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True Health Diagnostics(truehealthdiag.com)
1 points by todd8 8y ago|0 comments
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by todd8 8y ago
Shawn’s perspective is great. Like chess players or golfers, there is (almost) always someone better, but practice improves our ability. Programming takes practice, but it gets more satisfying the more you do of it. My first programming la
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Coffee and Your Health(webmd.com)
19 points by todd8 8y ago|15 comments
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by todd8 8y ago
I was in college in the 70s, so yeah, it was a fun time for me when I think back on it. Who wouldn’t want to hear Aerosmith live in a club with maybe 80 people there before their first album. But I walked to class cold and wet on many days.
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by todd8 8y ago
This is a familiar tale; it isn’t at all unusual to find yourself in such a situation as a new person joining a project. Despite the temptation to refactor, don’t do so without a reason —-remember that any code you change or improve can int
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by todd8 8y ago
Let f(x) = 1/x, then (from a mathematician’s perspective) the limit of f(x) as x->0 doesn’t converge and is representeted as being infinite, definitely not zero. As the denominator gets smaller, the result is bigger and bigger and b
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by todd8 8y ago
Relay attacks like those mentioned that Teslas are vulnerable to can also affect most other keyless entry cars. On new Mercedes one can turn off the keyless entry system by double klicking the lock button on the key when locking the car. Th
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by todd8 8y ago
I've had this feeling frequently in the past. Many years ago, when I was just learning computer science related concepts, I would be repeatedly surprised to see solutions discussed for which I had already had an inkling. It would usual
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Scientists Present New Theory Explaining Why We're the Only Humans on Earth(inverse.com)
1 points by todd8 8y ago|0 comments
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Time-Restricted Eating in Humans and Breast Cancer Prevention(foundmyfitness.com)
1 points by todd8 8y ago|0 comments
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by todd8 8y ago
This is a short summary of the health benefits of sauna use along with a list of 47 references to the medical literature. The claimed results were dramatic enough that I was quite sceptical, but some of the research is compelling and exciti
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Hyperthermic Conditioning Role in Increasing Endurance, Muscle and Neurogenesis [pdf](foundmyfitness.com)
1 points by todd8 8y ago|1 comments
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by todd8 8y ago
Medical schools fill an important role with limited training and teaching resources. I suspect they would be loath to admit someone that was planning to work as an MD for only one year after graduation. Women, of course work as doctors for
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by todd8 8y ago
Medical schools fill an important role with limited training and teaching resources. I suspect they would be loath to admit someone that was planning to work as an MD for only one year after graduation. Women, of course work as doctors for
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by todd8 8y ago
I had house that had a high quality ceiling fan that always made noise. It was high and hard to reach but after perilous ladder work I discovered it wasn't the fan; it had been wired up wrong, the variable speed control was wired up ac
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by todd8 8y ago
Yes, the evolution of Lisp was guided by brilliant people. I regret throwing out so many of my old Computer Science related books over the years (e.g. the Interlisp Reference Manual) because the few that remain remind me of the history of p
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by todd8 8y ago
Note that while this is one of the really good books on Common Lisp it is not new. The copyright is 2003-2005.
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by todd8 8y ago
Hacker news readers may not realize that joint liability exists in many states. Under this doctrine, the plaintiff can collect all awarded damages from even very peripherally involved people. A person with deep pockets can end up paying for
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by todd8 8y ago
It’s fun and exhilarating to run faster, but very few people, almost by definition, enter the ranks of elite runners. One of the best pieces of advice I heard while training for my first marathon was “No one here in this (beginner) training
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by todd8 8y ago
I believe the argument is that the research is supposed to lead to a lower chance of the US or allied citizen deaths by preventing advisaries from attacking. We hope that the expensive nuclear capabilities, for example, are never used. How
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by todd8 8y ago
Current drones have sophisticated flying capabilities already. The X-47B was the first done to fly to and land on a carrier. It did so five years ago. Unlike the other drones in use by the military, the X-47B is not piloted, but is describe
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by todd8 8y ago
Yes, see some of this dramatic footage: * Refuling drones that land and take off of aircraft carriers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/12/29... * X47B killer drone take off an
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by todd8 8y ago
Are women not subject to these same requirements?
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Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia(uef.fi)
8 points by todd8 8y ago|1 comments
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by todd8 8y ago
Similar reasoning solves one of my favorite brain teasers: “My wife and I greet 4 other couples. After the handshakes, I ask everyone how many people they shook hands with and get no duplicate replies; no one shook hands with their partner
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by todd8 8y ago
$495 for desktop license and $3800 for server. I would love to have something this for the times I could use it, but realistically that’s only once or twice per year. I feel the same way about Adobe’s Creative suite subscription. I use it’s
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Microsoft Is Fixing Office, but Not Fast Enough(wsj.com)
2 points by todd8 8y ago|0 comments
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by todd8 8y ago
These magnets are so strong that they represent a hazard to the digestive system. A couple of these can pinch a fold of intestines and stay lodged while interfering with circulation in the pinched tissue. At least that’s the claim I’ve hear
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by todd8 8y ago
Modal logic was always a bit of a puzzle to me, but it does have importance in CS because of temporal logic, see [0], a kind of modal logic. I was introduced to it while doing research on the verification of total correctness of CSP style c
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by todd8 8y ago
I believe that small changes like this can make ciphers more secure in practice but are usually best avoided. The are several factors involved. * Modern ciphers are carefully designed and random changes to the algorithm may weaken the ciphe

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