I swear, Rosa, you're really starting to piss me off with your writing.
Why the hell would I want a lightsaber? That's what I hate about you right-wing religious nutjobs.
I hate to break it to you but the simple truth of the matter is that ancient weapons and hokey religions are no match for a blaster at your side.
Not only that, but, given a fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers, each carrying a full complement of TIE craft, together with a DEATH STAR (an armored battle station with enough firepower to destroy an entire planet), whiny farmboys, their effete droids, and pederast minders are no match for the might of the GALACTIC EMPIRE.
You don't frighten me with your blogger ways. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion hasn't conjured up any Google's roadmap for 2010 through 2012 or revealed the specs of the Apple Tablet.
One of the bad parts about cancer treatment is they treat all the cells, hoping to kill the cancerous ones and hope that some of the healthy ones live, so this is a great step in sorting the two. Way to go!
@Curves: There was a great story about a guy who came up with a process of bonding gold nanoparticles to a certain protein and then injecting them. The protein bonds to cancer cells in the body and then you irradiate them with low power microwaves. Just like the aluminum foil in the microwave, the microwaves cause the gold to heat up and cook the cancer cells without causing any damage to the surrounding tissue.
Its a cool story, no medical training but makes you wonder. I bet cancer researchers already knew this or had this idea. Think about all the cancer funding... its a huge business but there is no money in a procedure based cure. If its a pill, then book it! What if the cure was as simple as this story points out but hasn't been tried because there's no money in it? I don't know if thats true but as a scary thought.
@Ridley: I have heard before, and pray its not true, that there are effective, but inexpensive cures, and since cancer research is a giant industry, no one wants a cure since they would be out of a job. I surely do hope that just gossip, but, in this world, it has more than just a ring of truth to it.
@Ridley: Very doubtful. Cancer isn't something you treat once and then you never have it again. It can recur multiple times (and if you have unfortunate genetics, it very likely to). And the longer people live, the higher probability they will develop a cancer, so its a growing market. Dead people don't usually pay you more money, but living ones you treated successfully before will when they need you again.
There's some really promising anti-viral drugs like Peregrine, that may work on cancer cells too. They affect cells expressing certain marker proteins that apparently are unique to cancerous and virally infected cells:
@Curves: The company that patents and releases a cure for cancer will make 10's of billions of dollars easily. Cancer will never go away because its a natural breakdown of cellular system, so the profit incentive is to be that company that has the cure. Any academic researcher would be set for life if they discovered it (guaranteed tenure, probably unlimited future research budget, guaranteed Nobel prize, likely endorsement deals by private pharm. companies). No one has a good incentive not to release any discoveries.
@Accelerata: Knowing there is a positive financial and career incentive as well as the whole "good of mankind" aspect, I feel better. I hope if anyone ever has to decide between the two incentives, (good of mankind vs $$) that they go for the good of mankind.
@Hiphopopotamus: In recent years, cougars have dramatically changed their ways to improve their negative image as depicted by the media. They no longer openly promote their pedophillic ways and promote their public image by taking on the fight against cancer.
@Kaiser-Machead: I believe the saying is, "if there is grass on the field play ball." and why were none of my underage drinking parties attended by cougars?
@Xeno: This is fantastic news - I must not be nearly as much of a geek as I thought - I have no idea who Kira is... (Although I'm sure I'd remember the second someone said "Remember the girl who....?")
for enhanced night vision, most psychedelic drugs will dilate your pupils quite a bit.
of course, this comes with the added complexity of not only seeing your night time surroundings better, but also seeing things which aren't really there, and differentiating between them while in an altered state.
Will it cost $6Million? I would not want Polarization as tilting your head would make LCDs blank. I've encountered some car dash electronics that are LCD based and with polarized glasses, you can't read them! (way to go Subaru Engineers).
I would like the option to see a great spectrum. Infrared would be nice. Then I could hunt at night without any addons..
Zoom vision! Someone invent zoom vision! I've always wanted to be able to zoom in on things far away, and be able to control it at whim. I'd trade my doomsday device for zoom vision!
I would do it in a heartbeat, though I know quite a few people who would take advantage and hide my darkened goggles and shine a lamp on my face for me to wake up to.
Nearsightedness is an advantage for people working with near field objects. We can see things at a much higher apparent magnification and clearly focus on things much closer than someone with normal eye sight. Of course the downside is that everything at a distance is a total blur. But that's what glasses and contacts are for. I am quite happy my eyes suck.
In the last case, the paraplegic wasn't downgrading his vision, he was correcting is presbyopia, something which occurs later in life. His world would now mostly be near requirements, like reading/computer/tv (which would require more adequate near vision), and the surgery is improving his quality of life. So now he needs glasses for driving? I'm sure he won't mind.
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Why the hell would I want a lightsaber? That's what I hate about you right-wing religious nutjobs.
I hate to break it to you but the simple truth of the matter is that ancient weapons and hokey religions are no match for a blaster at your side.
Not only that, but, given a fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers, each carrying a full complement of TIE craft, together with a DEATH STAR (an armored battle station with enough firepower to destroy an entire planet), whiny farmboys, their effete droids, and pederast minders are no match for the might of the GALACTIC EMPIRE.
You don't frighten me with your blogger ways. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion hasn't conjured up any Google's roadmap for 2010 through 2012 or revealed the specs of the Apple Tablet.
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Also, neat device. Hope they keep developing it. I'd like a plasma dagger.
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(RIPJT)
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Its a cool story, no medical training but makes you wonder. I bet cancer researchers already knew this or had this idea. Think about all the cancer funding... its a huge business but there is no money in a procedure based cure. If its a pill, then book it! What if the cure was as simple as this story points out but hasn't been tried because there's no money in it? I don't know if thats true but as a scary thought.
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There's some really promising anti-viral drugs like Peregrine, that may work on cancer cells too. They affect cells expressing certain marker proteins that apparently are unique to cancerous and virally infected cells:
[www.newscientist.com]
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Thanks :)
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7 of 9, J. Dax, Kes, Troi, Kira
Not that I'd given it any thought...
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The spots run all the way down. Its like a great road map.
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of course, this comes with the added complexity of not only seeing your night time surroundings better, but also seeing things which aren't really there, and differentiating between them while in an altered state.
YMMV.
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I would like the option to see a great spectrum. Infrared would be nice. Then I could hunt at night without any addons..
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I would do it in a heartbeat, though I know quite a few people who would take advantage and hide my darkened goggles and shine a lamp on my face for me to wake up to.
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Maybe it could will.
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