...but maybe it is either a forgery, or that humans indeed existed at that time, evolved enough to kill each other, then another round of evolution started again, and again...
...I work in R&D, now half of my time is spent fixing AI-driven projects developed directly in the production line, that did not work as (designed|expected|claimed). Main reasons for failures are just misunderstanding of basic physics and math concepts. The mantra "we can now get rid of R&D people, just use AI" is going to finance my future, well beyond retirement...
...the discovery is of course "cool". However water is a strongly polar molecule: when you arrange a bunch of them into a crystal, you get a polarized solid, akin to quartz and other crystals. Nothing new, after all.
...I had a friend working there. Engineers reported to the boss friday afternoon, got their paycheck, and were told about who had to be back in the office next Monday. My friend was a very skilled engineer, and he endured the selection, but he then quitted because he decided that money could compensate the stress.
You all known how DEC ended...