That they say it existed in the middle Hadean is striking. It was grabbing a toehold even when our world was a literal hellscape.

I think it increasingly likely that DNA first formed in space when the ambient temperature of the universe allowed liquid water. How else does a LUCA appear as if life on earth was a fait accompli, in the wake of a collision with another planet no less.

If they’re wrong, then all that doomsday prepping was just a malignant wet dream 😦

No you see I actually write the most self-aware and ironic thing possible because I cope with hu- DELETE DELETE DELETE

Why didn’t the Adeptus Mechanicus design dreadnoughts around remote workers? Are they stupid?

Yep. And they can’t afford to lose China’s support at the moment, though their interests are only temporarily aligned.

We overpay executives, who overpay consultants, who tell companies to churn out cash grabs that test well.

This doesn’t pain me. I have enough indie games to occupy my time.

Say instead that the best interest of the Russian state has been largely decoupled from the interests of its ruling few. Every country like that behaves in a way you could describe as objectively idiotic. 🇺🇸

Come to Ukraine, we have:

Dire Wheelchair

It would not instantly win them the war - it more likely would provoke a direct response from Ukraine’s supporters. Further, Putin would have to go in TV explaining why it was necessary, given that state media has been shouting Russian military supremacy from the rooftops this entire time. I don’t see how he justifies it to his side, and critically, to the power brokers in Russia who support him. He would jeopardize his own situation with nukes, at least for now.

As all of the (nine?) nuclear powers know, normalizing the use of nukes on non nuclear powers will lead directly to massive proliferation, which is a nightmare scenario for Russia. Their entire geopolitical outlook depends on a world of purely bilateral agreements in which they are usually the stronger, so having to deal with more nuclear powers down the line would be seen as a major impediment.

People keep saying this, but take the premise a little more seriously and it falls apart. Whom does Russia nuke, and in hopes of what outcome?

The only winning move is “nuke everyone all at once so far that nobody can retaliate, and then rule the world”. They simply don’t have that capability.

I tried trust cafe around the same time I came here. I ended up falling off, specifically because it wasn’t addicting.

So, his point here is well made, but in the saddest way possible.

I knew there’d be a word for it

Always go with C) if you have to guess

Thought the picture below this was part of your post, and I snrrrrked so hard my wife nearly woke up

Oh, barely. An ear is basically a pull tab for the human face. One good yank’ll do.

I love dholes. If I ever suffer a personality altering brain injury and become a serial killer, this is going to be my MO. Little whistles in the underbrush.

If you knew what came next in the ST timeline, you would not wish for it

Actually tho

And that it’s no surprise it’s been so god-damn hot as of late, we’re never gonna be cold… You know the Devil is LOOOOORD

You can’t just make a separate user account?