Weird News Stories of the Day.....

[florduh]

I actually approve of research to help people with brain disabilities with a brain implant. Using monkeys and other animals is how scientists do this research before it becomes ok to implant devices in humans. There are people who volunteered to test these devices on themselves but it's unethical to test on humans first.

Like making sausage the details can be uncomfortable but I think the goal is worth it.

I think Brain Computer Interfaces will one day be very useful to people with disabilities. But I sure don't trust a guy like Musk anywhere near the project. Also if this is what it's doing to our closest animal relatives, I'd say the tech is nowhere near ready for prime time.

Neuralink chips were implanted by drilling holes into the monkeys’ skulls. One primate developed a bloody skin infection and had to be euthanized. Another was discovered missing fingers and toes, “possibly from self-mutilation or some other unspecified trauma,” and had to be put down. A third began uncontrollably vomiting shortly after surgery, and days later “appeared to collapse from exhaustion/fatigue.” An autopsy revealed the animal suffered from a brain hemorrhage.

They can't even keep half of the monkeys alive, let alone get the thing to work. To me, this looks less like legitimate medical research and more like indulging the fantasies of an asshole by torturing our fellow primates to death.

 

[shredder]

I think Brain Computer Interfaces will one day be very useful to people with disabilities.

Testing on animals first is how we get there.

They can't even keep half of the monkeys alive, let alone get the thing to work

The next test and more tests after that will get better results now that the scientists have more data.

Animal testing is nothing new, and a lot of it is more questionable than this brain research but most of the animus is over Musk and it seems like a bit misplaced.

I doubt he was all that involved considering how many irons he has in the fire.

I have no opinion of him personally but it seems he is into about everything high tech, and made many fans and enemies along the way.

I guess I'm nervous waiting for my genetically engineered pig heart, that my brain might give out first.

 

[florduh]

Testing on animals first is how we get there.

I guess, but maybe it's back to the drawing board time. Like, let's drill holes into the heads of fellow conscious primates and hope this time it doesn't liquify their brains seems like a real inefficient way to go about it. Maybe I'm wrong though.

I have no opinion of him personally but it seems he is into about everything high tech, and made many fans and enemies along the way.

IMO, He's the PT Barnum of the 21st century. That's why I'm skeptical. Like here's this business genius's solution for traffic:

Elon Musk's Las Vegas Loop Tunnel Concerns Riders Afraid of Being Trapped

A tunnel that Musk touted as a solution to "traffic forever" experienced a traffic jam in Las Vegas this week.

www.newsweek.com

He reinvented the subway, but made it less safe and less efficient. Simply moving our current car traffic underground improves absolutely nothing.

That's just one example. His Tesla "autopilot" veering into pedestrians seemingly on purpose is another.

So, you're right. A lot of my animus comes down to Musk being involved. If some legitimate company was behind this, I'd probably be less prickly.

 

[Knewt]

I actually approve of research to help people with brain disabilities with a brain implant. Using monkeys and other animals is how scientists do this research before it becomes ok to implant devices in humans. There are people who volunteered to test these devices on themselves but it's unethical to test on humans first.

Like making sausage the details can be uncomfortable but I think the goal is worth it.

I mostly agree with you, it’s just that Musk is becoming more and more like a Bond villain.

 

[shredder]

I mostly agree with you, it’s just that Musk is becoming more and more like a Bond villain.

Not to defend him but look at other smart nerds like Henry Ford, Tesla, or Dr Sheldon Cooper, they're all wacky in some way.

I just threw Sheldon in there but you get my point. Brainyac type nerds can be weird, or even anti social.

 

[macbill]

Finding love for $300,000: Behind the scenes of a luxury matchmaking business

You can't put a price on love, but Amber Kelleher-Andrews has put a price on finding it: $30,000 to $300,000 a year for her elite matchmaking services.

www.aol.com

 

[florduh]

I mostly agree with you, it’s just that Musk is becoming more and more like a Bond villain.

That's the haircut of a guy surrounded by yes-men.

