Yes the bubonic plague was terrifying for the pre-modern old world but in the 21...

throwaway5752 · 2026-10-05T18:41:54

Not in a gain of function lab. Or the lab worker, knowingly working on this specific pathogen, would probably still be alive.

jibalt · 2026-10-05T19:02:12

So why is she dead?

infecto · 2026-10-05T19:23:03

Bubonic is different than pneumonic.

jibalt · 2026-10-05T21:13:05

Whoosh. Yes, I know.

infecto · 2026-10-05T23:11:58

Sorry I assume since it’s HN people would not post trash comments. My mistake!

jibalt · 2026-10-06T18:29:58

My comment was not "trash" ... it pointed out a flaw in the reasoning of ls612. It was not addressed to you, who had not made that error.

Muted for the generally offensive attitude.

infecto · 2026-10-06T20:11:06

Absolutely is. About as bad as threatening to mute.

If you have a point you say it, don’t craft a witty question to reveal an error and then respond with a woosh when people think you are being genuine. At any rate the root of the “mistake” was further up.