mattwest

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by mattwest 5y ago
To determine the quality of your soil, you can perform a soil test. In the US, you will most likely find your local university offering this service through their extension agency. It will probably cost around 30 dollars, and you will need
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by mattwest 5y ago
sterile environments
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by mattwest 5y ago
This post sparked nice discussion, but let's also acknowledge that slashgear is just regurgitating a PRnewswire article. I would take the statements with a grain of salt.
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by mattwest 6y ago
I don't mean to sound pointed, as these links may seem, but honestly just reading the wikis for genetic engineering and genome editing is a viable way to learn more in my opinion. Just make sure to remain in the general sections and cl
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by mattwest 6y ago
Can you elaborate on how ByteDance is trying to earn independence from the Chinese Gov? I'm genuinely just curious, to educate myself. From what I've read, they have a deep CCP governance and partnerships with Chinese state-owned
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by mattwest 6y ago
In bed at 2130, usually asleep within 10 minutes. Wake up around 5:30 +/- 20min. No alarm
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by mattwest 6y ago
This is a quite a good comment and I must agree. There's an authenticity to that mindset as well that I think is noticed by collaborators and that is really powerful too.
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by mattwest 7y ago
maybe something like https://www.descarteslabs.com/
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by mattwest 7y ago
I second this, and would stress to evaluate the PI, their personal reputation, published works, and ongoing projects. My experience was fantastic- I have a great admiration for both my undergrad PIs and they opened doors for me because I wo
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by mattwest 7y ago
I quit using social media around 2012. The first year or so was difficult because I had to deal with friends and family not understanding why I was no longer part of things like Facebook which was number one at the time. Now it's been
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by mattwest 7y ago
"I don't know why people pay for degrees" Because some pursuits in life require them. What about someone who wants to pursue genetics or molecular biology? Those are essential fields that provide things like healthcare and fo
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by mattwest 7y ago
An appropriate correction, but I don't think it changes the inevitable feeling of doom that many college students and recent graduates face. $25,000 is an enormous amount of debt, especially when there is a multitude of uncertainties w
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by mattwest 7y ago
Coming from someone who felt the same about cooking for most of my life, I can say it happened almost overnight for me. Michael Pollan does a good job of dissecting the history of cooking/food and it's relationship to our health.
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by mattwest 7y ago
I believe the problem is that institutional buyers are out-competing small families in the market. Large funds are paying cash for these houses to flip them and the people who actually need to homes can't make the same deal.
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Ask HN: How did you teach yourself a second language?
16 points by mattwest 10y ago|15 comments
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by mattwest 10y ago
This concerns me because predicting people's tastes and spoon feeding them the content they crave typically reinforces their views; especially topics related to politics or personal values. Confirmation bias is running amok on sites li