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- on New compression technique in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 3 Sep 2026
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on New compression technique in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 3 Sep 2026
Hadn’t heard of this before but I’m more than a little skeptical, especially if its being used for policing
"More recently, companies such as Parabon NanoLabs and Identitas have begun offering forensic DNA phenotyping services for U.S. and international law enforcement. However, the science behind the commercial services offered by Parabon NanoLabs has been criticized as it has not been subjected to scrutiny in peer-reviewed scientific publications. It has been suggested that it is not known "whether their ability to estimate a face’s appearance is better than chance, or if it’s an approximation based on what we know about ancestry” -DNA phenotyping wiki
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on New compression technique in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev · 3 Sep 2026
You’re joking, right? There’s a reason genotype and phenotype aren’t synonyms.
If you’re just talking about a strand of DNA with no epigenetic info I think 90% is being very optimistic.