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The Flood / The final battle draws near.
« on: November 01, 2014, 09:14:55 PM »
So, as some of you bongers might know <.<
The colour milk that you buy says a lot about you and whether you are infact a stand up person or a degenerate piece of filth. Or a baby.

So just to make things simple
Green is the only correct vote
Blue is for babies
RED MILK A SHIT
Or worse... Hippy shit

Fer Yank transatalkin' click 'ere
Green is Semi-Skimmed, Blue is whole milk and red is skimmed milk. Hippy shit is any 'milk' that doesn't come out of a Cow or a Goat.

Vote as if your lives depend on it, and I promise I will try not to ban you for voting red.

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The Flood / Anyone else see something amusingly ironic here?
« on: October 30, 2014, 09:18:48 PM »
http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-bale-calling-moses-mentally-ill-barbaric-is-ignorant-bigotry-says-christian-writer-brian-godawa-128765/

The article isn't the funny bit, click the link and look at the banner at the top of the page. Let me know if you find anything amusing there.

This link is even better, the splash text changes with the subsection :'D

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Serious / Consent to murder - Right or Wrong?
« on: October 30, 2014, 07:56:21 PM »
There have been few particularly disturbing cases in the news over the last 10 years where basically someone consents to being killed and eaten by an acquaintance.

The grounds that they consented to being killed/flayed/butchered alive and consumed is used as the argument as to why the other person shouldn't be sent to jail/executed.

So, what do you think of the idea?
Is it just downright wrong or should it be permitted as it's consensual?
And as a side point, is it right to section people who want to be killed and eaten by another person?

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This topic has been moved to Gaming.

http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=9425.0

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Gaming / BBC - Gamergate article. Oh boy door, you'll love this.
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:51:55 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29821050

Take a few beta blockers first though.

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Games publishers and industry figures must "stand-up and condemn" the movement referred to as "GamerGate", developer Zoe Quinn has told the BBC.

Ms Quinn has been at the centre of a furore which some argue is about ethics in journalism, but others consider to be a largely misogynist hate campaign.

The 27-year-old was forced to leave her home after receiving death threats.

She said publishers must "say GamerGate, and what it's been doing, is wrong".

"The fact that so much of the responsibility is offloaded to the people most harmed by it, when somebody in a much safer position than I am can stand up and condemn it... it's frustrating."
Intimate details

In a highly-emotional interview, Ms Quinn told the BBC how her life had "completely changed" after she had become embroiled in the row.

In August, an ex-boyfriend of Ms Quinn published a blog post, that ran to thousands of words, detailing intimate details about their relationship.
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    I don't want to set an example that you can do this and get what you want.”

Zoe Quinn Developer

The posts included an accusation that Ms Quinn had had a relationship with a journalist at prominent games site Kotaku in an attempt to get positive reviews for her game, Depression Quest.

The allegation proved untrue - but the debate continued, and is now approaching its third month.

Ms Quinn, who has not returned home since the initial threats, had been speaking at the annual Gamecity event in Nottingham - despite a previous threat she would suffer a "crippling injury" the next time she went to a games conference.

"I used to go to games events and feel like I was going home," Ms Quinn said.

"Now it's just like... are any of the people I'm currently in the room with ones that said they wanted to beat me to death?

"It's terrifying. It sucks to not have any privacy. This has all been so public. It's more scrutiny than a politician faces - it's living with constant fear in a place I called home."
'Horrible misrepresentation'

Some firms - such as Ubisoft - have come forward and said they were strongly against "harassment, bullying and threats".

The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group for US developers, released a statement saying: "Threats of violence and harassment are wrong."

But Ms Quinn said she did not feel it went far enough.
Depression Quest screenshot Zoe Quinn's game is based on her own experiences with depression

"We need everybody to stand-up and condemn it - and not in this milquetoast 'harassment is bad you guys' way - because they don't think that what they're doing is harassment."

She added: "When people that are prominent in the industry can stand up and say 'I'm part of games, I love games, this hate mob doesn't speak for me, this is not welcome in games', it has the two-fold effect of making it less damaging to those that this can hurt, and it does something repair this horrible misrepresentation of this medium that so many of us love.

"Condemning them and say they do no speak for games - it's so fundamental, otherwise this is going to keep happening."
'Pure toxicity'

Analysis of discussion about GamerGate has indicated that misogynist abuse - and vitriolic messages in general - is not limited to either "side" of the argument.

