unlikely to exist in high densities without life to produce it.

The sci-fi novel Death's End by Cixin Liu (third in a series) further suggests that life alters the universe rather than just local systems, which was a fun idea. He's a rather long-winded author, but he's easy to forgive.

That said, this is the first time I'm hearing of the hypothesis by name, so I can't be sure what all it says. A quick skim lines up with reality though.

[-] stray@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago

It's annoying to have to wonder whether whoever started men's health month did it just to be all "but what about this other issue?" and intentionally move attention away from pride. Issues of men's rights and health are extremely important to me, and I hate how often they're brought up in bad faith by misogynists and other hateful people.

[-] stray@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago

I think the vast majority of people already have this value system. The problem is the minority who hoard gold and the governmental systems which enable them.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago

I think it's fine as an option for people with serious conditions beyond their control, like pedophilia, provided that the scientific community agrees it's a helpful treatment option. Other than that, I don't see how it could be helpful.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago

According to EU regulations, there's no grounds for that, as they have been tested and approved as honey in the EU. The Swedish testing which proves it's not pure honey is not approved by the EU.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 4 months ago

with an impressive 99.26% accuracy.

I feel this would be a blatant lie if it included a bunch of false positives.

https://mander.xyz/comment/17810389

While keeping the FPR low, our model keeps the TPR high, showing that it can accurately find real cases while reducing false alarms.

I'm not educated enough to know what recall means in this context, but there's tables with percentages for it in the page. (Would love an explanation; I'm not sure what to search for to get the right definition.)

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 5 months ago

Maybe he should get Mexico to pay for it.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 5 months ago

I know there are more, but I just watched a bunch of clown fish grab what appeared to be a coconut shell from rather far away and bring it to their anemone to lay eggs all over it, because I guess they need a hard surface. I was pretty impressed with how they were tossing it, and so cooperative, too.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 6 months ago

It depends on where the kids are in their development. AFAB and AMAB kids are functionally identical until puberty starts. A trans child should, imo, be allowed puberty-prevention treatments so that they can choose what kind of puberty they'd like to have when they're older. And that's sure as heck not doing anyone favors in the athletics department.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 6 months ago

Doesn't it matter though? Isn't delivering the promised product the correct reparations for failing to deliver a product? Pretty sure it was easy to get a refund back then, too.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 6 months ago

I've never been good at reading stuff like this, so it's more than plausible I'm just missing it, but I can't find where the resolution would give anyone the legal power or moral authority to invade another state.

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