PierredeFermat

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by PierredeFermat 6y ago
I don't think we should just give up to the fact that it's normal to have errors coming from these big Orgs operating at such a sensitive front. Look what some small errors and delays are doing. If an organisation gets too big to
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by PierredeFermat 6y ago
> What WHO does is intergovernmental public health coordination I'm afraid that's a normative and oversimplistic statement. Have you seen, at least, the WHO Twitter/FB feeds? It's acting as a teacher for the global pu
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by PierredeFermat 6y ago
I totally agree that startups aren't the solution to every single problem we have on the planet but I'm not sure you've tackled the original proposition, rather you expressed a general concern/dissatisfaction and that&#x
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by PierredeFermat 6y ago
I don't think it's an ignorant opinion. How do you imagine it being solved?
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by PierredeFermat 6y ago
It's a bit disappointing that all the discussion's momentum/energy here got wasted on the letter of the proposition and not the spirit. Clearly and pragmatically, anyone certified to work directly with patients at a hospital,
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by PierredeFermat 6y ago
I think you already pushed the scenario too far. The best measure to the example you gave is clearly the one we arrived at now. Complete lockdown. Worldwide. There's no discussion about its subjectivity. But the original point/mot
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Data/reporting scope could be made anonymous and more local; on a city/town level (e.g. "Dec 22, 2019 | Severe flu case reported in X district of Wuhan (30°34'21.2"N 114°12'30.0"E) - potential for outbreak
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
I don't see the problem with taking stances. The very act of thinking about such thing is a stance by itself. You can simply take stances that would reduce harm, avoid collapse and (optionally) maximize benefit for everyone. The curren
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
You simply report/label on a very local level (city/town level) because that's what will really matter for further action. If necessary, report coordinates.
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
In the broad definition of what makes something "political", that is definitely the case. No disagreement. However, to not drift this discussion into definitions, I'll agree on your definition of "politics", which -
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Close coordination with the Chinese government :) No, there would (almost) be no policy. That's the point. It's one planet - one health. Which country it is shouldn't matter much. If a severe case was reported by medical staf
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
True. How do you think this could be overcome? Crowdfunding? Donations?
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Not entirely sure yet. However, that's exactly why verified, anonymous data reporting would be a good starting point. But I assume your concerns are more about [the difficulty of] neutral funding?
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Ask HN: Is it time to start an apolitical, decentralized version of WHO?
11 points by PierredeFermat 7y ago|33 comments
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Show HN: Pregnancy-like Rapid Test Tweaked for Covid-19 – Proof of Concept [pdf](omnibus.uni-freiburg.de)
5 points by PierredeFermat 7y ago|0 comments
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
I very much agree here. Have recently ran part of the data through some NLP (incl. AWS Comprehend) and nothing signficant came out. Ended up doing simple free-text or keyword search and only landed on one interesting finding so far: https:
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Been compiling this list à la patrickcollison.com. The core goal of this is to consolidate good practical and scientific knowledge on the topic in one easy-to-access place/repo, especially that there seems to be a lot of noise currentl
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Show HN: Clean, curated knowledge base on recent Coronavirus (Covid-19)(mikrosom.com)
1 points by PierredeFermat 7y ago|1 comments
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Micromort(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by PierredeFermat 7y ago|0 comments
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
The project is also open source; https://github.com/nukleosome with strong focus on encryption/security, in case anyone is interested in contributing
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
You'd be asked for a consent that includes the research description & details.
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Show HN: Sell Your Anonymous Health Data to Research(nukleosome.com)
7 points by PierredeFermat 7y ago|3 comments
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
That's quite inspiring. Do you mind connecting via email? (Not a media request; just to learn and exchange some ideas)
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Is it possible to reach out to you by email?
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Thanks for the thorough comment! It's definitely a hefty undertaking and that's why I was keen to know what HN thinks. Is there anyway we can get in touch (i.e. Email)?
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Ask HN: Anyone interested in starting a modern, open-source EHR software?
1 points by PierredeFermat 7y ago|5 comments
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Why do you think so?
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Nope. It's clarified in later tweets how the graph was built.
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
How come? It's quite clear. Did you try downloading the image? It's a relatively big one
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by PierredeFermat 7y ago
Not sure if it's a direct causal relationship. dang can better tell. The graph in this case ended up being just a base layer for some interesting internet stories, while paying some tribute to HN for the great place it is.

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