Date: 2019-05-29 04:34 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] movingfinger
Cat breeds, as controlled things, are far more recent than dog breeds. Breeds are defined mainly by coat and eye color, with some having physical conformation specs also (Manx, e.g.). Most cats, even purebreds, are going to be indistinguishably similar to all other cats. My guess is that their DNA database has a lot of Norwegian Forest Cats and/or claimed NFCs in it; that breed is much more popular in the UK than the US. And everyone thinks their longhaired cat is a Maine Coon.

That said, genetic tesing for disease in cats is very useful, and this service could offer something along those lines, what a waste that they don't! There is also DNA testing for allergen production; again, that could be very useful to shelters. (You can't guarantee that a cat that tests low will be lower, but it's pretty good. Siberian breeders use this test.) (No I'm wrong, Siberian breeders test kittens or cats as needed for high/low allergens, it's not a DNA test. Sorry!!!)

ETA: Too bad this person did not get a swab and send it in!
Edited (correction!) Date: 2019-05-29 05:29 pm (UTC)

Date: 2019-06-01 06:45 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] lalajia
Thank you for the link in the edit, that was a joy to read :)

Date: 2019-05-29 08:43 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] heron61
Brexit: Seeing Britain's failure has vaccinated other EU countries against euroscepticism

That's simultaneously excellent news, inevitable, and one reason EU negotiators weren't willing to cut the UK a deal that was more beneficial to the UK.

Boris Johnson must go on trial for lying and misleading in Brexit campaign, judge orders

That's also excellent news - I'd love to see him end up in prison, even if it's only for a couple of years.

Date: 2019-05-29 11:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] calimac
"Boris Johnson must go on trial." Oh, sweet, sweet news.

Date: 2019-05-30 07:04 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] danieldwilliam
The extra exciting thing about Boris Johnson going to court is that he risks a recall petition if convicted.
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From: [personal profile] doug
A discussion of a related game invented by my kids, and if extending it to 5 options isn't enough, there's links to 25- and 101-option extensions:
https://doug.dreamwidth.org/240855.html
(Includes a proof in the comments that all versions of the 5-option 'each option wins against two and loses to two' game are the same apart from the names being switched round, i.e. the unlabelled graphs are isomorphic.)

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