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In my formal education days, I was perma-frustrated that none of my teachers had achieved anything impressive with their work (apart from being published), and I often felt like I was being handed out second-hand knowledge to regurgitate during the exams... and I had to get a job to pay for that level of education!

To me what's really good about MOOCs is that I can have access to some of the best content and teachers from MIT, etc all from the comfort of my living room.
WebAssembly brings extensibility to network proxies
WebAssembly brings extensibility to network proxies - https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/03/webassembly-brings-extensibility-to.html
There are several non-authoritarian states in Asia that have successfully contained the virus by implementing similar strategies as China.

So there is no need to equate the need for an authoritarian government to successfully contain the virus.
So, real question here.

What if the president makes a claim about a companys actions at time N, that company then says that the claim is false at time N+1, and then the company about faces and says they will be doing what the president claimed at time N+2.

Does this mean that the president lied or does the fact that the company changed their story later on make the president retroactively tell the truth?
I certainly would hope so. The point is that it wouldn't be nearly enough or as efficient.
This idea that the primary aim of the UK Government is herd immunity is plain wrong. The primary aim is to flatten the curve with specially timed interventions and any herd immunity is a by product of that. The aim is to flatten the curve so that the systems are able to cope better.

Herd immunity will be a by product in almost every western countries actions today. Ask them and if they are honest they will say the same that it's a long term effect but not the primary driver or the main aim.

The difficult non sound bite criticism is about the flattening of the curve based on their models which basically means they need to get both the timings and the interventions spot on for it to work correctly. Dont let fear win
> This idea that the primary aim of the UK Government is herd immunity is plain wrong.

You can understand people's confusion when the government have said, repeatedly, that they aim to create herd immunity.

https://www.ft.com/content/38a81588-6508-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea6...

> Britain’s chief scientific adviser stoked controversy on Friday when he said that about 40m people in the UK could need to catch the coronavirus to build up “herd immunity” and prevent the disease coming back in the future.

> Defending Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision not to follow other European countries by closing schools and banning mass gatherings, Patrick Vallance said it was the government’s aim to “reduce the peak of the epidemic, pull it down and broaden it” while protecting the elderly and vulnerable.

> But Sir Patrick told Sky News that experts estimated that about 60 per cent of the UK’s 66m population would have to contract coronavirus in order for society to build up immunity.

> “Communities will become immune to it and that’s going to be an important part of controlling this longer term,” he said. “About 60 per cent is the sort of figure you need to get herd immunity.”
I'm not sure that this is the same, if you read the wikipedia article

> A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car [..] The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car.

These were motorized cars, but just small versions, as far as I can understand. The velomobiel is entirely human powered.
The problem with having just replacing the windows is that heat can escape easily through thermal bridges and induce even more molds: https://www.echotape.com/blog/why-thermal-bridging-and-therm...
i dont think you can live with Spo2 at 85
You say that beans are problematic but you don‘t back it up. I only have to show you that beans are just as much part of human diets as are other foods. What is the actual science that anybody on earth suffers from the consumption of beans? For donuts we see a direct correlation between sugary processed foods and obesity, T2D and other diseases. For beans you can not show this. The only thing you can show is some mechanistic data, where we can speculate. In my personal opinion you are the victim of an industry that wants to sell stuff like Gundrys supplements like „Lectin buster“ and the like.
So if Arnold Arbitrage changes his name to Henry Hospital and always charges a high markup, that's A-Ok with you? This point of view seems inconsistent.
There won't ever be a consensus of experts. That whole concept is one I've really come to hate over the years. When it comes to decisions about what to do, versus the outcome of replicable experiments on nature in lab conditions, there is always disagreement and there always will be. The idea that any decision can be resolved by a bunch of scientists sitting in a committee beard stroking doesn't reflect how people really work.

Amongst other problems, the term "expert" is ill defined (see discussion above about mathematicians) and there's always value in contrarianism for people who aren't directly making decisions. If they're wrong nobody will remember and there's nearly no reputational impact. If they're right, they can win fame and glory.
Populism seems to be "democracy that I don't like the result of".
Closed loop insulin delivery systems functionally “cure” t1 diabetics and are here today. Have implemented for a t1 friend. Has transformed his long term outlook.

https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/

Relies on currently quite expensive hardware (continuous glucose monitors / insulin pump / iPhone / Bluetooth to radio device) but that could all be combined into 2 cheap devices easily. Regulation and inertia just seems to be making that process very slow.
I'm curious about why people aren't naming any courses that exemplify the good or bad things they're mentioning.
It says in the two weeks closest to peak rate. So if the peak is mid-May, those 75% would all fall in May.
She can get the mail. She should place it indoors, let it sit for a few days before opening, and wash her hands before touching any surfaces in the house.
For sure.

