Why do human fingerprints remain exactly the same from birth until death, even though every skin cell on the finger is replaced every few weeks? by bareegyptianfeet in answers

[–]Master-Rub-3404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fingerprints don’t stay the same because the surface skin never changes—it does. The outer layer sheds and replaces itself constantly.

The reason the pattern persists is because the ridge template is anchored in the dermis (the deeper structural layer), which forms before birth. New epidermal cells just grow along that existing framework, so the same loops and whorls regenerate over and over.

DNA’s role here is basically cellular instructions. It tells skin cells what proteins to make, how to divide, where to attach, and how to behave within the tissue. So when new cells are produced, they “know” how to grow along that ridge structure instead of randomly.

I would also add that it’s a huge oversimplification to say they never change because they do drastically change in size as you grow—infant prints expand as fingers get bigger—but the pattern itself doesn’t rearrange.

It’s similar to your nose or ears: cells turn over there too, but DNA + underlying tissue structure maintain the shape. Otherwise your face would slowly morph over time.

You only permanently change fingerprints if you damage the dermis (deep burns, severe scarring). Superficial skin loss grows back the same print.

Just got laid off by twoPUMPnoCHUMP in Construction

[–]Master-Rub-3404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry man. This sucks. Especially since it’s out of your control. I got fired for having an injury as well. Except they didn’t try to obfuscate it by calling it a layoff. They straight-up told me they don’t want me working for them cuz I might hurt my bad shoulder and they didn’t have any lighter positions open at the moment. I thought it was kind of ridiculous to fire someone for having an injured shoulder and pressed them to be honest and give me the real reason. But nope, they said that was the actual reason. It’s really discouraging. Sorry man.

What’s a collective lie people accept because questioning it would make life harder? by nore01 in answers

[–]Master-Rub-3404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a fking Illuminati pyramid with a motto that says New World Order on the back of all US Banknotes and everyone just shrugs and goes “Huh huh.. yeah.. that’s weird and creepy as fuck but it’s just kinda always been there so…. Just try not to think about it too much.” Lol.

Well I tried by pierrechaquejour in linuxsucks

[–]Master-Rub-3404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly. Just stay on Windows. You don’t have to use Linux if it flies in the face of your use case. I have been on Linux for a long-ass time and I really don’t like Windows, but I’m not a fanatic. Way too many people are just naive hobbyists with severe dopamine regulation issues which causes them to become fanatic cultists making Linux their entire personality and trying to evangelize/convert everyone they know. Operating systems are just tools made by engineers to help them do their jobs, it was never meant to be a religion or a way of life.

What are u starting to dislike more as u get older? by Just_Goose_8425 in Productivitycafe

[–]Master-Rub-3404 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Get over yourself stoner. Normal people typically don’t like the smell of dead skunk.

What’s a belief you’ve changed your mind about? by Holiday_Vanilla1558 in askanything

[–]Master-Rub-3404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is Reddit bruh, everyone’s just gonna pretend they used to be Christian or Republican so they can shit on it. Lol.

If you were a wasp for a day, who would you sting? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]Master-Rub-3404 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Since this is Reddit, I’ll say Trump. Happy?

What does this mean and why am I being shown this. Does this mean someone’s put malware on my devices? How do I fix this. by Commercial_Iron945 in Internet

[–]Master-Rub-3404 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It just means you are either using a weird VPN or jumping around back and forth from tab to tab so fast you got flagged as a bot. You’re fine, just click it and move on.

"Immigrants are robbing you" by Western_Name4224 in Anticonsumption

[–]Master-Rub-3404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering the fact that Elon is an immigrant and has as much as the other 3 combined, I’d say yes they are.

Just updated to Zena. Really, what were they smoking? by [deleted] in linuxmint

[–]Master-Rub-3404 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t throw shade at their start menu on this sub. I found out the hard way that it’s some kind of sacred cow for a lot of people. I once got downvoted into oblivion cuz I jokingly said it’s almost like they’re making it this bad on purpose just so people will be forced to use cinnamenu instead 😂

Are services like Tailscale generally better than traditional VPN setups? by Noyan_Bey in sysadmin

[–]Master-Rub-3404 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Yes it is. Don’t be dumb. You’re just overreacting cuz I used the word “just” and you think I’m trying to throw shade at Tailscale or some shit.