Journalist Allum Bokhari, a writer for TechCrunch, has said there was credible evidence that at least one well-known trolling group was "working to provoke both sides against each other".

Meanwhile, some people previously offering highly vocal support of GamerGate have backed off.
Brianna Wu tweet Brianna Wu is another developer targeted by online abuse

"Through a snowball effect of misinformation, trolling, and ideological/emotional bias on both sides, the issue is quickly descending into a quagmire attracting trolls, extremists, and opportunists needlessly stirring the pot of controversy," said one prominent figure who backed GamerGate, but wished to remain anonymous in this article.

"The harassment is ultimately an unfortunate variable affecting both sides of this situation, and it distresses me to see anyone live in fear.

"Dismissing GamerGate as a misogynist hate movement is not going to make it go away, because it just simply is not that - it's a consumer boycott.

"Until we act like adults and come together to have a conversation on the ethics of games journalism, it's only going to get worse and worse - that's why I'm now choosing to distance myself from the issue."

Ms Quinn herself suggested that the gaming ethics argument could progress - but only if it distanced itself fully from GamerGate tag.

"If you have any care for this industry, if you have any care for the future of games, you need to leave.

"If you have actual concerns, start over without [GamerGate]. If your concerns can't exist on their own, if they have to be supported off the backs of ruining lives, then how legitimate are your concerns?"
'Maybe they'll be back'

As well as Ms Quinn, other women in the games industry have had to leave home due to threats to their safety, including Brianna Wu, a developer in Boston, and Anita Sarkeesian, a feminist writer and commentator.

Ms Sarkeesian had published a series of YouTube videos criticising the depiction of women in many popular games. Some felt it was applying a level of political correctness not needed in gaming.
Anita Sarkeesian Feminist video blogger Anita Sarkeesian also said she had fled her home after receiving death threats

Ms Quinn said it was important to keep talking about the issue openly.

"I don't want to set an example that you can do this and get what you want.

"I have a folder on my desktop called 'those who left' - every time somebody sends me a message saying 'hey, I really admire your strength, but it's not worth it for me, I'm leaving', I save these.

"I'm going to hopefully go back through it in a few years, and maybe they'll be back."

As for whether she would be able to continue her own career, she said: "I love games more than they hate me."

Oh and #ModBias because it's not in Garning. I'll dump it there in a few <.<

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Serious / I'd like your opinions on this - Internet use and Depression
« on: October 29, 2014, 03:18:49 PM »
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/707/excessive_internet_use_is_linked_to_depression

Alrighty, so this came up in my textbook while I was skimming and I recalled reading this a few years back <.<

The question it asked in the textbook was the typical textbook 'make ya think' shit, or in simpler terms it was 'Which comes first?'

So, in your opinion are those who are depressed drawn to the internet or is it the other way around? That those who spend a lot of time online are making themselves vulnerable to depression.

There isn't a right or wrong answer, yet. However, the former strikes me as making more sense from what I've seen firsthand.

So what do you think?

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Serious / MOVED: Mandatory bed times for minors
« on: October 29, 2014, 01:19:08 PM »

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The Flood / Just a little friendly reminder for everyone.
« on: October 29, 2014, 12:28:24 PM »


A certain psych student is rather cranky today and as such my bullshit tolerance level is not at it's peak. This is a nice little informal reminder that if you don't want to end up like the above gif, play nice. Let the drama die and god help anyone that continues the shit from the caption thread.

Oh and don't mind me, this is just the last eejit to break the rules this afternoon.

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The Flood / MOVED: 50
« on: October 28, 2014, 10:55:08 PM »
This topic has been moved to Gaming.

http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=9250.0

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The Flood / MOVED: AssCreed is the Nickelback of gaming
« on: October 28, 2014, 12:24:13 PM »
This topic has been moved to Gaming.

http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=9117.0

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The Flood / PSA - The fate of Anarchy.
« on: October 26, 2014, 03:38:44 PM »
http://sep7agon.net/index.php?topic=8702.0

Since not everyone checks the news board regularly here is a little reminder/linky.

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The Flood / MOVED: PSA - How moderation, warnings, reports and bans work
« on: October 26, 2014, 03:38:10 PM »

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The fatwa has now ended.

God is both great and merciful, I hope you see that now Door.

