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by elwell 6y ago
> The finding underscores the importance of genomic surveillance Sounded dystopian until I realized it was in reference to sequencing the virus variants, not the hosts.
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by elwell 6y ago
> maximizing profits is pretty much the sole goal of a publicly traded corporation Would that extend to for-profit private companies? Employees? Sub 1m revenue app developers?
453.
by elwell 6y ago
> Google is actually doing the opposite of maximizing profits in this case You've chosen a difficult position to argue.
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by elwell 6y ago
Does ricin count as natural?
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by elwell 6y ago
Not to mention, the programmer's imagination is bounded by caloric intake and grey matter.
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by elwell 6y ago
Note that it's the 'confounder' not an internet boom cofounder, though that's also true.
457.
by elwell 6y ago
The existence of your reply is a case in point that programming teaches "Precision when describing".
458.
by elwell 6y ago
You only reinforcing the point that programming does not allow ambiguity; thus: bugs.
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Eloquent JavaScript: Chapter 7(eloquentjavascript.net)
1 points by elwell 6y ago|0 comments
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by elwell 6y ago
After trying it out, this is unabashedly a clone of Airtable, but I couldn't find any apps/add-ons (yet?). To me, the apps, automations, and ability to create custom apps are what make Airtable so powerful. I did see mention of su
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by elwell 6y ago
I agree that Airtable is expensive, but I've found their custom app development experience to be quite nice.
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by elwell 6y ago
And if you beat the chess master you still don't get an offer because it means you must be too busy learning chess to be dedicated to the hedge fund.
463.
by elwell 6y ago
When I stare at these animations I can almost hear sounds.
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by elwell 6y ago
Anecdotally, I've been using Clojure professionally for about seven years and only very rarely need to interop with Java. Of course it depends on what you're trying to accomplish. On the other hand, interop with JS from ClojureScr
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by elwell 6y ago
> a project in northern Siberia called “Pleistocene Park,” ... Zimov wants to add mammoths to the mix. Having just finished reading Jurassic Park: "Life breaks free. Life expands to new territories. Painfully, perhaps even dangerous
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by elwell 6y ago
https://www.wired.com/2011/02/bing-copies-google/
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by elwell 6y ago
Probably, but you'll probably have to KYC as well...
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by elwell 6y ago
> broke the camel's back for me was when I saw "cstomerName Truly the camelcase's back...
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by elwell 6y ago
Those API docs are so nostalgic.
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by elwell 6y ago
Perhaps also similar to ClojureScript "devcards": https://github.com/bhauman/devcards
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by elwell 6y ago
Reify Health | Remote (or Boston) | Full-Time | Software Engineer (other roles too) Recently raised 30M new funding. We make software for clinical trials. Clojure / ClojureScript experience preferred, but open to strong candidates with
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A religious festival in Ethiopia turned into a massacre(cnn.com)
66 points by elwell 6y ago|24 comments
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by elwell 6y ago
> [FB revenue model] depend[s] on software to clandestinely steal and sell users data Isn't it opt-in by using their platform? Or is your argument that targeted ads are not common knowledge to Facebook users? I likely wouldn't
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by elwell 6y ago
> Hodl: A term used in the crypto community for holding a crypto asset through ups and downs, rather than selling it. I appreciate the glossary
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by elwell 6y ago
I've enjoyed using this simple Emacs package: https://github.com/shime/emacs-livedown
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by elwell 6y ago
Potentially high opportunity cost here
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by elwell 6y ago
> Some crypto currencies (don't call them "crypto", that's lame and wrong) "Cryptocurrency" is more than twice as long in letters and syllables. I think we've reached the point where "crypto"
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by elwell 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_ra...
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by elwell 6y ago
I think I heard that Perfect Dark is what Rare wanted Golden Eye to be, but I guess didn't have time to fully develop. It's a shame that it never got the same level of attention as Golden Eye, I assume because of lack of marketing
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by elwell 6y ago
Only 33% done, but a more personally interesting game to me: Perfect Dark - https://github.com/n64decomp/perfect_dark

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