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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

If a headline is phrased as a question, i.e. "Will X takeover the world this month?", then the answer is always no, because if the answer was yes they would have written "X will takeover the world by the end of the month" which is a much more declarative and attention grabbing headline.

Similarly, if a headline says something "could do X" that means it won't because if it was going to the reporter would have written that it "will do X".

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Described well. Link to the relevant wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

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

Headline: Studies show French toast may cause cancer.

Then again, it may not.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why are you picking on the French? If I had my guess, I would assume Texas toast would be worse in that regard. Lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

All toast matters

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Since it contains burnt byproducts, it probably does. Like 0.001% more chance of cancer per toast per hour or something.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

It won't ever be your cell phone screen. Optically, it's less clear than what we have, and while the wood/epoxy is "tough", wood is not "hard". It will scratch easily.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s an interesting line of research, but unless they can completely remove all visual traces of grain, etc, so that it’s very clear, it’s not going to be a replacement for glass in either screens or windows. And I’m skeptical that’s possible.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'd take a woody window to replace the clear glass overlooking the scenic parking lot outside literally any of the apartments I've ever lived in.

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

If it's anything like NileRed's "transparent wood" it won't work for shit as a window, except as like a privacy window that just lets light through.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Could. Should. Wood.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

An iPhone user will still break it.

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

Wood is wood and wood breaks.

Not bad.