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by sandwall 8y ago
“Being a graduate student is like becoming all of the Seven Dwarves. In the beginning you’re Dopey and Bashful. In the middle, you are usually sick (Sneezy), tired (Sleepy), and irritable (Grumpy). But at the end, they call you Doc, and the
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Cognitive Physics – Computational Minds(medium.com)
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by sandwall 8y ago
You know, because privacy should have limits. (!)
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FBI Director says Encryption is Dangerous(cnet.com)
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Theranos' Patents Sustained Fraud(boingboing.net)
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Texas-Based Uranium Energy Corporation Playing Politics at CPAC(thedailybeast.com)
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by sandwall 8y ago
We're simply heading to the next round...
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Proposed U.S. Army Nuclear Reactors in Question(armytimes.com)
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Department of Energy to move forward with new nuclear, Versatile Test Reactor(sciencemag.org)
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by sandwall 8y ago
Yes, BG is into Nuclear; the trade war with China has had an impact: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/amp25728221/...
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New Reactor Designs for Revival of Nuclear Energy(technologyreview.com)
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by sandwall 8y ago
Are any of NuScales reactors licensed? It does sound like Small Modular Reactors would fit the bill.
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Military wants to power bases with small nuclear reactors(futurism.com)
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by sandwall 8y ago
I was thinking the same thing... are some just not willing to accept that something a complex as learning might be explained with something as clear as optimization?
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Deep Learning is optimization, not learning, says Intel “neuro guru”(zdnet.com)
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by sandwall 8y ago
A hologram is by definition a wavefront reconstruction. This sounds a lot like the Hololens? The intellectual property game has gotten extremely confusing. The more I study it, the less firm it has become. At least this patent _application_
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by sandwall 8y ago
A digital bulletin board, show him a real one the next time you are at the coffee shop. Under each posting, which are articles (shared information) not solicitations (asking to buy or sell services), people are having conversations. You cou
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by sandwall 8y ago
This is a nice article on corium: https://www.wired.com/2013/04/the-most-dangerous-manmade-lav...
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by sandwall 8y ago
Easy procedure for an individual with insurance in the US or EU, is the same true for Eastern Europe? IDK
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by sandwall 8y ago
That's a very good point. We're discussing massive differences in the number of power plants. It would be beneficial to see the risk normalized.
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by sandwall 8y ago
From air pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels; World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/e... To be fair, estimates are that only 80% of air poll
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by sandwall 8y ago
Yup. Cataracts are the best example of a deterministic radiation effect; i.e. receive X dose and you _will_ receive Y result. While cancer induction is stochastic; probabilistic effect of exposure.
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by sandwall 8y ago
The first-responders received severe and lethal doses. The surrounding population was exposed to large amounts of I-131, this resulted in an increase in thyroid cancer. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/98&#x2F
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by sandwall 8y ago
"If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen" - Bukowski His writing has never glamorized drinkin
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by sandwall 8y ago
I am sorry for your loss. It may very well may have been due to the radiotherapy. Left Breast cancer patients were at greatest risk. The Left Anterior Descending (LAD) has been identified as the "Organ At Risk." We used to treat t
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Quantum Computing Overview(research.ibm.com)
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by sandwall 8y ago
100% There's also some debate on what should be considered "cancer." DCIS, is stage 0 breast, but any diagnosis is a very emotional event. https://blogs.plos.org/dnascience/2018/04/12/dont-
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by sandwall 8y ago
We're not sure. One interesting study on breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy, found that local control was obtained but more women were eventually dying from heart failure from being in the radiation field. This essentially o
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by sandwall 8y ago
Stage Migration, otherwise known as, "The Will Roger's Phenomenon," is an important consideration. Derived from a joke, "When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, they raised the average intelligence level in
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by sandwall 8y ago
'To fight against confirmation bias, is to fight the hardest battle and never stop fighting' Biases are built in, it takes effort to be rational.

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