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All the Data on Earth Can Fit in a Cup Full of DNA. This Is MIT’s Jurassic Park-Inspired Project (www.xatakaon.com)
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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 56 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Just be careful you don’t store the cup on earth, else it would have to contain itself.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Plus, a cat's probably going to knock it off the table.

.......wait, is that what earthquakes are???

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

Technically speaking, can’t any impact with the ground be considered an earthquake?

[–] Smc87@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 5 months ago

Set of all sets

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

That's fine as long as it can self reference.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm less worried about it containing itself, and more worried about what the two girls holding the cup want to do with it.