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by DaveWalk 11y ago
CRISPR/Cas9 is an invaluable tool at the bench, but it is just a tool. It makes things easier than before, but if you look to the past, you'll see that scientists are cynical people. Attitudes will change slowly (though there are
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
> it's not THAT hard. I'm doing something relatively difficult literally in my garage right now That's great for your cell-based experiments; and many of the greatest biology discoveries were made with this toolset in the
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
I don't think you're the first person to have this vision, and most all bio-entrepreneurs I've spoken too felt this way at some point. Right now there's quite a gulf between the technology we have and the masses' ut
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
Your examples are intriguing, but I wonder precisely how much they would cost. "Enzyme isolation" means a suite of biology tools, which you could store in a garage, but aren't cheap like a laptop, server, internet connectio
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
Is there an official line that Firefox is taking on this? As a novice to their development decisions, I've always wondered this myself. I sometimes feel like I can sense when a UI is not native; it's completely useable, and I have
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
Great explanation, I understand it better from a technical perspective. I assume Troy is hidden to the authorities, who only have the Blockchain ledger and no other information to go on? That's waht I meant by "concentrated"
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
Oh yes -- weird it's not prominent on the initial story. I've edited myself.
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
IANAL, but from what I remember of the Wired reporting the evidence and involvement of this officer was left out of the prosecution.
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
Thanks for the detailed followup. Is there any case precedent for prosecuting money laundering like this? It seems to me that the path can still be rebuilt. I guess the criminality depends on the crime and the jurisdiction? (And the law. Ob
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
That cryptolocker-like malware was particularly terrifying...is it still around? I wonder why it hasn't become more or less famous? Reminds me of ATM skimmers, also particularly terrifying. I imagine they are kept at a certain degree o
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
I see -- I think the above argument is that the tumbling service, i.e. owner of wallets A and B, has the evidence of laundering. Concentrated in one place it's easier to protect, and easier to attack, I guess?
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
I had wondered what would happen to the DEA agent mentioned in the big Wired stories[0][1]. As a Bitcoin novice, I was left wondering: is it a common misconception that Bitcoin is anonymous? Or rather, just how easy is it to trace someone&#
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Bernie Sanders’s Early Online Haul: $8.3M(nytimes.com)
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Like to do things your way? Vivaldi could be the browser for you(zdnet.com)
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If Hastert Was Extorted, He Could Deduct Some Losses from His Taxes(nytimes.com)
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Struggles with Finances Track Marco Rubio’s Career(nytimes.com)
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
It is kind of ridiculous. Per the article: >$10,000 today is equivalent to just $1,640 in 1970 dollars
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
And don't forget the income tax; according to the article, even extortion must be taxed as per the Supreme Court, 1952.
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Bill Gates, College Dropout: Don't Be Like Me(nytimes.com)
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When It's a Crime to Withdraw Money from Your Bank(nytimes.com)
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
What ever happened to Flipboard? It seemed very cutting edge when it debuted years ago. Now I can never remember it's there to browse.
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by DaveWalk 11y ago
I've heard this too; it drives the completionist in me nuts. After reading a Twitter stream for 5 minutes, I look up and wish I had caught up on the news, or read a short article from Instapaper / Pocket. I have no doubt this says
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
An interesting point -- what job can't work from home? The study's author mentions in the article that "The more robotic the work, the greater the benefits, we think." Up to you if you consider pushing code robotic, I gu
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
Great example. In 2-10 years from now, someone will want to find that repository. Does anyone know of an effort to maintain this, like is done with sequencing data at the NIH? Something like PubMed Central? I have first hand experience with
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
> Are people then willing to trade personally-identifiable information for a Snickers bar? Not as cheap as a Snickers, but I once had a CS professor do a straw poll of the class for this experiment. Back in the day the most evident track
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
I think this is exactly what credit unions are for -- a group of people feeling under-served combining their resources to manage a bank and reduce risk. It seems like the ideal solution to the issue; and apparently it is stuck on a mid-leve
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
LOL, I needed to find the actual .jpg. Forgive a scientist's desire to "jump straight to the data" -- searching anywhere for NIH funding as % GDP should get you the same graph.
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
> The funding is just not there at my uni Does that mean you won't be able to continue? As other posters suggested, if your "burning questions" are about leaving, perhaps you should set yourself up with an Exit Master&#x27
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
I liked to think about taking in half the number of PhDs but increasing their salary, focusing only on applicants that can realistically produce. Or even better, shortening the PhD to 3-4 years, forget the salary altogether, and turning it
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by DaveWalk 12y ago
I diagree, and think the OP's point is actually quite prescient: "winner take all" is exactly how science is rewarded. The first to a discovery can claim the credit, and will get the merit added to their score on grant applic

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