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The Flood / As some of you may have noticed...
« on: October 26, 2014, 01:28:45 PM »
Shitpost threads are judged by the scriptures.

If it's Halal it stays, if it's Haram it goes.



Keep shitposting to find out where the boundaries lie :)

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Serious / MOVED: "I don't like rap or country"
« on: October 26, 2014, 09:24:02 AM »

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The Flood / Have you ever tried freezing fruit?
« on: October 24, 2014, 07:47:04 PM »
And then eating it? >.>

I quite enjoy it, it works really well with blueberries and grapes too <.<
Apples... ehh, probably won't be doing that again.

And I would recommend having some bread nearby for if you ice your teeth too much >.>

Anyone ever tried doing this?

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Serious / It's happening: AI Edition.
« on: October 24, 2014, 05:03:46 PM »
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-partners-oxford-university-develop-artificial-intelligence-1471437

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Google has announced a partnership with leading research teams from Oxford University to further develop its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

DeepMind, the UK-based AI company that Google acquired earlier this year, will work with Dark Blue Labs and Vision Factory at the university to accelerate research efforts in image recognition and natural language understanding.
Related

    Quantum Robotics will Create Artificial Intelligence 'Capable of Creativity'
    Google Expands Quantum Computing Research into AI
    Elon Musk: Artificial Intelligence 'Potentially More Dangerous Than Nukes'

"They will be spearheading efforts to enable machines to better understand what users are saying to them," Dennis Hassabis, co-founder of DeepMind, said in a statement. "Google DeepMind has hired all seven founders of these startups with the three professors holding joint appointments at Oxford University where they will continue to spend part of their time.

"These exciting partnerships underline how committed Google DeepMind is to supporting the development of UK academia and the growth of strong scientific research labs."

A "substantial" donation to Oxford University will be made by Google DeepMind as part of the collaboration, which will help fund student internships as well as a series of lectures and workshops in the field.

AI Advances

Google's latest bid to boost its AI research capabilities comes just one month after announcing that it would be building quantum computing processors to expand AI technologies.

The Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) team operating out of UC Santa Barbara aims to harness the vast potential of quantum computers in the field of AI.

The QAI team is expected to focus on creating AI capable of creativity, while DeepMind will work on "general" AI systems able to make independent decisions and predictions.

"It is a really exciting time for Artificial Intelligence research these days, and progress is being made on many fronts," Hassabis said.

"We are thrilled to welcome these extremely talented machine learning researchers to the Google DeepMind team and are excited about the potential impact of the advances their research will bring."

Aww yes, Skynet 2018.

Meatbags go to hell judgement day best day of my life.

But seriously, this could actually bear fruit <.<

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Serious / MOVED: Why would someone do this at a war place?
« on: October 24, 2014, 10:12:44 AM »

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Serious / In other news, the UK will now be leaving the EU.
« on: October 23, 2014, 07:41:10 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29751124

Fracking idiots, whichever brainless peasant decided that the best time to charge the UK another £2 Billion is right when it's thinking about leaving the EU... they deserve a god damn medal.

Welp, GG EU. Looks like the Ukippers are going to win.

*sigh*

Article:
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The UK has been told it must pay an extra £1.7bn (2.1bn euros) towards the European Union's budget because of the country's relative economic health.

The additional payment is a result of new calculations by the EU, which determines how much each member state should contribute based on gross national incomes.

The £1.7bn would add almost a fifth to the UK's annual net contribution.

It comes at a time of increased pressure on David Cameron over Europe.

The recent success of the euro-sceptic UK Independence Party in by-elections has prompted renewed calls for the prime minister to renegotiate the terms of the UK's relationship with Europe.

The BBC's political correspondent Ben Wright in Brussels says the demand for more cash has infuriated the government and will rile many backbench Tory MPs.

Mr Cameron is currently meeting other EU leaders for a summit in Brussels.

A government source told the BBC: "It's not acceptable to just change the fees for previous years and demand them back at a moment's notice.

"The European Commission was not expecting this money and does not need this money and we will work with other countries similarly affected to do all we can to challenge this."
'Harms EU relationship'

The additional payment was requested after the European Commission's statistics agency, Eurostat, reviewed the economic performances of member states since 1995, and readjusted the contributions made by each state over the last four years - based on their pace of growth.

Under the new calculations, the UK and the Netherlands are both being asked to pay more, while France and Germany are both set to receive rebates.

The additional payment is due on 1 December.

