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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 35 minutes ago

When are the rest of you going to get the magenta receptor update?

[–] TDCN@feddit.dk 5 points 58 minutes ago

Can we also fix the depression glitch where happiness points aren't collected and your brain energy bar depleats completely with no way of regeneration without hacking the brain with 3rd party tool antidepressants.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago

Humans do bioluminisce, it's just too weak for human eyes and most detectors.

[–] Meowstermind@slrpnk.net 24 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

We need to have some process engineers look at the pregnancy and birthing process, there's much room for improvement. Maybe take a totally new approach to it, it's just not it.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago

Just divide at a cellular level, nature has already solved this problem! Upstart life forms these days thinking they can reinvent the wheel.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 points 5 hours ago
  • Suffocation sensation is now tied to a lack of oxygen instead of an abundance of carbon dioxide.
[–] tiny@midwest.social 23 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I would have thought eating and breathing from the same hole would have been in this release 😞 guess I'll just have to wait till 3.0

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 7 points 7 hours ago

Wait, you can't eat and breathe through the same hole?

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 9 points 6 hours ago

I'd like to request a bug fix: Eyelashes falling into eyeball. Need to fix the physics so they probably spring away or wash out easier.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 19 points 8 hours ago

Add new receptors to be able to feel wetness.
This is it cold or wet thing we have going on is just crappy design.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 hours ago

Am I weird in that I actually like the hypnic jerk feeling? It doesnt happen often to me, maybe once every few months. I also like bedspins, used to get them every night as a child/teen. though they rarely happen anymore. It was like my own personal rollercoaster ride!

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

3PS is amazing.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

You say that now but wait till you’re sleeping in a tree (to escape the dinosaurs) and start to fall and there’s nothing to wake you! Then you’ll be sorry you wished away that “glitch!”

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 19 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

I’d like someone to at least look into the whole ADHD thing. It’s been going on for some time now without any word on why it’s there, or what it’s for- and aside from funny and relatable memes, it’s yet to provide any positive results.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Or, like, at least a caffeine gland or something.

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'd like to add depression and anxiety to fixing ADHD as an individual can exhibit all three.

This can be split into several patches if necessary.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Absolutely! I just figured that for many, addressing the one will help the others, but yeah… they are their own bugs unto themselves for a lot of people.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 115 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

They are forgetting that TERRIBLE design choice where if you accidentally bite the inside of your cheek it swells up making it easier to bite it on accident again and again.

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[–] callyral@pawb.social 29 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Well, we do glow in infrared...

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[–] moonlight@fedia.io 81 points 13 hours ago (12 children)
  • separated genetalia from waste systems

  • removed body hair and baldness

  • fixed acne glitch

  • added ability to change biological sex, with default neutral configuration

  • rerouted laryngeal nerve

  • uterus lining is now reabsorbed automatically

  • reinforced spine and knees

  • simplified foot structure

  • adjusted mental pathways to better adapt to modern environment

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I like baldness and body hair! They should be optional too

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

Smooth on top, rugged in the middle

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[–] aaa@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 15 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

We require too much power for it to suffice alone, but it would be nice to have as a hybrid source of energy!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It'd be nice to have one big leaf on my back that I could use for shade and a snack. Doubles as an umbrella for rain.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Have you considered just carrying a big leaf around?

[–] kapitol@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 hours ago

What about symbiosis with algae

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Someone did the math for photosynthetic cows and they would only get about 1% of their energy requirement. It's not viable.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 12 points 8 hours ago

Cows farm out their photosynthesis to things that have far more surface area than they do.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 24 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (6 children)

If teeth regenerate, do we have to constantly chew on things like rodents? Or is it an as-needed thing?

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 4 points 5 hours ago

You clip them like nails.

[–] kopasz7@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 hours ago

No, you just get a new set growing in the gums.

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[–] Sebbe@lemmy.sebbem.se 22 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The mosquito. By far the worst part of the human body!

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[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 40 points 13 hours ago (3 children)
  • Eating and breathing pathways no longer intersect. This should prevent the bug when food could block the airway and result in death.
[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

This is actually a result of changes to our larynx and stuff, which allows us to make such a variety of sounds when speaking. In other animals (and human babies), the air and food tubes are physically separated at rest. But in humans, our epiglottis can't properly keep things separate because our larynx is further down in our throat.

So, I'm gonna have to deny this request on the grounds that it will necessarily break the speech feature, which many of our users depend on heavily.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago

Wasn't this a compromise that allows speech? Babies can drink and breathe at the same time.

[–] scops@reddthat.com 15 points 10 hours ago

Yeah, it's crazy to me that people believe we were "intelligently designed" when our food hole and breathing hole are so close that we can only use one at a time, and that our waste dumping grounds are right next to the amusement park.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago

Saltwater consumption when????

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 50 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

-cartilage in joints can regenerate

-body can synthesize its own vitamin c

Other species already do these things smh.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 7 points 9 hours ago

Technically every warm blooded organism is bioluminescent.

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