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Cake day: August 4th, 2023

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  • I think 23nMe looks into genome related predisposal to health issues. Like “this sequence here is related to high probability of pancreatic cancer” or some bullshit like that.

    In the hands of hackers, I guess it could be used to target individuals for highly specific scams or something like that. That’s only what I can think of though. Who knows what they’ll use it for and if it even has identifiable personal info past just ancestry.

    The tinfoil hat theory is that this info could be used to charge extra for insurance premiums/denial of coverage…





  • Don’t wrestle with the pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.

    Bad faith arguments, aversion to data, and generally the inability to admit that someone has a point that is based in fact doesn’t mean that the right is right. It’s a win at all costs mentality that doesn’t benefit anyone besides the ego of the arguer