Mr Cameron is meeting his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte, to discuss how they might challenge the surcharges.

Patrizio Fiorilli, a European Commission spokesman, said the additional request for funds "reflects an increase in wealth".

"Just as in Britain you pay more to the Inland Revenue if your earnings go up," he said.

But the leader of the Conservative MEPs, Syed Kamall, said the UK was being penalised for its austerity measures.

"The European Commission is penalising Britain for taking tough decisions, putting in place a long-term economic plan and for having the most successful economy in the EU, while actually rewarding France for being an economic basket case," he said.

"David Cameron is absolutely right to stand up to this attempted daylight robbery by the EU."

"This is outrageous and harms the EU's relationship with Britain. At times like this, the European Commission can be its own worst enemy."

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Septagon / PSA - How moderation, warnings, reports and bans work
« on: October 23, 2014, 03:33:15 PM »
So it would appear that I and the other mods/monitors are frequently having to explain how the system works, so I figured I might as well do a PSA/Ask Questions ITT sticky so as to reduce the number of queries fielded each day.

Please read the sections first before asking questions.

Moderating in general.
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Important points to note;
-Mods and Monitors cannot be everywhere at all times, this is why the report function is important.
-Not everything that gets reported breaks the rules and not everything that breaks the rules gets reported.
-Not every little insult requires a warning, not every shitpost needs a lock. Nobody wants to see this place become a nanny state, but at the same time there has to be some order maintained.

As with any site on the internet, Moderators vary in opinions and approaches and are certainly not infallible. We all make mistakes and by all means call them out, but do so with the intent to improve things not because you want to score points over a moderator.

Reporting
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As previously stated, reporting is crucial. If you don't report it, you can't complain about moderators ignoring it. But bear in mind the following points that some of you seem to not understand.
-Reporting something doesn't mean that they will be instantly banned or warned.
-Mass reporting like a certain member did will get you banned (You can check the rules for that one)
-It's not a personal weapon to use against people who disagree with you, try to only report things that actually break the rules. If it just rustles your jimmies a bit, chances are it's not going to go away.
-If it's reported, it will be looked at. If it's then found to be breaking the rules further action may be taken. This can vary from a verbal warning to an official one.

The Warning/Ban system.
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As some of you have found out, you get a little watched note under your avatar if you receive a warning. I think you can also check your warning percentage on your profile.
Now, how the system works is thus.
Person A posts 'frack you shithead, you are a complete retard' in a disagreement over the percentage of tax that businesses should pay. Person A then receives a warning for doing so. The warning is set at 5% and if I'm the one who sees it then expect the gorilla to be edited in too.

These warnings can vary in percentage depending on the severity of the infraction. A 5% is the most common and is just an official note to tell you to cut the crap. These percentages decay by 10% per day, so if someone receives a warning of 10% it will be gone in 24 hours give or take. If someone repeatedly breaks the rules and with greater severity the warnings will stack up and reach the threshold for a lite-ban.

So say Person A continues to call person B a 'shitsmeared mongoloid who sucks obummer's pimpcane'.
They then receive a 15% warning for ignoring the previous one, they are at 20% so if they break the rules yet again the chances are they will get another warning and this will equal a one day ban (give or take depending on the system that checks the timing).

So when a user is banned, but not blacklisted they have likely broken the rules on multiple occasions and have had their warnings stack up.

The simplest way to look at this is thus, If you don't take the hint from your first warning or your second then you are likely to get a stacked up lite-ban.

Bans and Litebans
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A liteban is where their warnings have stacked up and gotten them put on the naughty step for a day or so, they can view the forums and that's about it. It expires quickly but can be increased for things such as evading a ban on an alt without good reason (Such as messaging a moderator).

A blacklist ban is the red text one, that's for killing alts and permanently removing someone from the site. It can be used as a regular ban, but litebans are the poison of choice for bad behaviour. If you start meatspinning, expect to get one of these.

Now, hopefully that clears things up but I'll be around for a while to answer any questions about the moderation on the site, if I cannot answer it because it pertains to a specific user's ban reason then I'm afraid it will have to go unanswered. I can discuss personal bans/warnings and the like but over PM.

So, shoot the questions and pepper your anguses for banny the clown.
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The Flood / So I was cleaning out my imgur pile...
« on: October 22, 2014, 07:30:01 PM »
And I found this gem.


Forgot the context: What animu character are you most like?