When I first saw the oncologist he made me meet with a lady that walked me through chemo. She laid out that explicitly that I am such a slender guy that I will die without the tube. And my kidneys will fail since I will probably not be able to get down water. I would later learn (PET scan) that I was born with one kidney.

I think they knew that letting me know that they could easily remove it would increase the odds that I would get it put in. To make it seem like a trivial thing. If you don't like it we can just pop it out and things go back to normal. Easy. Might as well have it put in, why not? Everyone had the same spiel.

And they were right. It is easy to remove. I accidentally removed it myself one morning. And I lost my shit. I shoved it back in and my stomach contents started pouring all over the carpet since the other end was open. I was panicked.

It took about five minutes to shove back in and it required a significant amount of force. The thing is the hole closes up fast. They said if it comes it you have a hour to get to the ER before we have to start from scratch. And I don't drive. And nobody that drives was home. And I live in the burbs`. So I had to just get it back in there.

Fun fact.. Is you toss some lube on the tube it goes right in. I now keep KY in the bathroom drawer. But that was terrifying.. That is how I eat. And getting the it put in was pretty fucking painful. I had to resolve to situation.
Seriously what do you want the White House to do? Run around like chickens with their head cut off? I am so damn disappointed at this site often enough to just delete the book mark. The partisan first, TDS, or call it what you will, on display here, makes me wonder if I landed on reddit/politics instead of a tech site.

The government's job is to assure calm, it that requires a little white lie or a bit of misdirection then so be it. the last thing we need is people in authority spreading doom and gloom.
> This is an inacurrate estimation.

Sure, the actual number will likely be different for each country / state / city, but doesn't really matter for the sake of the argument. I was using 1% as a lowball number. Official mortality rate from the WHO is 3-4%; some studies say 2%, Italy is reporting 7%.

And for those 80+, current data suggests a mortality rate of 1/7 - not far off from a round of Russian roulette.

So if you have 4 grandparents who are 80+, there's a ~60% chance at least one will die if the disease spreads through our population in the next few months.

> The mortality is mainly for 70+ years old people, who are already not in the workforce anymore.

Firstly, if hospitals are overrun (which is the way we're headed), people of all ages will die preventable deaths. Hospitals in the US are already postponing elective surgeries.

Secondly, it's simply not true that older people don't contribute to the economy.

The elderly still consume food, housing, health care etc., and a negative demand shock is a recipe for recession. For example, think about what happens to nursing homes or physical therapists if a large percentage of older people die. Or what happens to local housing prices if lots of homes are suddenly put up for sale because elderly owners died en masse.

And many older people continue to work and volunteer (e.g. just look at our president, congressmen, and senators), and that some grandparents help with child care (like in my family right now).

Sources:
- https://time.com/5798168/coronavirus-mortality-rate/
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lamvo/coronavirus-death...
- https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/heres-why-the-coronavirus-deat...
- https://www.economicshelp.org/macroeconomics/economic-growth...
Viruses become less lethal once they have killed off the most vulnerable.
This has been thought about. Digest auth is a thing, but is stuck on MD5. However, with how flexible a web-form is there really is no way to enforce it so idea never really went that far.
They held a press conference live streamed on YouTube where the PM and the two chief scientific advisors answered questions and explained their strategy for nearly an hour. The answer to one question alone took over ten minutes. You may not be aware of their communication about their strategy but it's on YouTube waiting for you.
But that voluntary action by individuals, in the context of our discussion here we are talking about laws and government regulation, not voluntary actions by business.

It is perfectly fine for a business to choose to only sell 1 package per customer

It is not fine for government to mandate a business only sell 1 package per customer.

