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Something can be remarkably simple and still a breakthrough at the same time. Handwashing, for example, is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of all tim
by sacred_numbers 5y ago
Something can be remarkably simple and still a breakthrough at the same time. Handwashing, for example, is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of all time despite its simplicity.
- Scene_Cast2 5y agoOn the data side, a simple but effective algorithm is "lightweight coresets". A couple of line of NumPy, but strong guarantees and nice properties.
- 1123581321 5y agoLightweight corsets (shapewear using hose-like material) were also a simple, effective breakthrough.
- ethbr0 5y agoIt made Spanx into a ~$750M company.
- sen 5y agoYes but telling people who already know how to wash their hands that they should wash them for “more than 1 second and less than 1 hour” isn’t novel, which is effectively what they’re trying to sell here. There’s nothing in this “breakthrough” that isn’t already being done anyway, and the comparison stats are completely made up. 13.8cm resolution in current scanners? Have they even used a 3D scanner made after the millennium turned?