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Comment Re:Might make sense (Score 1) 70

Yeah, a double-edged sword, reminds me of that study a few years back tracing the trends of some certain gene back to the black plague. The variant afforded some resistance and slightly increased survival rates to the plague, but modern inheritors also have a slightly increased rate of autoimmune complications. Evolution filters for it as "more fit" when conditions change, but normally wouldn't have.

Still, the filter is usually most obsessed with calories, like niece post says. It's odd to see bread traded out. Agriculture is somewhat new but so is milk husbandry and we evolved digestion towards that.

Comment Re: Purpose (Score 1) 186

the UI is so much snappier than any STB or smart TV I've ever used

I suppose corporate devs are just concerned with checking off "deliverables" or whatever their managers or suits oblige (checkboxes of some quota or evaluation, several hops away from reality) and indulge in the ol' Runs Fine On My Computer while rogue devs hear directly from the actual dogfood eaters.

Comment Re:A.D.S. apple derangement syndrome (Score 1) 95

Kinda, more like opening the barn door. It's things others had wanted to get away with all along, and it becomes open season once the trendy guy does it.

So yeah, more or less the same as infection when observed. Switching the direction of scroll wheels (around when ipads came out...) was copied too, but more of a "the masses are on phones now" shift.

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