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“Keith Richards famously joked in 1973 that he’d had his blood changed to get off heroin, although it was later claimed he’d had some kind of blood-filtering treatment“

I do own a cat and he runs the neighborhood.

I’ve also known people whose cats got hit by cars. Even driveway accidents.

Is there some reason we don’t want a smarter car that avoids pets and wildlife?

““The Weather Channel! You get your information from the Weather Channel!” Now Gates was beet red, mocking and gesticulating even more. Heads were turning as people watched this spectacle in the hallway. “You should meet a real climate scientist,” he said while pointing to physicist David Keith, then with the University of Calgary, later with Harvard and the University of Chicago.”

Gates was right.

Anyway, we need to start being more specific about what climate changes are happening and when.

Net Zero was scheduled for 2050. Always seemed unlikely.

Yet the far right screams alarmists every time a wind turbine goes up.

The far left screams we’ll all be dead if we don’t react by 2030.

All the news headlines have politically polarized solving the problem.

An opportunity to improve self-driving to be even better than humans, who would likely not have prevented the accident either.

I took one of those. I was negative but definitely had a tumor. My doctor said you have to take the home test every year.

It’s no replacement for a colonoscopy. They’ll snip those polyps before they grow to become cancerous.

Definitely get a colonoscopy. Colon cancer is the one cancer you can detect before it’s a problem. I felt a little dumb once I found out I waited a few years too long then needed surgery and chemo.

That liquid biopsy should be used to detect the numerous other cancers.

Ask about the Sutab pills instead of the fluids.

Yes, the colonoscopy is a breeze, especially compared to the surgery and chemotherapy. The chemotherapy was definitely harsh. Fortunately, I was a candidate for only 3 months of treatment.

Recently competed in ultramarathons and has now died from cancer at age 60. Very sad.

There are new tests coming that will catch cancer early so hopefully it’s not late stage, increasing one’s survival rates.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/grail-stock-price-cancer-st...

I’m about Greg’s age and I had colon cancer last year. Now I can’t unsee cancer in the media.

Can’t read it. What’s the conclusion?

Any opinions on the best IOL? My understanding is the trifocal are best if you want to go without glasses but they also have the halos at night because they are diffractive.

There’s a new spiral lens that hasn’t been FDA approved that sounds promising: RayOne Galaxy

“There are a handful of super rich people “

“There are a lot of people struggling to get by”

Now let’s all get angry.

Maybe we can skip these types of stories and go straight to causation.

Why is America becoming unaffordable. Housing, education, and healthcare seem to always outpace inflation, for example.

Yes, the exhaust that people have to breathe.

I realize they have improved but aren’t natural gas buses better?

Here’s exactly what was said.

“”” “We don’t know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration,” MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd told anchor Katy Tur shortly after Kirk was shot at a Utah university Wednesday “””

Who’s the media? I don’t follow a lot of news and I didn’t know Mr Kirk until last week.

People are in these media bubbles where they’re amped up all the time. Each side does a lot of name calling.

Each group boils it down to us vs them.

Stephen King made the mistake of chiming in on X then having to apologize.

I never heard of Mr Kirk until the shooting so I don’t want to support his beliefs or dismiss them but I think we need to promote freedom of speech/expression. People say things we disagree with, things that are truly horrible, etc. At least in the United States, we should be a bit more tolerant when we disagree.

Repurposing drugs…using AI

Found a NYT article that discusses:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/well/ai-drug-repurposing....

https://archive.ph/1BOZM

I’m not a climate scientist but I’ve answered thousands of imbeciles. They have very limited range, as one would expect. I could do this in my sleep.

So, I got to the bottom of this. Someone watches a lot of “right wing “ alarmist garbage on the Internet then doubts everything. Mission accomplished.

You watch a lot of garbage.

The first video said nothing about climate change. (By the way DDT was banned.) The second started with Greta. I stopped immediately. None of it was science.

Chris Wallace interview did nothing. No gotcha moments there.

No wonder you have issues.

Keep it simple. Tell me what we have wrong about climate change and I’ll clear it up.

Which alarmism would you like to discuss? Can’t be vague if you want to address a problem.

Another tendency is to complain about current policies without offering any solutions.

Did you know whether you are kind or insult them, you aren’t going to change their minds? The insult tends to leave a sting, and I’ve noticed people are less likely to add their misinformation the next time.

At any rate, is there any climate change belief that you would like to discuss?

Try to stay on topic. Digression is a common tactic. People quickly like to change the subject when they run into someone who knows why they are wrong.

I’ve spent decades.

They’re imbeciles!

By the way, it’s still global warming but that was causing some confusion to some people because the weather locally might be cooler, warmer, wetter, dryer, etc.

Hence, climate change seems to better convey what people actually see.

Should we review what climate scientists actually said in the 1970s next?

What’s your favorite anecdotal (ie non science) story you go to?

“The climate is always changing”

Yes, those people are mostly imbeciles.

They argue that because Obama has a house near the ocean… and because people fly…

You can have a discussion with them but be prepared to start over in the same place the next time the subject comes up.

I’m not sure what we’re arguing here.

I responded to someone who said that people in their 70s are already in decline.

How many good years after 70 did she have?

A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a friend and his 80-year-old wife. I would’ve never guessed she was 80.

Yeah, I’m just being lazy because I’ve answered this question many times.

Here’s one from 3 years ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34985088

You can always ask the AI:

Politics & World Leaders • Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) – Former President of South Africa, died at 95. • George H. W. Bush (1924–2018) – 41st U.S. President, died at 94. • Jimmy Carter (1924– ) – 39th U.S. President, currently 100 (as of 2024). • Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900–2002) – Died at 101. • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021) – Died at 99.

Arts & Entertainment • Kirk Douglas (1916–2020) – Actor, died at 103. • Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020) – Actress, died at 104. • Betty White (1922–2021) – Actress/comedian, died at 99. • Norman Lear (1922–2023) – Television writer/producer, died at 101. • Tony Bennett (1926–2023) – Singer, died at 96.

Science & Literature • Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) – Philosopher, died at 97. • Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909–2012) – Nobel Prize–winning neurologist, died at 103. • Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) – Architect, lived to 91. • Maya Angelou (1928–2014) – Poet and author, died at 86 (not 90s, but close). • Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) – Science fiction author, died at 72 (not 90s).

Business & Other Notables • David Rockefeller (1915–2017) – Banker/philanthropist, died at 101. • John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) – Oil magnate, died at 97. • Iris Apfel (1921–2024) – Fashion icon, died at 102.

The president of the United States is almost 80. Bernie Sanders is 83. The Stones are still touring, …

Ed Thorpe is well into his 90s. Here’s an interview with him at 89. Seems quite healthy: https://youtu.be/CNvz91Jyzbg?si=VNj61A256ZOBM977

This 10 minutes deals directly with fitness and longevity: https://youtu.be/dzCpUbkC1dg?si=LqV-tUFyxyYMW0qC

Yes, the term is “health span” and that’s basically what everyone is talking about every single time you read an article on the subject.

Don’t want to focus on the corporate espionage too much but even a little combined with getting a piece of the global semiconductor market should be sufficient to bootstrap China onto the global stage.

Similar to how China is exporting EVs globally while the US has effectively banned them.

If Europe, etc starts to purchase Chinese semiconductors, non-Chinese revenue will shrink.