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by randcraw 6y ago
[I just edited this post for accuracy, correcting my error describing ivermectin is a steroid. It is in fact an anti-parasitic. The gist of my post remains largely intact, however.] The op-ed is from a US senator who has partnered with Dr
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by randcraw 6y ago
If they target the first type, won't there be TWO competitors where there used to be a monopoly? Shouldn't prices then come down? As to the second type, just because there's an oligopoly doesn't mean competition will e
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Or epinephrine (e.g. EpiPens)?
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So for you, there was a royal road to math? No homework necessary? If so, you're one in a billion. It's no wonder you don't share the perspective of others who must practice in order to learn.
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by randcraw 6y ago
I can't speak to brain wiring, but we do know geniuses almost always share a number of distinctive behaviors: a capability for intense focus, persistence, passion for solving (or understanding) a problem, and the ability to learn effic
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by randcraw 6y ago
Not genius. What you're describing is the difference between a problem and a mystery. If you have some basic skills in a domain, when a problem arises, you usually have some idea about how to solve at least part of the problem. But i
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by randcraw 6y ago
Apparently Shannon described genius as a response to discovering a source of irritation. If that's universally true of genius, then their ability to reduce their own irritation would imply increased personal happiness. If that irrita
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I suppose the answer to that is whether some 'geniuses' also are known for treating others well. As I recall, Shannon was described as a nice guy who seemed to care about others or at least respected their feelings. Perhaps tech
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Intriguing. That would be a game changer. Of course, the next question is how soon before it can compete at the current battery's price point? If it ships in 2025 as the article suggests, it sounds like 2030 is likely the earliest i
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by randcraw 6y ago
Spare time is becoming ever more precious these days. It's tilting at windmills to suggest that popup businesses near a charging station can hope to soak up the excess time lost to recharging in ways that most of us will happily adopt
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Of course, competing with the reengineering of cities you propose is the trend toward remote work which I think will only grow. Most of the well-heeled jobs that have driven up the cost of housing in large cities can be done elsewhere. Wh
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That's the standard practice, I believe. Presumably that's why Arthur C Clarke chose the year 2001 for the name of his book rather than 2000.
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by randcraw 6y ago
I sympathize. But vaccines are only one way to diminish the infection rate. Other options have not been employed to their maximum effect in the US, like distributing (and requiring) better masks, requiring mask wearing at all times when no
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Is it? The first century spanned year 1 to 100 (there was no year zero). So the XX00 year is considered to be part of the preceding century. Thus 2021 is indeed the 21st year of the 21st century.
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You seem to be arguing that if FDA had begun widespread inoculation earlier with the current vaccines, variant COVID strains would not have arisen. But that's wrong on several levels. Even if we had started producing vaccine en-masse
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by randcraw 6y ago
But CAN you safely reformulate vaccines to include this new protein and introduce it widely into the population without knowing if this protein's antigen is already present in the body and might cause severe side effects? I think you c
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by randcraw 6y ago
This news begs a big question: How much does this new test cost? That will decide how it might be adopted. This test requires a chip rather than a simple lab assay. If the cost of the test is comparably as low as PSA ($50) it could entir
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by randcraw 6y ago
I'm keenly aware of the PSA debate. Policy about its proper use been see-sawing back and forth for a decade. Starting about 10 years ago, just before it mattered to me, official policy decided to NOT screen using the PSA test. The bel
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by randcraw 6y ago
Your BF's doctor is uninformed and offering bad advice. Fact is, most men over age 70 do have elevated PSA due to small amounts of low grade prostate cancer cells (Gleason score of 3+3). Usually it advances slowly, never growing beyon
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by randcraw 6y ago
The version of the joke I'd heard doesn't include the waitress' attempt to meaninglessly memorize the answer. She simply nods when initially tutored, then later surprises both mathematicians that "an average person&quot
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by randcraw 6y ago
I first heard this joke at an AI conference... "An engineer, a physicist, a mathematician, and an AI researcher were asked to name the greatest invention of all time. The engineer chose fire, which gave humanity power over matter. The
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by randcraw 6y ago
No, though religion sometimes justifies inequality, by claiming that those at the bottom of society were put there before birth as part of God's grand design. Calvinism's tenet of Predestination claims exactly that. AFAIK, Calvin
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Yes. The politically popular meme "City on a Hill" connotes the role of America as a missionary leading the world to the Protestant God. This initiative got mindshare more in the 20th century than the 18th. https://en
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I think the author sees technosolutionism (TS) as a blind faith that technology will solve each problem we have... eventually. Of course, like capitalism, if the problem is harder or less profitable than another, it will receive less atten
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Yeah, the best classes I've attended began with you reading material (textbook or papers) before lecture, then revisiting that content during lecture. Ideally the prof devises a lecture agenda where discussion revolves around subtle
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Yeah, it's tough to learn cadaver-based anatomy at home too.
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True, but Q&A makes up a tiny fraction of most lectures I've attended, and attention span can be improved by shortening the duration of each lecture. However, I'd agree that lack of dynamic peer interaction is a big problem wi
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I've attended both kinds of credit-granting uni courses, and I agree that watching a recorded video is indeed less involving. But video is also so much easier than a live lecture to stop, rewind, repeat, or play 50% slower/faster
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Yeah, I'd be happy with a self study model where I could also ask occasional questions of a teaching assistant or better-informed peer, ideally over a voice connection so the latency between questions is minimized. Most online teachin
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In my case, I work for a large pharmaceutical. Many of the driving forces behind drug development or healthcare decisions arise in business priorities, practices, and regulations that are complex and unintuitive to outsiders. Unless I rei

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