Archive for December, 2019
Chinese Scientists Create Monkey-Pig Chimeras
December 7th, 2019Via: New Scientist: Pig-primate chimeras have been born live for the first time but died within a week. The two piglets, created by a team in China, looked normal although a small proportion of their cells were derived from cynomolgus monkeys. “This is the first report of full-term pig-monkey chimeras,” says Tang Hai at the […]
Pentagon Says, “Neither AATIP Nor AAWSAP Were UAP Related”
December 7th, 2019You spin me right ’round, baby Right ’round like a record, baby Right ’round, ’round, ’round Via: The Black Vault: Claiming they want to correct the record and clear up some inaccuracies, the Pentagon now says AATIP was not a UFO or UAP program. “Neither AATIP nor AAWSAP were UAP related,” said Pentagon spokesperson Susan […]
In the Age of AI
December 7th, 2019Here’s one line from the film that sums up the situation: “I’m pretty confident that we are never again going to have this large, stable, prosperous middle class doing routine work.” Via: Frontline PBS: A documentary exploring how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing […]
Cloud Kitchens: Facilities That Prepare Food Only for Delivery
December 6th, 2019Via: Food Corridor: Introducing cloud kitchens, commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. These commissary kitchens are sometimes also known as ghost kitchens, shared kitchens, or virtual kitchens with the delivery-only food brands operating within them called virtual restaurants. Maybe you’re thinking: “this is nothing new” and in a way, you are right. […]
Uranium-Contaminated Site Collapses Into Detroit River
December 6th, 2019Via: Detroit Free Press: A Detroit property contaminated with uranium and other dangerous chemicals partially collapsed into the Detroit River on Nov. 26, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has confirmed. Located next to Historic Fort Wayne and leased by Detroit Bulk Storage, the site known as the Detroit Dock allegedly collapsed […]
GM and LG in Joint Venture to Build Massive Electric Vehicle Battery Factory in Ohio
December 5th, 2019Via: CNBC: General Motors and LG Chem will invest up to $2.3 billion by 2023 to form a joint venture for production of battery cells for electric vehicles in Ohio. The companies plan to build a battery cell factory in the Lordstown-area of northeast Ohio. Construction of the plant, which is expected to be among […]
China Gene-Edited Baby Experiment ‘May Have Created Unintended Mutations’
December 5th, 2019Via: Guardian: The gene editing performed on Chinese twins to immunise them against HIV may have failed and created unintended mutations, scientists have said after the original research was made public for the first time. Excerpts from the manuscript were released by the MIT Technology Review to show how Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui ignored ethical […]
The H&K MP5 Comes Back to the USA as the SP5
December 5th, 2019$2800. That’s pretty nuts. I remember HK94s for $650-$750 around 1985. Plug $750 in 1985 into the inflation calculator and that’s $1793 in 2019. HK is definitely milking it.
A U.S. Marine Flew Guns to Haiti so He Could Teach the Army How to Shoot, and Then ‘Become President’
December 5th, 2019This is a weird one. Via: National Post: Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau had a plan. The U.S. Marine would fly to Haiti with trunks full of weapons, armour and ammunition, train Haiti’s newest soldiers how to shoot, and as a result make the country more stable. In the end, court documents allege, the plan was […]
Using Tesla Cybertruck to Power Off-Grid Tiny House
December 5th, 2019I love it, although a lot of that math is meaningless because we don’t have any solid Cybertruck battery or inverter specs. Anyway, shine on you crazy diamond. Via: Electric Bike: This article is about how I plan to power my off-grid Tiny House using nothing but the CyberTruck (hopefully with the solar panel option) […]
