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721.
by blacksqr 6y ago
Shorter: statistics are worthless
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Salinity‐Gradient Power Generation with Ionized Wood Membranes(onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
2 points by blacksqr 6y ago|0 comments
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by blacksqr 6y ago
There is an AOT Tcl-to LLVM IR compiler in development. https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/tclquadcode
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by blacksqr 6y ago
If you mean the wikipedia definition of compiling source code to machine code at runtime, then no. The Tcl interpreter contains a bytecode virtual machine, more along the Java model. Source code is converted to bytecode on the procedure lev
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by blacksqr 6y ago
Tcl switched to a bytecode compiler with version 8.0 about 20 years ago, which delivered significant speedups in execution.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
The study measured correlation of lockdown measures with number of reported cases, not positivity rate or death rate. Did they correct for number of tests done per capita in each state? I saw no indication that they did. N.B. Written by the
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Olefile: Python package to parse, read and write Microsoft OLE2 files(pypi.org)
1 points by blacksqr 6y ago|1 comments
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by blacksqr 6y ago
The study measured correlation of lockdown measures with number of reported cases, not positivity rate or death rate. Did they correct for number of tests done per capita in each state? I saw no indication that they did. N.B. Written by th
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by blacksqr 6y ago
This will have the same problems as male contraception: "Trust me, I've taken steps to protect us."
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by blacksqr 6y ago
Speaking of Tcl, there's TclRAL, a C-based Tcl extension that implements the Relational Algebra. https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/TclRAL
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Mathematcl: Netlib Libraries as Tcl Extensions(wiki.tcl-lang.org)
3 points by blacksqr 6y ago|0 comments
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Multistage and passive cooling process driven by salinity difference(advances.sciencemag.org)
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by blacksqr 6y ago
Title of paper: "Sustained, photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4 in a continuous flow reactor by earth-abundant materials: Reduced titania-Cu2O Z-scheme heterostructures" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a
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by blacksqr 6y ago
Years ago I worked on a project that used files in the TIFF image format as databases. The TIFF format supports the concept of multiple files embedded within the main file, and multiple sections within an image file, each of which is index
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by blacksqr 6y ago
Don't forget about BRL-CAD. Fully open source, decades old, actively maintained, scriptable, with a mature Tk GUI.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
Sounds like a painful new symptom.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
I have a feeling Jim Collins is thinking of something like the old Evel Knievel toy [0], where you put the motorcycle on a platform with a high-resistance crank, you turn the crank, and at some level of RPMs of an internal wheel, the motorc
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Famotidine linked to improved outcomes in Covid-19(healio.com)
2 points by blacksqr 6y ago|0 comments
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Tcl/Tk binding to Blend2D vector graphics engine(wiki.tcl-lang.org)
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by blacksqr 6y ago
The article is full of urgent suggestions of what "we" should do nationally, but doesn't mention who failed to ensure "we" had a coordinated national response.
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U of I to expand Covid saliva testing nationally(news.uillinois.edu)
2 points by blacksqr 6y ago|1 comments
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by blacksqr 6y ago
I've been using 3x ETFs for the past few years to pursue a Permanent Portfolio style strategy in one account, and an All Weather strategy in another, rebalance annually, and both have been doing well. Low net volatility, high returns.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
> Today’s adolescent voters aren’t allowed to drink and aren’t drafted to fight a war. History shows the draft part changes quickly once the shooting starts. How about a law that says the minimum military service age can't be less t
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Low-tech Covid test costs $1 w results in 1 hour(medrxiv.org)
24 points by blacksqr 6y ago|3 comments
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by blacksqr 6y ago
The Reality Market always clears. If people don't mark their beliefs to the Reality Market on a timely basis, it clears with blood and fire.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
According to former deputy managing director of IMF.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
TL;DR The benefits of early use of hydroxychloroquine + azithromycin for patients over 60 with comorbidities outweigh the risks.
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by blacksqr 6y ago
"A total of 78 patients with similar demographic and disease characteristics were enrolled. There was a significant reduction in ICU admissions (2 out of 39 vs. 11 out of 39, P=0.006), intubation (1 out of 39 vs. 9 out of 39, P=0.007)
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by blacksqr 6y ago
I hope you keep working on this. I think there is a definite need for something very small and simple that can be embedded into other tools, to squeeze out extra performance in critical spots without resorting to the nitroglycerin of C&#x2
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MATH+ protocol for Covid-19 treatment with available drugs [pdf](evms.edu)
1 points by blacksqr 6y ago|1 comments

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