Archives
Tags
artificial intelligence business chemical conspiracy copyright culture economics economy fantasy fear future global government hacking History innovation law literature medical national news nuclear Original political politics porn pranks pseudoscience radical Science space sustainability technolog technology war
Category Archives: Informational
Reversing Aging
a Howard Hughes Medical Institute team has found that through exposure to “young” blood cells, bone marrow stem cells start to act young again as well. “The researchers have not yet isolated the blood-borne factors that can switch old stem cells back to a more youthful state, but their results are consistent with other recent [...]
Spam Will Herald In A New Age
According to New Scientist, A team of computer scientists from the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA are claiming to have found an “effectively perfect” method for blocking spam. “The system… works by exploiting a trick that spammers use to defeat email filters. As spam is churned out, subtle changes are typically incorporated into the [...]
Also posted in Philosophy, Science Tagged artificial intelligence, future, hacking, innovation, radical, technology Leave a comment
Mann Crosses the Line
Roger Weiner was arrested at a Mississippi gas station for violating the Mann Act, an arcane law prohibiting transport of women across state lines for “immoral purposes.” This is stupid. It should be repealed. “Immoral purposes?” Who decides what is immoral? If you think rape, murder, and slavery are immoral, then we’ve already got laws [...]
Incinerate Rabbits for Fuel
The city of Stockholm enlists fluffle1 cullers and carrion contractors to warm the homes of its citizens. “[Rabbits] are a very big problem,” said Tuvunger. The rabbits are eating their way through the city’s central parks. “Once culled, the rabbits are frozen and when we have enough; a contractor comes and takes them away.”2 It’s normal in [...]
Also posted in Humanities, Science Tagged business, national, radical, sustainability Leave a comment
Stop Working in the Private Sector
From a new Cato Institute report on “Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments“: The study’s author, Chris Edwards, found that the wage premium for public sector employees was about 34 percent and for benefits about 70 percent. Lineage: Reason <- Cato
Possible Location for Moonbase Found
Using images from the SELENE craft, Moon researchers have found a giant hole (hundreds of feet wide and hundreds of feet deep) in what they think is a lava tube. The lava tube provides protection from meteorite strikes, cosmic rays, UV radiation, and harsh temperature variations, so it is an excellent candidate for further exploration [...]
Artificial Virginity Kit