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Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by dekhn »

jacquesm wrote: post #19
benterix wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? Putin seems to slowly change his mind, even as far as the aims of his "special military operation" are concerned. It looks like he is slowly realizing what he got himself into and his aim is to keep Ukraine unstable to prevent its association with the EU.

There have been some incidents on the Polish border recently that put the whole thing on a knife edge.

No, that's just noise generated by the Russians and Belarus and then picked up by the press to make it sound dramatic. This is par for the course for Russian disinfo.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by dekhn »

flobosg wrote: post #12
irdc wrote: post #6

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Maybe. But a bigger molecule will be less soluble and less capable of getting into the cell.

Right! I forgot about good ol’ Lipinski: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipinski%27s_rule_of_five

it's more like guidelines than a rule.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by CamperBob2 »

highwaylights wrote: post #59
midnitewarrior wrote: post #48

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I'm hopeful that superconductors leading to practical fusion reactors can provide the energy to start pulling some carbon out of the air and ocean. I'm thinking this is the only way to reverse the damage on the human timeframe. I admit it's a longshot, but I think it's the only chance we have. The superconductor news is welcome, we just need to see it get truly confirmed without a doubt.

Not to be a bummer but by far the most likely outcome here is that we don’t currently have a room temperature super-conductor, we never pull a consequential amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, and we don’t get significantly workable sustainable fusion in a timeframe that makes a difference. You’d need a bunch of jackpots to come up, in a row, immediately, at this point for technology to provide a way out of the c…

(Shrug) Change is part of life. We'll live.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by TigeriusKirk »

lelag wrote: post #2

If 2023 ends up giving us AGI, room-temperature superconductors, Starships and a cure for cancer, I think we will able to call it a good year...

I'm impressed the replies to this manage to turn your celebration of several positive possible developments into a doomsday discussion.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by Filligree »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #74
highwaylights wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to be a bummer but by far the most likely outcome here is that we don’t currently have a room temperature super-conductor, we never pull a consequential amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, and we don’t get significantly workable sustainable fusion in a timeframe that makes a difference. You’d need a bunch of jackpots to come up, in a row, immediately, at this point for technology to provide a way out of the c…

(Shrug) Change is part of life. We'll live.

Lots of us won’t.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by AbrahamParangi »

azinman2 wrote: post #73
lelag wrote: post #2

If 2023 ends up giving us AGI, room-temperature superconductors, Starships and a cure for cancer, I think we will able to call it a good year...

We’re not getting AGI anytime soon…

What exactly is your definition of a AGI? Because we’re already passing the Turing test, and so I have to wonder if this isn’t just moving the goalposts.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by ajmurmann »

treprinum wrote: post #8
lelag wrote: post #2

If 2023 ends up giving us AGI, room-temperature superconductors, Starships and a cure for cancer, I think we will able to call it a good year...

There is still the threat of WW3...

Nuclear war, maybe. WWIII would require two global superpowers, not a global superpowers and a country with the GDP of Greece that's struggling to remain a regional power.

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by submeta »

lelag wrote: post #2

If 2023 ends up giving us AGI, room-temperature superconductors, Starships and a cure for cancer, I think we will able to call it a good year...

Perhaps these rapid advancements are an indication that we've been visited by, or are currently under the guidance of, a significantly more advanced civilization. /s

Re: A New Mode of Cancer Treatment

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Post by boomerango »

submeta wrote: post #79
lelag wrote: post #2

If 2023 ends up giving us AGI, room-temperature superconductors, Starships and a cure for cancer, I think we will able to call it a good year...

Perhaps these rapid advancements are an indication that we've been visited by, or are currently under the guidance of, a significantly more advanced civilization. /s

Whoever is running the simulation is getting bored.

Wild fires, what is sure to be a historic hurricane season, floods, war, and a technological leap.

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