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by 001sky 12y ago
At some stage, it takes huge talent to follow in the footsteps certain pathbreakers. At leasts successfully. Even if android did nothing but 'copy apple' they created a second player in the space on Apple's level. If you thin
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Controversial Patriot Act power now overwhelmingly used in drug investigations(washingtonpost.com)
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People trust NSA more than Google, survey says(cnet.com)
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by 001sky 12y ago
deflation is a bad is a hypothetical, and the arguments for and against are not trivially dismissed. your trading book matters more than any theory. since the analysis is so fact depenedent, there is no simple right answer.
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by 001sky 12y ago
'it just means you didn't put enough time into the application' isn't this logically absurd?
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by 001sky 12y ago
Are you really that proud of the status quo? lets see, we'll take a bunch of bank acounts, pay zero interest, and only let rich people & corporations borrow without abandon to finance their acquisition (er, corner) the market in al
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by 001sky 12y ago
Might be useful to differentiate asset deflation from other forms. Asset deflation is neccessary to spread wealth more evenly around the world. Such a policy is he most "progressive" policy given the current skew of asset distribu
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by 001sky 12y ago
"FBI created fake Seattle Times Web page to nab bomb-threat suspect" = Published headline ?
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by 001sky 12y ago
"doesn't reveal anything about the motive?" Semms misplaced. TLDR: Human nature. Nothing new to report.
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by 001sky 12y ago
Original research that is also relevant. Assessment of the Risk of Ebola Virus Transmission from Bodily Fluids and Fomites (1) http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/196/Supplement_2/S142.... Marburg and Ebola
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Ebola can survive on surfaces for almost TWO MONTHS when stored low temperatures(dailymail.co.uk)
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by 001sky 12y ago
Yep, the red dot is the new $10K handbag.
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CVS follows Rite-Aid, shuts off Apple Pay(usatoday.com)
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by 001sky 12y ago
This is the problem. The law requires intentionality. The enforcement of the law "divines" intentionality. Seems a clear problem because the executive branch (enforcement) is essentially playing judge, jury, and executioner. And b
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Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required(nytimes.com)
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by 001sky 12y ago
You missed the part about the F1 test track? This obviate the need for deeper GPS depenendence. You have a 3D track designed with graduated radius turn transitions, smooth topological surfac transitions, and predictable fiction levels. All
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by 001sky 12y ago
That's why I believe it's fear and not real risk that drives it. What other BSL-4 pathogen are you referencing here? Or are you suggesting BSL-4 is an unappropriate classification? Maybe you think the scientific and biosafety co
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Assessment of the Risk of Ebola Virus Transmission from Bodily Fluids and Fomites(jid.oxfordjournals.org)
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Weeks after winning a Nobel Prize, Eric Betzig revolutionizes microscopy again(washingtonpost.com)
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by 001sky 12y ago
People join YC to get the contacts and credibility to implement this strategy. But suggesting that they have the ability to implement such a strategy before having such credibility is flawed. The conditions precedent for it to be a viable p
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by 001sky 12y ago
"Background: 21 days has been regarded as the appropriate quarantine period for holding individuals potentially exposed to Ebola Virus (EV) to reduce risk of contagion. There does not appear to be a systematic discussion of the basis f
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by 001sky 12y ago
This (above) comment has no citations and the one you are responding to (GP) is substantially correct. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15588056 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4
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by 001sky 12y ago
"Given that he is a doctor, and he is confident in his process with keeping clean, he might actually have a really hard time believing that he was infected." Unless you are in proper (BSL-4) lab, the sad reality is there will alwa
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by 001sky 12y ago
"People infected with Ebola cannot spread the disease until they begin to display symptoms, and it cannot be spread through the air. As people become sicker, the viral load in the body builds, and they become more and more contagious.
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by 001sky 12y ago
This ingores the bias of investors. The original post is quoting investors, so I don't think its a speculative bias. You seem to be suggesting to ignore the wisdom of "know your customer"--and for many founders/ceos inve
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Doctor Recently Back from Africa Tests Positive for Ebola(nbcnewyork.com)
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by 001sky 12y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8501530
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The World's New Biggest Ship? Maybe. Niftiest Ship? For Sure(businessweek.com)
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by 001sky 12y ago
Consciousness is bandwidth constrained. Subconscious is very lite computationally. In the context of scarce resources, it's better to have a calculation from the subconscious rather than to wait in line for a week to use the mainframe.
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Do Doctors Have a Duty to Treat Patients with Ebola?(huffingtonpost.com)
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