Lockdown Update Day 322

[elisi]

Rest in peace Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Captain Sir Tom Moore: 'National inspiration' dies with Covid-19

if this were done each day for every briton to have died of COVID-19 up till now, the flag would be flying half-mast for 296 years. up until the year 2317. https://t.co/px3076vVBf

— तेजस (@tejmuk) February 2, 2021

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And then... The world is so strange. I should probably save this for another day, but.

Plant-human communication is finally here...and it's wonderfully weird. 🥬

Spinach has been engineered to send emails when it finds specific compounds.

This tech could be used to detect landmines, pollution, and even upcoming droughts.

The ultimate superfood...!

In full 👇

— euronews Living (@euronewsliving) February 1, 2021

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Oh and it's Grundhog Day! I feel that by now we can all relate to the movie on, like, a spiritual level.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

That was a confusing tweet about the spinach which at first seemed straight from The Onion. Cool story, though the phrase "giving plants new abilities" does give one pause.

[elisi]

That was a confusing tweet about the spinach which at first seemed straight from The Onion.
It was too bizarre not to share... :)

Cool story, though the phrase "giving plants new abilities" does give one pause.
As long as they don't let them on Twitter or Facebook we should be OK!

[a_phoenixdragon]

*HUGS*

[elisi]

*MANY HUGS BACK*

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

A shame about Sir Tom, I genuinely hope his trip to Barbados was worth it to him (that sounds snarky, but I mean it sincerely he deserved to have some joy in his life to end like that). I hope the Tories grow a fucking conscience but I'm sure they'll use his death to twist the covid narrative. *sigh*

Sapient, communicative spinach? Will it grow into an Ent? LOL

[elisi]

A shame about Sir Tom, I genuinely hope his trip to Barbados was worth it to him (that sounds snarky, but I mean it sincerely he deserved to have some joy in his life to end like that).
*nods*

I hope the Tories grow a fucking conscience but I'm sure they'll use his death to twist the covid narrative. *sigh*
Yeah, National Clap announced...

Sapient, communicative spinach? Will it grow into an Ent? LOL
That would be AWESOME.

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

ANOTHER CLAP? God, Boris has a thing for The Clap, I think he needs to be tested *sigh*

[elisi]

*snort*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I thought exactly the same thing about the trip to Barbados.

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

I'm glad he got a holiday but I am so worried that that's how he picked up the virus, but also, I really hope he had a lovely time? I'm conflicted.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

That is exactly how I feel, too.

[elisi]

Apparently not. He was admitted to hospital with pneumonia (and tested negative then) so it seems he picked up the virus during his hospital stay...

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, oh the poor man.

[elisi]

*waves at the state of the country in general*

Yeah.

[sea_thoughts]

Hope Captain Tom rests in peace. It's pretty fucking rich of them to fly the flag at half mast for him when if they'd done what was necessary, he might not have died.

[elisi]

This. It shouldn't be possible but they just keep getting worse.

[sea_thoughts]

Them: We're doing SURGE tracing to track the South Africa equivalent!
Me: If you'd done that this time last year with the original virus, we wouldn't be in this mess.

[elisi]

If they'd closed the borders...

If - no I can't. Too many ifs.