This was my entire point, people here are advocating for GOVERNMENT action when none is needed
IMO

you can have general flags (-O3/-g3) for all compilation units(CU), but there should be the capacity to add any per CU
Brace for impact, be flexible (as these are extraordinary circumstances) and forget about lawsuits or credit reporting as that would be very bad rep for you or your business as it's somewhat of an ugly gesture - if you care about a reputation anyway. Look for government assistence if needed to pay bills by getting some of the smb credits being made available. Borrowing on invoice debt may be an option at your local bank. Payment enforcing is basically shutdown anyway. This is a major, WW shutdown, primary needs are top and invoiced payments are low in everyone priorities right now.

And this could go on for months, not weeks as some believe. If you take up new work now, request payment upfront.

Disclosure: I'm in Europe and I run a sw SMB with many €100M+ clients who have frozen all payments.
It is always a bit annoying to read an article based on the work of someone specialized in one area that talks down specialists in another area.

Is is definitely interesting to read about some unexpected properties that ancient concrete with volcanic ash as one of its ingredients has. For modern cement there is a different set of choices for binding materials, were you can choose the ingredients that are locally good available.

Also there are definitely mistakes that get made in modern construction.
- Maybe the structure has enough rebar to handle the forces that act on the structure, but not enough to prevent the small cracks that hurt durability (although that is something that should be checked).
- Maybe the detailing of the rebar is not correct. Lapping lengths are too short. Often I see that the workers who put in the rebar come up with creative solutions but understanding why it now doesn't work well is outside their expertise.
- Maybe the concrete layer that protects the rebar (covering) from rusting is to thin or to porous. The amount of covering required depends on the exposure classification. And the concrete mixture influrences how porous the concrete becomes over the years.

For modern engineering you specify the exposure classes that a structure falls in. Carbonatation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatation), a reaction where calcium in the concrete with CO2 in the air, which changes the acidity in the concrete. Chlorids, from sources such as seawater or de-icing salts, also impact the acidity of the concrete. Chemical acids, basically everything biological such as milk, beer, manure, and other acids dissolve the calcium. And frost can cause parts of the concrete to flak off. All those effects can get worse if the concrete gets porous. But all are well understood problems that inform the necessary mixture.
On tackling issues at the right time
For a very similar, but open source project have a look at https://github.com/jketterl/openwebrx
1918 Spanish Flu
- LessPass is a webpage that can be changed at any time and collect website, username and password triplets.

This is quite a big issue because it can be used for targeted attacks. There is no way of detecting compromises without reading the source on every page load.
People are businesses; businesses are people. It's not illegal to go into business as an individual and there's no special magic about stores and manufacturers that doesn't apply to arbitragers.
>>A self-imposed limit per customer enforced by retailers should be sufficient.

That is NOT what people are calling for in this thread, I am fine with that

People are calling for Government imposed rationing and price controls
Mainly the price controls were the bigger mistake that lead to all kinds of problems still impacting the world today, in the US it lead directly the the formation of "Comprehensive" pay to include things like Health Insurance, and other non-wage compensations. This was very much a net negative for society (and the health system)
US and Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy: 1bn US$ offer
I think it is not productive to have this discussion. I have good blood markers after 6 years on this diet. LDL of 52. BP of 101/74. So for me this diet is way healthier than the omnivorous diet that I had before. If you want to believe that animals are essential for human health, go on. But in my opinion science does not back this up. But that is my interpretation.

Your thoughts on bioavailability are also outdated. It has been shown for protein, iron and some vitamins that bioavailability in practice is very good for plant sources. E.g. iron is converted as good as heme iron when combined with vitamin C. And it‘s hard to avoid C on a plant based diet.

May I ask where you get your information from?
I assume the German government is going to prohibit this deal.
Show HN: Crass Opportunism or Legitimate Offer
I am not sure about this, but which ever it is, I suspect there will be a sympathetic HackerNews reader.

And critic.

Maybe I should beware the Ides of March.
China has classified masks as strategic assets and is only exporting them to select countries.
Yes, after the speach, this is the point.
Its trivial that google now is going to do it.
Azure Pipelines is “having an incident”
Anyone on github.com using azure pipelines should carefully check their CI runs: NumPy's pipelines are not running since Friday. The op status is a bit opaque, so not reporting as a URL to give a clearer title.

The URL for checking the status is https://status.dev.azure.com/_event/179641421
There are also people trying to reduce their environmental impact (so also an ethical stance).

