Thursday, June 13, 2019

THEE STRANGER NEWS (2019-06-13)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom! 
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple [link], for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration. Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!
Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]


Science & Futurism

* "Life imitates Black Mirror: 5 real-life technologies straight from the disturbing series" (2019-06-05, rt.com/news/461138-black-mirror-real-life-technologies/) [archive.is/pJded]
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* "Should You Merge With A.I.? If you upgrade your brain, you risk losing yourself" (2019-06-10, by Dr. Susan Schneider, via nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/future-artificial-intelligence-transhumanism.html) [archive.is/h01u3]
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* "Australian researchers use light to treat cancer, muscle injuries" (2019-06-09, xinhuanet.com/english/2019-06/09/c_138128758.htm) [archive.is/jIQHz]
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* "China's 'artificial sun' to challenge 200 million degrees Celsius" (2019-06-07, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f3451544d35457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/gbBnw]
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* "Amazon's Bezos: Robotic hands will be ready for commercial use in next 10 years" (2019-06-07, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f3551544d35457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/5sgce]
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* "E China's Zhejiang University makes key advances in graphene sector" (2019-06-09, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d776b544d35457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/4F3RQ]

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Space News

* "A Gas Could Hint at Signs of Life on Mars. Why Hasn’t a New Spacecraft Found It? Two spacecraft have detected methane in the Martian air. But the Trace Gas Orbiter, with more sensitive instruments, has come up empty" (2019-04-10, nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/mars-methane-life.html) [archive.fo/o8ITs]

* " 'Astrobiologist' sues NASA, says Mars rock a 'mushroom-like fungus' ; Remember the mystery rock? One man believes it's a 'composite organism' " (2014-01-29, arstechnica.com/science/2014/01/unconvinced-that-jelly-donut-sized-mars-rock-was-just-a-rock-man-sues-nasa/) [archive.is/HB3U4]
* "Hilarious 'Mars Fungus' Lawsuit Filed Against NASA" (2014-02-03, space.com/24529-mars-mystery-rock-nasa-lawsuit.html) [archive.is/4XwNO]
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* "It's a planet! Two newborn exoplanets caught sucking in matter from distant star" (2019-06-05, rt.com/news/461095-exoplanets-birth-photos-star/) [archive.is/D1hOq]

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Ancient News

* "Catch last glimpse of 12,000-old Turkish town before it's devoured by water" (2019-06-08, rt.com/news/461409-turkey-ciry-submerged-video/) [archive.is/krhvc]
* "Julie Ward MEP expressed concern to Erdoğan for Ilisu dam; Julie Ward MEP has written a letter to President Erdoğan a few days before the Turkish government will start filling the Ilisu Dam reservoir" (2019-06-05, anfenglishmobile.com/news/julie-ward-mep-expressed-concern-to-erdog-an-for-ilisu-dam-35422) [archive.is/62hCZ] [begin excerpt]: The Turkish government announced that on 10 June it will start filling the Ilisu Dam reservoir. The Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive and Mesopotamia Ecology Movement called on social movements, NGO's, activists to join the 3rd Global Day of Action for the defense of the 12,000 year old town Hasankeyf and the Tigris River on 7 and 8 June.
Julie Ward MEP, Member of the Committee on Culture & Education, wrote to President  Erdoğan to express her utmost concern regarding the announcement of the filling of the Ilisu Dam on 10 June 2019.
The letter reads as follows:
"As you know, filling this dam will have disastrous consequences for the downstream areas of the Tigris river, and in particular for Hasankeyf. The cultural heritage of this city is unmatched, spanning nine civilisations. For 12,000 years, it has been a site of uninterrupted human settlement. Dozens of cultures have left their mark on Hasankeyf.
As a cultural activist, and a Member of the Culture and Education Committee in the European Parliament, I am very concerned by reports stating that the filling of the dam would flood and destroy most of the city. The site of Hasankeyf is an international heritage site that should belong to humanity as a whole. The threat posed by the Ilisu Dam project prompted the World Monuments Fund to list the city on its 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in the world." [end excerpt]
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* "Missing Lewis Chessman found, could fetch $1 mln at auction" (2019-06-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3067444d35457a6333566d54/index.html) [archive.is/PEqU6]


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Miscellany & Errata

* "FBI reveals it examined ‘BIGFOOT HAIRS’ to see if they really came from hairy creature" (2019-06-05, rt.com/usa/461169-fbi-release-bigfoot-files/) [archive.is/e0g4q]

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Curiata 

* "Schrödinger’s cat CAN be saved, groundbreaking new research reveals" (2019-06-04, rt.com/news/461035-schrodingers-cat-saved-experiment/) [archive.is/dHTWM]

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Homage 

* "The 10 Greatest Personifications of Death in Pop Culture" (2015-12-18, io9.gizmodo.com/the-10-greatest-personifications-of-death-in-pop-cultur-1748726158) [begin excerpt]
3. Death, (from "Sandman" graphic novel) -
Outside of being capable of intimidating even the most powerful of creatures, Neil Gaiman’s version of Death eschews every other stereotype. Instead of a implacable male figure in robes, she’s a perky goth woman in casual clothing. As a kind personification of death, with a very distinctive look, it’s not surprising that she became so popular, so fast. [end excerpt]

* "Cinamon Hadley, the inspiration for Neil Gaiman’s Death, has passed away" (2018-01-07, post-punk.com/cinamon-hadley-the-inspiration-for-neil-gaimans-death-has-passed-away/) [archive.is/52Oou]


Not commonly known is the sub-genre of "Death Rock?" Best known example is "This Corrosion" (extended version), by Sisters of Mercy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgifFdi8eio]:

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