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Geek Speak / Re: Why does my doctors surgery no longer have a Fax machine

« on: 27/01/2021 20:48:32 »

but selling medical records as soon as they were computerized was a nice windfall ...

But not for the NHS...
"The NHS charged admin costs, but did not make a profit."

Encrypting NHS communications is an academic-point if they are going to supply information to third parties without patient's permission.

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Geek Speak / Re: Why does my doctors surgery no longer have a Fax machine

« on: 27/01/2021 20:32:51 »

the military ... have a money tree

Indeed; and the NHS doesn't.
You now know why the NHS doesn't use encrypted fax machines.

No NHS money tree, but selling medical records as soon as they were computerized was a nice windfall ...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2660800/Millions-NHS-records-sold-178-private-firms-And-officials-dont-know-details-1-3m-patients-ended-up.html

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Just Chat! / Re: Can I take Zinc from filling pure zinc metal

« on: 24/01/2021 20:14:16 »

... i am very tight fisted ...

Then the ideal solution is "everlasting pills" ... https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimony_pill

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COVID-19 / Re: Will the Covid-19 vaccine alter the recipient's DNA?

« on: 23/01/2021 17:40:07 »

"Will the vaccine alter the receiver's DNA?"
No, but the virus might.

Coronaviruses don't incorporate themselves into the host's DNA in order to replicate.
(other viruses do)

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General Science / Re: Why filming the Sun shows it with 6 main rays like in the following image?

« on: 22/01/2021 18:17:53 »

- The fact that this reflected disk has some colored fringes is a result of refraction ...

The colour in lens-flare is due to anti-refection coatings on the surfaces of the lens elements ...





So that means it's due to interference, rather than refraction.

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Just Chat! / Re: Anti - Covid Hat Invented - I Fear No More Covid

« on: 20/01/2021 20:06:05 »

i checked and it fires electrons. a -ve breeze is emitted. here is a youtube demonstration

Your example of the ioniser clearing the cigarette-smoke from the glass,
 is via attracting smoke particles, not a "breeze" blowing them away.

Ionisers attract particles suspended in the air: they become filthy as a result.

Ionizers can also generate ozone, which is particularly bad for the lungs.

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Just Chat! / Re: Anti - Covid Hat Invented - I Fear No More Covid

« on: 20/01/2021 11:46:44 »

Wouldn't an electrically charged hat attract particles floating in the air ?, like electrostatic-spraying  ...

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Just Chat! / should be a scoop with sprinkles

« on: 17/01/2021 07:30:12 »

Should have used a spherical scoop of ice cream with sprinkles poking out as an illustration ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ice-cream-positive-coronavirus

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: What do you call the coloured light that comes out of stained glass?

« on: 16/01/2021 11:01:43 »

The coloured light "in the air" is due to suspended dust particles ...
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/253377/single-word-for-floating-dust-visible-in-sunlight

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Just Chat! / Re: inhu-manatee

« on: 16/01/2021 02:34:52 »

There's $20K+$5K rewards for information which results in the conviction of the manatee-molester.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/01/15/dave-bautista-reward-manatee-scrape-trump-florida/4175677001/

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Just Chat! / Re: Nixon is upstaged ...

« on: 14/01/2021 00:48:46 »

... It's a bit of a dirty protest ...

Literally ... www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-capitol-riot-poopers-20210107

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Just Chat! / Re: inhu-manatee

« on: 13/01/2021 01:15:39 »

Harassing a manatee is a federal crime and is punishable by a $50,000 (£37,000) fine and up to one year in prison.

Hopefully the perpetrators have made some self-incriminating video or photos.

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Just Chat! / inhu-manatee

« on: 13/01/2021 00:05:03 »

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https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/12/florida-manatee-found-with-TRUMP-carved-into-back

Not as bad as it looks: the graffiti is where the epibonts have been scraped off.

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Just Chat! / quadruple-decker cadaver-carrier

« on: 12/01/2021 00:59:20 »

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-trends/graphic-us-sets-covid-19-death-record-for-second-week-cases-surge-idUSL1N2JM1NS

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Just Chat! / Re: Nixon is upstaged ...

« on: 10/01/2021 18:24:32 »

Like its instigators, it's ludicrous: their gallows looks like it would collapse if used ...


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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/noose-hung-outside-capitol/

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Just Chat! / Re: Nixon is upstaged ...

« on: 09/01/2021 14:29:51 »

Real Neanderthals had bigger brains.

Apparently one managed to taser himself to death ...
https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/1/7/22219433/man-died-at-us-capitol-tasering-himself

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Just Chat! / Re: Nixon is upstaged ...

« on: 08/01/2021 05:32:40 »

Seriously though, why are they dressing like a cavemen ...

Low-budget cosplay mountain-men.

The upmarket version of that hat has legs ...


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Just Chat! / Re: Nixon is upstaged ...

« on: 07/01/2021 14:39:18 »

... I like the cross eyed look ...

That I'll be the rabies from his hat ...


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Just Chat! / Nixon is upstaged ...

« on: 07/01/2021 04:26:58 »

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A bust of Nixon is on the right, the painting is of Charles Sumner.

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Just Chat! / Re: Is the UK a safe place for Assange to live?

« on: 07/01/2021 01:53:00 »

The Australion government did little to help him from being dragged some hell hole American jail for the rest of his life

He was found guilty of computer hacking in Australia ~25 years ago ...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jan/30/julian-assange-wikileaks-profile