Are there other human traits like light skin which people developed to adapt to the "new" environment they settled in?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAR
    arthur
    1w ago 100%

    That trait didn't appear in the region, so it could not be selected. It appeared in the east Asia, and were selected.

    Someone also commented that we don't have conclusive evidence that some of those characteristics are adaptations to the environment, and could be just genetic drifts. So the shape of the eyes may be just a coincidence and not a real advantage.

    2
  • Lemmies of Lemmy do you believe in eugenics? why or why not?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAR
    arthur
    3w ago 100%

    Assuming your honesty and good faith on asking this question, the real treasure on our gene pool is it's diversity. Eugenics would, by definition, reduce it. You could assume that it's a low price to pay for health, longevity, strength, intelligence, beauty and so on, but it's not that simple. Even some diseases (out or the possibility to develop it) can be beneficial under the right circonstances, e.g. sickle cell anemia can improve resistance to malaria.

    It would be great to be able to prevent most diseases before it happens and treat it if it happens (for free, in a universal health care system), but eliminate the genes would be a very bad idea, a healthy specie needs it's diversity to avoid extinction, and we sometimes feel like we are above that risk, but we are not that special.

    9
  • Starlink says it will block X in Brazil
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAR
    arthur
    2mo ago 100%

    Yeah, but some damage is already done, some contracts with public entities like the military and schools in amazon are now under investigation and may be cancelled.

    3
  • Is federation that good?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAR
    arthur
    2mo ago 100%

    I think you can block entire instances as a user. But, if not, you can create your own instance and federate with only the instances that you like. Far more work though.

    Here: using Thunder.

    1
  • Which protocol or open standard do you like or wish was more popular?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAR
    arthur
    2mo ago 100%

    Your concerns are all valid, but about 1 and 3 there are possible solutions. I'm using Rust+Tonic to build an API and that's eliminate the necessity of proxies and it's very simple to use.

    I know that it don't solve all problems, but IMHO is a question of adoption. Easier told tools will be develop for it.

    3
  • X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearAR
    arthur
    2mo ago 100%

    Based on some opinion articles, there's something to add: Xitter is bleeding money, fast. Closing Brazil's office may be just a business move to limit costs. Doing it this way may be a strategy to limit the damage of admitting that the business health is in bad shape. With the added benefits of attack Brazil's institutions and causing chaos that could benefit the far-right here.

    2
  • I started a new run to play the Phantom Liberty content and I'm under the impression that the original missions got easier, seems like there are less enemies in each mission. Did anyone else have the same feeling?

    16
    8