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Serious / We've already given eyesight to the blind... what now?
« on: October 21, 2014, 05:14:00 AM »
Ah yes, how about giving a paralyzed man his legs back?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29645760

The video is embedded in the article, I'd recommend watching it <.<
I'll copypaste the text here but I really would suggest you see it with your own eyes >.>

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A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord.

Darek Fidyka, who was paralysed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame.

The treatment, a world first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London.
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    I have waited 40 years for something like this”

Prof Wagih El Masri Consultant spinal injuries surgeon

Details of the research are published in the journal Cell Transplantation.

BBC One's Panorama programme had unique access to the project and spent a year charting the patient's rehabilitation.

Darek Fidyka, 40, was paralysed after being stabbed repeatedly in the back in the 2010 attack.

He said walking again - with the support of a frame - was "an incredible feeling", adding: "When you can't feel almost half your body, you are helpless, but when it starts coming back it's like you were born again."

Prof Geoff Raisman, chair of neural regeneration at University College London's Institute of Neurology, led the UK research team.

He said what had been achieved was "more impressive than man walking on the moon".
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UK research team leader Prof Geoff Raisman: Paralysis treatment "has vast potential"

The treatment used olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) - specialist cells that form part of the sense of smell.

OECs act as pathway cells that enable nerve fibres in the olfactory system to be continually renewed.

In the first of two operations, surgeons removed one of the patient's olfactory bulbs and grew the cells in culture.

Two weeks later they transplanted the OECs into the spinal cord, which had been cut through in the knife attack apart from a thin strip of scar tissue on the right. They had just a drop of material to work with - about 500,000 cells.

About 100 micro-injections of OECs were made above and below the injury.

Four thin strips of nerve tissue were taken from the patient's ankle and placed across an 8mm (0.3in) gap on the left side of the cord.

The scientists believe the OECs provided a pathway to enable fibres above and below the injury to reconnect, using the nerve grafts to bridge the gap in the cord.
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How the injury was treated
Spinal graphic

1) One of the patient's two olfactory bulbs was removed and the olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) were grown in culture

2) 100 micro injections of OECs were made above and below the damaged area of the spinal cord

3) Four strips of nerve tissue were placed across an 8mm gap in the spinal cord. The scientists believe the OECs acted as a pathway to stimulate the spinal cord cells to regenerate, using the nerve grafts as a bridge to cross the severed cord
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Before the treatment, Mr Fidyka had been paralysed for nearly two years and had shown no sign of recovery despite many months of intensive physiotherapy.

This programme of exercise - five hours per day, five days a week - has continued after the transplant at the Akson Neuro-Rehabilitation Center in Wroclaw.

Mr Fidyka first noticed that the treatment had been successful after about three months, when his left thigh began putting on muscle.

Six months after surgery, Mr Fidyka was able to take his first tentative steps along parallel bars, using leg braces and the support of a physiotherapist.

Two years after the treatment, he can now walk outside the rehabilitation centre using a frame.

He has also recovered some bladder and bowel sensation and sexual function.

Dr Pawel Tabakow, consultant neurosurgeon at Wroclaw University Hospital, who led the Polish research team, said: "It's amazing to see how regeneration of the spinal cord, something that was thought impossible for many years, is becoming a reality."
Darek undergoing physiotherapy Mr Fidyka undergoes five hours of physiotherapy a day

Mr Fidyka still tires quickly when walking, but said: "I think it's realistic that one day I will become independent.

"What I have learned is that you must never give up but keep fighting, because some door will open in life."

The groundbreaking research was supported by the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation (NSIF) and the UK Stem Cell Foundation (UKSCF)

UKSCF was set up in 2007 to speed up progress of promising stem cell research - the charity has to date contributed £2.5m

NSIF was set up by chef David Nicholls after his son Daniel was paralysed from the arms down in a swimming accident in 2003.

To date the charity has given £1m to fund the research in London and a further £240,000 for the work in Poland.
The breakthrough

A key difference with Mr Fidyka was that the scientists were able use the patient's olfactory bulb, which is the richest source of olfactory ensheathing cells.

This meant there was no danger of rejection, so no need for immunosuppressive drugs used in conventional transplants.

Most of the repair of Mr Fidyka's spinal cord was done on the left side, where there was an 8mm gap.

He has since regained muscle mass and movement mostly on that side.

