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by biofox 13y ago
For projects of any size, I always draft a design on paper first. It helps me ensure my ideas makes sense and that I won't forget them. I've found the real benefit of modeling though to be in solving novel problems that I'm u
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by biofox 13y ago
As upsetting as the story is, I'm trying to reserve judgement until more is known. Having known people with acute mental health problems, I know that people are not routinely sanctioned in the UK -- even when police become involved. Th
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by biofox 13y ago
The problem is in the claim that they can be used to treat disease. Anyone can make false statements and there should be safeguards to protect consumers, especially the sick and vulnerable. Saying carrots are healthy is one thing, but that
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by biofox 13y ago
It looks like MDF. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard
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by biofox 13y ago
If you consider the underlying mechanisms, it becomes clear. Cigarette smoke contains mutagens. For those who are genetically predisposed, it might only take a single point mutation (change of a DNA base pair) in a single oncogene to cause
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by biofox 13y ago
Timothy Peake was a test pilot before joining ESA, so there is hope: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Peake
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by biofox 13y ago
I should also add that I think a lot of the criticisms of UML itself are fair. I'm talking exclusively about using it as a problem solving tool before the implementation stage. I do wish there were better alternatives for graphically t
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by biofox 13y ago
Graphical modelling is an incredibly powerful tool, and it saddens me that UML is not valued more by hackers. I suspect one of the reasons it's not used, is that people simply don't need it most of the time. When I started in soft
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by biofox 13y ago
Reminds me of the DHMO hoax: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax The dihydrogen monoxide FAQ is an entertaining read: http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
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by biofox 13y ago
Would you be confident foraging for food in our "natural" environment? A great deal of plants, fungi, nuts, and fruits are highly toxic. Even staples like rice and fish have high levels of naturally occurring arsenic and lead; and most tabl
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Free NASA publications(hq.nasa.gov)
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by biofox 14y ago
I learnt to type on a Model-M growing up in the 90s (on my father's IBM clone) and decided to buy one again 5 years ago for nostalgic value, but was astounded by how comfortable it was to type on. After switching over to a Macbook as my mai
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Interview with Warren Wiscombe on scientific programing(arxiv.org)
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by biofox 14y ago
More interested by the title... I had no idea unicode emoticons existed. Found a complete list here: http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/emoticons.html
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by biofox 14y ago
Antique desks don't have cable holes or filing drawers, but they're still desirable for their robustness and elegance. A similar statement could be made for UNIX utilities.
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World's first 'tax' on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7(bbc.co.uk)
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UK campaign to filter porn(dailymail.co.uk)
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The Boson Apocalypse(scottaaronson.com)
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by biofox 14y ago
There is scholarpedia: http://www.scholarpedia.org At the moment the majority of the articles are on computational neuroscience, but it is slowly starting to expand.
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Doing Biotech in My Bedroom(technologyreview.com)
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After experiment seven(nature.com)
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by biofox 14y ago
Yes! I'm waiting for a free day when I have the time and motivation... I have been waiting for some time, and the list keeps growing, to the point where it is now daunting. A terrifying amount of fun awaits. Perhaps we need a HN book club?
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Biophoton communication: can cells talk using light?(technologyreview.com)
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What has science ever done for us?(guardian.co.uk)
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Meditation and creativity(frontiersin.org)
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Learning To Learn: Embrace Analogies(betterexplained.com)
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Advice to a Beginning Graduate Student (cs.cmu.edu)
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Aubrey de Grey to debate Colin Blakemore in Oxford, April 25th(sens.org)
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Greece Eyes CERN, ESA Cuts to Plug Budget Gap(sciencemag.org)
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Sparks Fly Over Shoestring Test Of ‘Holographic Principle’(sciencemag.org)
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