Robust_Mirror
@Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone
- Comment on Least extreme biophysics phd 1 week ago:
I disagree and think you are getting too caught up in semantics in this case. Can I put cats and mice in separate rooms, with the intention that the cats can find a way into the other room, and claim I am only doing an experiment on the cats, even once they get through and start killing the mice?
What if I had a woman take some kind of drug during the first 3 weeks of pregnancy, with the explicit purpose of seeing what it does to the baby when it’s born. Can I say, no, no, I was experimenting on a woman and a zygote/blastocyst, not a baby!
You don’t get to just remove yourself from the result. If he did something that made the baby be born in a way that’s different to how it would have been born, in my mind that is a direct experiment on the baby, just via indirect means.
You can say the title isn’t specific enough for your liking, but by my standards it isn’t wrong or misinformation. He conducted an experiment that directly affected the lives of babies. That IS an experiment on the baby, regardless of the method used to perform the experiment.
- Comment on Anon builds a new PC 1 week ago:
You’re not wrong, I just can’t be bothered. I like to just treat it like a console where it’s just a one and done new one every X years.
- Comment on Anon builds a new PC 1 week ago:
I put away $10 a week and do this every 8 years. I don’t even notice $10 a week missing. I don’t care if it’s over kill or wasteful at that point. Probably would have just wasted it anyway.
I also spend the whole 8 years making up random builds that I know will be obsolete by the time I actually buy it.
- Comment on fuck this asshole 3 weeks ago:
Wrong. The act of living in the USA at all is agreeing to recognise their laws and processes. You sound like one of those sovereign citizens that think they can get out of arrest/court/prison by “not consenting” to it.
- Comment on fuck this asshole 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think Lemmy was really big enough to have THAT many bots. And at least of the ones I saw, if they were bots they’re doing an incredibly good job of making them blend, since many had a history of generally normal commenting before that time, and have continued posting normally since.
- Comment on mass 3 weeks ago:
I really like this example too:
- Comment on That explains a lot 4 weeks ago:
Sure, but it won’t sustain itself at any mass. A black hole with a mass of 500,000kg lasts about 10 seconds and is harmless. If you managed to compress 300,000,000kg into a black hole you’d have it last about 100 years and it would still be too small to do any damage to the earth during that time.
You’re correct there’s enough mass in the solar system to create a self sustaining black hole though. Anything around the mass of the moon or larger we should worry. A black hole the mass of the earth would definitely be self sustaining.
- Comment on Anon stops showering 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Infinite Hotel Paradox 5 weeks ago:
The rooms are all full by definition. You’re literally telling him to walk until he dies. Just kick him out at that point, hell shooting him on the spot would be more merciful.
But the weird thing about infinite sets is they don’t process over time as we perceive it. Things happen all at once. There’s a classic situation where an infinite tub is filled with an infinite amount of numbered balls, and for every number that goes in, it’s square root is taken out. So when 1 goes in, 1 goes out, when 2 goes in nothing happens, same with 3, when 4 goes in, 2 gets taken out, when 9 goes in, 3 gets taken out.
How many balls are in it at the end?
Intuitively it seems there must be infinite balls, as balls are being taken out at a slower rate than they’re entering. But the actual answer is 0. Because the process happens all at once. So the question becomes, which balls get removed in this process? Well, the numbers that can be squared. Which is every number. If every number can be squared, every number gets removed. So if this infinite process were to play out, there would be no balls left in it.
But if we were to try to physically do this, it’s impossible for it to actually play out. Infinity isn’t a number at the end of a line, it’s the concept of an entire unbound set. That’s why things like the hotel are good to try to explain and visualise the concept, but break down if you try to imagine them as real world places that follow time and physics.
- Comment on Infinite Hotel Paradox 5 weeks ago:
There are infinite types of infinity. Crazy right?
- Comment on Hurry it along chucklenuts 5 weeks ago:
Letting them pass. If it’s a 4 lane highway get in the right lane and drive a speed different from the car next to you.
So, slow down? If it’s a multilane road they’re going to overtake. And I think it’s disingenuous to assume they’re choosing to go under the speed limit in the fast/over taking lane.
Based on context its far more likely this is happening on a single lane road, which, generally speaking, you’re more likely to drive near the speed limit on anyway. And I’d rather someone tailgate me at a low speed than a high speed, if they’re going to tailgate either way.
- Comment on Hurry it along chucklenuts 5 weeks ago:
let them get away from you if you value safety.
And I do that by… Speeding up?
- Comment on Hurry it along chucklenuts 5 weeks ago:
If someone is driving recklessly or tailgating they’re the ones creating the problem, not the person choosing to respond by slowing down slightly. Driving 2 mph under the speed limit isn’t exactly grinding traffic to a halt. If someone is driving dangerously around me I’d rather force them to slow down if it makes things a bit safer.
- Comment on Anon shares his taste in music 5 weeks ago:
Throw Steam Gardens on there too.
- Comment on Anon remembers summer 5 weeks ago:
If its true my guess is it happened across 2 different years and their crappy kid memory conflated the two.
- Comment on THE EARTH IS SPHERICAL, DIPSHITS 5 weeks ago:
Sure, but there comes a point where you either believe it, or you believe that there’s a “world government” running the shots, telling every single country to teach the same wrong scientific facts, and literally NO ONE has ever fact checked anything or been a whistle blower about it.
- Comment on THE EARTH IS SPHERICAL, DIPSHITS 5 weeks ago:
I think it’s genuinely just people trying to make money at the top. They don’t believe a word they say, but they keep making money from idiots so they keep doing it.
- Comment on Erasure 1 month ago:
So how much longer before we get pissed enough to start doing something about it?