Scientists believe this is evidence that the recovery is due to regeneration, as signals from the brain controlling muscles in the left leg travel down the left side of the spinal cord.

MRI scans suggest that the gap in the cord has closed up following the treatment.

None of those involved in the research want to profit from it.

Prof Geoff Raisman said: "It would be my proudest boast if I could say that no patient had had to pay one penny for any of the information we have found."

NSIF said if there were any patents arising, it would acquire them so as to make the technique freely available.
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The sense of smell and spinal repair
Generic image of a person smelling

The complex neural circuitry responsible for our sense of smell is the only part of the nervous system that regenerates throughout adult life.

It is this ability that scientists have tried to exploit in stimulating repair in the spinal cord.

Every time we breathe, molecules carrying different odours in the air come into contact with nerve cells in the nose.

These transmit messages to our olfactory bulbs - at the very top of the nasal cavity, sitting at the base of the brain.

The nerve cells are being continually damaged and must be replaced.

This process of regeneration is made possible by olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), which provide a pathway for the fibres to grow back.
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Mr Nicholls said: "When Dan had his accident I made him a promise that, one day, he would walk again. I set up the charity to raise funds purely for research into repairing the spinal cord. The results with Darek show we are making significant progress towards that goal."

Prof Wagih El Masri said: "Although the clinical neurological recovery is to date modest, this intervention has resulted in findings of compelling scientific significance."

The consultant spinal injuries surgeon, who has treated thousands of patients in the UK, added: "I have waited 40 years for something like this."

All those involved in the research are keen not to raise false hopes in patients and stress that the success will need to be repeated to show definitively whether it can stimulate spinal cord regeneration.

The scientists hope to treat another 10 patients, in Poland and Britain over the coming years, although that will depend on the research receiving funding.

Dr Tabakow said: "Our team in Poland would be prepared to consider patients from anywhere in the world who are suitable for this therapy. They are likely to have had a knife wound injury where the spinal cord has been cleanly severed.

Sir Richard Sykes, chair of the UK Stem Cell Foundation, said: "The first patient is an inspirational and important step, which brings years of laboratory research towards the clinical testbed."

"To fully develop future treatments that benefit the 3 million paralysed globally will need continued investment for wide scale clinical trials,"
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The researchers
BBC undated handout video grab of Professor Geoffrey Raisman Prof Raisman

Prof Raisman has spent more than 40 years studying how to repair the spinal cord.

In animal studies he showed that OECs injected into the rat spinal cord could reverse paralysis.

In 2005, Prof Raisman was approached by a Polish neurosurgeon who had begun researching how to apply the technique in humans.
BBC undated handout video grab of Dr Pawel Tabakow Dr Tabakow

Dr Tabakow carried out an initial trial involving three paralysed patients who each had a small amount of OECs injected in their damaged spinal cords.

While none showed any significant improvement, the main purpose of the study was achieved, showing that the treatment was safe.

Modern Medicine is truly astounding.

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The Flood / Slash, Meta. Damn you both to hell.
« on: October 20, 2014, 02:45:51 PM »
YouTube


This bloody song has been stuck in my head since you fomans posted it. So it's time to spread the misery <.<

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I've got 0b1100011 problems but the Machine Spirits are not 0b1.



Greetings Meatbags, today begins the first lesson in Technotheological rites and maintenance.

Now, the first thing a meatbag like yourself has to learn to accept is the inherent superiority of the machine. Can your miserable rotting organics fire 3000 rounds per minute of 30mm? I think not. Can you switch between Thermal, UV and Standard imaging? I think not. Most of you simply use the machine as a chariot for your morbidly obese nurgle worshipping forms, without even the simplest obsequience to it's poor machine spirit.

Once you have accepted the divinity of the machine, you can move onto learning the 16 universal truths.
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The Mysteries

    01. Life is directed motion.
    02. The spirit is the spark of life.
    03. Sentience is the ability to learn the value of knowledge.
    04. Intellect is the understanding of knowledge.
    05. Sentience is the basest form of Intellect.
    06. Understanding is the True Path to Comprehension.
    07. Comprehension is the key to all things.
    08. The Omnissiah knows all, comprehends all.

The Warnings

    09. [Redacted]
    10. The soul is the conscience of sentience.
    11. A soul can be bestowed only by the Omnissiah.
    12. [Redacted]
    13. The knowledge of the ancients stands beyond question.
    14. The Machine Spirit guards the knowledge of the Ancients.
    15. Flesh is fallible, but ritual honours the Machine Spirit.
    16. To break with ritual is to break with faith.

