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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In other news: time does nothing new. Scientists shocked by decomposition.

  I wish this site wasn't so hard to read. Anyway, as much as I love history, I was more taken by the photographs of nature which would load.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a name for downplaying your suffering because other people have bigger problems?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like a part of Imposter syndrome. “My problems aren’t that bad”, but if someone else had the same problems? You would recognize it as it is. Only when they are your problems do you decide you shouldn’t feel as bad about them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It is fascinating how they have used this evidence to find a place previously considered "fabled".

  However, this part of the article absolutely slays me:

  The baboon is the only animal not native to Egypt that is linked with Egyptian deities, Kopp said, and it's a little odd that ancient Egyptians took such interest in baboons. They tend to steal crops and break into homes looking for food, making them difficult to live with, she said.

  "The people who coexist with baboons don't really like them," Kopp told Live Science.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube Launches Experimental AI Feature With Voice Clones of Major Artists⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As uncertain as I am about the technology, people already steal voices from voice actors, singers, and celebrities. At this point I’m just glad these artists gave their permission.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Skeleton with 4 prosthetic metal fingers unearthed from centuries-old grave in Germany⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I always enjoy discoveries like this, though am often also disappointed by how many people are still surprised by how not new prosthetics are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would it be?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
  The end of the game blew my mind out of the water in a way no other twist has ever quite captured. It might have been the mental space I was in at the time too. Whatever the case, I will always remember the first time I played it.

  I also wish I had played the first Golden Sun before the second, so if I could put a duology and that caveat in there? Definitely those two.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨These Desk/Beds Let You Sleep While Working⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  All those medical professionals who have said it is best not to do anything but sleep/have sex in your bedroom must be screaming right now. As well as everyone who doesn't want to live in the office.

  I couldn't sleep with someone sitting right there (making whatever noise). I couldn't work with someone sleeping under me either.

  However, while I hate it for the work environment, it's a space saver for those who live in small apartments. Like all those room set ups in IKEA.