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jkinney3 writes:
Internal documents have surfaced that show BP knew the main pipe and the blow out preventer valve were substandard. Executives ordered a blatant disregard for existing policies to proceed with the drilling.
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jkinney3 writes:
No Good Will Come Of This
Wired is reporting that DARPA is looking at ways to create synthetic organisms that are effectively immortal but can be killed with the flip of a switch if required. The BioDesign project has a $6M budget.
No indication if it's a Lee Majors or Lindsey Wagoner plan.
Backporting that kill switch would also be a BadThing.