Not to defend him but look at other smart nerds like Henry Ford, Tesla

He's way more PT Barnum than either of those two. Tesla actually invented shit. Henry Ford actually founded Ford Motors. Musk just bought Tesla, after a bet he placed on PayPal paid off. I think SpaceX's rockets that land by themselves are cool. Musk didn't invent that though. I suppose it's nice that a rich nerd is willing to fund cool space stuff, but at the same time I'm bummed that we outsourced the entirety of US spaceflight to one guy with that haircut.

Musk's big skill is he's a terrific marketer. He's also pretty good at...we'll call it "lightly defrauding" investors and the government.

Come to think of it, there are a few similarities between Musk and Ford when it comes to labor practices. Both are/were big shitbag union busters. There's also this...

Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla

Racist slurs were hurled daily at Black workers at Tesla’s California plant, delivered not just by fellow employees but also by managers and supervisors, California’s civil rights agency alleges in an explosive lawsuit filed against the company Thursday.

www.latimes.com

The N-word and other racist slurs were hurled daily at Black workers at Tesla’s California plant, delivered not just by fellow employees but also by managers and supervisors.

I thought the LA Times headline was a bit hyperbolic until I got to this bit...

Tesla segregated Black workers into separate areas that its employees referred to as “porch monkey stations,” “the dark side,” “the slave ship” and “the plantation,” the lawsuit alleges.

Graffiti — including “KKK,” “Go back to Africa,” the hangman’s noose, the Confederate Flag and “F-- [N-word]” — were carved into restroom walls, workplace benches and lunch tables and were slow to be erased, the lawsuit says.

And maybe one could say this is just Commiefornia going on a witch hunt against a libertarian hero. Except a Federal jury just awarded a Tesla employee 137 million dollars for similar allegations.

Jury orders Tesla to pay $137 million to a former worker over racist treatment.

A jury agreed with Owen Diaz that Tesla had created a hostile environment at its factory in Fremont, Calif.

www.nytimes.com

Shit, how racist do you have to be in America for it to be worth 137 MILLION dollars?!

Maybe I'm wrong about Musk and he will usher us all into a glorious Star Trek future. But every time I see or hear anything about the guy every Spidey sense in my body says I'm looking at a con man.

 

[Shrike]

^^^Gary Oldman said that Zorg was the role he hated playing most.

I love all his roles and I loved him as Zorg...

Elon Musk = Zorg

Jeff Bezos = Dr. Evil

 

[shredder]

Shit, how racist do you have to be in America for it to be worth 137 MILLION dollars?!

I wouldn't ask Joe Rogan, or spotify.

 

[Planck]

Worm holes. The best part is no party

 

[macbill]

VIDEO: Drunken woman on motorized suitcase leads police chase through Orlando airport, officials say

An intoxicated passenger who was barred from boarding an airplane at OIA rode away from the gate on a motorized suitcase as a police officer on a bicycle followed behind her, court records and newly released video shows.

www.clickorlando.com

 

[macbill]

A 12-year-old is charged with murder in the beating death of a 70-year-old man during a carjacking

Philadelphia police said the boy took part in the beating of 70-year-old Chung Chin, who died of his injuries in December.

www.inquirer.com

Cops kill man in a hail of bullets after he threatens to harm himself with a knife – then alter the shooting scene: report

The family of an Idaho man shot and killed by Clearwater County deputies is speaking out, saying he struggled with bipolar disorder and was only a threat to himself, KREM2 reports. Mike Trappett, 48, was shot 15 times while he was in crisis, holding a knife and threatening to harm himself...

www.rawstory.com

 

[Summer]

This us a follow-up of above article:

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article258387783.html

 

[Summer]

Oh, soot! Woman stuck headfirst in chimney for nearly an hour rescued

The San Diego woman tried to gain entry to her home through the chimney – but became trapped upside-down.

nypost.com

 

[macbill]

California man faces charges for urinating in Southwest Airlines cabin during Dallas-Burbank flight

 

[macbill]

JetBlue pilot pulled from cockpit at Buffalo airport with 0.17% BAC, NFTA says

Police removed James Clifton, 52, of Orlando, from the cockpit of a plane about to depart Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Wednesday morning who had a blood-alcohol level more than

buffalonews.com

Company Offers Employees Pods To Masturbate In, Complete With VR Headsets

Company Offers Employees Pods To Masturbate In, Complete With VR Headsets

www.iflscience.com

 

[Hemper]

This explains a lot..

