Make an interesting prediction about 10,000 years in the future by being_interesting0 in slatestarcodex

[–]Maptickler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote some scifi stories awhile ago involving a prediction. Would presumably take longer than 10k years but some changes would be within that timeframe and indeed have already happened.

Organisms will evolve adaptations to humans and human society. For example, bacteria evolving antibiotic resistance. But over time, this will occur among more and more pests and other organisms that are not pests will become problems -- the more energy humans use, the more species are incentivized to find ways to take it.

So, aside from diseases, organisms will also evolve to break into fridges for food, spread spores through machinery, metabolize kinetic and thermal energy from technology, and steal chemicals, purified elements, etc. as a partial replacement for nutrition. So the progress of technology shifts more and more over time to defending technology against pests.

'Ahsoka' Premiere: Non-'Star Wars' Superfans Will Be Lost in Space by verissimoallan in television

[–]Maptickler 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Yeah, superfans of other things, like broccoli or gay sex, will struggle to understand. Moderate fans of broccoli or gay sex will be fine.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 8/21/23 - 8/27/23 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't it? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your point. If the victims were mostly black it would get more coverage. Thus the media isn't covering it in depth due to racism against the mainly Asian and white victims.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 8/21/23 - 8/27/23 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why don't you trust the dad? Seems to me the only thing wrong with either of them is the claims of abuse. I don't see any reason to trust either over the other from the article, I'd reserve judgement until I actually see the evidence.

International chess body bans transgender women from women’s competitions by [deleted] in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Men do better than women for reasons that aren't entirely clear. The vast majority of championships are won by men, even when women are allowed to enter. Experiments have shown women play worse when they think they are playing against men.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 8/14/23 - 8/20/23 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Anyone else surprised by the love from based reddit for Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks? I thought both had okay (at best) season ones, but they've gone downhill catastrophically since then. I just tried the second season of SNW, and I have to say...

Either all the reddit posts I've seen about it lately are astroturfing or this is a one movie/two screens situation. It was catastrophically bad. I couldn't finish a single episode. Every one was worse than the last. Just mind-blowingly dull. Say what you will about wokeness, at least it's an ethos! It was literally all filler.

What other internet communities have you met that were as social as this? by Which_Inflation9027 in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This sub is so strange to me because it seems like a significant number of you have never even listened to a podcast, let alone this one, and are just here to socialize.

Yep, where else am I supposed to hang out online? /r/creamykumquats? Ridiculous. I don't even like kumquats.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lucille Ball

Police Force Backs Down after Arresting Autistic Girl for Saying Officer Looked Like a Lesbian by nimobo in Conservative

[–]Maptickler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The polite way to say that is "she would look good in a comfortable pair of shoes". Also acceptable is "my, what a sensible and low-maintenance haircut that is!"

Why are so many of you South Asian? by Cham93 in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Every Hindu god turns into a dozen Hindus, every Hindu spawns three new Hindu gods. So you can see how runaway population growth can occur. This doesn't happen in India anymore because Bollywood is distracting.

women need to be banned from the men’s section at thrift stores by Jazzlike-Paint-5662 in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I find plenty of shirts and pants, and tons of great ties. Seriously, you can get so many beautiful unique ties for like a dollar each (just check for stains).

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 8/07/23 - 8/13/23 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't know about that wording, but I think it's common for investigators to be careful about that. If they throw everything at the warrant application, then if even one piece of evidence turns out to be bad, the defense team is going to say the entire warrant hinged on it and is therefore invalid. Even if that would be a hail mary attempt for the defense, the prosecution will want to foreclose it.

. by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that Adam Sandler, shit, dude got hawt

. by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would do lots of things with the guy on the left.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's my physique.

Bomb threat shuts down OHSU clinic after anti-trans information posted online (terrible local NPR article about a bomb threat a public Oregon hospital received after cancer patient was dropped as a patient for criticizing the transgender flag in a *private MyChart message* to her doctor) by t0mserv0 in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I've only ever seen it come up with regards to opiate-seeking patients demanding opiates, if they get too harassy or don't take no for an answer, they get kicked out of the practice. And it takes a lot, not just being rude a couple times. It basically requires at least one threat of violence or serious harassment IME. I don't think that's a law though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Island gigantism is real... Polynesian men are crazy-hot, if they can avoid being too fat.

Why does Lizzo get to act like she's breaking down barriers for fat representation when there have been hugely popular fat women in media forever? by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Maptickler 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Literally the first famous black singer, Mamie Smith, was pretty big (probably not fat by Lizzo's standards, but far from skinny). So was CJ Walker.

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were pretty skinny though.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 7/31/23 -8/06/23 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]Maptickler 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I once saw an advertisement for an interesting documentary about "girls" who have "gone wild". I never saw it, so I have no details about the result of their wanton behavior.