So much in one day...

I first want to start with science and tech. Today PhysOrg has an article, "To Fight Drug Addiction, Researchers Target the Brain with Nanoparticles." (source: http://www.physorg.com/news157053913.html) The short of it is, "Stable biocompatible gold nanorods that deliver short RNA molecules in the brain to "silence" or turn off DARPP-32, a gene that plays a critical role in many kinds of drug addiction, have been developed by University at Buffalo researchers." If it is possile to "silence" a drug addiction gene, couldn't one "amplify" or "turn on" a drug addiction gene? A tyrannical government copuld pump this into the water, or into the food supply and thus turn everyone into drug addicted slaves... Sounds like Sci-Fi, right?

Next, technologyreview.com wrote, "The World's Biggest Laser Powers Up." (source: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22347/) "The National Ignition Facility (NIF), a laser system designed to produce nuclear fusion reactions that release more energy than used to produce them, is now up and running. By 2010 or 2011 the NIF's 192 lasers will be able to deliver 1.8 megajoules of energy in a few billionths of a second to one 2-millimeter sphere filled with hydrogen isotopes. The energy will ignite a fusion reaction and generate at least 10 times the energy delivered by the lasers." It was originally funded to study nuclear weapons. Is it truely benign then? diod they create a better nuke? I hope they will use it as a clean and efficient power source, and not use the research to make a better bomb...

I love new technological advances, standing upon the shoulders of giants, striving ever forward to extropy. So I will not stand by when certain groups stand in the way of that. Take for example the headline, "Top Constitutional Scholar: Secret Bush Memos Reveal Plan For "Massive Military Takeover Of US" (source: http://www.infowars.net/articles/march2009/250309Ratner.htm) This enrages me! The man who swore an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, plotted its takeover!?! AND HE IS NOT ALONE! Remember, Bush is a puppet, and a willing one, he has handlers, men who push the agendas he implements. Members of Congress and the Senate are partners to this. Beware!