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Wurm42 t1_jdd3hal wrote
Reply to New 'biohybrid' implant will restore function in paralyzed limbs | "This interface could revolutionize the way we interact with technology." by chrisdh79
>"This interface could revolutionize the way we interact with technology," said co-first author Amy Rochford from the Department of Engineering. "By combining living human cells with bioelectronic materials, we’ve created a system that can communicate with the brain in a more natural and intuitive way, opening up new possibilities for prosthetics, brain-machine interfaces, and even enhancing cognitive abilities."
Mmm...you made rats twitch paralyzed forelimbs. Methinks you're overselling this a bit.
Wurm42 t1_jb19glg wrote
Reply to TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36
It's pretty common for scuba diving destinations to build artificial reefs of various sorts.
Sunken ships or sculptures are more common for reefs trying to attract divers, but the Aqaba "tank reef" is famous because of those military vehicles.
Wurm42 t1_ja3a7t1 wrote
Reply to comment by Card_Zero in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Granted, it took a certain pre-existing level of obsessive nerdiness to set out to create an elvish language from scratch in a bomb shelter.
Wurm42 t1_ja2sk5t wrote
Reply to comment by E_Snap in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
"I need to do something SERIOUSLY escapist if I'm going to stay sane in the trenches of Flanders."
Wurm42 t1_j6860z8 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Conjoined twin girls separated at Cook Children's Medical Center by leslie_n0pe
None of the press coverage has gone into that level of detail.
Wurm42 t1_j29ya1s wrote
Reply to comment by surveyorandrew in Fencing or swordsmanship during the during the American revolution by Unable-Anybody-2285
Thank you for sources!
Wurm42 t1_j1pq8q3 wrote
Reply to comment by random_generation in How Crowded will the Smithsonian Museums be between Christmas and New Years? Also, the week after? by TicoDreams
What? Mid-January is slow at the museums, but they're crowded during the Christmas-New Years period.
Wurm42 t1_j1lupkp wrote
Reply to My wife was begging me to buy new boots today since my LL Bean Katahdins are like 13 years old so instead I bought some leather oil and new laces for the first time! by Morphabond
Looking good! If they've never been oiled before, the leather will soak up the oil quickly; be ready to oil them again in a month or so.
Wurm42 t1_j1jc714 wrote
Reply to comment by iTryCombs in Taliban's order to foreign, local NGOs: Don't allow female employees | World News by EagleOfMay
Birthing pods with no medical care, because they say male doctors can't see female patients, but they don't want women to be doctors and nurses anymore either....
Wurm42 t1_iyk0s0q wrote
Reply to comment by Better-Ambassador738 in Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin by IslandChillin
The goods travel farther than any one trader. Valuable items like gold might change hands many times before they reach their final buyer.
Wurm42 t1_iycgej5 wrote
Reply to comment by stickingpuppet7 in Educational Bloomberg Terminals by stickingpuppet7
You'd have to ask and find out if your schools have some sort of library exchange arrangement. Bloomberg is an electronic resource, so you'd need a login that works on their system.
Wurm42 t1_iyayj4j wrote
Reply to Educational Bloomberg Terminals by stickingpuppet7
Some university libraries have limited access to the Bloomberg feed, but if you want to get hands on with the real terminals, you have to work for someplace that pays the super-expensive fees for them.
Wurm42 t1_ixtapbr wrote
Reply to comment by sharksandwich81 in TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves. by WaryLouka
Jurassic Park meets Evangelion; what could go wrong?
Wurm42 t1_iu6p7wf wrote
Reply to comment by reddit455 in TIL that in 1968 the US Navy proposed turning 2/5ths of Wisconsin into a giant underground radio antenna so orders could still be sent to submarines following a nuclear attack on America by DeadForDecember
Yeah, the bitrate is terrible, which is why Sanguine and other early military ELF transmitters only sent three-letter code groups.
The messages you could send were basically "Sub X, execute plan Q out of your standing orders, or "Sub X, find a safe spot to surface and check in by radio or satellite coms".
Wurm42 t1_iu6obqj wrote
Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL that in 1968 the US Navy proposed turning 2/5ths of Wisconsin into a giant underground radio antenna so orders could still be sent to submarines following a nuclear attack on America by DeadForDecember
The extremely-low frequency (ELF) array the Navy eventually built could be used to reach surface ships or land forces as well, but there were easier, more effective ways to communicate with everything but submarines.
Wurm42 t1_itmiles wrote
Reply to comment by -myBIGD in Someone signed my 5-year-old for an EBT card?? by AnonymousHillStaffer
And put in for a credit freeze on her. Somebody is trying to commit identity theft.
Wurm42 t1_ita9sig wrote
Reply to comment by tjrae1807 in TIL the BBC ran a paranormal investigation show called Ghostwatch on Halloween in 1992. The fictional program was filmed to appear as real as possible, using a BBC broadcaster as the host. It only aired once due to the uproar of a frightened public. by kevlarbuns
Thank you!
Wurm42 t1_it73wud wrote
Reply to Multiple Children’s Hospitals Are At Or Near Capacity Across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia by Maxcactus
Did your kids get their flu shot yet?
Wurm42 t1_jdd5wlb wrote
Reply to comment by nick_oreo in New 'biohybrid' implant will restore function in paralyzed limbs | "This interface could revolutionize the way we interact with technology." by chrisdh79
Agreed that this tech has potential, I'm just fed up with promo materials that take a promising incremental step in something and spin it as "This discovery will make everything perfect forever, by the end of the fiscal year!"