Tilgare

@Tilgare@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨you're doing ReSeArCh rong!!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  By a variety of definitions around the world, yes it is. At least until farmers lobbied to redefine it because they didn’t want to be associated with GMO’s: (emphasis mine)

  The definition of a genetically modified organism (GMO) is not clear and varies widely between countries, international bodies, and other communities. At its broadest, the definition of a GMO can include anything that has had its genes altered, including by nature. Taking a less broad view, it can encompass every organism that has had its genes altered by humans, which would include all crops and livestock. In 1993, the Encyclopedia Britannica defined genetic engineering as “any of a wide range of techniques … among them artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization (e.g., ‘test-tube’ babies), sperm banks, cloning, and gene manipulation.” The European Union (EU) included a similarly broad definition in early reviews, specifically mentioning GMOs being produced by “selective breeding and other means of artificial selection” These definitions were promptly adjusted with a number of exceptions added as the result of pressure from scientific and farming communities, as well as developments in science. The EU definition later excluded traditional breeding, in vitro fertilization, induction of polyploidy, mutation breeding, and cell fusion techniques that do not use recombinant nucleic acids or a genetically modified organism in the process.

  There is no doubt in my mind that we are genetically modifying a plant when we are selective breeding it for specific genes. The fact that the mutation occurred naturally doesn’t change the the fact that there was human intervention.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actual theft ⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only thing I remember about it was that it was expensive as FUCK there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apparently, all YouTube Rewinds have been unlisted as of today.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe it was my own misunderstanding.

  Why have them?

  If this doesn’t mean, “why should they even exist?” what was it that you meant here? Because that’s what you ask first, before you ask what they are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apparently, all YouTube Rewinds have been unlisted as of today.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They shouldn’t exist because you don’t know what they are?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just goes to show ya things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s funny - before I actually clicked that link, I assumed it was Sony bricking PSP devices with custom firmware. I’d entirely forgotten they put ROOT KITS on their music CDs. They didn’t get in near enough trouble over that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's your answer? And in the picture which news story is being reported?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Princess Diana’s death, for sure. I remember my mother being absolutely distraught, and I didn’t understand why. We’re not British and I’d literally never hear of her (from my mother or otherwise) before her passing and funeral were news. The funeral took place in the middle of the night and I remember her being up super early to watch (and I eventually woke up and joined her).

  I’m surprised it was 1997, I would have figured it was '95ish. Can’t believe that’s the first news story I can remember. But we definitely were NOT a news household. Nobody reading the newspaper, no local news on at night or cable TV news on TV all day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ANTI PEE PAINT⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like this is a shared, universal male experience… But peeing outside of a toilet, everything turns into a target. A tree, a rock, a wall. Hell, the toilet itself, a urinal especially, was already a target. I could be mistaken about how Universal that is… or you don’t have a penis and I don’t know how to properly explain myself on this one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Caw caw⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Broken, or jammed into a shoe too tightly and then it fully falls off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨just one more bro⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think in this way, one universe was obliterated and ours was created at the big bang.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's a good question⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I grew up Mormon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's a good question⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the point was living by his teachings and remembering his sacrifice, but without glorifying or worshiping the object of his torture and death.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That's a good question⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You would be correct. My church growing up did NOT use crosses, instead remembering his life and not his death. That always made more sense to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bait or r*ta*d*ti*n. Call it.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, this. It may be drugs, it may be mental disorder, but what it CERTAINLY is is narcissism and megalomania.

  Just like every Trump voter who never thought it would happen to THEM when tornado relief was denied or they were deported or their farm was on the brink of financial collapse thanks to tariffs, Musk seems to have thought he was safe? That HE could control Trump? I knew getting these two megalomaniacs together like this would go badly, I’m just impressed it lasted so long honestly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android updates: thanks I hate it.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Update: the nagging is incessant with auto update disabled. But if I click download, it fails, and doesn’t bother for 24 hours. My solution still going strong. 😂👍

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Shifts to 2026 Release⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well it was specifically Dave and Dan who rushed through to go do Star Wars (and in so doing, got themselves fired from it anyways). They are not involved in House of the Dragon, nor are they involved with Dunk and Egg. Maybe check out HOTD if you’re skeptical, I think generally late season GOT haters were pleasantly surprised by it. It is an excellent show imo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The Fairly OddParents’ Creator Butch Hartman Launches Indie Animation Studio to Produce Family Shows⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It was right there in the title, how much more in your face can you expect?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android updates: thanks I hate it.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It actually wasn’t a joke. I went from SGN20U back to a Pixel for a few years, before getting my current Fold6. My prior experience with Samsung was that you could not disable updates and you couldn’t even delay updates because it’ll only let you snooze it for a day or two before it forces the update down your throat no matter what. Had it happen once while I was driving in unfamiliar territory and lost navigation for 15 minutes. Had it happen overnight once and my alarm didn’t go off in the morning. Infuriating.

  I did go ahead and turn off auto download just now - if it actually works without constant nagging, I’ll be thrilled. Cheers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android updates: thanks I hate it.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I filled up my storage and now I just get download failed notifications every morning. Happy accident, but now I won’t ever empty my storage again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Modern day Exodia⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow this really got me. Top tier shit post my dude.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Circle of iLife⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, precisely. That’s what this would be, built into your headphone case. You never have one without the other.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Circle of iLife⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, this wouldn’t be all that stupid imo. Add some Apple watch functionality like fitness detection and easy syncing between phone and iPod Nano Buds, this would be a solid addition to a runner’s arsenal leaving no need to carry your $1000 phone on a run. Suppose you could use your watch for that and leave the case at home though. But more options aren’t a bad thing, not everyone has or wants a watch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Hader to Co-Write, Potentially Star in Jonestown Series in Development at HBO⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dammit - two comments and someone already beat me to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our old friends eventually die⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely, at least with this Dell laptop circa 2007 - I didn’t want to cause a fire and iirc, the battery was already trashed at its EOL. Pulling the battery at least let me power on the laptop without any risk from having the battery inserted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our old friends eventually die⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m moving soon and was packing up my office closet. Found my old college laptop and figured I better make sure nothing was stored on it before I tossed it. Pulled the removable battery (‼️⁉️) out and plugged in the power adapter. I couldn’t believe that it started Windows XP off of spinning rust faster than any modern device I own. They really don’t make them like they used to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spooky⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They missed the good times. No rush now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why aren't there mass protests in the USA?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, I wish I lived under the rock you apparently do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Attempt to motivate people to take the stairs⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It took me a moment when I saw the pic to come to terms with the fact that, for as many times as I’ve seen kcal previously, I somehow never realized it was was short hand for kilocalories. 🤯

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨sterile rot⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know you’re being intentionally vague, but if not chewing tobacco (which no one would call “doing drugs”), what in the FUCK was the COMMUNAL spit bottle about? 🤢

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Treyarch co-founder pleads guilty to grounding firefighting plane with drone during LA wildfires⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh wow - our legal system CAN react this quickly. That’s good to know, as we watch Washington burn to a crisp while federal judges and congresspeople do… uh…