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by skmurphy 6y ago
I suspect this may be a case of "the dose makes the poison." You may be generalizing from a specific experience or specific experiment and rejecting a modality that may have significant efficacy. It's hard to tell what you ar
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by skmurphy 6y ago
I am talking about work being done in clinical trials at reputable medical clinics. They may be mistaken but I don't think it's "silliness." Here is a recent clinical trial evaluating UVBI https://www.tandfonl
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by skmurphy 6y ago
Opportunity can come from ideas that are correct but not generally accepted as correct. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783265/ If it were to work it would be a useful new modality. I am not pro
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by skmurphy 6y ago
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) occupies a intermediate position in accuracy / skin depth for soft tissue between ultrasound and MRI Optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) approaches SQUID level accuracy without need for supercooled d
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by skmurphy 6y ago
This is an edited transcript of Rob Fitzpatrick's briefing at the May-1-2020 online Bootstrapper Breakfast. Rob believes that a long term approach confers two key advantages on bootstrappers: 1. It cuts the friction associated with ear
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Rob Fitzpatrick on Taking a Long Term Approach to Bootstrapping(bootstrappersbreakfast.com)
1 points by skmurphy 6y ago|0 comments
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by skmurphy 6y ago
Mark Stiving at Impact Pricing does a very good job at exploring and analyzing pricing issues.
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by skmurphy 6y ago
The First Round post “Madhavan Ramanujam–It’s Price Before Product. Period” captures about 80% of the value for startups so I would start there. Its at https://firstround.com/review/its-price-before-product-perio... I
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by skmurphy 6y ago
Two key points: a decision is an irrevocable commitment of resources "You can tell when you have made a decision when you have committed resources. The extent of the decision are the resources that have been irrevocably committed–the p
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Making Business Decisions in Uncertain Times(skmurphy.com)
1 points by skmurphy 6y ago|0 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
key graf "The Medical Examiner-Coroner performed autopsies on two individuals who died at home on February 6, 2020 and February 17, 2020. Samples from the two individuals were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To
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County of Santa Clara Identifies Two Early Covid-19 Deaths at Home Feb 6 and 17(sccgov.org)
4 points by skmurphy 7y ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
I wrote this to capture and comment on two significant tweet streams that offered a bootstrapper's definition of capital. Here are relevant sections from both: "We view economic capital: it is the capability of a group of people (
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Sridhar Vembu: Capital is a group's capability to meet its diverse needs(skmurphy.com)
1 points by skmurphy 7y ago|0 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
Key graf: “One of the best things you can do is call someone else facing a similar problem and talk them through it. When you talk other people through their problems, you come up with wiser perspectives and solutions for yourself.” Adam Gr
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by skmurphy 7y ago
This strikes me as the wrong framing. It's more about managing your expectations and maintaining a clear-eyed view of the way forward. Life rarely goes as planned. Three rules of thumb I try to remember in a crisis or setback are Geral
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by skmurphy 7y ago
March 24 opinion piece by Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo. Key sugestions: "Here is my prescription for local and state leaders: Keep shutdowns short, keep the economy going, keep schools in session, keep jobs intact, and focus single-mindedly on
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Coronavirus caught US unprepared; keep shutdowns short, build up health system(usatoday.com)
1 points by skmurphy 7y ago|0 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
Interesting insights into supply chain challenges just a few weeks away. Key quotes: "I’m tired of hearing the phrase “uncharted territory” because at least in uncharted territory you can pull your canoe over, take a day off, and try t
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Coronavirus: The Zebra Swan(spectator.org)
3 points by skmurphy 7y ago|1 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
Overview: "Taiwan is one of the very few places (along with Singapore and Hong Kong) to avoid strong repercussions for its citizens, despite the fact that many still work and reside in China. Taiwan owes its success largely to the eme
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Covid-19 and the Success Story of Taiwan(eetimes.com)
1 points by skmurphy 7y ago|0 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
I think our primary focus should be on preventing further illness, hospitalization, and deaths due to Covid-19. But it's worth keeping a log for a retrospective review at some point after the crisis has resolved. First key external mis
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by skmurphy 7y ago
Key points "As of approximately 4 pm CDT this afternoon, Italy has the highest confirmed per capita infection rate of any substantial country. There are 978 Italians confirmed with COVID-19 for every million people. Switzerland is not
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Disaster in New York does not require the same policy everywhere(blueberrytown.com)
1 points by skmurphy 7y ago|3 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
key take aways Default is to wear a mask in public Body temperature is is often checked when you enter a building Frequent hand washing and use of hand sanitizer. Frequent cleaning of door handles/knobs and other common shared contact
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How Daily Life in Hong Kong Changed to Stall Covid-19 case growth and deaths(buzzfeednews.com)
2 points by skmurphy 7y ago|2 comments
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by skmurphy 7y ago
Contains a useful table Age Range (1) (2) (3) 0 to 9 0.1% 5.0% 0.002% 10 to 19 0.3% 5.0% 0.006% 20 to 29 1.2% 5.0% 0.03% 30 to 39 3.2% 5.0% 0.08% 40 to 49 4.9% 6.3
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by skmurphy 7y ago
article by John Ioannidis, MD. Key paragraphs: "The data collected so far on how many people are infected and how the epidemic is evolving are utterly unreliable. Given the limited testing to date, some deaths and probably the vast maj
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by skmurphy 7y ago
from the translation it does not appear they are moving Covid-19 patients: "For the first time, Lombard hospitals have had to resort to the Remote Health Relief Operations Center (CROSS), which intervenes when a region is no longer abl

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