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jz_··on There's no limit to longevity, says study that revives human lifespan debate
I've donated 300 USD to them this month.
jz_··on Simple blood tests may soon be able to deliver news about your cognitive health
> Have you also checked the source? It's not a scientific publication

That's probably something to do with Wikipedia's editing guidelines these days. They have a rule against using primary research citations. Only literature reviews, books, and other secondary sources are acceptable.

I found the original source for the claim, which may be no better for supporting the claim for a number of reasons (why has this not been replicated, or did replication fail?):

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/05315565739...

Effect of dimethylaminoethyl p-chlorophenoxyacetate on the lifespan of male Swiss Webster albino mice, J Exp Gerontol 8: 177, 1973

Author: R. Hochschild of "Microware Instruments Co" of California.

doi (for sci-hub): 10.1016/0531-5565(73)90024-7

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/05315565739...

Note: If anyone is actually interested in the field of biogerontology, I recommend following the https://www.fightaging.org blog for editorialisation of news and research papers coming out of the field.

jz_··on Ask HN: How do you encrypt your laptops?
Not for sure. That trick is kinda old.

I had a Pentium III based HP laptop that stored the password on a chip that didn't require a battery to evade such a trick. The only fix was using the backdoor password that could be generated by using the serial number of the laptop (HP required proof of ownership, but I had dumpster dived this from their offices). The backdoor password was retrieved by wiring 50 USD to a fellow in the czech republic who had the keygen tool HP support would use.

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