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2024-12-24 at 3:56 PM UTC in This Thread is a Christmas CheckpointThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-24 at 2:35 PM UTC in This Thread is a Christmas CheckpointCancel culture is dead in AmericaThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-23 at 2:06 PM UTC in Could be a serial killer
Originally posted by Dirtbag It's well-known that throughout history men have taken credit for the work of women. It wouldn't matter if all men died tomorrow because there are are frozen samples of sperm already available for future use.
Who is going to repair the freezers, make the repair parts, maintain the power grid...The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-12-23 at 4:23 AM UTC in Could be a serial killer
Originally posted by Dirtbag The survival of humanity in such a scenario would be extremely challenging, but not entirely impossible. Here's a breakdown of the key factors:
1. **In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)**: IVF relies on both male and female gametes (sperm and eggs). If all men were wiped out, the immediate availability of sperm would be a critical issue. However, if there were stored sperm samples in sperm banks, IVF could still be used to fertilize eggs and produce offspring³.
2. **Human Cloning**: Cloning involves creating a genetically identical copy of an organism. While human cloning is theoretically possible, it is currently fraught with ethical, legal, and technical challenges². Cloning could potentially allow for the creation of new individuals without the need for male gametes, but it would not provide genetic diversity, which is crucial for the long-term survival of a species².
3. **Ethical and Legal Considerations**: Many countries have strict regulations or outright bans on human cloning due to ethical concerns¹. The use of cloning for reproduction would require significant changes in laws and societal acceptance¹.
4. **Genetic Diversity**: Both IVF and cloning would face the issue of maintaining genetic diversity. A lack of genetic diversity can lead to increased susceptibility to diseases and other genetic problems, which could threaten the long-term viability of the human population².
In summary, while IVF and cloning could provide short-term solutions, the long-term survival of humanity would require overcoming significant biological, ethical, and legal challenges. The preservation of genetic diversity would be a major concern in ensuring the health and sustainability of future generations.
Source: Conversation with Copilot, 23/12/2024
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2024-12-22 at 4:03 AM UTC in This years Christmas gifts from reps trying to curry my favor
Originally posted by Landy Pamm Not very social of you. you need to get with the people! show them you're the boss but one of them too. Power to the People!
That is not how you execute executive power. You find the right person for the right job, give them the support and resources they need to perform the task(s) assigned, and stay the fuck out of their way unless the are failing to perform or are in need of support/ resources that are available. Ike didn't fraternize with NCO's or enlisted. The people I socialize with are not the people I pay. You can't be friends with employees.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-12-22 at 5:41 AM UTC in Does anybody actually like drinking alcohol anymore?The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-19 at 4:07 PM UTC in Uncle Peckerhead Starring Lindsay ZywicelUncle Peckerhead is not a cannibal. "Peck" turns into a man eating demon for thirteen minutes every night at midnight.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-19 at 2:40 PM UTC in Everybody should start using radios instead of cell phones
Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson CB radio was a thing when I was a young son of a bitch, we all had one, I'm not going to tell you what my "handle" was.
When I was 15 they built a bypass for St Rt 82 around my home town through a swamp. They hauled dirt from a huge ridge about 4 to 10 miles from the swamp section of the project for almost two years to create a stable bed for a four lane interstate style highway.
My Dad bought three tri-axel dump trucks, hired 6 drivers, and ran those for 16 hours a day during that phase as a sub contractor. One if those drivers was a cousin who was 25 at the time.
My Dad put a CB radio on the roof and a base station on the desk in my room. I spent the next two years using the CB to take food and beer orders, initially from my cousin and in quick order from a bunch of drivers.
In return they would give me weed, white crosses, black beauties, eskatrol and other shit fir a runners fee. I would take that shit to school and make a tidy sum for a kid in the 70s.
My handle? No big deal. It was the Corsair Kid. Hey, I was fifteen, had started my Saturday flight lessons at the regional airport, and still think the Chance Vought F4U Corsair is the sexiest machine ever built by mankind. Hell, my '15 Chief Classic is wrapped as a tribute to the Corsair, VMF-214, and Colonel Gregory (Pappy) Boyington.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-12-16 at 6:08 PM UTC in Best & Worst User on this site (Opinions)
Originally posted by Landy Pamm I need a gun. go to practice with it. I can probably buy a firearm at the shooting range which I think sells them too.
you still have to do a background check. Gigi wont allow it. and the building lease says no firearms in office or premises (unless special license hold or something like an attorney or security)
Yet Harris and Watz had them.
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2024-12-15 at 11:31 PM UTC in Suing Lanny because of what happenedThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-14 at 3:11 AM UTC in SWIM stole a California King mattress😼The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-12 at 4:26 PM UTC in Just doxxing DonaldThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-11 at 7:04 AM UTC in Just doxxing DonaldThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-12-10 at 4:23 AM UTC in Best & Worst User on this site (Opinions)The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-11-01 at 5:28 AM UTC in Word of the dayHave you heard?
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2024-11-01 at 6:36 PM UTC in What are you doing at the momentThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-10-25 at 4:34 PM UTC in What happens after death?
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2024-10-25 at 3:32 PM UTC in What happens after death?You go to some place, I call it the Summerlands, and contemplate the lessons you set out to learn, where you succeeded, where you failed and then decide which the egg that will best give you the chances to make further progress and the lessons you need 5o learn as a spiritual being. At the moment that egg experiences insemination your energy, soul, w/e goes into that fetus and all of your conscious memories are wiped.
It makes as much sense, if not more, as the belief that a cosmic jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood, and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is inherently present in humanity.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-10-22 at 1:40 PM UTC in What are you thinking about....The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-10-21 at 8:42 PM UTC in What are you thinking about....
Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Live comedy is always much funnier than watching it on TV etc. I've been to quite a few comedy shows in my time and enjoyed them all.
I'd buy tickets and go if I was you…it should be new material if he's doing a comedy club tour rather than stuff you've seen already…although that did happen to me one time, I saw a chick comedian live and she did exactly the same material that I'd seen her do on TV a few months earlier.
I agree completely, even small clubs with unknowns can be a great time. No lie, I saw Norm McDonald, about 7 years before his network TV debut on Letterman, in a small comedy club in my home town. This was before anyone knew who he was or even was anyone.
I recall leaving the show thinking that guy has got it. I never thought much about him or his name until almost 10 years later when all of sudden I see the guy on SNL. And well, the rest is history.
But that's the cool thing about small comedy clubs, you never know, you just might see the next iconic comedian and have a great time for not a lot.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
