Thriptic

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by Thriptic 12y ago
It's true that on a long enough time line we will all inevitable get cancer or some degenerative disease, fine. But does that mean that we should just give up and not attempt to further prolong life? More importantly, curing some proli
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by Thriptic 12y ago
I've heard people in my lab make similar claims about regular distilled water -_-. Even when I drink it in front of them they still have doubts.
873.
by Thriptic 12y ago
I agree; I am just getting into machine learning currently, and chapter 2 of this book is what made back propagation "click" for me.
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by Thriptic 12y ago
If the hotel is receiving consistently negative reviews from wedding parties which are unfairly harming their business, then they should stop allowing people to book weddings there. That would seem to be a far more legitimate solution to t
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by Thriptic 12y ago
In a sense this strategy could be somewhat ingenious on their part, as after some exploration some people might assume that all negative reviews (even ones from customers who legitimately received poor service) are spurious ones associated
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by Thriptic 12y ago
You can buy pre-loaded credit cards at gas stations in the US, although I'm not sure how they work for online orders.
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by Thriptic 12y ago
1. University procurement systems and methodologies(the PO / cost object etc). 2. The difficulty in finding people with specific technical expertise in a university setting. People spend enormous amounts of time troubleshooting problem
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by Thriptic 12y ago
I couldn't agree more with almost everything you just said (especially number 2). My only potential issue is with number 5. While I agree that raw data should be shared for purposes of reproducibility and progress, I can also partially
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by Thriptic 12y ago
We use finite element analysis suites in our lab such as Ansys for simulation, and the licenses run into the thousands of dollars per year.
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by Thriptic 12y ago
It is basically impossible to do life sciences research outside of an academic or industry lab, and almost no academic lab will take on someone who is not a student or post-doc. An individual outside of academia would be unable to purchase
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Link us please
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by Thriptic 12y ago
While its true that someone needs to do the things which you mentioned, basic protein expression and purification are standard skills learned at the undergrad level for biochem / molecular bio majors. Depending on the composition of th
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by Thriptic 12y ago
New defense projects are sexy; bringing this type of work to a district makes politicians seem "innovative", and it's the type of thing that plays well in a campaign speech. Maintaining and expanding infrastructure isn't
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by Thriptic 12y ago
I am a powerlifter and want to hit 3-4-5: 315 lbs bench, 405 lbs squat, 495 (really 500) lbs deadlift. I am there in bench and almost there on squat and deadlift.
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by Thriptic 12y ago
This is a pretty poorly conducted study. First off, they make a causal claim that nutritional intervention induced reversal of CAD progression. This is an observational study so such a claim is inappropriate. This is also a very bold claim
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by Thriptic 12y ago
> But Uber (and some others) try to undermine any kind of regulation and so cutting costs to enable cheaper service. I can only speak for Cambridge, MA (which this article also mentions), but Uber has consistently provided a VASTLY super
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by Thriptic 12y ago
I really question their methods. The Boston area for example has exploded with biotech and finance companies over the last 10-15 years, and high tech and big pharma have moved in as well more recently. People are also constantly complaining
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Funding, regulations, educational policy etc
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by Thriptic 12y ago
This is in the COOP? Interesting, I should go check it out today.
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Awesome idea! but you didn't have any mentors who are fighter pilots or painters yet ;p Unfortunately I'm not sure how well this concept will work for non-freelance occupations. I doubt employers would want randoms coming in to sh
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Our laboratory actually employed hot desking for a bit, albeit out of necessity. We had a limited amount of desks (in an open office configuration no less) available, and they were distributed by seniority. All the graduate students, underg
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Ugh, I hate it when stories talk about studies and then don't link to them. Link to study: http://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/oby20737... Eh. The difference in weight loss was 1-2 kg over 12
893.
by Thriptic 12y ago
I can only speak for the biological sciences (I am a grad student in bioengineering), but from my perspective this is 100% accurate. My PI got his own lab and his first big grant (R01) in his late 20s. My father did the same at 28. In the l
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by Thriptic 12y ago
As a powerlifter, my beef with crossfit is that people think they can learn how to be expert lifters in a weekend in a class of 20 people. Learning to deadlift properly takes months even under personalized instruction; learning to squat wit
895.
by Thriptic 12y ago
You actually want your deadlifts to be reasonably fast. What you don't want to do is attempt to explode off the ground. This leads to back rounding (I think this is what you mean, just clarifying).
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Excuse my ignorance, but is it legitimate for subordinate entities in a federalist system to simply not fund enforcement of policies they don't agree with? For example, would it be possible to have a vice squad with a budget of 1 dolla
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by Thriptic 12y ago
Maybe when Dre is an Apple employee they can force him to finally release Detox ;p
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by Thriptic 12y ago
1. Roll your own Google Maps overlays / plugins for navigation of large facilities. I envision a system where you take a series of GPS readings using your phone around the facility (a few on each floor). You then scan a blueprint or fl
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by Thriptic 12y ago
It's atypical behavior, and so people are naturally intrigued. Inquiry doesn't necessarily imply judgement, just curiosity.
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by Thriptic 12y ago
The idea is an offshoot of my experiences as a grad student and also as a project manager at a core lab at my university. It is not strictly bio E oriented, but I agree that I could certainly test and find receptive initial users.

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