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MikeDelta··on An FDA-approved asthma drug has shown the ability to restore memories in mice
Dreams have this tendency to disappear from memory even as one is thinking about them in the morning. Keywords written quickly in a dream journal at night can amazingly trigger entire scenes back into memory.
MikeDelta··on Scalability is overrated
It's definitely on HN, found the quote on the following page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12001925

Not sure what the actual source is.

MikeDelta··on I'm going to scale my foot up your ass (2008)
> Charge per byte

of unzipped data

MikeDelta··on Mexico cracks down on solar geoengineering
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34158033 with a bit of dialogue with someone from the company about what they are doing (not about this latest event).
MikeDelta··on The myth of the myth of the 10x programmer (2020)
Motivation and passion are very much underestimated in performance. I hope you manage to rekindle your passion somewhere else and run at 10x the speed again!
MikeDelta··on Subverting the software interview (2021)
Or serverless
MikeDelta··on NanoGPT
Then they can bring back the talking paperclip, but this time actually useful.
MikeDelta··on No, you can’t manufacture that like Apple does (2014)
I read somewhere that the tolerance on the lego pieces has to be very small so that all the pieces fit well enough (not too loose, not to tight).
MikeDelta··on How do I draw a pair of buttocks? (2014)
Funny how it triggers all sorts of puns in the replies: "This might get me suspended from the site butt I cannot resist."
MikeDelta··on I found my house through 6 degrees of separation
Everyone in the whole world is separated by a limited number. The notion that everyone is separated by six degrees [0] is apparently considered an urban myth, but social networks seemed to have an average of six jumps to reach everyone else (see link). Curious how it holds up nowadays.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation

MikeDelta··on Pressures that have always existed for vertical farms have come to a head
It is really bizarre but for reliable (traditional) recipes I nowadays go back to my paper recipe books, because online everyone has their own take to the extent that you have to start averaging recipes and still don't know for sure if it's right.

(Yes, there are many variations to traditional recipes and there often is not one official recipe, but I see that as something else from the many different recipes found online for the same thing)

MikeDelta··on Pressures that have always existed for vertical farms have come to a head
How is that different from a glass house or normal agriculture? A normal piece of farmland or glass house captures all sunlight falling on its surface for the produce that grows on the same surface, ratio 1:1. If you were to use sunlight falling on the vertical farm with 5 floors, it would have to divide the sunlight over more surface, ratio 1:5, so there is less sunlight per surface.
MikeDelta··on Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmosphere despite warnings
They should, but I think parent means that companies should also be stopped from doing things before they damage the environment for generations... because all the fines in the world cannot fix that anymore.
MikeDelta··on Rogue geoengineering startup attempts to affect atmosphere despite warnings
Is this company subject to environmental regulation regarding emission of 'pollutants' in the atmosphere?
MikeDelta··on What Is a Wildcard Person?
Cool nick, does it refer to a character or the animal itself?
MikeDelta··on Becoming financially independent as solo quant
We often forget that there are quite a few prop shops out there with just a few people, making a living for many years.

Not sure where to find a link to the statistics, but you hear it when talking to the community.

MikeDelta··on Becoming financially independent as solo quant
I am really curious to hear how these small investors/traders, as market takers, create arbitrage opportunities for you.
MikeDelta··on A woman turned to a natural enemy of bacteria to save husband’s life
I remember this article discussed on HN a while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32036825
MikeDelta··on I am done. I give up
Indeed, this has been a topic of many discussions in the past and I do believe that connections and privilege form a more important factor in success than many would like to admit.
MikeDelta··on The Physics of baking good Pizza (2018)
And then someone needs to port Doom to it.
MikeDelta··on Artificial womb facility concept for 30k babies per year
Not impressed, sounds like a rehashed vc idea. If they really want to solve a problem, look at the declining fertility rates in the world. Growth in the womb is the last phase of a very tough yourney.

No need to have such vast farms if there is nothing to grow.

MikeDelta··on Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11
Chrome became the most popular browser in the market. (Unfortunately with its own issues.)
MikeDelta··on World Cup Daily, Day 25
And we will do our best to improve safety around the workplace and avoid these deaths, because we value the life of our immigrant workers as much as that of our citizens.
MikeDelta··on Software horror show: SAP Concur
Sorted lists require an extra license, I am sure sales will be happy to talk to procurement in getting you one.
MikeDelta··on Beyond Meat is struggling, and the plant-based meat industry worries
That is why we have recipes for both variants, so I would say do both.

Both ways of preparation have their merit.

BTW, enjoyability is an important and underestimated factor in nutrition. (Unfortunately abused by the food industry.)

MikeDelta··on Notes on Saudi Arabia
I appreciate your comment on life in SA, but your statement on what Muslims want goes too far: you don't speak for them. I know many who hold a very, very different view.

Every individual has their own opinion.

MikeDelta··on Notes on Saudi Arabia
I draw the line at the gender inequality where only women have to do this or they get beaten by men.
MikeDelta··on Is algae the new kale?
Do you not take it seriously because of the tone of the American, or you have arguments why it just isn't possible?
MikeDelta··on No, You Aren’t Going to Get Rich by Options Trading
I know a lot of professional option traders who understand options and markets without knowing the exact math. Don't ask them about brownian motion, but they know very well how to trade implied vs realized vols and skew.
MikeDelta··on No, You Aren’t Going to Get Rich by Options Trading
Note that this means that, in a more extreme case, if Meta drops to $40, you still have to buy at $90 via the option, realizing a loss of $50 per contract.

It's getting paid for taking on risk. A limit order will execute at your level or better, not worse.

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