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Comment · 3 years ago
Another sad anecdote: A bank in Finland suspended an account for a text in free-form message field of a bank transfer. The message was for a vet visit of a dog named Ira. When you say "Ira's payment" in Finnish, you add suffix -n, so the text field said Iran, which of course must indicate money transfer to a sanctioned country. It is comforting to know that the bank system catches all the illegal activity that the sanction-busting criminals helpfully announce.
Comment · 4 years ago
This is quite interesting, the researchers describe the inhibitor working like a biological mask for your nose. In mice the protection lasted for 8 hours, and human trials are pending approvals.
Comment · 5 years ago
> unless a new battery technology arrives that for a start eliminates our need to once again fuck over some very poor countries

It is already here. Google LFP batteries.

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