Old Man Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Propublica has posted a handy searchable database that lists the 6754 Catholic priests in the U.S. who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Spitzer Space Telescope shuts down (This isn't the Hubble, yet. Spitzer is an infrared telescope, originally cryogenically cooled; it's been in "warm mode" for quite a while.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 It's gonna blow! *puts on poncho* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Okay, now we can freak out for real: Evidence that the Wuhan virus was deliberately created by crossing SARS with HIV Quote [W]e identified 4 unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike glycoprotein that are not present in any other coronavirus reported till date. To our surprise, all the 4 inserts in the 2019-nCoV mapped to short segments of amino acids in the HIV-1 gp120 and Gag among all annotated virus proteins in the NCBI database. This uncanny similarity of novel inserts in the 2019- nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag is unlikely to be fortuitous. [...] Taken together, our findings suggest unconventional evolution of 2019-nCoV that warrants further investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 10:11 PM, Bazza said: Oh have I got a story for you.It is enough to make a grown adult cry. Well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Old Man said: Okay, now we can freak out for real: Evidence that the Wuhan virus was deliberately created by crossing SARS with HIV I had heard rumors that Wuhan is where the Chinese perform research into bio weapons. The Market story being just a cover story. 13 monkees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 That was a really good film. Also, I'm reading that Chinese hospitals are treating coronavirus cases with anti-HIV drugs, which lends credence to the HIV similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Also, Brexit today, and probably a vote to deny witnesses in the impeachment trial. Interesting times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 So when will the Danes invade again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, pinecone said: I had heard rumors that Wuhan is where the Chinese perform research into bio weapons. The Market story being just a cover story. 13 monkees? Everyone knows there were only four monkees. Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Old Man said: Okay, now we can freak out for real: Evidence that the Wuhan virus was deliberately created by crossing SARS with HIV I don't know anything needed to interpret that paper, but I sent a pointer to someone who I think does, and we'll see what she says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Unless the Party gets to her first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 23 hours ago, pinecone said: I had heard rumors that Wuhan is where the Chinese perform research into bio weapons. The Market story being just a cover story. 13 monkees? I thought the movie name was 12 monkeys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 I assumed he was inventing a name for a sequel. pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 https://www.eater.com/2020/1/31/21117076/coronavirus-incites-racism-against-chinese-people-and-their-diets-wuhan-market Lawnmower Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 On the other end of the scale, I heard someone joking about the "Corona Beer Virus." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 18 hours ago, Old Man said: Unless the Party gets to her first... Which Party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, Michael Hopcroft said: Which Party? I assume the Chinese Communist one. They don't have a history being tolerant of shenanigans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 The British Academy has given its awards tonight. Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger were Best Actor and Best Actress https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51013333 ScottishFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 British D-Day veteran gets Legion D'Honneur https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-51347405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 4:17 PM, Cygnia said: https://www.eater.com/2020/1/31/21117076/coronavirus-incites-racism-against-chinese-people-and-their-diets-wuhan-market As a race, humans have plumbed the depths of the ocean and search through the reaches of space. We have created art that beautifies our lives and twists our emotions. We have studied, imagined, dreamed and strived for things just beyond our reach, and have worked ceaselessly to make them ours. Then I read things like this, and wonder why-- _why_ we can be so God Damned stupid. Lee and ScottishFox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Duke Bushido said: As a race, humans have plumbed the depths of the ocean and search through the reaches of space. We have created art that beautifies our lives and twists our emotions. We have studied, imagined, dreamed and strived for things just beyond our reach, and have worked ceaselessly to make them ours. Then I read things like this, and wonder why-- _why_ we can be so God Damned stupid. Unfortunately, that feature comes with the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 5 hours ago, death tribble said: The British Academy has given its awards tonight. Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger were Best Actor and Best Actress https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51013333 I hadn't realized Zellweger had been in a movie this year...….or the last 5 years for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Can't watch everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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