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by chkaloon 6y ago
On "This Week in Virology", a podcast that's been going on for quite a while but just got popular (imagine that), this was discussed, and the consensus was that there is definitely something going with clotting mechanisms and
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by chkaloon 6y ago
Exactly. People are talking about "moving goal posts" because the curve has already been flattened. But if I get it, I want to be as far out on that curve a possible so doctors know better what to do about it.
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by chkaloon 6y ago
I live in Alaska in the winter, and biking is incredibly popular during that time. Appropriate equipment (studs, wide tires, pogies), and clothing is needed, and the city needs to properly plow, but it can work.
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by chkaloon 6y ago
Why is this post flagged? Seems like an appropriate HN topic
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by chkaloon 6y ago
This model already exists in other forms in the US. One of them is called a healthshare. Usually a religion-based scheme where you pay in a certain amount a month, and then you negotiate with the doctor yourself, pay the bill yourself, and
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by chkaloon 6y ago
I've heard that is an ulterior motive for the Republican governor "open it up" push. Then they can blame closed businesses on straw men like this, when the real reason is workers fearing for their and their family's heal
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by chkaloon 6y ago
Who the heck is going to ride shared bikes and scooters after this?
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by chkaloon 6y ago
Probably not many songbirds in Bern
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by chkaloon 6y ago
You're both correct
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by chkaloon 6y ago
Shows what strong, competent leadership can do. And a society with fairly high trust in it.
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by chkaloon 6y ago
It would help to have a leader who inspires, a leader who brings the opposing side along (knowing that we most of us want the same result, we just disagree on how to get there), a leader who couldn't give a damn about re-election, a le
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by chkaloon 6y ago
The problem I see with Taleb is that people see him as the kid who cries 'wolf' too much, unfortunately. Other people see him as someone, like a stopped clock, is right twice a day. It's unfortunate, because he probably has v
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by chkaloon 6y ago
maybe there was a slight delay getting them in this count
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by chkaloon 6y ago
Didn't NY just add 3+ thousand that weren't counted before?
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by chkaloon 7y ago
@jcranmer absolutely agree. This is maddening, and unfortunately we all can't do much except sit at home and watch this train wreck. Can't protest, complaints are seen as partisan attacks, and trying to volunteer locally to help o
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by chkaloon 7y ago
From OSHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSLAuY8ib8
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by chkaloon 7y ago
Assumptions based on early results using these tests can be problematic. https://mobile.twitter.com/zbinney_NFLinj/status/12457896728...
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by chkaloon 7y ago
God I miss old school pro wrestling. Hilarious.
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by chkaloon 7y ago
In Wisconsin there are still auditoriums named Turner Hall in some towns. Monroe is one, and when I was a kid I always wondered who "Mr. Turner" was who it was named after. My dad finally told me it used to be a gymnastics club, a
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by chkaloon 7y ago
In the US, if someone fraudulently uses your debit card they can clean out your bank account, possibly with no recourse. With a credit card you're only liable for $50.
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by chkaloon 7y ago
Boy you're quite the contrarian. Congratulations. Did I say 0% effective? Talking about primary use here. You're right, though, that cloth or coffee filter is better than nothing.
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by chkaloon 7y ago
"Only with a credit card. I am a student, I have no real world use for this kind of card" Yes you do, that vending machine you're standing in front of
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by chkaloon 7y ago
Just to be clear, they are talking about surgical-type masks, similar to the cloth masks people are making. They are NOT talking about N95 "masks". There is constant confusion in the press and elsewhere between these two. One prot
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Marginal risk of contracting Covid-19(marginalrevolution.com)
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by chkaloon 7y ago
Based on hospitalization rates of 7.5%-10%. Latest from the New Rochelle, NY, hotspot puts it at 1%. Factor of 10 lower if I am reading this right. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/nyregion/new-rochelle
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by chkaloon 7y ago
People outside of the healthcare system don't realize that even in non-pandemic times, ERs and hospitals are some of the most dangerous places to spend your time. Doctors won't say that publicly, but the ones I worked with all had
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by chkaloon 7y ago
Interesting points (not sure why you're getting downvotes here). I also wonder if it would help if the medical "establishment" encouraged people to stay home even if they get symptoms, and only seek medical care for serious s
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by chkaloon 7y ago
...and if he gets a mild case they'll say "hah! told you so!"
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by chkaloon 7y ago
I just spent a week at a remote Alaska village 120 miles from Nome to help with the Iditarod. The villages there rely on rural broadband, which is essentially a single satellite-fed community receiver which pushes signal out to access point
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by chkaloon 7y ago
Interesting how much early processor history was driven by Intel project delays.

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