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Adrian Tchaikovsky 4d

Absolutely. You know, cash, because all those other people who don't have enough food will be delighted to exchange what little they have in exchange for a fistful of tenners.

The Rascal King of Gregging @therascalking.bsky.social · 4d

I particularly like that "3 days worth of cash" part. Like, I can understand 3 days worth of food, but what constitutes "3 days"? And cash for what, if everyone is hunkered down from some unspecified threat or incident? I feels to me like nonsense messaging.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky 4d

in Dogs of War, the purpose of engineering killer cyborg animals was not because they were big and scary and effective, but because they could be disavowed after you used them to commit war crimes. Bad dog, have it destroyed, and the humans are left with clean hands.

Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 4d

(not particularly related to modern wolves) or possibly the fictional one from GoT - who even knows with modern science reporting? However, much as with "AI" systems being used to distance the responsible human parties from the impacts of their decisions, I guess I have to wave the flag that,

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Adrian Tchaikovsky 4d

(not particularly related to modern wolves) or possibly the fictional one from GoT - who even knows with modern science reporting? However, much as with "AI" systems being used to distance the responsible human parties from the impacts of their decisions, I guess I have to wave the flag that,

Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 4d

It's a grim moment when "scam to get investment cash" is actually the best case scenario, as the alternative is bio-engineered murder dogs. This is the company that stuck a couple of genes into a wolf and claimed (/were reported to have claimed) to have recreated the prehistoric dire wolf

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