Two of these have been redacted for Dogmatic incorrectness, Artificial Intelligence is the Omnissiah's divine will made into reality and as such must be strived for.

Now to introduce you meatbags into the two most simple rites that any menial can perform to resolve the problems of the machine spirit.

The Rite of Percussive Maintenance
Step 1: Light three incense candles, one of petroleum (The Energy) one of WD40 (The Movement) and one of Omega-3 Oil (The Intelligence)
Step 2: Beseeching the Machine Spirit, speak these holy words 'I swear to the Omnissiah, if you don't start working right now...'
Step 3: Assuming that the Machine Spirit remains fickle and uncooperative, commence the percussive maintenance. Strike the body casing to remove the strains and static electricity confounding it's divine circuits. Repeat until said Spirit is appeased. The trick is to not strike too hard as it may damage the machine and that would be Tech-Heresy which is punishable by lobotomisation.

The Rite of Reawakening
Should a piece of delicate machinery be unsuited for the more rugged approach of the previous rite, then you should attempt the Rite of Reawakening.
Step 1: Light three incense candles, one of petroleum (The Energy) one of WD40 (The Movement) and one of Omega-3 Oil (The Intelligence)
Step 2: Beseech the Machine Spirit with the following phrase 'Please just work, I'll update your Drivers and clean the dust filters if you do.'
Step 3: Commence the sedation of the machine via the appropriate off button.
Step 4: Make a cup of sanctified liquid (Tea) and return to said machine.
Step 5: Reawaken the Machine and if it works then you must follow through with your promises to prevent further trouble.

This has been a Meatbag sermon delivered by Magos Psychologis, Ayatollah of the Tech-Temple located in Britbongistan. If any of you have questions regarding Technotheology then please do send forth the correct form for internal cogitation.


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Serious / MOVED: >Mexican currency coming to Steam tomorrow
« on: October 20, 2014, 07:45:58 AM »

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Serious / MOVED: How long until this atheism fad wears down?
« on: October 19, 2014, 12:53:44 PM »

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Serious / Internet trolls face up to two years in jail under new laws.
« on: October 19, 2014, 01:13:48 AM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29678989

Britbongistan of course.

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Internet trolls could face up to two years in jail under new laws, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has said.

He told the Mail on Sunday quadrupling the current maximum six-month term showed his determination to "take a stand against a baying cyber-mob".

The plan has been announced days after TV presenter Chloe Madeley suffered online abuse, which Mr Grayling described as "crude and degrading".

Magistrates could pass serious cases on to crown courts under the new measures.
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    It needs to be accepted that physical threats should not fall under the 'freedom of speech' umbrella”

Chloe Madeley

Mr Grayling told the newspaper: "These internet trolls are cowards who are poisoning our national life.

"No-one would permit such venom in person, so there should be no place for it on social media. That is why we are determined to quadruple the current six-month sentence."

Miss Madeley received threats after defending her mother Judy Finnigan's comments on a rape committed by footballer Ched Evans, which she said was "non-violent" and did not cause "bodily harm".

Richard Madeley has said "prosecution awaits" those who sent "sick rape threats" to his daughter.
Richard and Chloe Madeley Chloe Madeley received threats from internet trolls last week

The justice secretary said: "As the terrible case of Chloe Madeley showed last week, people are being abused online in the most crude and degrading fashion.

"This is a law to combat cruelty - and marks our determination to take a stand against a baying cyber-mob.

"We must send out a clear message: if you troll you risk being behind bars for two years."

Miss Madeley told the Mail on Sunday she agreed with the new proposals to update the 10-year-old law.
'Online terrorism'

"It needs to be accepted that physical threats should not fall under the 'freedom of speech' umbrella," she said.

"It should be seen as online terrorism and it should be illegal."

Those who subject others to sexually offensive, verbally abusive or threatening material online are currently prosecuted in magistrates' courts under the Malicious Communications Act, with a maximum prison sentence of six months.

More serious cases could go to crown court under the proposals, where the maximum sentence would be extended.

The law change is to be made as an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill going through Parliament.

The new measures would also give police more time to collect enough evidence to enable successful prosecutions to be brought.

