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Ask HN: Is 23andme (and others similar to it) worth the cost?
8 points by vijayr 9y ago|22 comments
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by vijayr 9y ago
This is an exceptional case of cruelty - imagine spending years learning a craft (and spending thousands and thousands of dollars for it) and one fine day, not being able to use it anymore. It is even more worse in cases of healthcare profe
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by vijayr 9y ago
same with airports - just why do we need sooooooo many shops right next to the terminals? I understand travelers might need some basic stuff (food, water etc) but why other crap, especially so close to the terminals? no wonder airports are
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by vijayr 9y ago
http://wid.world/world/#shweal_p0p50_z/US/last/eu/k/p/yearly... Does this mean the bottom 50% in the US are in the red?
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by vijayr 9y ago
The OP did not request advice on how to remain technically relevant, so I won't offer any here, Not sure if OP is interested in your advice, but I am sure there are others who would be. Please do share any advice that you can! Specif
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by vijayr 9y ago
There was a report sometime ago about companies in London (probably happening elsewhere too) asking interns to pay them to get an internship (if I remember correctly, it was in fashion and journalism). And many people did so, because it h
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by vijayr 9y ago
Why is everything a "war" in the American media? war on obesity, war on diabetes, war on this, war on that...? It is just businesses competing to sell products - maybe a little too interested in suing, but business nevertheless.
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by vijayr 9y ago
If there is a bug/inefficiency to be exploited, someone will. Not having coupons/loyalty cards is a good thing. Hammering the immigration website, hammering the university website etc might end up improving the process (hopefu
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by vijayr 9y ago
software is being eaten by machine learning Could you elaborate on this one?
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by vijayr 9y ago
watsi for senior citizens That is a good idea, but personally I am torn. Something like this shouldn't be allowed to happen in the first place, isn't it?
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by vijayr 9y ago
I used to live in Brooklyn (quite far) and a colleague in Stamford. Most days it used to take him less time to get to Manhattan than me! You don't have to live in Manhattan - there are relatively cheaper places if you don't mind a
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by vijayr 9y ago
I think "Don't go to college" is the best advice today. That only works in industries like software etc. If one wants to be a lawyer, doctor etc they have no choice but to go to college, right? Some American students are go
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by vijayr 9y ago
Is there any tool (chrome extension or whatever) that'll take an article and give thumbs up or down depending on crap like "some commentators", "anonymous sources", "allegedly" etc? So people can simply sk
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by vijayr 9y ago
Not saying this is a nice thing to do, but they do it because it works, no? Didn't someone (JC Penny?) try getting rid of this constant "on sale/coupon" crap but that had a negative effect on their business? If something
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by vijayr 9y ago
If - Rudyard Kipling https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Robert Frost, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woo..
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by vijayr 9y ago
Those who have experience buying used laptops - where do you buy from (other than Apple stores)? If not from standard stores, are there any standard tests you do to make sure of the specs etc?
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by vijayr 9y ago
I still can wrap my head around the fact that judges are elected !!! Are there elections for judges in other countries too?
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by vijayr 9y ago
If someone is working remote (I do, at least for the time being), they might have more choice to choose a location. That is what prompted this question. I am also not in favor of house mate
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Ask HN: Do you live in lesser known, cheaper, less crowded places?
30 points by vijayr 9y ago|25 comments
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by vijayr 9y ago
I read this last year and it is scary https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/14... It is never a good idea for a single (for profit) entity to have that much data on anyone.
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by vijayr 9y ago
Is there something like this for the physical world?
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by vijayr 9y ago
If one could drive a car, one could also drive a bus, no? Maybe trains are harder, but buses should be possible?
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by vijayr 9y ago
Modern business class is a different world While boarding a flight this week, I was told to wait (just entered the plane) because they wanted to serve orange juice to someone in business class. So me and some 10 people behind me waited un
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by vijayr 9y ago
Pretty cool. It answered 'how old is the president' correctly, but got confused with 'how old is the vice president' and gave president Bush's age. Fun to play with!
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by vijayr 9y ago
Isn't that how insurance works though? There are always going to be people who don't take care of themselves. Instead of trying to shame them like this, why not increase awareness? Why not reduce subsidies on corn, meat and instea
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by vijayr 9y ago
For someone who has forgotten math (other than high school level) and never did philosophy, what books/courses are good to start with (especially philosophy)?
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by vijayr 9y ago
I did something similar on a much smaller scale for census, bea etc (only the DB part). Here in the US, federal gov data (census, bea, bls etc) can be used in commercial products as far as I know. Might be the same in Canada, worth looking
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Ask HN: Know of any non-digital toys/games that teach, for 6-10 year olds?
62 points by vijayr 9y ago|71 comments
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by vijayr 9y ago
this article (no affiliation with the author, just happen to enjoy his work) is also worth a read https://gaps.com/patreon-earners/
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by vijayr 9y ago
Moniz, who said he balanced rehabilitation and punishment when formulating his sentence, called the case "a tragedy for two families." Maybe, but only one of them lost a child :(

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