More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.
I've noticed that some comments on threads will have a red, dotted line next to them, almost like it's the color coding for child comments, but it shows up occasionally on a top-level comment which has no parent comment. I've tried looking at the accounts where I see this, but I can't find any patterns for it yet, myself. Any...
I think I figured it out immediately after posting this, lol. If there's a red line next to this comment, then I think that's to highlight OP's comments in their own thread.
Over the time new youtube videos crop up talking about reddit, twitch and twitter issues. And in those comment sections I always like to spread the word of alternatives (like the fediverse). But whenever I do, those comments get quietly removed even though they seem to be posted in the first place....
Porn viewers in Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi are now met with a video imploring them to contact their representatives about age-verification laws.
Sometimes a visual is nice just to help hammer home just how bad things have gotten in parts of the United States. We've got a lot of fighting left to do for trans rights.
Thermo Fisher Scientific settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose HeLa cells uphold medicine (apnews.com)
More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.
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Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.com)
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/cb2f2da6-9e7f-4289-9495-f2c889221b9a.webp...
"North Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies are going vertical again. And yes, I needed to extend the y-axis." (lemmy.world)
From Prof. Eliot Jacobson:...
Is not that god damn hard. (lemmy.ml)
Lemmy just had its first major hack. What happens next:
Hi all,...
There's always that 1 derp (lemmy.world)
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app – report (www.theguardian.com)
Meta will kill small instances! Please read.
I just read this point in a comment and wanted to bring it to the spotlight....
What does the red dotted line next to some top-level comments mean?
I've noticed that some comments on threads will have a red, dotted line next to them, almost like it's the color coding for child comments, but it shows up occasionally on a top-level comment which has no parent comment. I've tried looking at the accounts where I see this, but I can't find any patterns for it yet, myself. Any...
What are some great hobbies for an introvert?
Introverts: which ones have you enjoyed the most?
So apparently youtube, or its comment system, is against the fediverse
Over the time new youtube videos crop up talking about reddit, twitch and twitter issues. And in those comment sections I always like to spread the word of alternatives (like the fediverse). But whenever I do, those comments get quietly removed even though they seem to be posted in the first place....
Are upvotes counting towards your reputation now?
Logged in a few minutes ago and noticed that reputation in my account was much higher then before. Guessing it might be counted now.
what is the alternative to youtube?
Hi! sorry for the random topic 😅...
OC Is there any way to be notified when others respond to your comments? I feel like it naturally extinguishes conversations to not have any notifications?
I've gone back and noticed that sometimes a handful of people had responded to a previous comment and I never realized it....
Pornhub Tells Users to Take Action Before Politicians Take Their Porn Away (www.vice.com)
Porn viewers in Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi are now met with a video imploring them to contact their representatives about age-verification laws.
PSA: while upvoting exists, to get the "move closer to the top" effect that reddit's upvote had, you need to click boost
a small difference, but important to how people use the site
meme i made that is also very true for me lol
June Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map (www.erininthemorning.com)
Sometimes a visual is nice just to help hammer home just how bad things have gotten in parts of the United States. We've got a lot of fighting left to do for trans rights.
FediPact is an Organized Effort to Block Meta's ActivityPub Platform (wedistribute.org)
OC Well, I'm probably banned now. Here's to the future of kbin/lemmy!
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I was wondering when they'd get round to the smaller subreddits