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HN has been devovling into Reddit for a while now. Smh.
Re:Factoring may be easier than we think (2016) on Sunday June 30, 2019 @11:50AM (#20318813)
What if you encrypted using a symmetric key approach instead?
The Theranos folks discussed some results using the mini-lab vs Siemens equipment during a presentation to the AACC: [1]

My understanding is that their ability to perform some tests, and to do it accurately was real, such as their FDA approved herpes test. However the number of tests they could perform on a single sample (primarily due to volume?) was drastically lower than they claimed. They were also found to be diluting samples, and had poor lab practices in a number of instances: [2] [3] [4]

When dealing with people's health there is no room for inaccuracy as other's lives and well-fare potentially hang in the balance.

[1]: https://youtu.be/n6JRG733ReQ [2]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/28/study... [3]: http://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-study-compares-blood... [4]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-devices-often-failed-a...

Re:Build-a-Coin Cryptocurrency Creator on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @04:06AM (#15079514)
And an auto-fork setting once a certain number of blocks have been mined.
Re:Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B on Friday June 16, 2017 @08:51PM (#14573662)
Keep in mind this is from 2011...A lot has changed at Amazon since then.
Re:Silicon Valley: A Reality Check on Friday May 12, 2017 @04:18AM (#14322247)
Or the deep social implications of creating self-reinforcing bias loops in the news those 1.5B read, fake or otherwise.