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by guylhem 14y ago
I could not disagree more with the author - in fact at the moment I feel sorry for her. TLDR: PhD is not for whimps Yes it has the potential to break you, yes you will have very or little feedback loop and almost no money, and yes more peop
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by guylhem 14y ago
My answer is not fully algorithmic yet "efficient" when I do it : step 1) discard all your existing socks step 2) go to walmart and buy them by packets of 10 - n packet of white and m packets of black. No need for other colors in everyday's
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by guylhem 14y ago
Honnesty pays. What else to say - this kids has more than most people.
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by guylhem 14y ago
The "rationalist" approach that I use is to consider : - death is a final state - it always happens, sooner or later - there are ways to alleviate pain, whether physical or moral (drugs and such) - suicide is a capital sin Even if death see
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by guylhem 14y ago
Don't worry, it will happen in Europe soon too. The only question is whether you start planning in advance, or if you want to be hurt. I'm not expecting to see a single cent from the money the government is robbing me under the pretext of "
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by guylhem 14y ago
Just try to picture what the situation would be without it. And the sentences doesn't seem quite harsh. OTOH, look at what Singapore did - it seems to have fixed their problem. The "mixed message" in the west about not prosecuting casual us
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by guylhem 14y ago
It is a contradiction for which no proof is offered (no, a reference to a quora post doesn't count, sorry). It is not consistent. I welcome any proof on any direction (diversity of personal origins is good, divergence of company values is b
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by guylhem 14y ago
Extracts from messages below: "The author asks the boy "Did she transfer out of the school after this?" and he responds "No, she stayed and continued to be the same smut/smitty/skipscapscalleywag/whore she was". The author then asks "Did y
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by guylhem 14y ago
This is weird to read. What caught my eye: "For an early stage, raw startup, your hiring focus should be on homogeneity." then right away: "You should be encouraging a diversity of origins (gender, ethnicity, etc.)" I don't really care abou
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by guylhem 14y ago
Recent nexus 7 purchaser (~ 1 week) here, previously disenchanted with android, who therefore reverted to a Nokia N900 but is now considering using the nexus 7 in the real life on a daily basis. There are many great points in the article (a
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by guylhem 14y ago
Are ppt + audio more efficient than a 4 lines email ? The author seems to suggest that. I'd like more proof however than a single trial on 28 leads.
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by guylhem 14y ago
I'll cast a dissenting opinion. Do you really, honestly think the author will be happy - and for long (say more than 2 years, after the initial thrill of doing something odd and new)? It does not looks like a sane relation to me, but more l
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by guylhem 14y ago
In the FWI we have another drink with water, salt and suger to prevent dehydration. It's also prescribed to kind who have Pedialyte, because it tastes great. It's called Coke. Seriously, it has everything needed and is carefully dosed. Elec
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by guylhem 14y ago
I am not really a big fan of stoves, but it looks great- I might try it next week! Thanks :-)
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by guylhem 14y ago
A rice cooker is nice, but perfecting the art of microwaving is more efficient. With my small microwave : Frozen raw broccoli in the microwave for 2 minutes (then let it cool down and melt the remaining ice for 3 minutes) = crispy broccoli
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by guylhem 14y ago
> I understand that you, or your system, adds items to patients' bills for tests that either have never been performed, or that have been performed unnecessarily. The first one would be illegal. You can't bill for things that were not d
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by guylhem 14y ago
"First do no harm" means to me having everyone perform efficient medicine - going by the book, not cutting corners or adding useless tests (they won't be billable) I am very sorry if you feel that the system works against you, but IMHO the
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by guylhem 14y ago
Indeed, there are many things that can be done simply at first, then you have to reach for the higher hanging fruits. However I would not call that "the wrong way" - for me, it's moral and logical. Maybe I'm too zen about that, but for me i
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by guylhem 14y ago
I would be interested too (and BTW you have a great blog with interesting theories) I just would NOT call good knowledge workers "bad" like the OP, "investing in dead ends". Good knowledge workers care about the baseline and the consequen
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by guylhem 14y ago
"they make you wait months for one date" - that is unacceptable, just like overpricing is. The medical market has far too much friction and rent seeking behaviour. I do not agree with the short version, but I agree with your long version. I
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by guylhem 14y ago
Really, it's legal in France. We have a mixed public and private for-profit system. And studies have revealed a tendency to underbill - ie forget codes. FYI, I am licensed, board member, and I do see patients. However I strike a line betwee
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by guylhem 14y ago
Maybe a simpler explain was that Ireland was in deeper trouble, part of it due to being bound to a currency which could not depreciate, since most of the "weight" was outside Ireland, in a german speaking country of continental europe. (and
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by guylhem 14y ago
To make it short, where !=> mean "does not imply": satisfaction != efficient satisfaction !=> result results !=> efficient profit = efficiency => results => satisfaction
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by guylhem 14y ago
Profit is a synonym for efficient. I couldn't care less about the money part. Yet where there are no profits, efficiency is also generally lacking. (and don't mention free software, because the profits are just different - just not directly
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by guylhem 14y ago
You would be shocked to know how some physicians would like to speed it up and quickly give you a diagnosis and have you out of the hospital, or just plain don't know stuff. Like you, I do believe most people can not make a good judgement,
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by guylhem 14y ago
If it is legal it is no scam. Making patients pay as much as legally possible is legal. For ex, on preexisting conditions, the burden of proof is almost reversed. I'm simplifying, but more or less in an audit the opposite party has to prov
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by guylhem 14y ago
Yes, that's the easy part - massaging the bill, testing. Providing an accurate estimation of the expected gains however require both domain knowledge and statistical analysis. Ie if your hypothesis is to add "morbid obesity", and you know h
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by guylhem 14y ago
Medical credential will help, but not a whole lot. There is some strong interest in the market to keep things as they are, even if they are less efficient. Incentives are not aligned at all.
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by guylhem 14y ago
As a health IT professional who did try, and will try again in 2013, this article is spot on. There are differences between France and the US - especially in the mindset - but the payment system is very similar. In fact, the current french
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by guylhem 14y ago
"Why should we not allow people to devote their life to historical studies?" (or any other thing that won't pay well) Well, we should allow them, and in fact encourage them if a) it's their passion b) it's on THEIR dime, not mine - ie the

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