Pat @Pat@qoto.org

@2ck

I think we probably have the technology to do that with a cadaver cochlea, but I don't think you could accurately reproduce how an actual sound would look because of the way the sounds are transmitted thru the bones in the middle ear.

Here's an animation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Journey_of_Sound_to_the_Brain.ogv

@lupyuen

If you find that you always need to add gluten, you can also get flour that has a high protein content naturally built into it called hard wheat flour. Then you wouldn't need to add the extra gluten.

It's often used for pizza dough but can also be used for bread.

@herid

Move fast and break things.

@DavidDvorkin

A society in which only some people are allowed to be armed, is an unequal, unjust society.

@LouisIngenthron

I have trouble remembering her name, too. 🙂

@Tedgarrison3 @stux

Meat is murder.

@mrbruno

...spreading COVID-19 to grandpa

@stux

@LittleWytch

If you add up every dollar that every person and entity receives, every time a dollar changes hands in the US, it totals about 1600 trillion dollars per year.

If you tax that at a flat rate without any exemptions or deductions, what would the tax rate be to fund all the government programs you want?

I'll let you figure it out.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527439-6/zoe-gross-autism-us&event=527439&playEvent

#autism #neurodiversity

https://www.chron.com/news/strange-weird/article/NASA-confirms-child-slave-colony-alex-jones-11259607.php

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Robert Steele claimed to be the first person to call COVID-19 a hoax and he was a staunch anti-vaxer.

He died of COVID-19.

#COVID19 #pandemic #coronavirus #respirator

@peterdrake

I think that slider control actually turns up the automation.
😂

@GeorgeMari

Purple cats live under the moon's surface -- prove me wrong!

@LittleWytch

>'"Holy crap! Millionaires literally saying "Please, tax us!"'

Billionaires want to pay more in taxes. All they have to do is write a goddamn check and send it in.

What are they protesting?

@jon

regarding pre-Musk twitter,

>"...a healthy, functioning, respected, and successful company..."

I'm calling bullshit on that one.

@admitsWrongIfProven

I think small public autonomous vehicles might be a solution in rural areas. (like autonomous taxis)

public = available to the public, not necessarily publicly owned/operated

@admitsWrongIfProven

I group my errands to save on energy. I live in a rural area so it results in substantial energy savings.

@bonifartius \

>"i think these are much more important than giant rockets for vague ideas of space exploration."

I think space exploration is much more important than sports. It has given us weather satellites, SkyNet, GPS; it may be used to mine asteroids for rare minerals to use in green energy technologies.

Some people may think that sports is more important than space travel. Everyone values things differently. We have a way of arbitrating those different value perspectives, it's called capitalism. You put a price on what you value, and make choices based on that.

Musk wants to transition the economy away from fossil fuels and insure the survival of the human species. That's what he values. This is part of a strategy that he feels will make that happen.

@admitsWrongIfProven

>"From what i hear the public rail system is even worse in the usa than here... and our public rail system is fabled for its cuts on maintenance ^^"

I'm not a big fan of public transit. I'd never use it during this pandemic anyway -- too dangerous. Also, I like to plan my errands to go to multiple places in one trip and that means I most likely will need to carry around more stuff than I could carry by myself on public transport.

Do you live in Germany, if you don't mind my asking?

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WTF is going on in the UK?

I hear this story about Dominic Raab who is accused of being a "bully". What the hell does that mean? Is he beating up on his fellow workers? So I look it up to find out exactly what he's accused of. (and it wasn't easy to find) Here's what he's accused of...

"It was language, it was tone, he would be very curt with people. .."

Really? That's his crime? Lots of bosses do that. That's a management style, not a crime. WTF?

Every other political commentator with a big microphone does that, often against people who don't have a big mic to defend themselves with.

The UK just killed 222,000 of their own citizens with their public health policy during the pandemic and this is what they're talking about? You guys are as screwed-up over there as we are.

(ps - if you think I'm bullying the UK, tough shit.)