Strange News Thread

  On 7/24/2018 at 10:14 AM, hello spiral said:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/23/tech-industry-wealth-futurism-transhumanism-singularity

Good article.

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Asking these sorts of questions, while philosophically entertaining, is a poor substitute for wrestling with the real moral quandaries associated with unbridled technological development in the name of corporate capitalism. Digital platforms have turned an already exploitative and extractive marketplace (think Walmart) into an even more dehumanizing successor (think Amazon). Most of us became aware of these downsides in the form of automated jobs, the gig economy, and the demise of local retail.

http://nypost.com/2016/11/02/woman-convinces-20-boyfriends-to-buy-her-iphones-then-sells-them-to-buy-a-house/

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woman convinces 20 boyfriends to buy her iPhones then sells them to buy a house

^^^ classic simps

worms frozen in permafrost for 42,000 years come back to life and are hungry.

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Roundworms found in the permafrost in two areas of Siberia have come back to life in Petri dishes. These worms had been frozen in the permafrost for tens of thousands of years, since the Pleistocene age. Scientists working on the research say that 300 prehistoric worms were analyzed and that these two were shown to contain viable nematodes. 

 

The nematodes showed signs of life after being defrosted. Scientists say the worms started moving and then eating again. One of the worms was discovered in an ancient squirrel burrow in the wall of the Duvanny Yar outcrop in the lower reaches of the Kolyma River. That worm is 32,000 years old. 

 

The other worm was found in the permafrost near Alazeya River in 2015 and is about 41,700 years old. These two nematodes are the oldest living animals on the planet and both are believed to be female. The worms came back to life in a lab at The Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science.

https://www.slashgear.com/worms-frozen-in-permafrost-for-42000-years-have-come-back-to-life-and-are-eating-27539181/

https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/worms-frozen-in-permafrost-for-up-to-42000-years-come-back-to-life/

salute to both those worms

Worms most idm 2019

Permafrost-plague for everyone

A 17-year old kid in California broken into a couple's house (in the middle of the night) to ask what their Wi-Fi password was.

  On 7/24/2018 at 10:14 AM, hello spiral said:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/23/tech-industry-wealth-futurism-transhumanism-singularity

chicken diapers are now a booming business. one woman even earns $50,000/yr selling diapers for chickens

  On 8/8/2018 at 5:37 AM, Nebraska said:

chicken diapers are now a booming business. one woman even earns $50,000/yr selling diapers for chickens

My god do I hate people so much sometimes. Of all the fucking ridiculous wastes of time and energy and money and productivity...chicken diapers. Is this the future? ffs man. 

Didn't know ticks could essentially swarm an animal (I've heard of some getting ticks so bad over time that they get diseases in their weakened state, not actually just get the blood sucked from them 'til they just die from that), nor that they could reproduce asexually. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/us-invaded-by-savage-tick-that-sucks-animals-dry-spawns-without-mating/

  On 7/27/2018 at 10:12 PM, Joyrex said:

A 17-year old kid in California broken into a couple's house (in the middle of the night) to ask what their Wi-Fi password was.

hello? can you hear me? i've been watching you for quite a while now. ok?

m'nalright.

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2018/09/18/sunspot-observatory-closure-ends-but-mystery-conspiracy-theories-remain/1336250002/

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The mystery surrounding the sudden evacuation and closure of the Sunspot Observatory two weeks ago has generated national attention, but few answers.

 

The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico, reopened Monday. But they have yet to provide full details on what caused the observatory to be closed and what required such a large law enforcement response.

My grandfather told me about this last week, was v concerned it was some super shady government conspiracy action happening, maybe even aliens was the suggestions blowing up on the places online you might expect. Sure it'll turn into an even bigger conspiracy theory story long term. 

  On 7/27/2018 at 6:52 PM, Nebraska said:

^^^ classic simps

 

worms frozen in permafrost for 42,000 years come back to life and are hungry.

 

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Roundworms found in the permafrost in two areas of Siberia have come back to life in Petri dishes. These worms had been frozen in the permafrost for tens of thousands of years, since the Pleistocene age. Scientists working on the research say that 300 prehistoric worms were analyzed and that these two were shown to contain viable nematodes. 

 

The nematodes showed signs of life after being defrosted. Scientists say the worms started moving and then eating again. One of the worms was discovered in an ancient squirrel burrow in the wall of the Duvanny Yar outcrop in the lower reaches of the Kolyma River. That worm is 32,000 years old. 

 

The other worm was found in the permafrost near Alazeya River in 2015 and is about 41,700 years old. These two nematodes are the oldest living animals on the planet and both are believed to be female. The worms came back to life in a lab at The Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science.

 

https://www.slashgear.com/worms-frozen-in-permafrost-for-42000-years-have-come-back-to-life-and-are-eating-27539181/

 

https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/worms-frozen-in-permafrost-for-up-to-42000-years-come-back-to-life/

 

salute to both those worms

42,000 years frozen

then back to living and eating, Amazing! :)

Someone needs to make a photoshop of those worms in place of Ripley in Aliens.

http://time.com/5429288/china-chengdu-artificial-moon/

  On 10/21/2018 at 5:47 PM, Stickfigger said:

Death Star

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'It's the real me': Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by clone

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/03/its-real-me-nigerian-president-denies-dying-and-being-replaced-by-clone

people been watching too many of those cheesy african action movies

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Hotel leaves effigy of couple’s dead son on bed in ‘horrifying’ tribute  

‘I have truly never seen anything like it,’ friend says in response to dummy body with tears on face and beer in hand

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tui-holidays-effigy-dead-son-tribute-royalton-jamaica-resort-parents-a8672901.html

lol

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/dec/17/fresh-prince-actor-sues-fortnite-for-use-carlton-dance

under cover police posing as drug buyers arrested by undercover police posing as drug dealer

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/carstairs-westview-co-op-grocery-car-key-fob-1.4999558

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Key fobs that suddenly won't unlock vehicles. Cars that won't start. Alarms that go off for no reason and can't be quieted. Something mysterious is thwarting drivers outside a grocery store in the small Alberta town of Carstairs — and it's sparking all kinds of theories.