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TIL that a parrot named Willie alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when a toddler began to choke. Willie began screaming "mama, baby" while flapping its wings as the child turned blue, saving the girls l in c/TodayILearned@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

I am calling BS. No way a mother without any wings could produce enough air flow to dislodge whatever was choking that toddler.

How can you find out who hosts a particular instance? I’ve been loving Kbin but have no idea who started it! in c/AskKbin@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Just search on the magazine page for '@' and almost all of it will be remote magazines.

France’s browser-based website blocking proposal will set a disastrous precedent for the open internet in c/firefox@fedia.io

[–] Dav@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Seems a bit disjointed to bundle all those things with browser privacy laws.

Thousands of species of animals probably have consciousness in c/science@mander.xyz

[–] Dav@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was working out how to reply without saying we’re ‘dehumanising’ animals, but apparently even the language we use dismisses other animals in that way.

Day Z 2 revealed by the US Federal Trade Commission in c/PCGaming@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Same here, I was curious so looked it up. Apparently it’s still got plenty of bugs and a lot of debate going on on how many hackers there are, some say a lot. General stance is it’s better on unofficial servers.

Minecraft is leaving Reddit in c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 98 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’ll take about a week for the ‘find out’ phase to wrap up, then we’re onto the lesser known ‘baby please come back I can change’ phase.

What animal or insect going extinct would have the greatest impact on the ecosystem? in c/AskKbin@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

The real answer is Humans

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild in c/science@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

highest density of cases was both extremely near to and very centered on this market

If these findings are true it would require the lab leak to have spread to the market and not really anywhere else, which is a fair bit less likely than originating from the market.
It's possible, but when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras.

NASA is creating a ChatGPT-like assistant for astronauts | Engadget in c/science@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Starfield is Going to be “a Modder’s Paradise” – Todd Howard in c/PCGaming@kbin.social

[–] Dav@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

not just a hobby, but a career

They're definitely planning on making a mod store.

Six verified Reddit employees discussing the current atmosphere at the company. Featuring "First the company needs to get rid of Steve", "It's garbage", and actively hoping to be laid off in c/reddit@lemmy.world

[–] Dav@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Personally I think things have changed for the better, I’ve been waiting for a Reddit alternative for years and only found kbin through the blackout. Seems we’ve got sustainable numbers and a decent community.
A small win but still a win.

MEGATHREAD: whatever the hell is going on in Russia right now in c/news@beehaw.org

[–] Dav@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Russia pulled out of WW1 because the Bolsheviks successfully took power and didn’t want to fight. Let’s hope history repeats itself.