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  • You could even expand on that. DNA is the blueprint (genotype). However you are talking about life, and life will find a way to live to the best of its abilities. Let’s dig on that:

    • imagine your original dog lacked some nutrients at some point, it may seem minor, ridiculous even but the expression of some sub-recipe could not activate properly during growth. So the recipe(genotype) was there but did not complete. The result (phenotype) is different.

    • Life is alive. Lots of things are active, well everything. Ex: for black and white cats, the black spots are due to hot spot on the body. So if you shave your cat, cover some area, it will grow black instead of white.

    • Plus you are assuming that the same blueprint, the same conditions give the same results. When replicating cells make mistakes that could radically change behavior, physical appearance, health conditions,etc

    The last is more philosophical and less sciency. The more you love a companion, the greater the loss. You regret everything that will be no more. Loss is an expression of the care you gave each other and you still give to each other. It was and is an existence that impacts and affects you.

    The pain is so unbearable that it crush to dust the “is it possible to do this” part of your reasoning. It obliterates the “should i do this”. And finally it even makes you miss the “should my companion would want that”.

    It is the thing that i find ugly.The lack of consent. Without consent, There is no care, no love. You love each other so much that even in the absence of the other the effect is so great yet you would disrespect all the things that you have been through, all the lessons and mistakes, all the moments that were precious because they happened once instead of never, all the things you have built together (including yourselfs).

    Plus it is a slippery slope. Your companion dumped you (it is a loss!). You clone it, put the same memories, everything in it. You comodified your relationship, your companion. You disrespect their freedom and consent to even leave you.

    It dumps you again, those memories of them should be the problem. Do you alter them ? So convenient. Obviously, it is not a relationship but a shitty product, a mere convenience for someone that refuses to grow, to learn.

    You could give and receive so much care yet you prefer a farce, a lie where every moment reminds you that those moments are passed and gone. It is not about both of you anymore, it is only about yourself. You have a problem, not a relationship.

    I will moderate myself a bit. In all the bits that make us humans you have the fear of pain and loss and the need to control everything. Your way of thinking is not ugly but human. However should you put that into practice in one form or another it will become ugly very fast.

    If anyone reading is experiencing such emotions. Take care of yourself, ask for help and share your experience if you are able to. Your relationship is unique. The emotion you experience is a part of human nature.We are not alone.











  • Yes, thank you, my comments are praise and amazement towards contribution like those. There is a lot of work done and ambition it warm my heart. It is still very dangerous and experimental. And should not be attempted.

    I have far too little background in chemistry and microbiology to attempt such a project.

    Furthermore, mass spectrography (the machine that allow to know the chemical composition of a sample, which for this type of project is critical) is not open source ready (though some attempt were made and were kinda successfull)

    I do not have a personal vital need of such project, rest assured. I am still amazed of the work, dedication and selflessness that make this possible.

    For thoses that want clarification. Endotoxins are toxins that are present on the surface of bacteria. On ingestion it provoke an immune response like fever or likely an anaphylactic choc that can lead to death.


  • Here are some questions i would ask her.

    “The political and communities environments your personnages evolve are so diverses and so well though. Where do you find such inspiration? especially for the most positive ones ?”

    “Do you realise that the hope that you give empower peoples and make them seek and do positive things ?”

    “How can we, as a community, help you ?”

    “what is your favorite (hot) drink ?”

    “what would be the best question for interviewing you ? What do you want to point out ?”


  • Thank you ! I found it ! openinsulin.org. It is even more infuriating when you know how insulin is made. As a simplification, a bacteria population double every 20 mins. So if you can get ONE bacteria that can already produce it or like the project genetic engineer one from scratch so copyright laws and patents and stuff do not apply. You want to double the production ? wait 20 mins.

    Thanks you for sharing such cools projects !!! If you have more like thoses, please continue to share, i will see if i can squeeze some € to them ;)



  • depend on the type of work or project you want to do multiples options exist. But i believe no project are science specific oriented so you will have to describe your search term in more mundane terms.

    i could recommend you open flexure. An open source 3d printable microscope. https://openflexure.org/

    The YouTube channel “the thought emporium” is open source friendly and very DIY, shoot them an email. (they automated pipeting work)

    You can look for local hackerspace. Some folk there are stupidly creative and knowledgable.

    I know multiples robots arm project exist but they assume you got some 3D printer. refer yourself to some hackerspace/makerspace

    If you have any luck, or found any goldmine tell us !!!


  • Thank you. The depth and detours of this essay helped me to have a deeper understanding of solarpunk as a whole. How to be critique of solarpunk and what we can take from.

    If anything it renew my passion for it. I will gladly watch any video you make. On that subject or other, you seem to be part of a lot of cool things ! And enjoying that too! Hope, joy and love, thank you and take care.


  • Becky Chambers ! all of her books ! It lighted a spark in me that refuse to die. The Fosdem 2026 only make it more obvious. Things don’t have to be this way. The wayfarers serie is gold, each book have a different person as the focus so read “the long way to a small angry planet” and see if you want more.

    “Stories of monk and robot” is amazing. A friend gave me the book for a few weeks than took it back. I buyed it four times xD, i gifted three.

    We may feel so powerless, doomed by such stupidity, we may feel like the solution is obvious to everyone but thoses in power. But intead of another round of horror-news that maybe this time will wake up everyone and foster change. It was stories of better times, of self-consciousness, of a hope so obvious, so amazing that allowed me to smile again.