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Comment Re:Wouldn't the new cells have the same diseases? (Score 2) 40

I'm unclear as to why the new cells wouldn't be subject to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Wouldn't they just get the same diseases as the existing cells? Same genetics and environment should lead to the same result.

Both diseases often overcome a patient later in life, leading us to believe the degenerative effects might be forestalled further by the introduction of healthy young nerve cells.

It seems like this would be more helpful for trauma treatments where the neurological damage was caused by an event that will not be repeated.

It is helpful for the study of all human neurological problems, as human neural cells are difficult to acquire for research purposes. FTA: most research is done with a line of rat neural cells.

Comment Re:Butt hurt... (Score 1) 122

Sounds like they're a little butt hurt because their product... well, I've never heard of it.

Wow, really?

Their name is Total Recall Technologies. I've heard about them decades ago.

Right. After they borrowed their very name from some prior art, it seems a bit like the pot calling the kettle a gateway kitchen accessory.

To be fair, (FTA), Senior Luckey was hired by the plaintiff to build a head-mounted display, which is seemingly word-for-word the letter of his Kickstarter.

Comment Re:Hillarhea! accomplishment outside who she marri (Score 1) 231

Or. Bill and Hilary pulled over driving in rural Arkansas to refuel. Hillary bounded out of the car to hug the man who came out to pump her gas.

"What the heck?" asked Bill.

"Used to date him years ago," replied the Missus.

"Hmm... " he chuckled, "so if you married him, you be the wife of the owner of a service station."

"No," she replied quickly, "if I married him, he'd be the President of the United States."

Comment Re:Such a sad low for a once great paper (Score 1) 231

Just another tabloid rag.

How many once proud and reputable representatives of the news media have gone this route, simply because it's what drives the ratings that fill the advertising coffers?

By and large, the general public will lay out money for the Enquirer and People an order of magnitude more frequently than for a Time, Newsweek, or US News.

Comment Re:This is good (Score 1) 1094

Profiling is what we call it when it's accomplished by members of law enforcement, though truth be told, it is just how people's brains work.

We have so much information to store away, each and every second, that our organic computers need to classify and file away as much input as possible.... Quickly, even if that sacrifices some accuracy.

FWIW, your abhorrence of over-generalization is not without merit, but recognize that it occurs often without malice.

Comment Re:America's War On Drugs is a Failure (Score 1) 110

"I used to think that way, but I don't think anymore that this would be a good idea. There are certain drugs that are illegal for a damn good reason. "

That is a ridiculous thing to say. While I agree with you that Meth, for example, is a horrible drug and should be avoided, that continues to be true regardless of legality. Keeping it illegal does essentially nothing to stop people from doing it, and people who don't smoke it are very unlikely to say "Hey, I really like the way that guys teeth are rotted out! I think I'll try me some of that there Meth! if it becomes legal.

Wrong as rain, Zeke.

An acquaintance of mine, who has a past relationship with smoking the meth and the cocaine, has given everything up except cigarettes and whiskey.

He would love to give up the cigs, and live as long as possible, healthily enough to enjoy the whiskey.

Harder to Get.

Comment Re:America's War On Drugs is a Failure (Score 1) 110

Neither luck nor the law will likely often be ever in your favor.

If you're carrying substantial cash back from Vegas: a) Good for you! Most of us do not, hence the billion dollar casinos and the million dollar light bills keeping that outfit lit up at night. b) If you have enough currency on you to make a civil servant drool, do not smoke skunk weed in the car. With a tail light out. And cocaine sequestered in the spare.

I remember laughing at my girlfriend who was yelling at the television during the soaps attempting to warn a female character of some impending treachery. And then, during a random episode of Cops, I heard my mouth say (loudly), "You sir, are an example of someone who should find a vocation in a career other than crime. Forethought and caution are not your forte." Dumbass.

Comment Re:No self driving trains? (Score 0) 393

Sigh! It's like the somewhat competent repairman who refuses to read the instructions, as that would somehow indicate a sign of ineptitude.

How in the World could you expect the focking manufacturer might know something you don't about their product?

Obviously, this train's driver was confident he could overrule the engineers, architects, and the laws of motion.

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