Well, he's not literally robbing the rich to pay the poor. But notifying people that they're getting screwed is still Robin Hood-esque.

A bit of a misappropriation of the term “Robin Hood”, but neat nonetheless.

These guys amaze me. I wouldn’t even be able to sit at a desk for 40 hours.

Blake Johnston surfed for more than 40 hours straight and raised A$335000 for mental health awareness in the process.

That’s wonderful, but I question the wisdom of surprising someone who’s 112 years old.

The very least this man deserves.

My suggestion last year of “Plowed and Proud” was rejected for being “of a sexually explicit nature”, lol.

I’d have to do some more research myself. It sounds like you have a more sophisticated understanding than I do.

Regardless, potential Alzheimer’s treatments have mostly been a cascade of failures, so I can see the optimism here. Even finding a drug that correlates with slower ameloid buildup is good news, because (to further your analogy) it might give detectives more evidence regarding the actual crime. For example, now researchers might be able to tease out variables in order to narrow down a causation, which could make it easier to identify more (and possibly more important) correlations. It’s just a small step, but the first in a long time that feels like the correct direction.

I agree that the findings are sensationalized. IMO it shows how eager people are for any kind of advancement. I think the wider hope is that successfully targeting ameloid buildup at the least gives us more information about the underlying mechanics. It’s an increment, to be sure.

Not a miracle cure: only about a quarter of those in the study saw a mild reduction in the progression of the disease, and at least two deaths have been linked to the drug. But hopefully the start of some actually successes in treatment/prevention of this insidious disease.

Yes and no. There’s a theory among many of those who ice fish that the best fishing can be found at the edge of the ice. So every once in a while there’s some yahoos who get in trouble because they were fishing where they weren’t supposed to.

But with this many people, it’s almost certain that some authority, whether state or local, had said the ice was okay. You also don’t really expect this to happen at this time of year, either.

Happens more often than you’d think…

Nice. Mine was a weak reference to Don’t Look Up, in case you’re uninterested in pap.

That sounds like the plot of a satirical movie.

The detailed inspection by the Hera mission isn’t necessary to determine whether the asteroid’s trajectory was sufficiently altered. But we’ll have more data in a few more years.

Interestingly enough, this particular asteroid (pair) was chosen partly because the test—whether it succeeded or failed—would cause no threat (given currently available data).

Sorry, couldn’t help myself. I think it’s a great technical achievement, despite other goings-on.

“I believe that Nasa has proven that we are serious as a defender of the planet," said NASA administrator Bill Nelson, with no hint of irony.