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What Last Year's Government Simulation Predicted About Today's Pandemic(npr.org)
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Stories from people who tested positive for Covid-19(old.reddit.com)
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by aazaa 7y ago
These articles really need to state what kind of testing was done: RNA or serological. Very different conclusions if 50% test positive for one vs. the other.
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by aazaa 7y ago
> ... The things we build in huge quantities, like computers and TVs, drop rapidly in price. The things we don’t, like housing, schools, and hospitals, skyrocket in price. What’s the American dream? The opportunity to have a home of your
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by aazaa 7y ago
On face value, this seems like a no-lose proposition. Loan forgiveness, minus 1% interest, so basically free money. What are the downsides , theoretical or otherwise, of taking this money?
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by aazaa 7y ago
Reminds me of this guy, who hand-planes engine cylinder heads using a block of wood, straight edge, sandpaper, and feeler gauges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ch8KYiqSNg
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by aazaa 7y ago
Nowhere does the article mention which kind of test was run. Was it qPCR or serological? The latter tests whether you have had an infection. The former tests whether you currently have one. The distinction between presymptomatic and asym
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by aazaa 7y ago
1. Inflation rather than deflation. The situation is more like the one in the 1940's. Back then, the Fed pegged the entire yield curve and bought enough treasuries of all durations to effectively shut down the free market. The idea was
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Eroom's Law(en.wikipedia.org)
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The Public Health Legacy of the 1976 Swine Flu Outbreak(discovermagazine.com)
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by aazaa 7y ago
Shortly after 9/11 was a period of reduced air travel that affected air quality in measurable ways. Has air traffic dropped off enough to log similar changes?
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A Long-Lost Data Trove Uncovers California’s Sterilization Program (2017)(theatlantic.com)
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Photophone(en.wikipedia.org)
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by aazaa 7y ago
Everything Lyn Alden has written: https://www.lynalden.com
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by aazaa 7y ago
Possibly relevant: > President Trump tweeted Monday that the "decision to open up the states" following shutdown measures taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus lies with him, not governors. https://www.axios.co
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U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' to a Shortage, CEO Warns(npr.org)
55 points by aazaa 7y ago|60 comments
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by aazaa 7y ago
The gist of the article is that there are few historical parallels. That seems fair. > ... In a crisis, it is easy to agree to spend money. But that fight is coming. We are engaged in the largest-ever surge in public debt in peacetime. R
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US ‘Perilously Close’ to Meat Shortage After Major Plant Closes over Coronavirus(time.com)
5 points by aazaa 7y ago|3 comments
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by aazaa 7y ago
Lyn's entire blog is worth reading. Very in-depth analysis and actionable conclusions. She builds mental models using data. I've never seen economics content like that anywhere. For just one example, and a great backgrounder to th
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by aazaa 7y ago
It's not so clear that COBOL is to blame: > COBOL “remains one of the fastest programming languages,” said John Zeanchock, associate professor of computer and information systems at Robert Morris University. “We get calls from big c
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by aazaa 7y ago
Why is this API even necessary? Isn't every individual with a smart phone already tracked de facto? Why add a technological fig-leaf to what is by now a deplorable privacy situation? Just roll with it, change whatever laws need to be c
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by aazaa 7y ago
To paraphrase... Planes, employees, and marketing power, for example, all outlive the bankruptcy. A bankruptcy wipes out speculators and what should be sophisticated investors. They can take it, and this is what they signed up for. The comp
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by aazaa 7y ago
> Aren’t most people who have mild/asymptomatic cases infected with a dangerous strain? > Yes. Almost all (>99.9%) of people who are infected (and have a mild case) are infected with a dangerous strain of the virus, they just
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by aazaa 7y ago
> In a brief report posted online in German, the researchers say one in seven have been infected—a figure which has big implications for how soon that town, and the rest of the world can come out from lockdown. ... Having been exposed a
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Influenza: Exposing the True Killer(ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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by aazaa 7y ago
How about: 3. Dollar devaluation through expansion of the balance sheet even further. The BoJ balance sheet is about 100% of GDP. The Fed balance sheet is about 30% of GDP. That gives a lot of room to add assets before the US looks anythi
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by aazaa 7y ago
The global dollar short squeeze [1], if left to unfold, will drive the dollar to highs that will paralyze the US and world economy. The Fed will combat this problem through aggressive devaluation. This devaluation will take the form of movi
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by aazaa 7y ago
> Its Secondary Market facility may purchase U.S.-listed ETFs. While the preponderance of those holdings will be those primarily focused on U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds, the remainder will be in ETFs whose primary investment obj
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by aazaa 7y ago
According to the article, the (not mutually incompatible) reasons are: 1. Sanders didn’t run a smart enough campaign 2. Democrats were wary of a very liberal nominee 3. Trump aside, Sanders was always a weird fit as the Democratic nominee T
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by aazaa 7y ago
Your company has filed a US patent application (and it appears also a PCT) on the qSanger method, and this application is reference 8 in your document. What are your plans for licensing the technology?

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