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Secrets of Friedrich Lüling
October 18th, 2022Via: Secrets of Friedrich Lüling:
U.S. Life Expectancy Fell by 2.7 Years Between 2019 and 2021
October 18th, 2022I don’t know how much the U.S. Government will save on Social Security payments because of this, but that might be interesting to know. Via: Scientific American: With a few notable exceptions—such as during the 1918 influenza pandemic, World War II and the HIV crisis—life expectancy in the U.S. has had gradual upward trajectory over […]
Kayne West To Purchase “Uncancelable” Social Media App Parler
October 17th, 2022I’m far more concerned with search engine censorship than with anyone’s ability to express themselves. Platforms that are resistant to censorship aren’t the hard part, but finding that information… They’ve thought of that. Maybe the answer is decentralized search engines that are run by volunteers. Think Bittorrent applied to search. Via: ZeroHedge: Parlement Technologies, the […]
Swarmed Navy Destroyer Had Its Bridge Illuminated By Mysterious Drones
October 15th, 2022Via: The Warzone: PHM [USS Paul Hamilton] observed four UASs with a CPA [closest point of approach] approximately 200 yds off the bow, port and starboard beams. The UASs had an on station time of approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes. The first UAS was spotted by lookouts at 0240L. observed with a single, solid […]
Clockwork-Like ‘Computer’ Discovered Inside Brainless Microscopic Organism
October 14th, 2022Via: ScienceAlert: Tiny single-celled critters obviously don’t have room for a brain to tell them how to move in complex ways, so to get about, they usually roll, slither or swim. But microscopic pond dwellers called Euplotes eurystomus have mastered a way to walk brainlessly – scurrying about like insects, with their 14 little appendages. […]
Musk Demands Pentagon Pay for Starlink Usage in Ukraine
October 14th, 2022Update: Made You Look, Musk Will Keep Starlink Active in Ukraine — Via: PC Magazine: SpaceX may have to stop providing Starlink terminals in Ukraine unless the US government steps in to cover the costs, the company writes in a letter to the Pentagon. According to CNN(Opens in a new window), SpaceX wrote to the […]
Microsoft’s Army Goggles Left US Soldiers With Nausea, Headaches in Test
October 13th, 2022Via: Bloomberg: US soldiers using Microsoft Corp.’s new goggles in their latest field test suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” including headaches, eyestrain and nausea, according to a summary of the exercise compiled by the Pentagon’s testing office. More than 80% of those who experienced discomfort had symptoms after less than three hours using the customized version […]
Scientists Grow Human Brain Cells in Rats to Study Diseases
October 13th, 2022Via: AP: Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. It’s part of an effort to better study human brain development and diseases affecting this most complex of organs, which makes us who we are but has long been shrouded in mystery. … To […]
PayPal Decides Fining People $2,500 for ‘Misinformation’ Wasn’t a Great Idea
October 13th, 2022Via: The Register: PayPal has backed away from fining its own customers up to $2,500 for promoting whatever it determines is “misinformation.” The punishment showed up in its updated acceptable use policy, captured by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine on September 27, which was due to take effect on November 3. But the revision was […]
U.S. Buying $290M Worth of Anti-Radiation Drugs for Use in ‘Nuclear Emergency’
October 6th, 2022Via: Information Liberation: As part of long-standing, ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is purchasing a supply of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA Inc; Nplate is approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome in […]