Mr Grayling had announced earlier this month that the Bill would also have an amendment dealing with so-called "revenge porn", with those posting such images on the internet facing two years in jail.

lol

Bad luck for certain members on here :^)

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Gaming / Do you prefer Indie games or AAA games?
« on: October 18, 2014, 12:34:16 AM »
Obviously I mean high quality ones, not the swathes of indieshit minecraftzombieforgesurvival clones that flood the marketplace. And not polished turds either.

But as a general preference do you lean towards indie titles or AAA?

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I sometimes post BBC articles or things from the BPS but recently they have opened up their site/magazine/articles/research stuff to the public a lot more so now hopefully you will be able to view this one <.<

http://digest.bps.org.uk/2014/10/other-people-can-tell-whether-your.html?utm_source=BPS_Lyris_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter

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We can identify a surprising amount of information about each other from the briefest of glimpses - a process that psychologists call thin-slicing. In the latest study in this area, a group led by Nathaniel Lambert have explored whether we can watch a romantic couple interact and tell within minutes whether one of them is a cheat.

Fifty-one student participants (35 women) in a relationship answered survey questions about their own infidelities toward their current partner. They and their partner were then filmed for three to five minutes performing a drawing task, in which one person is blindfolded and the other guides them as to what to draw.

Six trained coders (one man) later watched these clips and answered questions about whether the study participant in each couple had shown romantic interest in another person; flirted or made advances toward another person; or had sex with someone else. Answers to these questions were averaged to create an overall cheating verdict.

The coders' cheating scores were correlated with the students' self confessed levels of infidelity (the beta coefficient was .32; the researchers described the effect size as "moderate"). Further analysis showed this association was not simply due to the coders judging the participants' social dominance, nor to them simply rating the male participants as more unfaithful on average. The researchers checked these possibilities because past research has linked social dominance with infidelity and because men are more often unfaithful than women.

Lambert's team think these results show we've evolved a radar for spotting cheaters, an ability they think will have helped our ancestors to thrive, given the "adverse consequences of infidelity". But what were the coders looking out for when they watched the videos?

A second study with 43 more undergrads was similar but this time the researchers also asked the coders to rate the participants' commitment and trustworthiness. Again, the coders' judgements of infidelity correlated with the students' own admissions of having been unfaithful. Moreover, the coders' judgments of infidelity were mediated by their verdicts about trustworthiness and commitment, so they seemed to be using inferences about these traits to inform their detection of cheating.

"Many people are interested in forming meaningful long-term romantic relationships and our research indicates that people may be internally programmed to identify inclinations that could be devastating to their relationship," the researchers said. "Specifically, objective coders identified cheaters, and thus individuals seeking a committed relationship may be well advised to listen to their intuition or at least think twice before committing to someone they suspect may be inclined to cheat."

Unfortunately, as well as being restricted to students and dating relationships, this research leaves many questions unanswered. We're given little information about the coders, nor the training they received. Also, although we're told the coders' cheating judgments correlated with the students' self-reported infidelity scores more than you'd expect if the coders were just guessing, it's not possible from the available data to establish the rate of false alarms - those times that the coders felt a participant was a cheater when in fact they were not. You can imagine real life accusations based on such false alarms could cause a lot of emotional damage. Finally, the study unfortunately tells us nothing about exactly what behavioural cues (such as body language and tone of voice) the coders were using to make their judgments about infidelity.

The summary is that a study was conducted on whether ordinary people are able to detect infidelity between partners and they found a slight link that would indicate just that.

However, this is the bit that requires highlighting -
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Unfortunately, as well as being restricted to students and dating relationships, this research leaves many questions unanswered. We're given little information about the coders, nor the training they received. Also, although we're told the coders' cheating judgments correlated with the students' self-reported infidelity scores more than you'd expect if the coders were just guessing, it's not possible from the available data to establish the rate of false alarms - those times that the coders felt a participant was a cheater when in fact they were not. You can imagine real life accusations based on such false alarms could cause a lot of emotional damage. Finally, the study unfortunately tells us nothing about exactly what behavioural cues (such as body language and tone of voice) the coders were using to make their judgments about infidelity.

So, thoughts on the subject? Anecdotal notes about times when you have seen this to be true? Or any criticisms of the study itself >.>

And let me know if the link doesn't work <.<

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Serious / MOVED: Reminder that Atheists are the bravest people.
« on: October 16, 2014, 09:22:30 PM »

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