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by austinprete 9y ago
He did actually, but he used the medical term SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) [1] in place of "Asian bird flu". However, they refer to the same thing, and SARS does appear to have only been a major problem from late-2002
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by austinprete 9y ago
I took his comment to reference the fact that this was originally written in 2002 with minor additions over time, as evidenced by the “Updates” section.
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by austinprete 9y ago
The agreement only prevents its commercial release for 88 years [1], he can still release it as free under the contract however. [1] - http://www.musictimes.com/articles/30821/20150306/wu-tang-cl...
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by austinprete 9y ago
Not sure how I feel about it still, but this article doesn't really accurately portray the service. From the source linked by the Wired article [1], this is specifically intended to prevent a nude photo from being shared maliciously wh
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by austinprete 9y ago
I saw his reply as adding "too short of yellow to red time" to the list of "not paying attention" and "being an asshole" for human reasons to run red lights. I'm not sure why you're attacking him for
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by austinprete 9y ago
Seconded, I just finished this book and it is an introduction to the basic science and history of genetics that reads like a masterfully written narrative. If you have any interest in genetics I think The Gene would be well worth your time.
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by austinprete 9y ago
PRISM was an NSA operation, so it's not clear how that is evidence against his claim that the CIA is more responsible with their cyber offense/surveillance than the NSA. If anything it seems to lend even more credence to his point
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by austinprete 10y ago
Hello Blake, is there any chance Recursion is considering hiring a software engineering intern, or might consider it in the future? I'm a CS student at the University of Utah planning on pursuing bioinformatics. I've come across y
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Ask HN: Graduating high school this spring, college or a coding bootcamp after?
4 points by austinprete 12y ago|2 comments
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by austinprete 12y ago
Just checked out the website, awesome idea! Hope to see this catch on with tech talks.
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by austinprete 12y ago
I'm in the United States. MVP referring to what exactly? Haha, sorry I'm not familiar with that term outside of it's usual usage and it's web programming usage. Hmm, I'm not sure how useful that would be to me. I&#x
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by austinprete 12y ago
I have checked them out and am planning on using them for the technical and physical requirements involved with HIPAA. But thanks for the link, would have been extremely useful to me had I not found them a week or so ago in a jobs post on H
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by austinprete 12y ago
Thank you for your input! Having put some thought into it, I agree. I'm still in high school, and even though I have a job, I'd say overall I probably have a lot more time now than I will in two years. This might be the best chanc
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by austinprete 12y ago
So I would say that it's a little of both. Profit wouldn't hurt, but primarily it's about the idea. Even if I never made a dime from it and just broke even, it would be worth it to me. And I say change the world, and I guess
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by austinprete 12y ago
Thank you for your willingness to help out. I am passionate about it, and I'll definitely send you an email and see if we can discuss strategy. I had never seen your company before. Definitely could be a great alternative to Kickstarte
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by austinprete 12y ago
Thanks for the input! I think that's what I need to do. It's easy to get discouraged though when it feels like you don't have the resources to accomplish something you want to. That said, I think this is possible if I go abou
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by austinprete 12y ago
Also, I'm aware that there are huge technical challenges involved in creating the service that I want to create. However, I'm fairly confident in my ability to overcome these if I put the time and effort in and am willing to learn
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Ask HN: Teenager with an idea that I'm passionate about, should I pursue it?
11 points by austinprete 12y ago|18 comments