OT: The News Thread

[axlsalinger]

NASA wants to build a lunar base by 2030. Could 3D printing with moon dust be the answer?

NASA aims to have astronauts on the moon in 2024 and anticipates a permanent lunar base by the end of the decade. It's a massive challenge, but Texas-based startup ICON says it has a solution -- 3D printing a lunar base from moon dust.

edition.cnn.com

 

[axlsalinger]

Zodiac cipher solved 5 decades after serial killer terrorized Northern California

The cipher is one of many sent by a killer who referred to himself as Zodiac in letters sent to detectives and the media.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Habsy]

Thread

Some of the responses are good

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1343331123351339009

 

[MindzEye]

Data Scientist Claims ‘Staggering’ Fraud at Russia’s Constitution Vote - The Moscow Times

Prominent physicist Sergei Shpilkin said up to 22 million votes may have been cast fraudulently.

www.themoscowtimes.com

 

[zeke]

Shpilkin obviously lives in a bungalow.

 

[Habsy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1348716207105568772

 

[axlsalinger]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1348716207105568772

And it was playing a Pink Floyd track from Dark Side of the Moon.

 

[axlsalinger]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349050137843281922

 

[Habsy]

And it was playing a Pink Floyd track from Dark Side of the Moon.

Heh.

Natural phenomenon if you read the article but witty.

 

[Habsy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349050137843281922

What could possibly go wrong? Humanity is heading toward cyborg territory.

I’m surprised someone hasn’t figured out how to download your consciousness into a server. Now that is immortality, provided the electric Bill gets paid.

 

[Habsy]

Sad. RIP.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349454102426775552

 

[Volcanologist]

Imagine being an Olympic level rower and doing every possible thing right with your body, then you die of cancer. what the ****.

 

[mbow30]

cancer is fucking terrible.

but we're starting to figure things out... mrna is the way.

mRNA Cancer Vaccines - PubMed

mRNA cancer vaccines are a relatively new class of vaccines, which combine the potential of mRNA to encode for almost any protein with an excellent safety profile and a flexible production process. The most straightforward use of mRNA vaccines in oncologic settings is the immunization of...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[axlsalinger]

Could you imagine if the coronavirus pandemic turns out to be the driving force that led to Trump's loss and the saving of democracy, plus a motherfucking cancer vaccine?!?!

 

[Neurospasm]

It’s coming, likely also going to lead to other general longevity of life improvements.

 

[mbow30]

Could you imagine if the coronavirus pandemic turns out to be the driving force that led to Trump's loss and the saving of democracy, plus a motherfucking cancer vaccine?!?!

Similar approaches are already being used to treat certain cancers.

Covid is great testing ground for widespread use / efficacy of the technology.