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Forget RACES, Forget SubSpecies. These are destracters.

Biologically speaking Species is defined as organisms which through the exchange of genetic information produce Viable Offspring. For mammals (and that includes Homo sapiens) the exchange of genetic information is achieved through s*xual Intercourse.

Yes, interbreeding is possible across species lines, as in the case of a Horse and Donkey producing a Mule. But the Mule is sterile, ergo can not be considered a Viable Offspring.

For those who think Phenotypic Expressions like skin color, hair texture and eye shape define a species are flat out wrong. Humans are humans, the world around. Blue Eyed Blondes are NOT genetically superior. Nor are the sons of millionaires and billionaires.

Lastly this not a discussion about the use of cryspr to edit genes and the ramifications thereoft.

IF you think otherwise - get over yourself.

...Sure, we see it often, in attempts to feel better about themselves, and just a bit better than the great unwashed deplorables. Often sourced in deep insecurities about their own intelligence or morality, as in over- and inappropriate use of words and phrases---Fascist, Nazi, racist, words ending in -phobic, antisemitic, and others. The Mona Lisa knowing smiles, the shunning of others who may have rightist, or even centrist, political views. Statements here in profiles displaying these often fear based shuns. Youthful counterphobic acts, such as the repeated Black face of the alt liberal Canadian reelected PM. But I digress. As I've written, there is likely to be racism, deep seated or otherwise, at varying levels, in all of us. From an evolutionary standpoint, it's likely hardwired into the primate genome, from countless generations of the successful immediately recognizing, and quickly dispatching, 'The Other". But historically, for understandable reasons, some groups of humans have outmatched others in perfecting all this, and putting it into practice.The Third Reich, Imperial Japan, White supremacists, Black power separatists, and others. Then there are the groups, national and otherwise, who are demonstrably less so. And how about religion, while we are on the topic. We Yanks had our Japanese war camps, and with Canadians, are still being less than fair to our First Nations folks. But on the news, much is being said about the Han Chinese and their Uiger "retraining " camps, for their own Muslim citizens. But now we hear that the PRC Government is doing the same to citizen of neighboring lands, sometimes even before wandering haplessly into China. All sorts of justifications, some perhaps with marginal validity, are used here. But methinks it's that age old curse of us higher primates, in our over concern about "The Other". Actually a topic in modern ethical philosophy as well. Can't make this stuff up, my fellow CS lemmings.

I was making a can of tomato soup yesterday, following the instructions on the can. Being a man of science, I decided to do a little experiment. Instead of adding one can of water, I added 8 cans of water. Much to my surprise, the soup came out just as thick, creamy, and delicious as when I added only one container of water. When I ate it, it was just as satisfying, and it carried me through to supper, so it was just as nutritious. I tried a can of Chef Boyardi raviolis, cutting it with nine cans of water, and got the same satisfying result. I had equal success with Dinty Moore stew, cream style canned corns, spaghetti sauce, and almost everything else I tried, finding almost no difference from the extra water.

So, if you really want to save some money in the kitchen, just dilute canned foods with several times more water than the instructions suggest. You won't notice the difference, you will enjoy just as much nutrition, and you will get way more food for your dollar.

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If one is considering an Electric Vehicle, one might wish to raise the question if the EV could be adaptable to new battery technology.

@ 10:30 - This raises the fascinating prospect, how many nerds with no interest in sports are eagerly anticipating the Tokyo '20 Olympics?

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I have come across lots of illegal Canabis smoking, in my life...
They get highs and lows, and bypass reality, gets totally dependant and addicted...

Now all of a sudden, you can plant it somewhere, to wait for production

It's legal if you're sick, and it's very easy to say I'm down, and desperately need it

How has Canabis helped / not helped you?

Of course, a claim like that, has us think about a somewhat similar claim about the Titanic, and we now
know, that didn't work out so well.
But, for a moment, think about a ship made from a material, that itself is unsinkable.

Researchers at the University of Rochester used short pulses of a powerful laser to make the microsurface of metal highly hydrophobic. It now repels water. So, the material itself floats, no matter what shape it is in.

Currently, the shape of the hulls of ships displace a lot of water to make the ship float. However, if the hull is damaged, the ship can sink. Imagine the same hull made from the hydrophobic metal. You could shoot holes in the hull and it would still float.

For more on this topic, here's a video

I read an article last week about doctors employing science on patients where they bring the body temperature to nearly freezing of someone who requires hours of surgery where they would expire under normal conditions. The blood gets replaced with other liquids that creates a state of suspended animation. This borders on true cryogenics... a branch of physics and the study of extremely low temperatures.

Animation legend Walt Disney died in 1966 from complications of lung cancer and reports that his body was frozen waiting for one day when a cure was found that he could be revived for treatment. Don't hold your breath on this... the story was a hoax.

Tonight I pulled up some YouTube videos where people (with enough money) can be frozen in hopes that they can be brought back to life at a later date. The link is to Anita, a woman who died of cancer. She was transported to a cryonics lab where her body was preserved and frozen in liquid nitrogen.

This documentary is very cool...