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Among the Subway’s Millions of Riders, a Study Finds Many Mystery Microbes(nytimes.com)
12 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|0 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
You were lucky. At my high school someone from the regular track had to jump through hoops and speak up loudly to be allowed into an honors English class. Separately, my high school guidance counselor "lost" the application of a s
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The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence(waitbutwhy.com)
8 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|0 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
That is super-interesting; but I bet being 25 in 1776 was more like being 40 in 2015. Not too many people were still students in their 20s (or even their teens) back then.
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
I also prefer print books for in-depth work that requires flipping around between different pages while also working on the computer. There is also something comforting about reading a paper book for fun. My iPad is just not warm and fuzzy.
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Endangered Species: Concentration and Solitude(codexjourneys.com)
2 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|0 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
"Moving around more" actually does significantly lower your risk of death from cardiovascular events (at the very least). http://healthland.time.com/2013/12/19/how-many-steps-does-it... Common sense
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
>> Leonardo da Vinci >Was an expert in his fields at the time. He spent many many hours studying anatomy and nature. Yes, but he didn't have an advanced degree in those fields. And he didn't need one. That was more my poi
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The Tyranny of Experts(codexjourneys.com)
8 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|3 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
Huge thank you for making this book freely available via download. So glad I clicked through.
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Will a Breakthrough Solar Technology See the Light of Day?(technologyreview.com)
77 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|44 comments
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Doctor treats Ebola with HIV drug in Liberia – seemingly successfully(cnn.com)
2 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|0 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
Hopefully it's not like Ender's Game :-) Trying it out, though.
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I Have No Stuff(medium.com)
1 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|0 comments
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WHO Ebola Drug Panel: Use Survivor Serum to Treat Ebola Victims(forbes.com)
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
Happy to hear it!
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
Yeah, re: the dropout rate, I think registering for a MOOC is more like browsing a book than registering for a college class. If I get through week 3 or 4 and take a midterm, then I find I tend to stick with the MOOC and finish it. Without
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
This archived course on Coursera: Startup Engineering: https://www.coursera.org/course/startup You can still sign up and access the PDFs, which are a goldmine of information.
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
Do you really think spontaneous remission is a random miracle? A scientist actually looked at the data and wrote this book: http://www.amazon.com/Radical-Remission-Surviving-Cancer-Aga... Typically there is a lot of work in
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
I agree, if it were me I'd be begging doctors for a test drug OR begging any survivor for a blood transfusion. You're already at serious risk, this is the moment when you try. I also think the patient should have had a say in this
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
I agree, it is uninspiring that harmful products stay on the market if they are definitively harmful. The best (least unhealthy) liquid hand soap I have found is Deep Steep. The best bar soap I think is Kiss My Face Olive Oil Soap (messes u
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
It sounds like you are already doing what you want to be doing (startups). Also, your skills are "soft skills" and you already have them and clearly can use them in a practical setting. I'm not sure what you'd gain from
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What I Wish I Knew About Computer Science in High School(codexjourneys.com)
3 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|3 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
I agree it does not seem fair, although if they now use this drug more broadly for everyone who's infected, it would be worth the unfairness. I also think Sheik Umar Khan, who was Sierra Leone's head doctor on this, deserved a cha
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Experimental Drug Likely Saved Ebola Patients(cnn.com)
123 points by codexjourneys 12y ago|91 comments
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
I'm not sure why wind and solar power are always mentioned together, other than they both are forms of "alt energy." From a U.S. perspective, solar power is less productive in the eastern half of the U.S., so I'm not sur
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by codexjourneys 12y ago
I wonder if they are using or would consider using blood plasma from Ebola survivors to help people survive. See this article: http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/179/Supplement_1/S18.f... There is more of