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by mgamache 6y ago
Horrible attitude? I don't see a horrible attitude, nor does one's attitude have any bearing on ones' truth claims. Newton was famously an asshat.
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by mgamache 6y ago
yes, it is... There's no evidence of cases months earlier. Virus don't typically jump species and are effective immediately. They need time to adapt. Therefore: a) The virus learned about humans over weeks or months in public wi
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by mgamache 6y ago
jamkazam ( https://jamkazam.com/ ) is commercial product that does this. They also make custom hardware optimized for latency and streaming. I used it a few years ago (before the custom hardware was available) and getting all
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by mgamache 6y ago
"We've temporarily limited some of your account features" Jesus how stupid...
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by mgamache 6y ago
grifting implies he's doing it for financial gain. I think there's more lucrative ways for him to make money than publishing physics papers.
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by mgamache 6y ago
I am saying GP's "I find Weinstein very irritating" is a non sequitur.
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by mgamache 6y ago
I am glad the merit of ideas are proportional to the likeability of the author.
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by mgamache 6y ago
I think people are missing the bigger picture... This doesn't have to be 100% correct or it's worthless. Sometimes there's gold in a failed effort. Maybe some part of Weinstein's approach moves the field forward even if
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by mgamache 6y ago
Calling someone a 'grifter' is an intellectually lazy derogatory epithet. How is he grifting?
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by mgamache 6y ago
Zero chance? Would you bet the future of humanity on that? The cost is some brain cycles of a few other people.
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by mgamache 6y ago
He points out that most of our foundational science was published outside of peer review. For example: Watson & Crick's double-helix hypothesis.
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by mgamache 6y ago
"It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution, every American is fully equal, meaning that no one is stupider, uglier, weaker, or slower than anyone else. The Handicapper General and a team of agents
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by mgamache 6y ago
As long as biosecurity evolves humans it will not be perfect.
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by mgamache 6y ago
Hypotheses: I am wondering if these 'hit pieces' are more like sermons of The Church of the NYT. Deriding sinners and their evil ways. They are not meant to reflect an objective reality, but hyperbole to act as a cautionary tale
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by mgamache 6y ago
Here's the other thread discussing... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26128752
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by mgamache 6y ago
Right, playing with fire, by creating an environment that would hyper-evolve virus better than random natural species interactions.
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by mgamache 6y ago
good point. the silence is deafening. They should be lobbying for more money ...
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by mgamache 6y ago
If anyone is tempted to associate 'lab leak' with xenophobia or anti-Chinese sentiment, please remember the WIV lab was in partnership with the U.S. NIH (National Institutes of Health). https://www.biospace.com/art
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by mgamache 6y ago
Firstly that was in March. Secondly it discounts the serial passage research which leaves little genetic evidence. All the potential sources are unlikely, so why discount a lab accident?
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by mgamache 6y ago
That's not what is suggests: "These findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 may have been introduced into the United States prior to January 19, 2020." Without Chinese data the origin will remain a mystery.
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by mgamache 6y ago
You should understand what Serial Passage and Gain of Function is. It's using natural selection in a lab and not easily detected. It was also a type of research that was being done at that lab. The paper addresses Serial Passage in the
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by mgamache 6y ago
In the first few weeks the main source of info was the CCP and well known virologists. Both have conflicts of interest.
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by mgamache 6y ago
Well, lets say they don't know, but there's a chance of a lab leak. Why take the chance when you can use FUD to confuse the world and remove the downside risk (which is very large).
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by mgamache 6y ago
you're right... I updated the post to remove the comment.
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by mgamache 6y ago
Here's one article about the Who reversal: "The scientific community applauded President Joe Biden's decision to rejoin the World Health Organization and other global efforts designed to stop and prevent COVID-19." http
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by mgamache 6y ago
This was from early last year and really focuses on Pangolins which have been downgraded as a zoonotic source. Serial Passage is the most likely source (as all sources are low probability).
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by mgamache 6y ago
The US just rejoined after Biden reversed Trumps withdrawal.
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by mgamache 6y ago
Related: China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-ch...
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by mgamache 6y ago
Glass always ran a custom version of Android. So like any phone, the camera could be run by good or bad actors. But, without hardware modification the 'recording' light would always light up to make those around aware that the cam
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by mgamache 6y ago
I worked with Google Glass (Enterprise) in the past and think this might be a really good use case for Glass... Realtime streaming without using hands. Voice activation and a speaker in your ear all could be really helpful.

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