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by Reelin 7y ago
It's too easy to forget to check or propagate an error value (in most languages) though. Exceptions are nice because you can't forget - you either handle it somewhere in the call stack or the process is killed.
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by Reelin 7y ago
I agree with the sentiment you express, but I think there is some nuance of definition that should be clarified here. Deployed on a wide scale, the filters you describe would indeed constitute systemic racism. However, on an individual basi
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by Reelin 7y ago
The trouble is that there is no singular, well delineated definition for the term "culture" in the context of such systems (and thus this discussion in general). Is team culture defined by general attitude? By demeanor when intera
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by Reelin 7y ago
> giant encapsulated viruses filled with genetic material Somewhat tangential, but viruses are actually _really_ small. Some approximate sizes for comparison: * Pollen: 20 - 35 um * E. coli: 2 um * HEPA filter: 99.97% capture at 0.3 um *
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by Reelin 7y ago
Stockpiles can get quite old (unfortunately I don't have any concrete examples to hand). The US DoD actually runs a shelf life program for testing all sorts of things to find out if they're still good. To your question, there are
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by Reelin 7y ago
The JAMA study [1] is an excellent analysis. However, it in turn was quoting the Chinese CDC statistics dating to February 11th. That dataset is older, fairly small once split into various categories, and likely to heavily skew towards more
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by Reelin 7y ago
Actually, they protect both parties - the doctor from blood (or other fluid) born pathogens, and the patient from anything on the doctor's skin. Your point is well taken though, I just wanted to clarify for any future readers since mis
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by Reelin 7y ago
Just to clarify, it's slightly more complicated than this. Surgical masks (note the name) protect _others_ from you. (They are unlikely to do much to protect you from others, but I suppose it might be possible under fairly limited circ
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by Reelin 7y ago
I think you've described the primary issue right here. There frequently seems to be a lack of effective, timely, and unambiguous communication on such topics. It seems like much of what's out there is either overly dense and confu
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by Reelin 7y ago
It's a reasonable and well phrased question, so it's unfortunate that people are down voting it. There are a few reasons as far as I understand it. Bear in mind how quickly our understanding of the virus (symptoms, transmission, i
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by Reelin 7y ago
It's true, you might be exposed and not get infected. But given the relatively high rate of infection coupled with lack of natural immunity, you should probably assume that you will become infected once it becomes widespread in your co
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by Reelin 7y ago
> banned any events with > 1000 people Yes, in a desperate attempt to slow the spread so that health systems aren't overrun. The difference in outcomes for those with severe symptoms (of any sort, from any illness) is vastly diff
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by Reelin 7y ago
The recording of the press release is on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kILL-maWoJw ).
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by Reelin 7y ago
Realistically, widespread transmission in the US (and the world over, honestly) _is_ inevitable at this point. Not everyone gets the flu every year because we have natural immunity to it; that's not the case with this virus because it&
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by Reelin 7y ago
> they are gambling with their lives Please don't spread this sort of misinformation. At this point, widespread transmission in the US is expected. You _will_ be exposed and most likely infected at some point. Most cases are mild! T
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by Reelin 7y ago
> People's lives are at stake Just to proactively avoid any misunderstanding here, I'd like to point out that the virus is expected to spread in the US at this point. It's not a matter of _if_ you will be exposed, but rath
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by Reelin 7y ago
They can and did. The issues in the US are entirely bureaucratic in nature.
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by Reelin 7y ago
> The plan was always to expand testing, but you need a working test kit first. I'd like to call out the fact that the impediments to testing in the US were and are entirely bureaucratic in nature. The CDC publicly published a real-
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by Reelin 7y ago
> Nobody wants to host ad content / pay for the bandwidth themselves though. Actually the issue is that the companies paying you to run the ads don't want you to host it yourself. * They're paying for impressions, and they
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by Reelin 7y ago
It's actually possible to avoid this! namespace foo::_bar { using namespace ::acme::widgets; /* internal helpers go here */ inline namespace exports { /* public API goes here */ } } namesp
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by Reelin 7y ago
A bunch of randos? You mean trained lab technicians with extensive experience running RT-PCR assays on a regular basis? You mean biotech vendors that already synthesize ultra high purity custom oligos? https://www.genewiz.com&#x2
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by Reelin 7y ago
How long did it take them to finish implementing all the equivalent WebExtension APIs after they dropped XUL?
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by Reelin 7y ago
> They're very happy with their current "sell you a specialty part for $45 that costs them $2 to produce" business. How difficult is it to design these parts and successfully fabricate them? Are they expensive simply becau
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by Reelin 7y ago
I think you've misunderstood. The CDC page I linked provides a diagnostic protocol for testing samples for presence of the virus. The disclaimer explicitly forbids using the protocol as a diagnostic test in a medical setting, reminding
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by Reelin 7y ago
That... doesn't make any sense. What does the ability to run recombinant procedures (however ill advised doing so might be) have to do with running an assay on a human sample for diagnostic (as opposed to research) purposes? To be perf
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by Reelin 7y ago
The thing is, you're already dealing with a patient that might be infected and medical testing labs already process potentially infectious samples on a daily basis. The CDC has actually issued official guidance regarding Coronavirus bi
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by Reelin 7y ago
I'm not talking about making an entire test kit, but rather labs with existing RT-PCR abilities (ie the vast majority of molecular biology labs) having the appropriate primers and probes synthesized by the standard (non-clinical) vendo
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by Reelin 7y ago
The natural question is then: why haven't the people in charge issued some sort of exemption or blanket authorization in this case?
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by Reelin 7y ago
Interesting read. It doesn't explain though why "the people in charge" haven't issued a blanket authorization by now for basic RT-PCR based diagnostics using a particular primer sequence at facilities meeting some minimu
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by Reelin 7y ago
If you're using an officially published primer sequence? Possible (due to supplier or user error), but _highly_ unlikely. We're pretty good at molecular biology at this point.

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