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Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20157 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
I recently had an MRI scan of my head. MRI scanners produce about 4,000 gauss of magnetic field. My watch was unaffected. They found no bleeding and no brains which explains a lot. :-) For some males the brain is in another place. |
moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0 |
New York Stock Exchange NYSE yesterday when Spotify was going public:) |
Pierre A Renaud Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 998 Credit: 9,101,544 RAC: 65 |
In the This really isn't funny anymore section... Frank Avruch, aka Bozo the Clown, Dead at 89 http://tvline.com/2018/03/22/bozo-the-clown-dies-frank-avruch-dead-89/ Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020 |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
I have heard goats can get to the highest and most treacherous parts of mountains but.... State crews rescue goats stranded on Lawrence County bridge beam Regardless of how or why they got up there, two goats found stranded on a bridge beam over the Mahoning River in Lawrence County on Tuesday clearly weren't supposed to be there. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
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Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20157 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Piker |
Dr. Walker Send message Joined: 8 Nov 13 Posts: 7 Credit: 331,327 RAC: 4 |
Dear Friends: After running SETI for nearly a year this time around, I have recently begun receiving a "Private Message" most days, from BOINC, in broken English, saying, "You my friend, Click Here!" If this is a scam, or an attempted hack, is there anyone in particular who would want to know about it? I envision the KGB swapping our SETI software for something that would help them disrupt the electric grid, or some such. Thoughts? Advice? Thanks! Scott Anchorage, AK |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
At the very best you have found a stalker. The header of the PM will indicate who the sender is - look for their user number and block it, and report the user to the mods team who will monitor their activity. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13720 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Dear Friends: So the User name is BOINC? What is their User ID? (if you've got the Status bar turned on for your browser, just putting the mouse over their User name will show their User ID number, no need to click on the name). Grant Darwin NT |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
The 'User Search' page shows that 32 people have given themselves the user name of boinc, Boinc, or BOINC over the last five years - four of them are BOINC. So we need the specific ID number. Frankly, I'd ignore them. But if it got too tedious, you could, very carefully: Click the 'reply' button. That will open up a text editing box, with their message quoted (including the link target). Copy that text, and save it somewhere safe, along with the ID number of the sender. Click 'Cancel' on the message page, or simply move to another page - do NOT click 'send'. Then, send the ID and saved message text to the mods to investigate further. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
As a moderator I am quite happy that if you do as Richard describes then send the resulting text to me in a PM. I will then make sure that the moderators are aware of the issue. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Put your thinking caps on for this one... Could MIT's AI headset transcribe your future strategy straight from your brain? Scientists created a computer interface that can pick up on internal verbalizations based on neuromuscular signals in the jaw and face.
* Potential for the concept is boundless, with possible applications in the military, for firefighters, and for people with disabilities.
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab announced the creation of AlterEgo, a computer system that can transcribe the words you say in your head, according to an MIT News report. Using hardware that can detect neuromuscular signals in the jaw and face through electrodes, the system can pick up on things that are "undetectable to the human eye." |
Dr. Walker Send message Joined: 8 Nov 13 Posts: 7 Credit: 331,327 RAC: 4 |
Perfect! I'll look for that next. Thanks. |
Dr. Walker Send message Joined: 8 Nov 13 Posts: 7 Credit: 331,327 RAC: 4 |
Thank you, will do! |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
This is for all Star Trek TNG fans!! Do you wish you could be transported aboard the Enterprise-D? Take a turbo lift To perhaps the bridge. Even visit Jean-Luc Picard in his ready room Well you now can "virtually". A team are creating the Enterprise-D using the computer game engine Unreal4. You download the free program and it works just like a 3D computer game where you can explorer the Enterprise-D deck by deck. It is still a work in progress so a lot of areas are off limits, however places like the main shuttle-bay are impressive. You can walk round all the shuttles there The website is here: http://stage-9.co.uk/ The download is 1.8Gb and it is a "zip" file that will need to be "unzipped" and will "unzip" to 8Gb It is a graphic intensive program and will need a decent video card, my GTX1060 struggled a bit in some areas. I will leave you with this shot , anyone guess who's quarters this is. PS these are all screenshots I took this morning from within the simulation. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I would imagine, even though the bio of Picard is on the screen, that last shot is in Data's quarters as he was involved with Tasha, and that is a holographic memento of her. Reminds me that there's a place up in New York state that has an original Star Trek set to visit: http://www.startrek.com/article/the-original-series-set-tour-to-open?ecid=PCID-2617611&pa=affcj The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3194 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Ass-troplastic! Printing parts from p.. er... human waste Boffins flushed with success as new uses found for cosmic cack Researchers reckon some smart bacteria and a 3D printer could solve the twin challenges of transporting materials on a journey to Mars and dealing with all the solid waste generated by space-faring humans. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13720 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Another Oops moment. Demolition goes wrong as silo falls wrong way to crush Danish cultural centre. Grant Darwin NT |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Transport officials seek train surfer who jumped into river. A video has emerged on social media of a man leaping off a moving train on the Fremantle rail bridge into the Swan River, prompting an investigation by transport officials.Maybe he'll get his Darwin Award next time. Cheers. |
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