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Human Hibernation on the Horizon?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sleep-that-sick-away dept.

Mincemeat.net writes "The BBC is reporting that scientists at University of Washington have successfully induced a state of extreme hibernation in mice. The mice suffered no ill effects. Naturally, testing in larger animals will ensue. Humans wouldn't necessarily appreciate the smell of hydrogen sulfide while being placed into suspended animation. However, the applications are numerous if the usage of similar techniques can be applied to us. Cancer treatment, delaying death from injuries, interplanetary expeditions top the lists of possibilities. While it's not a quick freeze, maybe Fry will be able to meet Bender after all."

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  1. Time to get those moderators agitated by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm all over this! Put me to sleep, and wake me up when we no longer have a Republican president.

  2. Somewhere in a basement in rural England... by Tofino · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Somewhere in a basement in rural England, a page ruffles on that fateful 1965 Electronics issue. Its owner sitting in his shed, eating a pork pie and drinking a nice brown ale, thinking that maybe the 1964 copy of Exchange And Mart in his shed might need a tad upgraded.

  3. Re:BBC? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The BBC news service reports on stuff all over the world. It's a news service...

  4. This is really off topic but ... by ModernGeek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    .... I got screwed by my bank the other day, and want to tell the world: www.moderngeek.com/usbank

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    1. Re:This is really off topic but ... by danielrose · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      meh. i'd so click that link if it was clickable!

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    2. Re:This is really off topic but ... by simcop2387 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      personally, i say go get yourself a lawyer, that kind of deceptive reorganization of things is illegal i believe.

      IANAL

    3. Re:This is really off topic but ... by Freexe · · Score: 1, Offtopic
      I didn't know such crap banks existed, You should have a few days leway to clear overdrafts if you go over the limit

      and a maxium and one overdraft fine a period/week, thats how is works in most of the banks I know.

      WOW i thought our (UK) banks charges were shit until I saw that!

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    4. Re:This is really off topic but ... by vistic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I used to work for two creditcard companies...

      Anyway it looks like the charges went through before the $60 got deposited, that would be three charges that went through on the 18th which got you a negative balance, and that's why there's three overdraft charges on that day. I'm not sure how long it takes them to process a deposit, but it might show up on your statement as the day it was deposited and not the day it was processed. Even though the order of things on their online system is different and confusing.

      In any case, you should be able to get all the fees waived and any other adverse effects on your account corrected... just keep going up the chain of command... speak to a supervisor... then speak to a manager... then ask for contact information for a regional manager or something more corporate... write to headquarters. The guy at the bottom's job is to make the problem go away right now, with what limited power he has. Real customer service happens higher up. So escalate the issue.

      In the future though maybe don't cut it so close and be relying on a deposit you *just* made to the account to keep you from overdrawing on your account. Save yourself the hassle. I really don't think any bank is better than any other bank about these things.

    5. Re:This is really off topic but ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Check your banking agreement; it will say what the cutoff time for deposits is. If you made the deposit before the cutoff time, and if it was actually *cash* (not a check), it doesn't matter what order they credit your account in -- all that matters is the closing balance of your account on that day. The rep you talked to is full of shit in saying that the order the transactions post to your account matters; it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. As an earlier reply said, move up the chain -- preferably, by calling their online banking customer service (NOT speaking to the branch!)

    6. Re:This is really off topic but ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This continues to be grossly off-topic and might be borderline trolling. But you have no one but yourself to blame. I thought everyone knew you don't cut things that close especially since deposits tend to take time. Oh and thanks for the nice sob story of your life. Either way the other person was right bitch to the right people and it will be cleared up. Trust me when I say most US Bank branches will bend over backwards for you if you know what to say. And I can speak for branches in BG, KY and in Columbus, OH

    7. Re:This is really off topic but ... by operagost · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Maybe so, but they should have posted his deposit in its proper chronological order before the withdrawls. Yes, it takes 2-3 days for funds to become "available" (why is this, in this time of super fast computers and echecks?) but transactions are to be posted to the ledger IN ORDER. PERIOD. I had something similar happen with my bank, and they reversed ALL the overdraft charges. It helps that I had a receipt (I didn't have to show it, but I mentioned it) from my ATM deposit showing the current balance.

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