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> At every point (and even still) the risk calculus is heavily weighted toward vaccination for nearly everyone

You are a zealot.

I've been skeptical of NVIDIA products since playing with my Nano Jetson . The lack of various developers' success across different forums is striking. Also, the lack of actual support is striking (for example, it requires a downgraded Ubuntu host machine to receive flash updates).

My experience with Raspberry Pi products is a stark opposite. They just work.

As someone old to software but new to hardware, I'm not sure what to make of this.

Re:Hawai'i could be 2nd state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:36PM (#26257701)
The OP said "microdosing".

A microdose should not need a sober friend and should not cause you to talk utter nonsense. The colloquial definition of microdose here is "that which has sub-cognitive effects". Its generally between 0.05 and 0.1 grams for cubensis strains of mushrooms.

Re:Hawai'i could be 2nd state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @06:35PM (#26257683)
Here is the gold standard for a microdose stack that promotes neurogenesis : https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180021326A1/en
Re:Bitcoin Is Dead, Long Live Bitcoin on Friday January 15, 2016 @01:43PM (#10911198)
The people who would very likely sway a decision on the block size are currently opposed to increasing the block size because (1) there is no immediate need to do so and (2) there is risk that there can be unintended consequences (one of which is making the network more centralized).

Some people, including Hearn (who is more vitriolic than the average) believe that #1 is false and #2 is a necessary risk.

If you are coming at this from reading Hearn's words, you are coming at this from an extreme perspective that would be balanced by reading Gregory Maxwell's words. I recommend http://www.truthcoin.info/blog/blocksize-conversation/ for a critical, outside and rational perspective.

Hey all,

I've created this to make it easier to digest the Bitcoin-development mailing list. You can see it in action at http://reddit.com/r/bitcoin_devlist . I'd love if people found it useful, and I'd love PR's.

Cheers.

Re:Show HN: Birth Control As A Service on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @11:43AM (#7422580)
> Upgrade your account to practice natural and effective birth control, get pregnant easily, or take control of your reproductive health.

"Get pregnant easily" is not something you should be advertising. There are tons of reasons why someone can have trouble getting pregnant that are completely external to your app. Just a heads up.

Re:Somali piracy: More sophisticated than you thought on Friday November 01, 2013 @12:11AM (#6651717)
Email me if you'd like to go over some ideas, I like such things. My address is in my profile. Cheers!
Re:Small b2b startup Looking for a sales manager on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @08:20PM (#6595942)
He is probably referring to the monthly "Who is hiring?" And "seeking freelancer?" Threads posted in /ask
Re:Ask HN: How do you create your TOS and Privacy Policies? on Tuesday October 22, 2013 @07:59PM (#6595866)
Automattic open sources their privacy policies and tos across their multiple sites. See http://automattic.com/privacy/ as an example.
> The system uses the Leap Motion controller to track hand gestures. Implementations of the system include a version using 3D glasses, a free-standing glass projection (as seen in Iron Man) and the Oculus Rift headset for the full virtual reality experience. To top it all off, the team then printed the part in titanium using a 3D laser metal printer.

A prominent quote from the article with links to both LEAP and Oculus Rift. I'm not sure

Re:Show HN: Sketch, connect and simulate gears and chains on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @12:57PM (#6135143)
1. How is that calculated?

2. Is there a ready way to simulate it?

Re:Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery sales statistics on Friday July 26, 2013 @06:24PM (#6110939)
I'm really surprised that only 1% of sales is from the Mac App store. A good wake up call for me, certainly. Now I want to see a game that is on iOS and XBox live, and the differences in revenue.
Oh yeah?! That sounds awesome. Your profile email is NOT public, though.

If you could let me know what it is I'll get right to you. My email is [email protected]

Thanks,

Ask HN: List of government vendors in the construction industry?

I'm considering attacking a business problem for construction vendors to U.S. government agencies.Primary vendors are the companies that deal directly with a government agency, and delegate work to sub-contractors (a sub contractor would be an electrical contractor, etc).I'm able to get a list of all construction companies of a certain revenue, and within a few different construction segments,...

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In this landscape, that can be a lucrative specialty to have. Do you actively market yourself as such?

