the 'Stuff That's Just Really Interesting 'thread

[Marzipan]

the Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence dept. at the IIoT as created AstroBoy to help with disaster relief...however, if I saw something with that head come at me, I'd destroy it before asking questions. >.<

Engineers are building a jet-powered flying humanoid for disaster response

Imagine that you're injured on a remote mountain path but have managed to contact emergency rescue. The first to arrive on the scene could be a small humanoid robot wearing a jetpack if Italian research bears fruit.

newatlas.com

 

[Marzipan]

medical science is examining an Alzheimer's drug for use in putting people into a form of hibernation to slow down organ damage, etc., allowing more time for medical intervention.

"Suspended animation" drug could buy time in medical emergencies

In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used drug could be repurposed to induce a hibernation-like state, to slow down organ damage and save lives by giving patients more time to reach a hospital.

newatlas.com

 

[Marzipan]

SpaceX is going to launch a rocket over the poles instead of the middle latitudes as it's always been before. I wonder if that has anything to do with earths magnetic field.

SpaceX mission will send first astronauts over the poles

Not content with sending tourists into space as a general destination, SpaceX plans by the end of the year to send a private space expedition, called Fram2, aboard a Dragon spacecraft on the first crewed mission to travel over the Earth's poles.

newatlas.com

 

[Helzy]

I think this is the one they want to send astronauts outside the Van Allen radiation belts

 

[LaughingCrow]

One Million Checkboxes...

Game developer Nolen Royalty launched his short-lived viral site "One Million Checkboxes" in June. (Any visitor could check or uncheck a box in the grid — which would change how it displayed for every other visitor to the site, in near real-time.) "Within days there were half a million people on the site," he says in a new video, "and people checked over 650 million boxes in the two weeks that I kept the site online."

The secret inside One Million Checkboxes

 

[Marzipan]

water cremation as an alternative to the pollution prone burning cremation.

Is water cremation the eco-friendly alternative we should be considering?

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels, known pollutants that can emit harmful substances like carbon monoxide, heavy metals, and…

newatlas.com

 

[Shadowmeph]

the very first time I seen noticed the title of this thread years back and even now all I har and remember is this clip from a old TV show from 1970s I am not saying this is a stupid thread I am saying that is what pops into my head for some reason I thought that Sargent Shultz of Hogans hero's said it but it was

 

[Marzipan]

Navajo blanked made to copy the design of the Intel Pentium CPU.

Pentium processor turned into a Navajo weaving — Ken Shirriff finds a piece of CPU history

Marilou Schultz's flawless recreation of the Pentium is breathtaking

www.tomshardware.com

 

[Izerous]

water cremation as an alternative to the pollution prone burning cremation.

Is water cremation the eco-friendly alternative we should be considering?

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels, known pollutants that can emit harmful substances like carbon monoxide, heavy metals, and…

newatlas.com

I honestly never heard of this until you posted it. Basically sounds like an acid/base bath from a TV show or movie but in a controlled manor. Death is surprisingly expensive and I know lots of people that don't like the idea of being buried and would rather be burned. A potentially cheaper option is always welcome.

Found out there is a place in Edmonton that will do this for pets, but it seems like there might still be some red tape around human processing.

Aquamation For Pets | Service Packages | Water to Sky

Aquamation For Pets In Edmonton. View Our Service Packages Today. Saying Goodbye Can Be Difficult, And We Want To Make The Process As Peaceful As Possible.

www.watertosky.ca

Half of Canada lists it as illegal based on this website.

https://eirenecremations.com/blog/canada-aquamation-by-province?srsltid=AfmBOoqxUYpHJQtRc9uMtTOtj7pYLw9vXcUEJYBWYfNe2g4-Wp5guYoA

 

[Marzipan]

I honestly never heard of this until you posted it. Basically sounds like an acid/base bath from a TV show or movie but in a controlled manor. Death is surprisingly expensive and I know lots of people that don't like the idea of being buried and would rather be burned. A potentially cheaper option is always welcome.

Found out there is a place in Edmonton that will do this for pets, but it seems like there might still be some red tape around human processing.

Aquamation For Pets | Service Packages | Water to Sky

Aquamation For Pets In Edmonton. View Our Service Packages Today. Saying Goodbye Can Be Difficult, And We Want To Make The Process As Peaceful As Possible.

www.watertosky.ca

Half of Canada lists it as illegal based on this website.

https://eirenecremations.com/blog/canada-aquamation-by-province?srsltid=AfmBOoqxUYpHJQtRc9uMtTOtj7pYLw9vXcUEJYBWYfNe2g4-Wp5guYoA

yeah, pretty much an acid bath, though a hell of a lot more water here than they show in the TV shows. and of course it's illegal...they show it on TV, LoL!

death is expensive...but about 20 years ago I bought a funeral plan for $900 that covers all the death certificate stuff, transporting my body to a crematorium and getting me torched. the only thing my loved ones have to worry about is what brand coffee can they want to keep me in.