Heart muscle does not re-generate, there are some research projects that aim to change that, but nothing available yet.

This technique does have the potential for attaching a mechanical heart that can be used to reduce the strain on the patient's own heart, this can allow the heart to rest and lead to a partial recovery. In about 40% of cases the mechanical heart can later be removed and the patient's own heart can continue to function adequately.

The problem is that when a heart is damaged, scar tissue has to form, but the heart is still functioning, this causes 'remodelling' , where the shape of the heart changes due to weakness in the muscle and extra strain on the functional muscle. This is why following a heart attack, patient's are routinely given beta blockers and ARBs or ACE Inhibitors, to reduce the strain on the heart, in an attempt to reduce this remodelling while the scar tissue is formed. Where there is significant damage, a mechanical heart reduces the load far more than medication can, allowing for better healing.

"An elderly person who is perfectly healthy, with a life expectancy of a decade or more - but who has severe dementia."

Would fail the cognitive ability to decide test.

I don't know if I would have the courage to ask for my life to be ended when the time comes, but I want the option.

The government, do not own my body, it should be my decision and mine alone on what happens. I fully appreciate that doctors may not want to be involved and they should never be compelled to assist if their conscience forbids it, but if there are doctors that are willing to assist, they should not be prevented from doing so by some arcane law.

It has been said many times before, we don't force animals to endure a painful and disturbing death, we show them compassion, and yet we force humans to suffer. If YOUR religious or ethical beliefs deny you the possibility, that is absolutely fine, then make sure your family are aware of your wishes, so that if you ask for it you can be denied. The rest of us should have the option.

It isn't Islam that is the problem, it is the lack of critical thinking ability that prevents people from questioning a faith or religion. People with an agenda then use that unquestioning loyalty to achieve their own objectives. The fact that the world legitimises any religion is the problem, once you make allowances for a mostly 'harmless' religion, you legitimise all religion, as you are saying it is ok to believe something without any evidence. The world needs less religion and more critical thinking, but that is just a pipe dream. Stop treating people with imaginary friends as normal, would be a good start.

A lot of the time, people are unwilling to try. Just because the ancient software says, required Windows XP, does not necessarily mean that it will not run on on something newer. Windows does attempt to maintain backwards compatibility, so it is not usual for the software to work. They will say the vendor does not support it, but the fact that the vendor doesn't offer an updated software means their support is pointless anyway, they effectively no longer support it, if they require you to use a long obsolete OS.

The annoying thing is that the limitation is the closed source nature of such software, in many cases it would just require a re-compile on a newer Windows OS. The vendor cannot be bothered to do it as they no longer sell the product, but you the purchaser have no access to the source to do it yourself.

You have no idea do you? No matter how automated a production line is, there are warehouse operatives, that take delivery of component parts and supply the production line as required. Machine operators, maintenance workers to maintain the machines, cleaners, facilities managers, IT staff, accountants, logistics people and a wide range of other support roles that are required to run a production line.

On top of all that, in a developed country like the US, there will be expensive HR staff, Health & Safety, Lawyers. All of these costs form part of employing somebody in the US.

An Indian employee doing a mind numbingly boring job on a production line earns $3 per hour? Even the dumbest high school drop out is going to cost $30 per hour with the laws designed to protect workers. So which is it that Trump wants?

For US citizens to pay more for their Apple tech than any other country in the world?

For Apple to charge the same but make no profit and go out of business?

To cut all US worker protections and turn the country into a 3rd world country paying workers $3 an hour?

One or more of these things will happen if companies like Apple are forced to manufacture in the USA. I do happen to agree that western countries have become too reliant on low cost Asian manufacturing, but Trump just has no idea how to solve that. You don't act like some kind of god, that when you decry it, it happens. It requires a well thought out plan that identifies key areas that can be re-developed in the USA. Trump will tank the US economy on his crusade.

The whole premise of awards of any kind is flawed, the awards are given by a select group of people, usually people that are so deeply entrenched in the industry for which the awards are being given. No matter how hard you try, the award merely represents the opinion of a small group of people. I find movie awards are useful because if they have lots of awards, the movie is likely dreadful, as the movie elites like it, normal people like me will hate it.

It was once widely accepted that people are all different in how they react to certain things. It is common for example for people who frequent slash dot to show little interest in sports and social gatherings, instead showing more interest in technology and science. This is a normal part of a diverse society, but not any more, this is now considered on the spectrum. It is nonsense.

Microsoft is under no obligation to provide a version of their proprietary extension that will work with any particular editor. In fact extension authors are under no obligation to provide their extensions for VS Code, they are at liberty to restrict their extensions to work only on a non-Microsoft fork if they desire.

Is it bad faith on Microsoft’s part, of course, but this is expected behaviour from Microsoft who are at their core a proprietary software company that doesn’t truly embrace the open software ideals. We should be grateful that VS Code was put in the open by Microsoft, as that in itself is very unusual for them.

This sounds like the spouse that marries thier partner in the hope of changing them, then gets upset when their spouse never changes. Quite honestly Apple TV is a niche player in streaming, if you have a product that can stand on its own then Apple isn’t the right fit. A French language program automatically has a limited audience, it is going to have little interest from the mainly English speaking US audience, Apple are only going to spend money on promoting things to their largest audience, and the fact is that is the USA.

The fact that this is an issue, shows that there is a fundamental problem with the audio quality. Given that Netflix produces their own content, they can start by having proper audio quality standards on those productions, and complaining to suppliers of content about the poor audio quality. It is time the producers started creating content fit for purpose, not hiding behind creative license to produce substandard audio.

So where is the tech angle on this useless story?

Trump has been deporting all the non natives, you will find the bees are now all in El Salvador.

Sputnik, sorry to say the Russians beat the US in the race to put satellites in orbit.