ValiantDust

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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Nice, I will immediately test if my microwave is modern enough. Brb

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

That's exclusively through the matrilineal line though. The most recent ancestor is much more recent.

But your article linked to what I was referring to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_ancestors_point (and the mitochondrial Eve is a cool concept either way)

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 3 points 5 hours ago

To bring it back to Shakespeare:

Adam's sons are my brethren, and truly I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 3 points 5 hours ago

Für Leute, die gerne englischsprachige Medien konsumieren: Ich hatte mal recherchiert, ob man sich bei Bibliotheken in den USA auch als Nicht-Einwohner registrieren kann. Tatsächlich geht das bei manchen.

Zum Beispiel: https://queenslibrary.org/get-a-card/eUser
Kostet 50$ im Jahr, aber für viel Leser lohnt sich das vermutlich trotzdem. Ich hab es selbst bisher allerdings noch nicht probiert. Ist also kein Erfahrungsbericht, sondern nur mein Rechercheergebnis.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 13 points 6 hours ago

As a teenager I never wore dresses, skirts or nail polish because I didn't want to be seen as a girly girl. I was into science and books and that didn't seem to fit the vibes.

I'm glad that I figured out in my twenties that being in a male-dominated tech field doesn't require you to dress masculine or wear nerd shirts. If you're into that, that's great, but it's also okay to wear dresses or put on make up if you work as an engineer or a software developer.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

I remember a professor at uni telling us that at some time in the future each of us will either be the ancestor of every living human or of none.

Equally, if you go back far enough, you will find a common ancestor with every other living person, thus making us all related.

While that seems unintuitive – what about the members of some remote tribe without contact to civilisation? –, keep in mind that even the most remote tribe has to have contact with some neighbouring people . Otherwise they wouldn't have enough genetic diversity. And those neighbours are in contact with their neighbours and so on.

Edit: Changed "intuitive" to "unintuitive"... Oops

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I think what they meant to say is that only a small fraction flees to Europe.

Take Syria for example. Of all the people displaced by the war, about half left the country (according to my quick Google research). By far the biggest portion of the ones leaving went to Turkey, a neighbouring country (about 4 million). Germany, the European country that took in by far the most Syrian refugees, took in something between half a million and a million, about the same amount as Lebanon, which is about 16 times smaller populationwise. Going down the list, before you get to other European countries, there are several other countries in Syria's neighbourhood — Jordan, Egypt, Iraq.

So I think it's fair to say that the majority of people try to stay in the vicinity of their country and only flee farther if they have to.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

hätten auch vor 70 Jahren gepasst

1955?

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 0 points 4 days ago

Als Frau, die im Zug schon mehrfach sexuell belästigt wurde... Absolut "Nein, danke"

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was my first thought as well. I'm giving you five MeowMeowBeenz 🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago

Generalising statements suck in general.

Relevant xkcd:

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the cheek? A socialist fraternal kiss is full on the mouth.

 

Baden-Württembergs Innenminister Thomas Strobl (CDU) hat den Vorstoß seines Parteikollegen Arnold verteidigt. "Für den Schmutz, den man macht, ist man selber verantwortlich", so Strobl.

-- Stobl, putzt bestimmt ebenso wie Arnold jeden Tag sorgfältig sein Büro und alle Klos, die er benutzt hat.

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