QuantumFork
QuantumFork t1_j8cc3p5 wrote
Reply to comment by Slapbox in Extracts from two common wildflowers, tall goldenrod and eagle fern blocked SARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, from entering human cells. The findings could provide a new avenue to develop pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19. by MistWeaver80
It’s goldenrod, but tall.
Actually, “goldenrod” is apparently a genus, Solidago, while “tall goldenrod” is one of its species (Solidago altissima, appropriately enough). TIL.
QuantumFork OP t1_jckp7mv wrote
Reply to comment by oldbastardbob in FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages by QuantumFork
> I assume the only reason anything is happening is so.e politician or bureaucrat finally got fucked by a phishing attack so NOW it’s important.
Which is one reason why I think political representatives should be like the people they represent: if our problems are their problems too, then they’re interested in finding solutions to those problems—with the added benefit of being in a position empowered to actually do something about them.