A fun exercise - while you might not _need_ JS, it's still the best option in a lot of cases.
I'd never even consider using most of these techniques in production - while they're interesting and showcase what CSS can do, they're practically unmaintainable.
That would be fantastic, and definitely something I'd use. The idea of meeting up with a dynamically composed group of people to go and do an activity really appeals to me - especially with hobbies where new views/insights are particularly valuable.
Does something like this already exist, anyone (I'm googling and not yet finding anything)?
Other commenters have noted meetup.com seems to be the closest. I'm hoping something else more like this already exists, as meetup.com isn't exactly what I had in mind.
There is a school of thought in anti-aging research that some of the mechanisms of aging, such as telomeres, are adaptations to prevent cancer. So evolutionarily there might have been a life span / cancer risk trade-off. This of course would have been optimized to maximize long-term reproductive success, providing a long enough life span to have, raise, nourish, and educate children while minimizing the risk of dying of cancer along the way.
It's likely that aging is a product of multiple such trade-offs. I very, very strongly doubt that SENS will be achieved by simply adjusting one or two knobs.
One possibility is that we just get really, really, REALLY good at detecting and zapping cancer, and then we turn off all the senescence-generating anti-cancer safety switches and decay mechanisms and just play whack a mole with the cancers when they arise. So you get to live two or three times as long but you're in for cancer removal at least once per decade.
"...maximize long-term reproductive success..." - where 'long-term' means 30 years based on observable health decline. We have to switch to metal bodies or something.
You left out the most important part of that statement: [citation needed]
The previous line actually sheds more light on this: "As with all immunosuppressive medications, in theory, sirolimus may decrease the body's inherent anticancer activity and allow some cancers that would have been naturally destroyed to proliferate."
I always try to put my personal assumptions aside and buy the person a meal - in the UK a lot of convenience stores have "meal deals" on that cost around £3 for sandwiches, a side and a drink. I usually go with that without asking them first, and then listen if they want to talk.
I think the worst thing about being in their situation would be that most people wouldn't listen, and sometimes that can be just enough to get you through the day.
I think this is the right idea, especially since the symbol's already in unicode - regardless, I think the two vertical lines on a B has gained too much traction to topple it at this stage.
Love the idea, but I don't really get the recipient field - whichever (valid) address I put in, I get an error. I also think it's a bit unclear on what should be entered here, a post/zip code, company name, etc.?
I actually don't mind this to an extent - I practice amateur rocketry as a hobby (and thus order some things that might be considered suspicious).
I'd rather the police knew exactly what I was doing than just see a small part and assume it was something bad. It's not an ideal situation, but given the whole terrorism excuse, but I'd rather be watched and know that I couldn't be confused with someone who has malicious intent.
> They got locked up and then sectioned indefinitely
To expand a bit for international audiences: They got a prison sentence. During that sentence they were sectioned. Even if the sentence finishes they can still be held in hospital against their will, because hospital is for treatment, and not for punishment.
In theory there are protections. People have the right to have advocates and mental health act tribunals and etc etc, but as we've seen from a number of scandals[1] the protections are not nearly as strong as they need to be, especially for the private providers. And, weirdly, providers of medium secure forensic units tend to be private sector providers.
[1] People with severe Asperger's being detained for very long times because staff cause stress and anxiety which shows as aggression; the Cornwall Report (people with learning disorders being chained to beds) and Winterborne View (people with learning disabilities being trapped under chairs or left out in the cold or punched in the face); the CQC faking reports. etc.
Rocketry accepted, this is targeting of people because they're politically active (admittedly in fringe groups, but there's a grey area between fringe and just small.)
Of fit you up as they tried to do to a government minster see plebgate or if your a victim of a disaster at a football ground see the long running Hillsborough disaster.
We were told about them in school - I use them when looking at my phone with headphones in when walking around cities. Maybe telling people about them is now more relevant than it was when I was in school, for just this reason.
I'd never even consider using most of these techniques in production - while they're interesting and showcase what CSS can do, they're practically unmaintainable.