HumanityIsTheAwkwardPrepubescentPhaseBetweenAnimalAndMachine

638 pts · October 23, 2017


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8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

It does, it's called a litre.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

She could remind that her hand rotates 360°, unlike their necks. That's what I'd do if someone made fun of my hypothetical prosthetic arm.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

See also: Survivor Type, a short story by Stephen King.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Always upvote Henderson.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

My bad for not noticing the other two, I guess.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

This might just be the most non-descriptive description ever.

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8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Caves of Qud. I'm probably going to die from a sentient fungal infection at some point in the foreseeable future.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"Glad" might be a little optimistic. I really could have lived without mentally hearing those lines in their respective voices, too.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I didn't need this in my life.

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Long live the fighters!

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Yeah, simply splicing in cat's genes that code for a kind tissue you don't even have probably wouldn't give the desired results.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

2/x not only in any children that resulted from the procedure, but also in all succeeding generations.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

1/x Yes, you'd have to modify sperm or oocytes. This type of engineering is inheritable, meaning that the modified genes would appear

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Non-germ line modifications (e.g. modifying specific tissues or organs in your own body) won't pass on to your offspring.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

or synthetic biology could be required. Different strategies and technologies for different goals.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Some of these (and probably many others) might be possible to achieve via genetic engineering. For others, things like bionic augmentation 1

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There won't be genes for moving things with your mind or shooting fireballs from your arse. Other than that, there's much potential.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's where the real work begins.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

"Impressive... Every word in that sentence was wrong."

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

It's not Latin for anything.

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

AFAIK, only since the eighties.

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