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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you sad today thread.

« on: February 22, 2012, 09:31:48 pm »

My standards for myself are both gruelling and long-term.

If I can live long enough to live forever, I'll have accomplished it. I'd prefer it if I was one of the researchers working on it, but I want it done, either by me or others.

Everything else is gravy. Which, while delicious, isn't always necessary.

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General Discussion / Re: Chill and Relaxed Progressive Irritation and Annoyance Thread

« on: February 22, 2012, 05:52:47 pm »

There was another article about monkeys who were given mechanical limbs to use. Their brains were hooked up to a machine that scanned, and then articulated an arm according to that scan. They were able to use the arms perfectly fine, as far as the engineering would let them, and there was no "limb rejection" from it.

The original monkey arms weren't amputated either, so it's entirely new limbs.

Now, granted, they didn't feel anything from the limb, they could just use it. But still.

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General Discussion / Re: Chill and Relaxed Progressive Irritation and Annoyance Thread

« on: February 22, 2012, 05:44:52 pm »

There's this one story of a guy who was on dialysis, and got his kidney regrown, not by stem cells, but through a 3D printer. Here's the TED Talk where the lead scientist discusses it, and brings out the patient.

And another of a group of rabbits who's penises were regrown after being damaged, and were fully functional afterward.
Here's the article about this one.

So yeah, this stuff is getting done.

In multiple ways, too!

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General Discussion / Re: MSPA Homestuck: [S] Prince of Heart: Rise up.

« on: February 22, 2012, 05:02:05 pm »

The Slabs are wherever they have to be, because of the power of Plot. Which is a real force in Sburb.

Godtiers. They all get hoods. It's godhood.

Fuck why didn't I see that pun before?

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Other Games / Re: Crusader Kings 2 is released.

« on: February 22, 2012, 04:50:36 pm »

Either he's gonna be the king, or you gotta kill him. Pick one.

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General Discussion / Re: Chill and Relaxed Progressive Irritation and Annoyance Thread

« on: February 22, 2012, 04:45:20 pm »

I would actually vote for someone who wanted to make donating your body and organs after death the default position. I'd accept it if there was an opt-out for religious or personal reasons, but I think that a lot of people want to, or at least would be willing to donate their organs and body after death, but never get around to the necessary paperwork.

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