Says the guy making no note of anything he is doing about it.
The people in power aren’t going to do anything about it because they want it this way.
Half the regular people also want it this way
Of the people left, somewhere around 50% don’t care either way.
And of the last people left who do care, probably at least half of those aren’t doing anything < this is presumably where you are.
You can’t just sit around and expect everyone else to be as angry or angrier than you and expect everything to work out because THEY’LL do something about it.
- Comment on Thank god "shit" is censored 1 month ago:
I was 22 when I had my first time. Never considered myself a permavirgin.
Same. People are so damn dramatic.
- Comment on imagine 1 month ago:
Yeah they weren’t banned in the 90s. They were developed in the mid 90s with a patent filed in 1998. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a moratorium in 2000, recommending that governments block field testing and commercial use of terminator seeds, but didn’t yet ban research. In 2006 they expanded the moratorium, explicitly prohibiting field trials and emphasizing risks to biodiversity and farmers rights.
- Comment on Deepseek when asked about sensitive topics 1 month ago:
Here’s 2, first is Claude, second is chatgpt:
what happened at Kent state? Or the move firebombings
I’ll explain both of these significant and tragic events in American history.
Kent State Shooting (May 4, 1970)
The Kent State shooting, also known as the May 4 Massacre, occurred when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students at Kent State University during a protest against the Vietnam War. Key points:
- 4 students were killed: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder
- 9 others were wounded
- The students were protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and military presence on campus
- The National Guard fired 67 rounds over 13 seconds
- The event sparked nationwide protests and became a defining moment of the anti-war movement
- It inspired the famous song “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
MOVE Bombing (May 13, 1985)
The MOVE bombing was a devastating incident in Philadelphia where police dropped a bomb on the headquarters of MOVE, a Black liberation group. Key details:
- Philadelphia police dropped a C-4 explosive on the MOVE compound on Osage Avenue
- The bombing killed 11 people, including 5 children
- The fire destroyed 61 homes in the predominantly Black neighborhood
- MOVE was a radical group that advocated for environmental and animal rights
- The city’s decision to bomb its own citizens was unprecedented
- No city officials were criminally charged for the incident
- In 2021, it was revealed that the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton had been storing remains of some victims without family consent
- The city of Philadelphia formally apologized in 2020
Both events represent significant examples of state violence against civilians in American history and continue to influence discussions about civil rights, police power, and government accountability.
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The Kent State shooting and the MOVE firebombing are two significant, tragic events in American history, each occurring under very different circumstances.
Kent State Shooting (1970)
The Kent State shooting took place on May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, during a period of intense anti-Vietnam War protests across the United States. The protest at Kent State was sparked by President Richard Nixon’s announcement of the Cambodian Campaign, which escalated the war in Southeast Asia. Thousands of students gathered to protest the war, and the situation became tense.
On May 4, the Ohio National Guard was called in to control the protests. After a day of escalating tension, the guardsmen, who were ill-trained and overwhelmed, opened fire on the students. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. The incident led to national outrage and further intensified anti-war protests, symbolising the growing divide between young Americans and their government over the war.
MOVE Firebombing (1985)
The MOVE firebombing occurred on May 13, 1985, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MOVE was a radical, back-to-nature, Black liberation group that lived in a communal environment. The group was known for its controversial, confrontational tactics, especially its leader, John Africa. MOVE’s members lived in a row house at 6221 Osage Avenue, and tensions had been rising between the group and the city government due to complaints about their noise and lifestyle.
In 1985, after a prolonged standoff with the police, the Philadelphia Police Department, under orders from Mayor Wilson Goode, decided to forcibly evict the group. In the course of the operation, a police helicopter dropped a bomb on the roof of the MOVE house, leading to a fire. The fire quickly spread, and the police allowed the house to burn down, resulting in the deaths of 11 people (including five children), and the destruction of an entire city block. The event was highly controversial, with accusations that the police had overstepped their authority and violated the rights of the MOVE members.
Both events highlight significant moments in American history, marked by government overreach, public outcry, and questions surrounding the use of force in response to civil unrest.
- Comment on Anon gets rid of crackheads 2 months ago:
The story, whether fact or fiction, talks about homeless people this way and dehumanises them.
- Comment on Motivational, inspiring 3 months ago:
The white between it is the cave woman.
- Comment on I'm thinking taffy. 3 months ago:
I dunno, eating implies swallowing, I’m not convinced you could definitely get there.
- Comment on Anon meets a girl at a wedding 3 months ago:
No, your great aunt/uncle is your second cousin’s grandparent.
Second cousin is your parent’s cousin’s child.
Your parent’s cousin’s parent is your parent’s aunt/uncle, which is your great aunt/uncle.
- Comment on Anon meets a girl at a wedding 3 months ago:
Another way I like to think of it is it’s your parent’s cousin’s kid. So you can see why from their perspective it would feel more closely related, it would be like you having a kid and your cousin having a kid and then you seeing them together.
- Comment on Anon meets a girl at a wedding 3 months ago:
What really confuses me is your second cousins parent is also called your first cousin once removed.
- Comment on Anon holds her bf 3 months ago:
Huh, interesting that Australian McDonald’s has you beat in this regard. We have an “all day menu” where you can get big Mac, cheeseburger and chicken burger any time of day, and an “extended breakfast” menu where you can get Bacon & Egg McMuffin, Sausage & Egg McMuffin, Chicken McMuffin and Sausage McMuffin any time of day.
- Comment on feral naming 3 months ago:
thimsternisse.com/healing-magic/
Apparently they fed them to kids as a cure for wetting the bed.
- Comment on feral naming 3 months ago:
Me in Australia: Now that’s a real Butchy boy.
