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by ddeck 7y ago
It's far too early to draw any conclusions, but the HK Hospital Authority has suggested that they are seeing reduced lung function in some "recovered" patients. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/he
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>Another possibility is that Italy doesn't have a handle on who is or isn't infected so what they report are the obvious infections, who tend to be older. This is very likely the case, as can be seen in the positive test outc
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It does so by running a substantial government budget deficit (~3-4%). Japan has not had a surplus since the early 90's and it seems unlikely it will generate one this decade [1], challenging traditional economic wisdom on the conseque
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For additional, evidence-based research along these lines, I'd recommend the coronavirus section of the Lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus They are hosting preliminary research, case reports, commentary and
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>VW Group barely hangs on in Chapter 11 Not sure what you're referring to. Chapter 11 is a form of reorganization in bankruptcy in US law. Volkswagen AG (i.e. the VW Group) is an EUR85 billion German company that - despite the mas
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by ddeck 7y ago
All of it. I think rushabh's point was that the Odoo model is an open source core with closed source paid components, whereas ERPNext is fully GPL'd. ERPNext monetize via a SaaS model, but you are free to self-host.
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Regardless of veracity of the conclusions, one key issue is that the author is looking at absolute yields, when they should be looking at credit spreads. They state: >Higher rates mean higher returns. A junk bond historically hovered ar
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According to Air Canada, it was a tire rupture (one of 10) on takeoff and the emergency landing is due to an engine issue. Presumably the tire entered the engine. "A spokesperson for Air Canada told Sky News: "Air Canada flight A
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200203170045/https://www.teleg...
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They are not. From the article: >Yet Europe is home to two of the world’s leading vendors, Ericsson and Nokia; Samsung offers yet another alternative from a trustworthy democracy.
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I'm not disputing your point, but with respect to Taiwan, the fact that visiting a doctor is almost a sport certainly doesn't help - An average of 14 visits per year per person: > There is a high level of health seeking behavio
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>I doubt that the 50 years old Hospital doctor who died had any serious per-existing health condition. If you are referring to the doctor in Wuhan - Liang Wudong - he was 62-years old.
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Keep in mind that the 2.5 tonnes is carbon only, the mass of additional plant matter is likely more than double that given the water content and other elements. Additionally, it's not evenly distributed over the building, but cantileve
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>The developer claims the wall – made up of a mix of plants – will generate seven tonnes of oxygen in a year and extract nine tonnes of C02 annually among other benefits So the plants in the wall get bigger and heavier each year? Presu
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>The larger the surface of the filter the easier time the fan will have to push the air through it and more efficient it will be. This is quite true. Assuming the media in your particle filter is of sufficient quality, the most import
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Perhaps in general, but in this case the email he's pointing to is an nhs.uk address.
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In area terms that's true, but it does pretty much fit "over the US and part of Canada" as can be seen here: https://www.aboutaustralia.com/australia-size-compared-to-us...
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by ddeck 7y ago
It's part of the 2017 National Intelligence Law. Although there is debate regarding the circumstances under which assistance can be compelled, it appears quite broad: The Intelligence Law, by contrast, repeatedly obliges individuals,
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No need for AR in this case. There was a laser grid projected onto the road in front of the runners by a pacing car. https://image.businessinsider.com/5da1887a4af90974904877c2 https://static.standard.co.uk/s
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It was discussed extensively at the links below, where some users have also posted links to other sources for those that don't mind bypassing the copyright restrictions. After 'South Park' Censorship Episode, China Deleted t
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>Believe it or not, there are people who give a shit about well-being at FB. Under the assumption that you place yourself among them, I'd suggest not writing "you are full of shit" when you disagree with what someone wro
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That's true, but there is a lot of water in the body aside from the blood. While most people will feel physical effects after losing 5% of their body weight in water, many can lose up to 8-10% without significant adverse physical or me
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With an electron microscope and infrared and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. From the article: The researchers counted the plastic particles by cutting open bags of tea, removing the tea, rinsing off any pieces that might have come off d
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I suspect the parent was referring to the lack of incentives for big pharma to develop new antibiotics, which is of course very relevant in a discussion around resistance to existing drugs. I don't believe this to be a contentious issu
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Unfortunately even fruit and vegetables aren't safe. Syphilis and TB antibiotics are being used to combat disease on orange trees in Florida: The E.P.A. has proposed allowing as much as 650,000 pounds of streptomycin to be sprayed on
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I recently listened to a podcast featuring Dr Matt McCarthy, who is an infection diseases physician and ethics professor and who authored the book Superbugs[1]. He did a good job (to a layperson such as myself anyway) of explaining why big
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Discussion from a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19907229 And 5 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7854571
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>IIRC there's also video reportage about it to be found... The VICE piece is here: How to Become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant The Shed at Dulwich was the number one rated restaurant in London, with foodies, celebrities and
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I'll add the Ancillary (Imperial Radch) series by Ann Leckie to these good suggestions.
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This is incorrect. HKEX (which wholly owns the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong) is a publicly listed company. The HK Governeent owns 5.4%[1]. [1] https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2018/0319&#x

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