But there are some who have allergies, and it can be easier for them to choose a vegan restaurant to be certain there's no lactose / egg contamination.
No it isn't. Vaccines create immunity, that's the point. Also, what diseases that don't kill you also don't result in immunity? "There's no evidence of immunity" seems an absurd statement, we can literally see the antibodies people create in response to the infection. That seems like just looking for an excuse to attack the UK.
Are Dioramas big in the US? I've only ever heard the term on US TV shows (notably - community or the Simpsons :-))
Corona Vaccine: Israeli research center claims they're close
This is a matter of subjective opinion. I see Python code and I think "ew.. this has got 10-20 bugs or mis-handled edge cases I just haven't found yet."

Lisp isn't my favorite syntax, but a piece of Lisp code is much less likely to have hidden gotchas.
> struct - Brenda Baker undertook her Fortan-to-Ratfor converter against the advice of her department head--me. I thought it would likely produce an ad hoc reordering of the orginal, freed of statement numbers, but otherwise no more readable than a properly indented Fortran program. Brenda proved me wrong. She discovered that every Fortran program has a canonically structured form. Programmers preferred the canonicalized form to what they had originally written.

We could've had prettier et al instead of style linters 40(+?) years ago. :(
Optimizing respiratory management in resource-limited settings
Rest in piece free spirit <3
This is a very old website, no?
A difficult case: Diagnosis made by hallucinatory voices (1997)
Same for many EU guidelines

Source as I posted on other submissions

Chloroquine is mostly admitted as a valid treatment now

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22582374
China was the first to have to handle the issue, so they had the difficult job of figuring out whether this virus was just like the flu (which some people are still claiming even today) or whether it was something to worry about much more than that. Imagine the cost to your credibility if you call it out for a huge danger, and it turns out it is just a new flu variant... The spread to other countries seems to only have started once the Chinese had conclusively shown this virus was very dangerous (and started the lock downs to prevent its spread). Hence, other countries had the benefit of this knowledge which China didn't, yet still failed to act. Some countries like the UK and Sweden even now pretending this is not a big deal and not taking anywhere enough measures to avoid widespread infection rates.
What could the government realistically do to protect the vulnerable? It's ultimately up to the people to be disciplined and protect vulnerable people. That will only be done by educating the people, which has been done.
> And I directly refuted your argument

You did not at all understand what my argument was if you think that.
You just need to be down with doublespeak. They say one thing, but you have to understand that they meant something entirely different. To think otherwise would be to think that our leaders are either dishonest or incompetent - and because they are our leaders they cannot be either dishonest nor incompetent.

Therefore, you must adjust your comprehension.

Honestly, if their intent is as GP says, I’ve not seen it communicated - I’d love a source other than goodthink.
It seems expected that the whole company, viewed as a system, has to adjust to remote work. This cannot happen instantly. It does sound like the kind of thing that is resolvable, though.
Firstly , saying something is simply wrong or unjust is far too black and white is many situations. Worse then it could be or less just then an alternative seem like more readily available goals, and a far better lens through which to identify problems and solutions. The focus isn't on being judgemental, but on problem solving, and it's somewhat ironic that it's become considered politically charged.

With this context, saying something is problematic is saying there a problem there in the sense that it could be improved to something more moral, just, kind, etc. Of course, just like most of these similar words its broad and abstract, and if you are ever confused why someone considers something problematic you can ask or independently learn or study the issues.

As far as actual usage as a word, I've seen a few common useful ones.
- As an initial statement prior to explaining the actual details and reasoning. Hopefully this one is not confusing people, but often people dont read past a headline so...
- A categorization of something specifically to be avoided in discussion for simplicity. You discuss or explain a simplified idea, and leave the problematic bits out til later, as a method of organizing, like when learning math or whatever.
- Casual shorthand between people with a similar set of understanding and arguments to point something out. This unfortunately leaks out to people who dont share in that common terminology and get confused. Its unfortunate that instead of, say, getting curious to understand the missing pieces of arguments, some people seem to just assume it's some kind of fluff and dismiss it out of hand.

Hopefully something here can provide clarity of terminology for some, and if they still want to problematize problematic can clarify in what way and why.
I'm going to bet that they are going to react more in disgust than in "wonder" at you still owning one of the machines that is ruining their future.
Should I implement the complete izolation in my country?
I had to look up ‘Ratfor’ because I’d never heard of it — apparently it’s a FORTRAN preprocessor that added control structures.