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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
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More mysterious brain injuries in Cuba; Canada halves staff after new case
Cuba fumes that Canada's actions "do not help find answers."
The Canadian government announced Wednesday that it will halve the number of diplomats at its embassy in Cuba after a 14th Canadian has mysteriously fallen ill with brain injuries there.
The latest case from December suggests that the enigmatic incidents—which began in late 2016 and have been considered by the US government to be attacks—are still ongoing, straining relations between Cuba and the US, and now Cuba and Canada.
Weird. Falling ill with brain injuries? I usually attribute an injury some sort of physical trauma.
The rumour has been that it is some kind of sonic device. That's what the US has been suggesting, anyway.
Oh yeah. I have heard about the sonic thing.
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EU-Japan trade: Five things about the world's biggest deal
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Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
EU-Japan trade: Five things about the world's biggest deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47086737Imagine how foolish someone would be to leave the EU now! LOLOLOLOLOL
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Watching brains on acid using an MRI
Acid may limit the brain's ability to tell internal ideas from external events.
What exactly happens in a brain when it is hit by a hallucinogen? Lots of drugs have effects that are obvious extensions of our normal body processes; they raise moods, dull pain, or boost our energy. But hallucinogens are notable for giving their users experiences that are anything but normal.
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@mlnews Moral of the story. Hallucinogens are fun.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Watching brains on acid using an MRI
Acid may limit the brain's ability to tell internal ideas from external events.
What exactly happens in a brain when it is hit by a hallucinogen? Lots of drugs have effects that are obvious extensions of our normal body processes; they raise moods, dull pain, or boost our energy. But hallucinogens are notable for giving their users experiences that are anything but normal.
Isn't that the POINT?
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Scientists solve the mystery of Rembrandt’s “impasto” paint recipe
A lead mineral called plumbonacrite was used to create a thick, paste-like paint.
The 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is justly considered one of the greatest artists of all time. He's particularly praised for his masterful depiction of light and shadow in his oil paintings, an almost three-dimensional effect achieved with his signature "impasto" technique. The recipes he used to mix his paints were believed to be lost to history. But now a team of Dutch and French scientists has used high-energy X-rays to unlock Rembrandt's secret recipe, according to a new paper in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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Leopard cub found in passenger's luggage at Indian airport
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Cameroon: Opposition party cancels Saturday protests
The main opposition Movement in Cameroon called off demonstrations planned in several cities on Saturday, a party leader said, following a government ban on protests
“The MRC will not demonstrate today,” Emmanuel Simh, one of the MRC vice-presidents, told AFP on Saturday, with no further detail about the reasons for this decision.
The demonstrations planned in the capital Yaoundé had been banned by the regional head who, for “the preservation of public order”, asked organizers to renounce.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Leopard cub found in passenger's luggage at Indian airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-47103009
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
EU-Japan trade: Five things about the world's biggest deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47086737Free trade is good
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Central African Republic agrees peace deal with rebel groups
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US fake university: India protests after students arrested
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Egypt mummies: New tombs found in Minya
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Who knew McD's is a patient troll.
Very patient, they've waited many decades.
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YouTube is trying to prevent angry mobs from abusing “dislike” button
Could the thumbs-down button disappear from YouTube entirely?
YouTube's dislike button can be a source of anxiety for many creators, and now YouTube is considering a number of options to prevent viewers from abusing that tool. Tom Leung, director of project management at YouTube, posted an update to the Creator Insider channel recently in which he detailed some "lightly discussed" options for combatting "dislike mobs," or large groups of users who slam the dislike button on a video before watching the whole thing, or even watching the video at all.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
YouTube is trying to prevent angry mobs from abusing “dislike” button
Could the thumbs-down button disappear from YouTube entirely?
YouTube's dislike button can be a source of anxiety for many creators, and now YouTube is considering a number of options to prevent viewers from abusing that tool. Tom Leung, director of project management at YouTube, posted an update to the Creator Insider channel recently in which he detailed some "lightly discussed" options for combatting "dislike mobs," or large groups of users who slam the dislike button on a video before watching the whole thing, or even watching the video at all.
The biggest issue with taking your user choice away is that they'd be better by just not going to the video or platform at all.
Any approach to stopping this "Disklike mob" issue that is being thought about is equivalent to silencing speech on their platform.
Do they have the right to do this, for sure. It's their platform but I'm certain it'll have a wide effect.
Imagine if someone posted a video on the perks of being a Neo-Nazi or Scientologist today, and it couldn't be downvoted into oblivion. . .