> Sometimes it's better to cut the team down from 5 to maybe 2-3 instead of adding more people

Tried and true.

> If there isn't one, stand up an automated test harness with as many tests as possible

What do you think about adding on another developer to just do testing? What about a full-time QA person, so that you don't have to build automated tests?

I don't have experience, but I've read this : http://blog.mailchimp.com/social-login-buttons-arent-worth-i... .

I'm rolling my own signup (which is easy enough in Django), but I'd consider doing a Google login. Facebook & Twitter I wouldn't care to implement: My target audience wouldn't want to be mixing their social logins with my service.

Congrats on finishing!

I'm building a SaaS product right now and finding that there aren't very many sources for finding industry standards. Non-enterprise SaaS is quite new.

That said, I think the best thing to do is wait until you spot abuse, and create measures to prevent it. Work on your analytics and reporting systems rather than trying to contrive possible service abuses.

Re:Ask HN: Educating a child who is severely behind on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @11:30AM (#5780595)
I'll probably check it out, thanks. Raising kids can be very unintuitive from my experience - I'm extremely lucky to have a very skilled mother for a wife (who is more scientific than intuitive).
Re:Ask HN: Educating a child who is severely behind on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @03:48AM (#5778748)
And, there is no rush. Do not rush. The goal is to create a happy, healthy and capable person - not an impressive 5 year old. This is coming from someone who's wife spends most of her time educating and caring for his kids, who are therefore advanced relative to peers: it's not that important.

It IS important for kids to have caretakers who give them attention, opportunity to be capable for life and economy, and a happy and stimulating environment.

Working towards these things with your kid is literally more important than these things making your kid more developed.

Also: don't smoke or perform other bad habits around him. Nail biting, drinking, getting angry, gossiping, etc. These are negative habits that will rub off.

Re:Ask HN: Educating a child who is severely behind on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @03:40AM (#5778720)
Don't look for hacks. Look for ways to instill healthy habits and skills that he can use for the rest of his life. I'm glad you brought up potty training and speech, because those are both great examples.

For speech, I recommend having conversations with him as you would an adult, and try to keep eye contact often enough that he sees your mouth as you speak. Don't hound him on mis pronunciations but feel free to correct him as you would a friend who is trying to learn English. Be as sensitive as you would be toward a friend if he gets frustrated or ashamed.

For potty training, he'll need a solid week at home with a toilet he is comfortable going in. Don't take him somewhere unless you can bring the toilet with you. I've brought it in the car before :O . Keep him naked or in regular underwear and be clear what the goal is. sometimes a treat after going in the potty works well. Someone will have to run him to the bathroom at times.

For whatever he likes (dinosaurs, animals, trucks), work on the names of different types. Flash cards work well : http://www.amazon.com/Animals-All-Kinds-Flash-Cards/dp/09382... . My daughter loves going through those while eating - she asks for them and we treat them like a reward for eating her food by herself (one bite, one card). She happens to not really like food.

Get good nutrition going immediately. Vegetables, fruit, and everything else you eat (stomache, allergy and spice issues permitting). Don't start juice if he isn't used to it, and water it down if he is.

Get the mom on the same page. And, remember, he's not your son. If you are going to treat him as your son, do what you can to make that official so that the risks of losing him are reduced. Marry, adopt, whatever. Or be cognizant to distance yourself a bit and be like an uncle.

I'm just a dad, not an expert. Ask away and let me know if anything sounds off. Where are you located?

Good luck :) . Thanks for making the world bettah.

Re:The Scientific 7-Minute Workout on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @12:13PM (#5705876)
I can recommend the Kinesis Advantage keyboard for RSI: http://www.amazon.com/Kinesis-KB500USB-BLK-Advantage-Contour...

Be sure to get the Mac one if you're on osx.

I believe that demand will exist for software that requires jail breaking, and hardware that interfaces with Glass's standard inputs.

Think of high-income professionals who can make $xx,xxx more per year by face-identifying people in the street and knowing their job and income. I don't believe Google's API supports this, and there are bounds of examples I'm sure.

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Would you be willing to pay $50 - $100 / month for a saas app that helped you manage requirements succinctly?

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