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by shiven 13y ago
I think it is shameful, personally, that he profits so much. Profits from saving human lives. Can a price be really put on a human life? Sure you can cite economics and a number like $7MM or whatever, but would you, personally , decide a
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by shiven 13y ago
He is quoted saying that right on the linked page. But here is the exact quote, in case you haven't perused the original submission: "We had two AOL-ers that had distressed babies that were born that we paid a million dollars ea
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by shiven 13y ago
Can't upvote this enough. This article should be required reading for every HN reader.
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by shiven 13y ago
Suffering is not beautiful. Suffering is. Accept. Beauty is. Accept. not Beauty also is. Accept.
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by shiven 13y ago
Why is this user's (drdal) other comments not showing up from his user page? His Ask HN on an entirely different topic seems to have disappeared from his user page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7173135
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by shiven 13y ago
Yay! for workplace pet equality. Just like everything else work-related, dog lovers (I'm one) should not be disproportianately favored over gecko/spider/snake loving peeps. Also, let the inter-species pet wars begin ... right
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by shiven 13y ago
If this is true I'd want nothing further to do with that company. Good for you! And good for the company too, now they can hire someone else in your place who is fine with dogs.
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by shiven 13y ago
Thanks for answering with a reference! I am not asking about the peptide sequence, just the protein it is derived from. But, if you cannot share that right now, that's OK too. I'll look out for the publication. However, assuming I
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by shiven 13y ago
It is so not a historical thing. But racism is not the only thing that is causing the class differences in this specific context, is it now?
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by shiven 13y ago
Wait! But what HIV protein(s) is the peptide(s) derived from? Let's not overlook the decades of prior data! The field is littered with names like VRC01, Camelid and so many other players. I know, I know, antibodies all versus antigen
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by shiven 13y ago
As a tax-paying citizen, it is your duty to yourself, your family and the society you live in (and leave for the next generation), that you exercise your right to write to your congress-critter/mayor/block-rep, as and when you f
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by shiven 13y ago
Then why don't non-white people move in to SF, just like in Detroit? Alright, enough with the wisecracks. The people moving in during gentrification are rich or rather richer than the current residents. Just because the overwhelming
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by shiven 13y ago
Open source software is priced at $0. Drug discovery (i.e. actual drugs; NOT just hits or lead molecules) is not as simple as pounding code on the couch in your jammies.
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by shiven 13y ago
(Compare that to an extension like AdBlock, which makes clear that it removes ads from pages you visit, so if you install it, you won't wonder why you aren't seeing ads anymore.) Why would anyone ever want to see ads? I have a
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by shiven 13y ago
These animations make more sense than any math teacher or textbook ever did in my entire life. There, a data point of one. This being 'Hacker' News, I think this kind of material is an awesome way to 'hack' the 'und
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by shiven 13y ago
You have no idea who this fellow is, right !?! Given his street cred, I doubt he needs any help looking or finding the work he'd like to do and totally do so on his and his terms alone!
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by shiven 13y ago
This is a much clearer explanation than the original blog post (it used terms without explaining them to non-mathematicians i.e. me). Thank you!
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by shiven 13y ago
How is this better than VirtualGL ? I frequently use vglconnect and vglrun to XForward OpenGL applications. Anyone know if this does anything better?
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by shiven 13y ago
I hereby declare Judge Alsup the Patron Saint of Information Technology Law and move his name for immediate canonization by the secret council of hackers.
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by shiven 13y ago
A birth certificate would come in handy. As would a DNA based paternity test. No need for government issued papers.
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by shiven 13y ago
Not sure that still applies as aptly in the emerging world where (nearly) everything is being advertised, explored, researched and ordered online. Good or bad, the crowd is relying on its emerging "wisdom" more 'n more.
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by shiven 13y ago
At $500, there are FAR better monitors. You keep repeating this as if it is some magic mantra. You have not defined any what "better" really means in manner that can be quantified and compared without introducing subjective opin
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by shiven 13y ago
Where is a class-action lawsuit when you need one!?!
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by shiven 13y ago
A more general pattern appears to be along the lines of Monocotelydons[1] vs other types of plants that bear edible fruits. I forget where I read this but it appears that monocots are going to be the dominant class of plants across the glob
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by shiven 13y ago
TeaGschwendner http://www.tgtea.com "Earl Grey No. 69", best damn tea, ever.
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by shiven 13y ago
War is hell. --> War is a racket.[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket
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by shiven 13y ago
As you may have realized by now, this is HN, where you expect sense of humor at your own peril. In general, humor is not (much) appreciated here, except when used in an intensely witty context, as a left-handed compliment or couched in te
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by shiven 13y ago
Thanks for the book recommendation, read it recently and liked it. Also, for a more hollywood version (but still worth a watch), go see the "Lord of War" (2005) film. It touches upon a lot of topics in that book and impact of AK
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by shiven 13y ago
Oh please! The fines are for disabling the controls that would have automatically flagged money laundering transactions. Source: the link OP posted. Still, it is a mere slap on the wrist that is guaranteed to have no permanent repercussio
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by shiven 13y ago
Great to hear I drink the same coffee everyday that is served by Michelin starred restaurants. Viva la Nespresso!

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