Techforge Science and computer flavored intellectual discussion. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:40:56 +0000 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:40:56 +0000 Wordforge http://wordforge.net/index.php?forums/techforge.10/ Weird Al on the Brain Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:09:17 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/weird-al-on-the-brain.126902/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/weird-al-on-the-brain.126902/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan ]]> Oooh! An Updated Version of the Repeating Crossbow! Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:13 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/oooh-an-updated-version-of-the-repeating-crossbow.120158/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/oooh-an-updated-version-of-the-repeating-crossbow.120158/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan They were invented by the Chinese about 2400 years ago. You remember the nutbag who built a slingshot capable of firing chainsaws?



He's now selling repeating crossbows.

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Oooh! An Updated Version of the Repeating Crossbow!]]> 27 TN to Get Fusion Reactor Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:12:29 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/tn-to-get-fusion-reactor.126899/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/tn-to-get-fusion-reactor.126899/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan If it works, it'll produce 400 megawatts of power.
TN to Get Fusion Reactor]]> NASA's Nancy Roman Grace Telescope Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:16:58 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/nasas-nancy-roman-grace-telescope.122720/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/nasas-nancy-roman-grace-telescope.122720/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan Has an 8-bit videogame.
NASA's Nancy Roman Grace Telescope]]> 5 The Alternative Energy Thread Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:23:25 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/the-alternative-energy-thread.102078/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/the-alternative-energy-thread.102078/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan
The Alternative Energy Thread]]> 447 Commodore 64 to return as a phone! Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:40:45 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/commodore-64-to-return-as-a-phone.107279/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/commodore-64-to-return-as-a-phone.107279/ gul gul
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t...y_of_the_1980s_is_back_with_a_smartphone.html

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Bring it!]]> 16 Thermo Fisher fraud Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:12:33 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/thermo-fisher-fraud.126691/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/thermo-fisher-fraud.126691/ NAHTMMM NAHTMMM
https://reeserichardson.blog/2026/0...o-fishers-antibody-data-has-been-manipulated/

> Antibodies are near-ubiquitous but notoriously fickle laboratory reagents in biomedical research. For many applications, it is absolutely crucial that the antibodies that you use are selective (i.e., the antibody binds strongly to the target protein) and...

Thermo Fisher fraud]]> 2 A New Version of Windows is Coming Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:37:40 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/a-new-version-of-windows-is-coming.121593/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/a-new-version-of-windows-is-coming.121593/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan Based on what's come before, odds are, this release is going to suck.
A New Version of Windows is Coming]]> 305 More Skylab Video Than You Can Stand Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:42:37 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/more-skylab-video-than-you-can-stand.126880/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/more-skylab-video-than-you-can-stand.126880/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan Seriously.
More Skylab Video Than You Can Stand]]> mRNA Cancer Vaccine Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:53:23 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/mrna-cancer-vaccine.126035/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/mrna-cancer-vaccine.126035/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan But fuck you, if you're an American, because you'll never get it so long as RFK, Jr's around.
mRNA Cancer Vaccine]]> 2 Black hole sun Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:04:07 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/black-hole-sun.126878/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/black-hole-sun.126878/ NAHTMMM NAHTMMM https://news.mit.edu/2026/astronome...ype-astrophysical-object-black-hole-star-0812

> “We think there is a central black hole that is 100,000 times as massive as the sun. And around this black hole, there would be this very extended envelope of gas that looks like a star the size of the solar system. It’s huge.”

If the bright red dot is indeed a black hole star, it would help to solve the identity of other mysterious “little red dots” that have appeared in...

Black hole sun]]> 1 Diamond Rain, Some Stay Dry, Others Feel the Pain Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:55:42 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/diamond-rain-some-stay-dry-others-feel-the-pain.126875/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/diamond-rain-some-stay-dry-others-feel-the-pain.126875/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan And it might help us figure out fusion.
Diamond Rain, Some Stay Dry, Others Feel the Pain]]> Chernobyl, Idaho Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/chernobyl-idaho.125943/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/chernobyl-idaho.125943/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan View attachment 90915

See the stuff on the left...

Chernobyl, Idaho]]> 4 VirginGalactic Soars Again Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:58:53 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/virgingalactic-soars-again.110788/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/virgingalactic-soars-again.110788/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan Flight test for their new craft.
VirginGalactic Soars Again]]> 99 Arghhh! Ah'm All Squashed! Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:10:08 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/arghhh-ahm-all-squashed.126857/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/arghhh-ahm-all-squashed.126857/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan First skeleton of someone killed by a trebuchet discovered.
Arghhh! Ah'm All Squashed!]]> 1 You Know What the Five-Year Survival Rate for Pancreatic Cancer Is? Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:19:55 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/you-know-what-the-five-year-survival-rate-for-pancreatic-cancer-is.124594/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/you-know-what-the-five-year-survival-rate-for-pancreatic-cancer-is.124594/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan Really fucking low but getting better.
You Know What the Five-Year Survival Rate for Pancreatic Cancer Is?]]> 5 Message From Pluto Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:06:07 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/message-from-pluto.105368/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/message-from-pluto.105368/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan NASA waiting to hear back from the New Horizons probe on its way to Pluto.
Message From Pluto]]> 249 Confirmation on Hobbits! Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:02:33 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/confirmation-on-hobbits.75956/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/confirmation-on-hobbits.75956/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan Hobbitses are a new species!
Confirmation on Hobbits!]]> 3 Probably the Most Secure Laptop You Can Buy Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:50:33 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/probably-the-most-secure-laptop-you-can-buy.126848/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/probably-the-most-secure-laptop-you-can-buy.126848/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan It's really expensive, though.
Probably the Most Secure Laptop You Can Buy]]> They Should Have Called It "Sundiver" Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:50:30 +0000 http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/they-should-have-called-it-sundiver.126847/ http://wordforge.net/index.php?threads/they-should-have-called-it-sundiver.126847/ Tuckerfan Tuckerfan It travels a mere 430K miles per hour.
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