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Pons_Aelius, to asklemmy in What sci-fi-esque inventions are the most plausible and could happen soonest?

we need teleportation frankly

Sorry but not in this universe.

It is the same for pretty much all the narrative hand waves that are used to push the story forward. This is not knocking SF but to temper expectations.

Deep sleep/human hibernation.

FTL travel of any description, including FTL communication.

Sentient, Self-aware AGI.

Directed energy weapons and EM shields.

Pons_Aelius, to asklemmy in Who are your favorite overlooked historical figures?

The biggest for me is not a person but a group. The people who settled the islands of the pacific.

Pons_Aelius, to privacy in I don't have anything to hide, so I don't care

Some variation of the below:

Can I have your phone with the messaging apps unlocked?

Can I log into your personal email?

Can I see your tax returns?

Can I set up cameras and microphones in your house?

Can I place a GPS tracker on your car?

Pons_Aelius, (edited ) to asklemmy in What do you think would happen if Putin was assassinated right now?

No matter who actually did it. Russia would blame Ukraine/NATO/USA/The West in general, together and separately in rotation.

After that I have no real idea, who would succeed. There would be a massive power struggle both in the government and military.

There is a strong possibility that several of the autonomous regions within the Russian federation would try to break away. There is about a 20% chance of a civil war because of this.

And about a 1% chance of nukes being used.

Pons_Aelius, to memes in If the internet has taught me anything it's that no one is an expert in anything

Most people don't want the correct answer, they just want their preconceived biases to be confirmed.

Pons_Aelius, to asklemmy in What is the point of small instances?

We only need a few big instances

Who is this we? Who are you speaking for?

Why do we need so many smaller ones?

Why do you care?

How are smaller instances impacting you?

You are not on the largest instance. Why not?

Why are you hanging out on a small instance...

Pons_Aelius, to asklemmy in What country are you using lemmy from?

ISS

Pons_Aelius, to lemmyshitpost in Follow me for more health and fitness tips

Lies: It takes at least an hour to carbonise like that...

Pons_Aelius, to memes in *Cries in Debt*

since athletes can’t be paid,

Remind me again, what is it called when the people generating the wealth are not compensated?

It can actually be a problem for the schools, since athletics isn’t allowed to be profitable. They have to spend all the money athletics brings in on athletics, which is why the athletics department ends up with all the fancy new buildings.

Ah yes, that sounds like a great benefit for students getting an education. Also for the academic staff. Must be great to work at a university as a lecturer and know the football coach earns multiples of your salary.

Pons_Aelius, to comicstrips in "Introvert friends" by Sarah Andersen

True friendship is when you can be together and not feel the need to entertain or be entertained.

Many people who self identify as extroverts are just deathly afraid of silence and isolation as it may lead them to pay attention to their own thoughts.

Pons_Aelius, to risa in Picard Maneuver

A where's wally hunt for dickbutt in every RISA post?

Pons_Aelius, to risa in Picard Maneuver

HQG meets RISA.

Pons_Aelius, (edited ) to lemmyshitpost in What do *you mean things so small we can't see them with the human eye? Are you crazy?

The doctors at the hospital where this happened were also doing autopsies and would often go directly from an autopsie to the delivery ward without washing their hands.

The midwives did not perform autopsies.

It was not that the midwives' hands were especially clean, it was that the Dr's hands were very contaminated.

Pons_Aelius, to historyporn in A divorced couple divides their Beanie Baby collection in court, 1999

"I'm still charging the full rate for this." Muses the divorce lawyer.

Pons_Aelius, to memes in If the internet has taught me anything it's that no one is an expert in anything

There ARE things where you can't "bias" your way out of it, things that are objectively correct and incorrect.

There are still people who believe the world is flat.

The things you believe are objectively correct and incorrect are not the same for everyone.

That is the problem,

Reality is not the same for everyone and many people believe they have the right to enforce their version of reality on others.

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