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by wpasc 7y ago
I really, really hope not
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by wpasc 7y ago
Can I please get a non-touchbar 15 inch macbook pro though? Less sarcastically, I don't know how many people (proxy value is articles written about and videos made about) like the touchbar. However, Apple will never backpedal on a prod
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Tim Cook: Technology companies need to take responsibility for chaos they create(cnbc.com)
90 points by wpasc 7y ago|66 comments
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by wpasc 7y ago
If the military-industrial voting complex (defense companies geographically spreading manufacturing operations over key swing congressional districts), I believe more can be done than most think. I believe their key influence is what props
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by wpasc 7y ago
Perhaps not malicious, but publishing a more or less BS story to fit a narrative is not far from malicious on the spectrum of intention (especially if the narrative is in the NYT's business interests).
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by wpasc 7y ago
I had no idea GSP had UC. Personally? I don't think I do enough, but when I'm fully adhering to my own protocol, I: -Don't drink alcohol -Follow a paleo-autoimmune protocol (with the inclusion of white rice). I can't pro
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by wpasc 7y ago
Thank you for being so open. I feel similarly about my own genes but I do not have them sequenced yet. A lot of people are talking about the security concerns and whose making money. Valid concerns, but I think medicine does need vast amoun
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by wpasc 7y ago
IBD [1] as well but I guess that association is more obvious :) My hope is that ankylosing spondylitis, which has a significant genetic overlap with crohns and UC (combined referred to as IBD) and they have significant incidence overlap, ma
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by wpasc 7y ago
I'm really glad to see the microbiome and the immune system finally getting their due respect insofar as their contribution to literally every bodily function. I suffer from an autoimmune disease (ankylosing spondylitis) and I've
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by wpasc 7y ago
Are mutations in DNA arising from truly random events? When I say random, I mean outside of the knowability of Laplace's demon? I know quantum mechanics contains true randomness, in the creation of DNA copies does this randomness contr
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by wpasc 7y ago
Twitter is blocked in China, why would Twitter do this? There's no way Twitter has had any communication with the Chinese government at all, I guess I just don't understand the incentive.
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by wpasc 7y ago
May I add to this with a third: difficulty in creating a strong system of mentoring? Many companies have a formal mentorship program but it is often in name only (at least in my experience at 3 companies). In a formalized apprentice program
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by wpasc 7y ago
I disagree, having lived in large cities, everything always feels so impermanent and impersonal. Connections that should be easy to make with neighbors down the hall can feel more difficult than connections with neighbors down a driveway. I
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by wpasc 7y ago
There are no current treatments for Alzheimers that do much of anything. If the problem/cause is more confidently known, at least there is a more narrow target to aim at.
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by wpasc 7y ago
I believe HN has both right and left leaning individuals, but I wonder if most people would condemn the practice of professors being ousted from schools for daring to challenge their students' "safe space" notions and microag
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by wpasc 7y ago
Is the root of those housing crises those billionaires? How much of housing crises is attributable to corrupt zoning laws which prevent development? How much money spent by the NYC government is wasted, mismanaged, and poorly spent when tha
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by wpasc 7y ago
- cure for common cold - cure for cancer
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by wpasc 7y ago
Agreed with this sentiment, I've got about 3 years of professional development with a BS and MS in computer science and from time to time ask myself "Do I really know anything?? damn i'm dumb, why don't i understand this
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by wpasc 7y ago
Sysadmins are important for sure! I do think that it is true though that certain functions are being more automated. Perhaps a DevOps or SRE role might be a better fit that a full on developer? DevOps and SRE roles are certainly not going a
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by wpasc 7y ago
How about easier barriers to entry with tougher reporting requirements? I personally fear the FDA is too optimized for bad headline avoidance to the detriment of allowing more experimental leeway. Not saying it should be the Wild West, just
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by wpasc 7y ago
[0], [1],[2], etc. could be reasonably see as part of the Australian government's relative unfriendliness to tech companies and privacy laws at least compared to other countries. Whether the australian government is in fact friendly or
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by wpasc 8y ago
I agree with you that IBM is full of shit, Google too to a degree, but Google has used AI in a variety of their products even down to data center cooling processes. I don't think IBM and Google are comparable in this respect.
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by wpasc 8y ago
I sincerely hope IBM's failures do not deter further progress in trying to innovate in healthcare technology. I believe healthcare vitally needs GOOD/USEFUL technology and AI applications because medical progress is not advancing
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by wpasc 8y ago
Even if the Fold has some problems, I commend them for being bold with their design and ambitions. It may be safer to wait for the next generation of that phone, but many recent developments in the hardware space have been lacking in ambiti
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by wpasc 8y ago
One could make the case that Chinese businesses and governments have a tighter relationship where the fruits of such hacking could be used to benefit businesses. While the NSA/other US gov agencies may be hacking chinese companies, I h
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by wpasc 8y ago
I want to make a potentially contentious point. If you ever listen to Thiel/Weinstein talk about the current lack of growth in much of the sciences, you may be inclined to believe that we are woefully overcautious in our medical experi
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by wpasc 8y ago
I also had seen this, have you found any good substitutes that provide a non awful experience? I tried Tom's floss as a replacement but it was very thick and non a good substitute.
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Congestion Pricing: N.Y. Embraced It. Will Other Clogged Cities Follow?(nytimes.com)
84 points by wpasc 8y ago|84 comments
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by wpasc 8y ago
Fascinating, thank you for the specific example. With a memorable name like "Bullet Cluster" I won't forget it.
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by wpasc 8y ago
Can a physics minded HNer confirm something for me (or set me straight)? One piece of evidence for dark matter is observed when galaxies collide. Two galaxies collide, but by observation of gravitational lensing on the light from stars &quo

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