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defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Why are hyperlinks blue?

The story of the blink tag is much more interesting

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity [pdf]

> Individuals who were both previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 and given a single dose of the vaccine gained additional protection against the Delta variant.

I think they still have a point. How much more? 95% efficacy to 96% efficacy?

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Welcoming our first riders in San Francisco

The entire entire leadership team just quit and then they announce this?

That makes me worried this was rushed

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics Devices

I don't think anyone expects them to fly a Blackhawk, but armored ground vehicles are very likely

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Is catching Covid now better than more vaccine?

> The idea that the corporate scientists are all utterly corrupt

I don't believe the scientists are corrupt, but there's been enough corrupt businessmen in America that I take everything they say with a bag of salt. Promoting boosters sooner than needed is par for the course

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Google’s ‘Project Hug’ paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store

In business school lingo, this is called 'coopetition' which is just a portmanteau of the two positions: cooperation & competition.

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics Devices

What's worse is the billions in armored vehicles and weapons that can be used against those who resist them. If anything, the Taliban are now in a stronger military position than in 2001.

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Wanted: Disgruntled Employees to Deploy Ransomware

> The secret is to hit them at a low point in their day.

You don't even have to time it perfectly. In six months, when they're most upset and seeking revenge they'll remember the email

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Postman raises $225M Series D at $5.6B valuation

> bottom up SAAS

What does that mean? Is there a top down SAAS?

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)

It sounds like an awful experience. Was this recent or 30 years ago?

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Today I made one of the most important discoveries of my PhD

> How about we allow clickbait only on Sundays. Then during the rest of the week we can tell all the submissions with questionable titles to “Save it for Clickbait Sunday.”

Thank you for the idea, but no thank you

defaulty | 4 years ago | on: Unifying iPadOS and macOS

As a power user on MacOS, I dread the merge. I can only suspect that MacOS becomes less power-user friendly in the name of "intuitiveness". I hope I am proven wrong