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by vikramkr 6y ago
Methane is odorless, so you might still be producing methane - the decrease in odor has more to do with sulfur compounds
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Impressed compared to the craziness that is the southeast's weather we all know and love/hate when the elements decide to spice things up, or compared to the usual bay area fare?
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by vikramkr 6y ago
I can't say I've read a ton of NWS weather bulletins, but are they usually so colloquial in the discussion or is this one of those "so nuts its warranted" situations?
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Absolutely really good work. My concern is still that it doesn't seem to solve the qpcr bottleneck. Its great that it gets rid of ena extraction (as someone trying to get enough reagents to do any sort of real work in my lab - I'm
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by vikramkr 6y ago
It's part of the art. Thats like asking why kinetic sculptures move. The whole generating energy from your own inner heat part is kind if part of it. It's not supposed to make enough current to charge your phone, it's art. Yo
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by vikramkr 6y ago
It's art
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by vikramkr 6y ago
And that's come with a lot of problems as we saw with the antibody testing fiasco with all the nonfunctional tests. So the precedent suggests cautious optimism, emphasis on the cautious.
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by vikramkr 6y ago
It still requires specific equipment- it looks like its still a qPCR based test, not an isothermal amplification type test, so it needs a qPCR machine and reagents. It cuts out one step, RNA extraction, which means it trades off some sensit
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by vikramkr 6y ago
This is an emergency use authorization, not a full approval by the FDA, and this only lasts until the state of emergency ends or the test is actually approved/rejected by the FDA. Either way, this is some exciting news as it could make
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Camelid nanobodies aren't that new, but this is still overselling stuff. I don't like reporting on preprint in general, and this article really doesn't explain the complexities of actually getting some early stage technolog
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by vikramkr 6y ago
I'm aware, and the wiki goes into the complications as well. I'm suggesting that, along the lines of what the parent comment did, putin might find this an opportunity to strengthen the union agreement, perhaps make good on some of
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by vikramkr 6y ago
The relationship is already quite close https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_State
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Apparently, the way to raise a genius is to tell them their brains aren't capable of doing science since they don't have a Y chromosome.
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by vikramkr 6y ago
depending on where they are that might not be that easy
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by vikramkr 6y ago
I still don't get the concept of antitrust suits with browsers. Unless the system literally prevents you from installing a competing browser, you can always just go and download the competing browser and use it. Theres nothing stopping
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Bribery is illegal in India too.
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Thats about as newsworthy as a story reporting that humans breathe air - it's very common knowledge in India
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by vikramkr 6y ago
I got the impression that the complaint was more about the bribes and all than the regulations meant to protect the land
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by vikramkr 6y ago
unfortunately, its not complex in this case, as it's pretty clear that it would be simple to get this done if the author was willing to pay bribes. Systems like these are only complex for the people that don't want to behave uneth
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by vikramkr 6y ago
your local government officials in the UK will refuse to sign off on documents without receiving bribes?
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by vikramkr 6y ago
You won't face these overt bribes - there's a difference between red tape and the requirement for bribes
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Obligatory not a lawyer disclaimer. How much is changing to require constant changes to your TOS? And, what contracts are you trying to change? Contracts with your customers? You want them to resign a contract with you every time you change
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by vikramkr 6y ago
The article unfortunately shares that same title, and wired doesn't seem to want to change it. Sometimes these sites change an article title after it has been up for a while, but no luck it seems. Theres definitely some really good stu
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by vikramkr 6y ago
I wasnt aware that the bar for having a good corporate culture was to be so utterly successful at everything you try ever that you end up with a monopoly in every single sector you ever compete in and become the most successful company in h
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by vikramkr 6y ago
This is the same article that was posted recently from Wired, and my point about the title being disingenous and dangerous from that article still stands. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24083350
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Hand washing is effective, but not efficient. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-much-water-do-dishwashers-us... You are using more water than a dishwasher would.
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by vikramkr 6y ago
Here's a pretty good video with some technical details on why spacex isn't always the best option: https://youtu.be/QoUtgWQk-Y0 The government also wants to maintain redundant capabilities, and ULA, which has an i
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by vikramkr 6y ago
And also already accomplished on the moon. The Apollo lunar module was SSTO during takeoff from the lunar surface.
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by vikramkr 6y ago
This is a really disingenuous and dangerous title by Wired and they should change it immediately. It does not reflect the content of the article and what Gates actually said in their own interview. Gates does not say the tests do not work.
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by vikramkr 6y ago
This has been considered as a potential factor in explaining the variability in COVID outcomes for a while, both in the sense that prior infection with a cold virus could help protect from COVID through T cell responses and could make COVID

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