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Re:Evidence that blood type plays a role in COVID-19 on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @02:46AM (#23464330)
Interesting.... But am I the only one who recalls seeing multiple articles stating that they suspect type A to be the most susceptible? It's curious because due to this study's findings it would appear that while type O fairs the the best, type A has slightly better chances compared to type B and type AB. So in other words type A is the second most resistant? Am I interpreting that right?
Re:Parsing Series of Integers with SIMD (2018) on Friday May 29, 2020 @04:25AM (#23347605)
I haven't read this properly, and I'm not sure I totally understand the stuff being parsed, but here's my initial thought. Parsing a 4-digit span can be done with PEXT-sub-multiply, and range checking requires a extra few instructions.

initial: 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 2 (characters)

pext: 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 (characters)

sub: 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 2

multiply: 3412 412 12 2

Values below '0' will set high bits in the "sub" phase. Do another "sub" to check for values above '9', and branch.

Use of PEXT means potentially very fast handling of separators. Everything can be branchless.

Might not be as fast as SIMD but it should be better than a typical scalar approach.

Re:The Machine Pauses on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @09:41AM (#23166790)
Sooner or later this is bound to happen and I think the problem is that are too used to things working smoothly and not considering an interruption. Also, time and time again we seem to find it easier to recover from a crisis than to prevent it. It's really strange...
Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine on Monday March 23, 2020 @06:53PM (#22669678)
True thing. Also people who I like like Elon Musk spoke about it

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1239650597906898947?s=20

On one side his voice should be heard, it may give people hope and help to move stuff

On the other side, some people who don't know what balance is, might use it in the wrong way.

Re:Stock Jump – a ski-jumping game with real stock data on Monday March 23, 2020 @06:45PM (#22669594)
In few months most of the tracks in this game will become much more challenging (if there will be economic crisis after the coronavirus vanish).
I hope covid-19 wakes up America the same way because it's time for a change
Re:India lifts ban on cryptocurrency trading on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @02:56AM (#22481938)
I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that COVID-19 was just confirmed there.
Re:The Economics of Maps [pdf] on Thursday February 13, 2020 @03:36AM (#22316227)
Really interesting. I saw it mentions about distorting distances in the tube. I always wondered why is important to know the distance while being in a metro. I know where I'm supposed to go and as long as it's not my first time travelling I also know how much time it will take. In my opinion the distance (in km) between stops it's irrelevant. Time is of the essence
Re:Nearly 1 in 3 American workers run out of money before payday on Thursday February 13, 2020 @03:23AM (#22316176)
This shows financial education is needed, but more important it shows that the basic income is too low for the temptations available. In my opinion there are way too many temptations and people aren't thought how to resist them. When I say temptations I'm referring to gadgets, travelling, fashion. Everybody wants to be part of the newest trends and that's the main issue. Also, nobody wants to live in a studio or with a roommate up until 35, but I feel like a house isn't a priority anymore.

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