Half of Americans Exposed to IQ-Lowering Levels of Lead Growing Up, Study Finds

Over 170 million Americans were exposed to high amounts of lead as children, researchers say—enough to affect their cognition in later life.

gizmodo.com

 

[macbill]

“Alien Drone Swarm” Form Giant Hovering QR Code Over Austin to Promote ‘Halo’

"I got scared and ran inside": Texas locals were variously freaked out, annoyed and impressed by a 600-foot-wide drone swarm marketing stunt.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[macbill]

Man Caught on Video Masturbating at Florida Starbucks, Ignoring Audible Disgust of Witnesses

Video shows a man masturbating in and outside a Starbucks in Miami Beach, Florida. That is allegedly Blake Reign, 27, who is now charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, disorderly conduct in an establishment, and resisting an officer without violence.

lawandcrime.com

 

[florduh]

When I saw a video titled "PETA's Top 5 Things You Should Do in Elden Ring", I took a deep breath and got ready to be angry. I don't like PETA and I love Elden Ring. I thought I knew exactly where this video was going. Doggos are god's most perfect creatures, but after an hour in this game you want to murder every single one.

Turns out I was wrong. This was a genuinely funny piece of content. The best joke I saw about it though was "I play Elden Ring the way PETA plays real life: I euthanize every animal I see".

 

[macbill]

It's a Crime to Waste Good Cannabis

Man who made marijuana brownies that were unknowingly given to seniors has been sentenced

A South Dakota man has been ordered to spend 60 days in jail for providing the marijuana in the brownies his mother unknowingly served to seniors at a card game.

www.argusleader.com

 

[macbill]

Alabama Bill Would Force Women Who Want Medical Marijuana To Show Negative Pregnancy Tests

An Alabama senator on Thursday introduced a bill that would require women “of childbearing age” to present proof that they’re not pregnant in order to purchase medical cannabis products—a proposal facing sharp resistance from drug policy and civil rights activists. Sen. Larry Stutts (R) filed...

www.marijuanamoment.net

 

[florduh]

Alabama Bill Would Force Women Who Want Medical Marijuana To Show Negative Pregnancy Tests

An Alabama senator on Thursday introduced a bill that would require women “of childbearing age” to present proof that they’re not pregnant in order to purchase medical cannabis products—a proposal facing sharp resistance from drug policy and civil rights activists. Sen. Larry Stutts (R) filed...

www.marijuanamoment.net

Man, these fuckers hate women. I have a counterproposal. Do your creepy womb check at dispensaries. But only if they hand out government issued chastity belts to every man who attempts to buy booze.

Does Alcohol Kill Sperm? Learn How It Affects Sperm and Your Fertility

Alcohol, even in moderate amounts, can affect your sexual health. It can lead to loss of libido and infertility in both men and women. Learn more about how alcohol affects sperm count, shape, size, and motility. Also, learn tips for boosting male fertility.

www.healthline.com

Fathers who drink alcohol regularly before conception are associated with greater chances of birth defects like congenital heart disease, limb anomalies, clefts, and digestive tract anomalies.

It’s unclear why alcohol may cause birth defects, but early evidence suggests alcohol changes the shape, size, and motility of sperm and could also alter the DNA.

 

[macbill]

Why Men Might Start Getting Their Own Sperm From 3D-Printed Testicles

A groundbreaking new experiment opens the door for a future solution to male infertility.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Summer]

Talk about an odd, freak accident(s). He was so taken by surprise that his instinctual mental reflex caused him to turn his wheel to avoid the gator, but in his physical reflex response, he over-compensated the turn & flipped. No doubt, the road descending into a field might have been a key factor.