hlfy_hn

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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Dichloroacetate influences NAD+ level (but increases)
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
"The longest train ride in the world" Longest bullshit post. With changing trains, it does not mean much. BTW, the China - Thailand Railway opens soon. Then you can go to Singapore from Lisbon. Or from Marrakesh to Beijing if you
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
I stated a legal fact, without any judgment. That this gets downvoted says very little about me. It says a lot about Hackernews.
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
"Literacy != education." Irrelevant for many jobs. What to do with people who can not read? "Certainly helpful, when used correctly. Definitely drives the cost of labor lower, though" Why should this be the case? The lab
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
"I have about $50K in an index fund, own land worth $150K (paid off) and another $200K in industrial real estate investments." 1. I don't like Index funds. They were a great investment in the past. They may be a disaster in t
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Nut sure why this is also downvoted. Feel free to disagree. I have a PhD in a STEM field and live in China. I think my opinion has some value.
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Sorry, I am not a native speaker.
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
China's strength was never cheap labour. 1. Educated people (most former communist countries have fewer analphabets than the US) 2. Tons of people 3. Infrastructure and clustering. 4. The political will to move forward. You won't
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Job hunting advice and I know this will get downvoted. When called for an interview, ask as a first question why they think you are a good candidate for the job. It is clear by my resume and elaborated by my cover letter, but you would be s
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
"Between 2003 and 2014, the European Commission found, Apple had lowered its effective corporate tax rate from 1% to just 0.005%." https://observer.com/2019/09/apple-ireland-tax-lawsuit-europ... 1. I don
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Would you be so kind to tell me 1. The amount and frequency of glucosamine you give to your dog 2. The size of your dog (kg/pound)
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Because they don't pay taxes. Apple designs an iPhone, has it produced in China, sold to Apple HK, then sold to Germany. Profit margin in China by Foxcon? Small Profit margin in the offshore jurisdiction (e.g. Hongkong). Big. Taxes in
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
"It's an odd choice to use global accumulated wealth rather than the global equivalent of GDP (GWP)" No, it isn't. If you own a house that has already been build it does not influence GDP. Yet you need to finance repairs
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Such a do should cost you about USD$ 10k, possibly more for a Corona detection dog since it has to be trained in a dangerous environment. You need a dog handler. The dog is not able to work 8h a day and sniff out samples non-stop. Honestly
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
AFAIK most dogs can't get Corona (for now). Dogs that have tested positive for corona are rare. There is no report from Dog to human infection.
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
"It's hard to imagine a cheaper test than this! " ROTFL. Do you know what a working dog costs? Good luck with that. But you could try to build an artificial nose based on the headspace.
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by hlfy_hn 6y ago
Makes me think of Hans Lehrach. Dunno why https://www.molgen.mpg.de/hans-lehrach