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c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Gates, Bezos invest in cancer blood test

For cancer screening? That doesn't make much sense.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Chinese Markets Halted, Equities Plunge Another 7%

I doubt it will have a long term impact on other markets. Other markets aren't anywhere near as overvalued. Markets have been expecting this since mid 2015. There isn't going to be a liquidity crisis, if anything it will make Chinese goods cheaper as the RMB is devalued. This couldn't be more different than 2008.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Chinese Markets Halted, Equities Plunge Another 7%

Median P/E for Chinese stocks is ~58. This is ~3x higher than every other major exchange. This is just part of a much larger correction.

http://assets.bwbx.io/images/iIS_j8I_fYlI/v2/-1x-1.jpg Source: Bloomberg

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Reverse Engineering the GoPro Cineform Codec

Fascinating post. I wonder if anyone has tried to decode the Audible audiobook format - ".aa"?

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: SpaceX launch webcast: Orbcomm-2 Mission [video]

An image of the landing pad. https://imgur.com/4tjcdRM

What's interesting too is that the descent path of the rocket has an engine failure trajectory that will ensure the rocket will fall into the ocean if a failure occurs during the powered descent.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Holometer rules out first theory of space-time correlations

Also seems to provide evidence against simulated reality.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Tracking DHS Plane Flying Over San Bernadino Mass Shooting

I think N404KR is leased to a gov shell corporation. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N404KR

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Tracking DHS Plane Flying Over San Bernadino Mass Shooting

And N497PC (has no callsign) http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NN...

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Bloomberg 500 Error Page

Bloomberg 404 Page http://www.bloomberg.com/404

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time

I'd predict that we're going to see a depressed Baltic Dry for the foreseeable future, and it will likely never reach the 2007/8 era highs again. As we continue to see slowing global demand for coal/oil and growing demand for renewable energy, bulk shipping volumes will continue to stay low.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Square Prices Its IPO at $9, giving it a $2.7B valuation

This is for preferred stock though, not for common stock. Employee options would be priced to common stock.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Why is Apple search so terrible on all their products?

Really? But you don't need server side DNA to do a simple file system search.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Pentagon Farmed Out Its Coding to Russia

Just another example of the blatant cronyism and corruption that goes on in bloated defense contracts with limited oversight.

We need a new model for how the DOD and gov as a whole handle software contracts. Our existing procurement models just fall flat on their face with software - Healthcare.gov as another example.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Facing Cash Crunch, Retailer Jet.com Racing to Complete Funding Round

Whoever designed their color scheme was nuts. The hue of their purple is incredibly nauseating, at least to me.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Pentagon Has No Idea Where $800M Went

Black projects are a way of life at the CIA, so it's really not that much of a stretch to suggest that the money went to to other projects. It's pretty much accepted that CIA budget reports sent to the GAO are basically farces.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: What’s Really Killing Digital Health Startups

EHRs are starting to open up more. EPIC (largest EHR vendor in the US by market share) just opened an API for some types of medical data. AllScripts and Athena also have open-ish APIs. 5 years ago none, and I mean literally zero, of the EHRs had APIs.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Don’t Feed the Beast – The Great Tech Recruiter Infestation

I love this. The writing style reminded me of "A Clockwork Orange."

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: Theranos Dials Back Lab Tests at FDA’s Behest

Lots of citations needed.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: The World Really Could Go Nuclear

I think you mean giga-watt hour.

c-slice | 10 years ago | on: U.S. honeybee colonies hit a 20-year high

A small number of bees when placed with a queen will quickly produce a full size hive. Bee hives have a size limit, so dividing them into two smaller hives produces rapid population growth. A queen bee can lay 1000 eggs a day.