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[Kristian Andersen] Yeah - they keep talking about the Acknowledgements - I mean, do they actually understand what they are? How garbage like this can actually end up in a 'newspaper' these days is beyond me. Concentrated stupidity. [2020-05-10 16:09:30] [Robert Garry] I like the idea of stealth pangolins. Maybe add in a little genetic engineering to turn them into a more effective weapon? Relatively simple to do if you have the scientific resources of the whole Red Army at your disposal. Substitute the keratin in the scales with spider dragline silk, which is more durable than Kevlar - then load then up with exotic coronaviruses. We all should just surrender now. [2020-05-10 16:12:15] [Eddie Holmes] I agree Bob. Did you see that Singapore robodog? I think they missed a brilliant opportunity to use pangolins instead. Not even Black Mirror have thought of that. https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/roaming-robodog-tells-sing apore-park-goers-to-keep-their-distance-20200509-p54rcs.html [2020-05-10 16:16:42] [Robert Garry] Does it have offensive capabilities? Jeez - are we only a few years from sentinels? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_%28comics%29 [2020-05-10 16:18:50] [Eddie Holmes] It is genuinely spooky. [2020-05-10 16:22:31] [Eddie Holmes] Did you see this paper? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32373995/?dopt=Abstract [2020-05-10 16:23:51] [Kristian Andersen] After reading the abstract, I don't think I really need to? [2020-05-10 16:27:31] [Eddie Holmes] That's as far as I got as well. [2020-05-10 16:49:39] [Kristian Andersen] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-researcher-peter-daszak-funding-politicization-of-science-warning-202 0-05-08/ [2020-05-10 17:11:14] [Eddie Holmes] :face_vomiting: [2020-05-10 17:33:04] [Robert Garry] ditto [2020-05-11 03:08:11] [Eddie Holmes] Watched on you the ABC 7:30 show here a few minutes ago Bob - brilliant job. [2020-05-11 03:08:41]