entwife

11 ms·

91.
by entwife 8y ago
Bezos ought to start by paying each and every one of his employees enough so that they don't qualify for public assistance, and are able to support themselves in the respective community where they work.
92.
by entwife 8y ago
Perhaps the only advantage of being paralyzed is that these a surgically implanted direct brain interface is ethical. It's an invasive and risky surgery, but with rewards if the individual can then operate a prosthetic hand.
93.
by entwife 8y ago
Evidence of previous HSV infection can be obtained by a laboratory blood test for antibodies to HSV-1 and/or HSV-2 (IgG for past infections, IgM for more recent infections.)
94.
by entwife 8y ago
The Ariosa decision involves whether an invention could be said to be publicly disclosed on the date of a provisional patent application. A provisional patent application is unpublished, although, if it ultimately supports a patent claim,
95.
by entwife 8y ago
Sounds like a "covered business method", not patentable.
96.
by entwife 8y ago
The same principle, using trees to increase soil moisture and water table, applies in California. Redwoods absorb moisture from fog, while the replacement grassland (or Eucalyptus) do not.
97.
by entwife 8y ago
Here's an article announcing the petro. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/venezuela-petro-crypt... Which leads to more questions: (0) The purpose of Bitcoin, and by extension blockchain-based curre
98.
by entwife 8y ago
In addition to differences in doctor competence and behavior, perhaps the female patients behaved differently when treated by a male doctor.
99.
by entwife 8y ago
I, too, don't have a problem with this. Overall, video would increase safety of passenger and driver. My problem is with the comments on the video stream. For safety of passenger, I hope he obscures their names and addresses.
100.
by entwife 8y ago
Common sense would say young adults with negative personality are more likely to start therapy. Logic says correlation does not equal causation. The authors argument about their renegade research/analysis, is not persuasive as to why
101.
by entwife 8y ago
OR, the people who made Facebook interesting will go elsewhere. I've received a few invites to email lists, and one to a private blog, to replace the authors' Facebook posts.
102.
by entwife 8y ago
The used laptop shop near my house will install Windows 10, but not any flavor of Linux. I wonder whether this will change their business.
103.
by entwife 8y ago
The 2012 America Invents Act set up a system for interested parties to challenge patents after they have been granted (post-grant review). Challengers must bring forward new evidence not previously considered by the Office. A special team
104.
by entwife 9y ago
When the author said that Demeter was the goddess of corn, I nearly stopped reading. Facts: Demeter was a goddess of grain and harvest. Ergot (Claviceps species), and specifically ergot growing on rye (Secale cereale) has psychoactive pr
105.
The Barlow Knife(edge.org)
84 points by entwife 9y ago|6 comments
106.
by entwife 9y ago
What Shikadi said. Also, if you tend toward bipolar (manic/depressive episodes), maintaining a constant sleep schedule can keep you out of the extreme highs and lows.
107.
2018 Nuclear Posture Review(fas.org)
2 points by entwife 9y ago|0 comments
108.
by entwife 9y ago
"Elderberry Supplementation Reduces Cold Duration and Symptoms in Air-Travellers: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848651/
109.
by entwife 9y ago
Worth mentioning, these support groups. Because not all men are rapists and neither are all pedophiles. Virtuous Pedophiles (for those who never raped) virped.org Community support for offenders after prison (Australia): http://w
110.
by entwife 9y ago
They have also over expanded in Berkeley/Oakland. Three WF between Lake Merritt and Albany is too many, and they are opening a 4th. They should open more in other parts of the East Bay, such as San Lorenzo, Freemont, other parts of Oa
111.
by entwife 9y ago
Cheap flights would work even better if (1) given to people with portable/remote jobs that can be done in Puerto Rico and (2) it is actually a paradise, or at least in the view of people with portable jobs. I could remote work from PR;
112.
by entwife 10y ago
Righteous minority sounds like a good way to describe someone who "was permanently banned from Twitter in July 2016 for what the company cited as "inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse or harassment of others"" (quo
113.
Why do we take pride in working for a paycheck?(daily.jstor.org)
3 points by entwife 10y ago|0 comments
114.
by entwife 10y ago
Foot vacuum, interesting. The patents expiring today website seems to have a simple view of patent expiry, based on 20 years from publication date. The legal expiry date is more complex, and often much earlier. The patent owner is required
115.
by entwife 10y ago
I immediately through of other cellular structures that are essentially one dimensional: microtubules, 20nm thick; actin filaments 7nm; DNA bare filament 2nm; chromatin 30nm; cell membrane 10nm; aquaporin 5nm (diameter); water molecule 0.2
116.
Tell Trump How to Make America Great(apply.ptt.gov)
36 points by entwife 10y ago|22 comments
117.
by entwife 10y ago
I don't trust this author because the claim to be a scientist does not speak of her credentials, publication record, field of work. A data scientist does not have the same range of expertise and credibility as a biochemist. Furthermore
118.
by entwife 10y ago
Being that women may have a harder time adapting to salary man position, perhaps they would be better hires for Japanese startups?
119.
by entwife 10y ago
If only there was a way, a vehicle so to speak, for liberating ourselves from the suffering of our desires.
120.
by entwife 10y ago
Yes, and another key difference between 17th and 21st century Europe is the status of women. Starting with literacy; we can record our sorrows now. I wonder whether contemporary societies with less status for women and lower female literac

More ›