Colddigger
Colddigger t1_j3fdct5 wrote
So staying really hydrated? There's gotta be more to it than that, but...
Colddigger t1_j0tjjn1 wrote
Reply to comment by hegbork in How do X-rays “compress” a nuclear fusion pellet? by i_owe_them13
Funny, most tech plays up their usefulness in military use for funding, while this steers away from that obvious path in favor of the vague fusion dream.
Colddigger t1_ixdag2i wrote
Reply to U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on the lower Klamath River and open hundreds of miles of salmon habitat in the largest dam-removal and river-restoration project in the world. by doginasweater39
How do these kinds of projects get funded? For some reason I thought demolishing big power dams was government funded, but I was told otherwise the other day.
Colddigger t1_ixda6mn wrote
Colddigger t1_itva5ao wrote
Reply to comment by Prolapseinjudgement in Move over, diesel: Ohio gets ‘first of its kind’ renewable gas station by redingerforcongress
I'm less concerned about the methane and more about all the steps to get it there
Colddigger t1_iskoctz wrote
Reply to The candy ain't worth it! (Terrorfoxes) by terrorfoxes
I like that the monster has a wedding ring to give it character background
Colddigger t1_j3hjezq wrote
Reply to comment by U-STAY-CLASSY in New Study Uncovers Potential Target for Stopping 90% of Cancer Deaths by skraddleboop
He would need to first understand that there are many different kinds of cancer, each with different characteristics, "cancer" is just kind of a grab bag.
Next we do "cure cancer", it's called being in complete remission. Some cancers it's easier than others, again because there are different kinds. A good example is that when discovered rapamycin was viewed as a cancer cure, but there are still things like pancreatic cancer or leukemia that it doesn't affect.
There is some ground for his statement, at least in America, that if research discovers something that cannot be done in a way that is profitable then it's not likely to be implemented, at least not as enthusiastic. And even if it is, the time between development and distribution can be long from redtape.
But if a couple very expensive pills that treated all cancer were made, and kept it in partial remission leaving the patient in good functional health as a worker, while keeping them coming back for more like the pills made for HIV afflicted people, it would be much more profitable than our current situation. And those pills haven't been made, let alone any simple ones than can provide catch all full remission.
I think just mentioning that having healthy workers, in partial remission, on an expensive pill covered by insurance every day for the rest of their life, is a safe and profitable means of making money compared to all the cancer patients who die with no estate to pay off their debts. And since that expensive pill does not exist then it's probably not that easy to make.
Not that he will believe it anyway.