[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 86 points 1 month ago

The large purple rectangle is a protein channel across a cell membrane. It's normally closed, but can be opened by binding to a specific small molecule, which is called a ligand. Different channels have different ligands, and their presence/absence controls whether the channels will open.

In the cartoon Larry the ligand has been traveling with his friends, who represent the cargo to be transferred through that channel. When they reach the closed channel, Larry uses himself as the "key" to open the channel. Since channels usually only stay open while the ligand is still bound, Larry stays behind to keep the channel open while his friends make their way forward.

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 1 month ago

I fucking hate that this is a thing. "We can't stop doing this useless and/or detrimental thing, look at all the work it makes for other people to do!!!" Absolutely bonkers that it's just a standard political argument.

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 4 months ago

Let me guess, they used existing footage and reports as training data, and it produced an incredibly racist ai model that routinely ignores police misconduct. They'll spend a couple years working on bandaids for the problem while police departments across the country use the original model to create reports and use the "unbiased ai reports" as an excuse to hide the raw footage.

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 7 months ago

WTF is wrong with you??? You just grate cheese over pasta and call it a day? The cheese should be melted into a sauce (I start with a bechamel and then add cheese), then mixed into the macaroni. I prefer to bake it with breadcrumbs on top after for some textural variety.

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 9 months ago

Science, bitch!

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 11 months ago

That's why it's a basic income. Enough to keep you housed, clothed and fed. Your clothes might be thrifted, your apartment small, and your diet mostly instant ramen, but your basic needs will be covered. Plenty of people would still work hard to get more than the basics.

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 11 months ago

They'll indoctrinate other people's children into their religion too, if they get the chance.

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 1 year ago

In Far Cry 4 >!you can just wait for Pagan Min (the antagonist) at the very beginning of the game. He lets you spread your Mom's ashes and leave in peace.!<

[-] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 1 year ago

That's the neat part, you aren't.

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