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New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’ (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh man, my comment wasn't totally serious but totally based on fear. I guess that's exactly how conspiracies start. If my rhetorical-turned-accidental-theory turns out to be right, I'm gonna be super-bummed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, another trait is "it might be true". Dude, it might be true that anther head grows on you, but it's not very likely, is it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Quit talking probability around my second head. He's none-too-smart and doesn't handle fractions well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Fartographer over here being whimsical and catching flack. I see you, map maker.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

*flak, and they're a fartographer, not a cartographer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Technically correct. The best kind.