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Re:Show HN: A simple JavaScript notebook in one file on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:08AM (#27445826)
It remainds me very much of tiddlywiki [1], which is not as simple and limits the js hackability as default (for security), bu is also a self-contained html+js file

[1] https://tiddlywiki.com/

Re:Scientific Data Repositories on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:22AM (#27381777)
Do you know if there is any standardized way to serve metadata on the papers themselves? I want to serve my findings in a way that makes them easy for others to include in metastudies but I'm not allowed to share the raw data (privacy reasons)

All I have found is ScienceVerse [1] that aims to develop a syntax/"a Grammar of Science"

[1] https://scienceverse.github.io/scienceverse/

This claim is repeated again and again; yet the circumstances and the actual event (there was no forcing down) were very different; see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27256946
I wholeheartedly agree. They must have been terrified from the moment it became clear that something strange was happening. It's also terrifying to observe that noone is helping them
Re:The End of Paper (ReMarkable Tablet Review) on Thursday May 20, 2021 @05:59PM (#27227951)
They deserve appraisal for its hackability: https://github.com/reHackable/awesome-reMarkable
To cite the Catechism

> The Creator himself . . . established that in the [generative] function, spouses should experience pleasure and enjoyment of body and spirit. Therefore, the spouses do nothing evil in seeking this pleasure and enjoyment. They accept what the Creator has intended for them. At the same time, spouses should know how to keep themselves within the limits of just moderation

Norway is often quicker to implement EU regulations than EU countries themselves, for example, in 2018 only Malta had implemented more regulations than Norway [1] (the comparison is a bit skewed as not all regulations applies to Norway so they have fewer to implement)

[1] https://arkiv.klassekampen.no/article/20180420/ARTICLE/18042...

Maybe they helped at night when their parents were sleeping?
Re:SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases on Thursday April 15, 2021 @07:43PM (#26827549)
The technical blog of the public broadcaster of Norway has implemented exactly this: https://nrkbeta.no/2017/08/10/with-a-quiz-to-comment-readers...

The quiz module is open-source (https://nrkbeta.no/2017/03/06/our-comment-quiz-module-is-now...) and available on github https://github.com/nrkbeta/nrkbetaquiz

Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @01:32PM (#26810312)
Yes, it should have been stated explicitly; three fatalities are reported in the study. The forth was reported in the media [0]. Female, 34 years old, no history of chronic disorders.

[0] https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/helsearbeider-pa-tynset-dode-ti...

Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @07:56PM (#26801241)
In Norway:

Women < 60 years: 10 deaths from covid-19 in total [0]. Four vaccine-related deaths were reported in young, relatively healthy women. Details on three of the vaccine-related deaths have been published [1]. One of the stories had been made public [2].

The astrazeneca vaccine was put on hold, if not, it's not hard to imagine the number of fatalities surpassing the number of covid-19-related deaths, even when ignoring comorbidities

[0] https://www.fhi.no/en/id/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/dai...

[1] https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104882

[2] https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/GaOr3l/monica-aafloey-hansen-54-...

Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @05:02PM (#26799269)
20% male (1 patient) in this report https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104882
Earlier discussion of media reports on the cases: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26502064
Re:Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @08:28PM (#26655181)
This looks like a governmental issue in my eyes: it's the government's responsibility to ensure that the roads are reasonable safe and the traffic reasonable regulated, not Google's. If a route is dangerous, something should be done with the route itself (not the suggestion). But if Maps' suggestions breaks regulations and propose an illegal route, I agree!
According to NRK, Der Spiegel has reported that 1.78 million women below 70 years and 864.000 men have had the vaccine. The nine cases thus suggest a risk of 1 in 61.400 for blood clots in women and 1 in 432.000 for men.

Source (Norwegian): https://www.nrk.no/norge/der-spiegel_-31-tilfeller-av-blodpr...

According to VG is the German number close to 1 blood clot in 61.400 vaccinated

Source: https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/x32Xyl/tyskland-31-tilf...

In Norway, there are now three deaths after vaccination (antibodies have not yet been reported in all cases, though) in people below 55 years. That's a huge number; for comparison, eight women below 60 years have died from COVID-19 (in total)

Source (Norwegian): https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/to-pasienter-dode-av-blodprop...

Update: two new deaths following vaccination, with a similar clinical picture, were just reported, they are now investigating if the vaccine is the likely cause

Source (Norwegian): https://legemiddelverket.no/nyheter/legemiddelverket-har-mot...

In Norway, five women below 50 years have died of COVID-19 (in total) and one from the vaccine

Source (in English): https://www.fhi.no/en/id/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/dai...

Indeed, and this far, "only" 8 women below 60 years have died from COVID-19 (in total)

Source: https://www.fhi.no/sv/smittsomme-sykdommer/corona/dags--og-u...

Re:Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution' on Thursday March 18, 2021 @08:07AM (#26501798)
Physicians in Norway have now found specific antibodies destroying platelets and concluded that it is very unlikely that the vaccine is not the cause

Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https:/...

The pysicians have now concluded that the vaccine did in fact cause the immune activation destroying platelets, leading to at least one death in a previously healthy healthy care worker

Translate: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https:/...

Re:Charts.css on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @04:20PM (#26496296)
2. Yes, see for example https://chartscss.org/examples/column/ and the feature list https://chartscss.org/charts/
It may not affect your main point, but a caution: The paper has received critique [1], including a letter to the editor

[1] https://pubpeer.com/publications/3D81CAC483C2021C00E27C8826D...

[2] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13518

The rates at population levels are not enough. These are rare cases and, at least partially, in groups of people who shouldn't get that ill and suddenly die
In Norway, two health care workers are receiving intensive care for isolated low platelets and blood clotting. A third was also admitted but died from a cerebral catastrophe. These are all young (<50 years) and previously healthy. Of course this is serious and needs proper investigation.

Maybe the risk for some specific groups justify giving them another vaccine?

Sure, there are costs of course, but not for you as a patient or parent or student*, only as a tax payer. The discussion is also raised here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26440702

If making more information public increases trust, both between government and citizens and among citizens, then it's good for all. Of course, not all information should be public, but transparency is often useful.

And different stances in these kind of questions are probably adaptive in different societies. Publishing financial information is not adaptive if there is a high risk of being robbed as a result**. Having your address public is nice if all you get is flowers and post cards.

However, my main point was that "never move to Sweden" because more information about you is public, is quite unproportional as Sweden is one of the best countries to live in.

* There as some fees though, at least in Norway, but there is a limit of about $300 above which you don't need to pay for medical treatment. Some medicines have small costs, and there is also a fee for skipping your appointment without cancelling in advance. University costs about $80 per semester, but you're eligible for a public grant of ~$4 000 per semester.

** There is an ongoing case in Norway where a billionaire's wife has been kidnapped with a demanded ransom of €9 000 000. However, the police seems to believe that the motive is not merely financial https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B8renskog-forsvinningen

Thank you for the nuances; my main issue with the comment was dismissing Sweden as an option for good, which seemed quite unproportional. Sweden is a good country to live in, regardless of their policy on sharing this kind of information

Personally, I think openness about taxes, fortune etc. is good to check that everyone contributes as they should. But before it was protected by login, at least in Norway, there was a (minor) problem with maps showing which streets had the wealthiest inhabitants (the police didn't like it)

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