[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Chromosomes are essentially packages of DNA and each end of a chromosome is extended by a protein called telomere, essentially sequences of "junk data" that protect the actual data (the DNA) from degradation or randomly fusing with other chromosomes. When cells split to renew, these telomeres are not fully copied to the new cell and thus shorten with each split. When they get too short, cells cannot split anymore, so there is a natural end to the renewal process (the so-called Hayflick limit).

Lobsters possess an enzyme called telomerase which can repair telomeres and thus their cells can, in theory, divide indefinitely. They will still die naturally tho due to diseases or growing too large to sustain their body size and die of malnutrition, but they don't age the way we do.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

We have these pictures with warnings printed on the packs. Some are disgusting shit like rotten teeth and lung operations, but there is one of a child that inspects a cigarette. Every time I see that one, I have to think how that kid looks like a little version of Putin, but maybe I'm just crazy.

This one

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)
[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Depends how you look at it. If you keep raising off-shoots from cuttings, you are essentially producing extensions of the very same plant and you can do that indefinitely. Think about it like cloning: an individual plant will eventually die, but it's clone will survive and can still propagate.

Plants are not biologically immortal like some lobsters for example.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 hours ago

The founding principle behind chatGPT.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 1 day ago

Looks like a likeable character, why are ppl mad?

I checked my wiener and didn't find any bots. You might be onto something

Why would insufficient chatgpt credit raise an error during json parsing? Message makes no sense.

There are dozens of us, dozens!

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago

So if I download a movie and use a voice changer to change all the dialog to sound like the donkey from Shrek, I should be good.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

In China, tipping is considered insulting because you are implying exactly that: that they are incapable of running their business without your donation.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks, only knew Explore with Us from this list. I'll check out the others!

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