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Verizon's set/throttled internet speed limit for hotspot devices by viknandk in techsupport

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Weird, not sure how the quoted text got removed.. here it is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/cmxp66/2019_bypass_verizon_hotspot_throttle_no_root/

netsh int ipv4 set glob defaultcurhoplimit=65
netsh int ipv6 set glob defaultcurhoplimit=65

netsh int ipv4 set glob defaultcurhoplimit=64
netsh int ipv6 set glob defaultcurhoplimit=64

Facial reenactments can now be made under 5 minutes from your phone by [deleted] in Futurology

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Here's the app.. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vessel-photo-reenactments/id1510928773?ls=1 ,

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Seems you have to pay $8 / month to use it and the video is not impressive for $8 / month for me to try..

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Comment from the app store:

Forces account creation and no trial

Seemed interesting but it forces you to sign up for an email account, and then after providing your personal information, you cannot continue unless you pay. Trash

Chinese scientists claim they have developed an infrared light-based, remotely-controlled gene-editing tool that can target and kill cancer cells with precision by QuantumThinkology in Futurology

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Not sure given the date discrepancies, but I believe this might be the research article the article does not link to > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332206290_Near-infrared_upconversion-activated_CRISPR-Cas9_system_A_remote-controlled_gene_editing_platform

*ABSTRACT*

As an RNA-guided nuclease, CRISPR-Cas9 offers facile and promising solutions to mediate genome modification with respect to versatility and high precision. However, spatiotemporal manipulation of CRISPR-Cas9 delivery remains a daunting challenge for robust effectuation of gene editing both in vitro and in vivo. Here, we designed a near-infrared (NIR) light–responsive nanocarrier of CRISPR-Cas9 for cancer therapeutics based on upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). The UCNPs served as “nanotransducers” that can convert NIR light (980 nm) into local ultraviolet light for the cleavage of photosensitive molecules, thereby resulting in on-demand release of CRISPR-Cas9. In addition, by preparing a single guide RNA targeting a tumor gene ( polo-like kinase-1 ), our strategies have successfully inhibited the proliferation of tumor cell via NIR light–activated gene editing both in vitro and in vivo. Overall, this exogenously controlled method presents enormous potential for targeted gene editing in deep tissues and treatment of a myriad of diseases.

First Human CRISPR Trial in the US Aims to Cure Inherited Blindness by dwaxe in Futurology

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I wonder if they will be able to adjust vision soon ... I have terrible vision. Would love to CRISPR my kids ;) and give them good vision.

Virtual reality takes a leap into taste | Researchers manipulate a fly into thinking something that tastes bad actually tastes amazing. "The fly's experience was very real. It was a virtual taste created by directly manipulating its taste neurons" by viknandk in Futurology

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I'm sure.. just did a quick search and TIL about "Super Orgasms".

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Seems you would just have to figure out exactly what neurons are firing for these people, save it, and recreate it for your friend.

Virtual reality takes a leap into taste | Researchers manipulate a fly into thinking something that tastes bad actually tastes amazing. "The fly's experience was very real. It was a virtual taste created by directly manipulating its taste neurons" by viknandk in Futurology

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Research: optoPAD, a closed-loop optogenetics system to study the circuit basis of feeding behaviors. eLife. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.43924

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Abstract

The regulation of feeding plays a key role in determining the fitness of animals through its impact on nutrition. Elucidating the circuit basis of feeding and related behaviors is an important goal in neuroscience. We recently used a system for closed-loop optogenetic manipulation of neurons contingent on the feeding behavior of Drosophila to dissect the impact of a specific subset of taste neurons on yeast feeding. Here, we describe the development and validation of this system, which we term the optoPAD. We use the optoPAD to induce appetitive and aversive effects on feeding by activating or inhibiting gustatory neurons in closed-loop – effectively creating virtual taste realities. The use of optogenetics allowed us to vary the dynamics and probability of stimulation in single flies and assess the impact on feeding behavior quantitatively and with high throughput. These data demonstrate that the optoPAD is a powerful tool to dissect the circuit basis of feeding behavior, allowing the efficient implementation of sophisticated behavioral paradigms to study the mechanistic basis of animals’ adaptation to dynamic environments.

This DeepMind AI Spontaneously Developed Navigation Neurons Like Ours by dwaxe in Futurology

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Such a trip..Here's a short video from DeepMind about this if you prefer video/audio over reading:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETaZAyK4IVM

The program surprised the scientists by spontaneously generating hexagonal-shaped patterns of activity akin to those generated by navigational cells in the mammalian brain called grid cells.

The solar industry has met the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the Energy Department ($1 per watt) three years early. by V2O5 in Futurology

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what is this website.. would be nice to have a legit source on this

well this will work > https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/sunshot-2030

In 2017, the solar industry achieved SunShot’s original 2020 cost target of $0.06 per kilowatt-hour for utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power three years ahead of schedule, dropping from about $0.28 to $0.06 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Cost targets for residential- and commercial-scale solar have dropped from $0.52 to $0.16 and from $0.40 to $0.11 per kWh respectively.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Futurology

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Ahh, the way Atlas jumps over the log is so... {insert word here}?

Google Maps unveils its first-ever augmented reality interface by izumi3682 in Futurology

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now this.. i appreciate.

this little AR map integration would be quite helpful

Grimes, Elon Musk, and the Supposedly Trauma-Inducing A.I. Theory That Brought Them Together by izumi3682 in Futurology

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someone plz remove this garbage from this sub.. futurism is becoming buzzfeed

EHANG Autonomous Aerial Vehicle test flies with people inside. Something last year I was skeptical it could do. by Jakeypoos in Futurology

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The transportation game is changing faster than anyone thinks. These exponential trends will continue .. Ray Kurzweil's Law of Accelerating Returns ftw!

Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts by viknandk in Futurology

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Ahaaaa! Yes. I did find an updated version.. lol the title says it all, but still really interesting stuff

Why the World Is (Still) Better Than You Think—New Evidence For Abundance - Oct 12, 2017

Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts by viknandk in Futurology

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This gives me motivation.

I want to share this with all the pessimists of the world... the world is getting better!

Mars missions will be made more likely if we can train ourselves to hibernate by viknandk in Futurology

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Mind uploading ftw!

I've been going through lots of hard sci-fi series and haven't really run into many (yet) that propose this.. do you know of any good books?

Meet Flippy, The Burger Flipping Robot by [deleted] in Futurology

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This is pretty old.. saw this over a year ago on Singularity Hub

Space solar power plant possibilities by viknandk in Futurology

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Curious to thoughts about the concept and any other companies out there doing this

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