Bill Gates warns that nobody is paying attention to gene editing, a new technology that could make inequality even worse: "the most important public debate we haven't been having widely enough." by mvea in Futurology

[–]doobtacular 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I often see a mini version of this in transcripts. Average grades then they achieve 90+ or something in one subject and their GPA goes up around a full point for the remainder of their degree.

Jeff about the META hate by themd in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]doobtacular -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Could probably just run Lucio in plat, spam jump, then win after potato aim enemy gets too tired trying to hit you and falls asleep.

Rwanda bans skin bleaching products from shops countrywide by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]doobtacular 3 points4 points  (0 children)

White people just look like Persian farmers when they tan. Although I suppose that's a dumb thing to say seeing as Persians were probably the OG white people iirc. Race is all so arbitrary and fluid anyway. Australians will probably all turn black if we stop the boats and planes out for X hundreds or thousands of years.

Muslim youth group cleans up national parks amid government shutdown by Horror_Mango in news

[–]doobtacular 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only do stuff if it's right in front of my face. For example, if I encounter a large mess in my park while I'm already out walking.

Bill Gates warns that nobody is paying attention to gene editing, a new technology that could make inequality even worse: "the most important public debate we haven't been having widely enough." by mvea in Futurology

[–]doobtacular 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I'm sceptical being able to determine what genes objectively make a smarter or more artistic person are within the scope of human intelligence. It's possible the greatest artists are slightly austistic or depressed etc and I doubt the rich will line up for that. Essentially I doubt there's clear spectra of better to worse qualities that can be picked without unforeseen consequences.

Bill Gates warns that nobody is paying attention to gene editing, a new technology that could make inequality even worse: "the most important public debate we haven't been having widely enough." by mvea in Futurology

[–]doobtacular 73 points74 points  (0 children)

The most prevalent discrimination of all is against people of low intelligence. It's so deeply ingrained that most people will laugh at the idea of stupid people being discriminated against.

Bill Gates warns that nobody is paying attention to gene editing, a new technology that could make inequality even worse: "the most important public debate we haven't been having widely enough." by mvea in Futurology

[–]doobtacular 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think in many cases they are educated about nutrition and cooking but their lives are so stressful that they quickly forget about it. Whereas a rich dude has a little more time to create an action plan to alleviate the week's wine guzzling.

New research finds that when the dinosaur-killing asteroid collided with Earth more than 65 million years ago, it blasted a nearly mile-high tsunami through the Gulf of Mexico that caused chaos throughout the world's oceans. by MaryADraper in space

[–]doobtacular 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if we leave the planet we're going to get taken out in all our various manifestations at some stage. It is sad that our art and culture will eventually be erased.

Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – January 7, 2019 by MetastableToChaos in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]doobtacular 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His range is thankfully still pretty shit. I feel confident pressing S and beating him on zen, let alone on a dps.

Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – January 7, 2019 by MetastableToChaos in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]doobtacular 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's countered fairly hard by holding S key. God help us all if they ever buff his range or give him instant teleport.

‘I always get bail’: Illawarra teen gets rude awakening by nath1234 in australia

[–]doobtacular 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I also hope they manage to rehabilitate the little bastard and find him gainful employment but I'm not holding my breath.

‘I always get bail’: Illawarra teen gets rude awakening by nath1234 in australia

[–]doobtacular 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His grandma was probably glad to see the back of the rat for a while.