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Nano2rad··on Brazilian wasp venom kills cancer cells by opening them up
Cancer has something to do with nerve cells. Organisms without nerve cells do not have cancer. Another important role is from lymph system.

Cancer may also have to something to do with some mechanisms of asexual reproduction.

Nano2rad··on The most obsolete infrastructure money could buy – my worst job ever
Outsource!?
Nano2rad··on Ask HN: How to Find the Best Info on Cancer Treatments?
http://www.uptodate.com/ has good information, but it is paid. From Clinicaltrials.gov you can get lots of information, and then start research on the molecule or protocol. Pubmed has lots of interconnected information. Best option is to find a specialist, a good understanding with doctor is important so that you can be more open with him.
Nano2rad··on Why telephone keypads are arranged the way they are
I am also curious how the calculator design came about.
Nano2rad··on Why telephone keypads are arranged the way they are
The final winner three-by-three plus one is the only one suitable for mobile phone. Perhaps because in mobile phone screen is used as reference; in the phone keyboard the receiver used as reference. In the calculator and adding machine are not moved around and the table is used as reference.
Nano2rad··on Why telephone keypads are arranged the way they are
Telephone dial is anticlockwise, dialed clockwise.
Nano2rad··on Why telephone keypads are arranged the way they are
Could be added as new design not in the paper
Nano2rad··on “Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me to stop working on this”
When govts have nuclear weapons, nothing wrong people having assault weapons. Second amendment should be universal.
Nano2rad··on The Teflon Toxin
Teflon is an insulator compare to iron. Thermal conductivity W/(m K) Teflon 0.25, Iron 80[1]. So Teflon coating reduces cooking, heating efficiency. [1]engineeringtoolbox.com
Nano2rad··on Why Rent Is So High and Pay So Low
Politics also needs consideration. If other countries protect their industries and US does not what will happen?
Nano2rad··on Who's doing this to my internet?
We are not paying for hosting costs ..
Nano2rad··on Who's doing this to my internet?
The monetization model not looking for paying customers; the aim is to get some money from everyone even those not willing to pay. Solution is to seek new sites and technologies even if they are not convenient and publicize. if possible start your own also support financially. If free sites are to exist without corporate control, expectation also have to be low.
Nano2rad··on How two bored 1970s housewives helped create the PC industry
>Bob designed other boards for S-100 bus machines, including a PROM board that eliminated the need for hobbyists to manually enter a boot-up program sequence via front panel switches Does it mean Bob Harp invented the BIOS?
Nano2rad··on Young, Vegetarian, Non-Smoking Indians Are Struggling With Heart Disease
Title in HN is misleading. Original title refers to coronary artery disease and heart attack, which does not cover all heard diseases. Coronary artery disease is not a big problem now if you have finance to do angioplasty.
Nano2rad··on Visa Systems Issues
Government holding biometric data is unsafe for citizens. There will always be problems, security of data and security of citizens.
Nano2rad··on PepsiCo's CEO Indra Nooyi Was Right. Now What?
Finding faults just to show the authority just like rhetorical questions. Rectification of those "insignificant infractions" need not make the company or product better
Nano2rad··on Why Do People Still Die of Rabies?
The industries mechanical and electrical engineering are doing well without many new patents. Out of patent drugs can be such an industry.

Even without culling feral dogs, rabies can be prevented. With focus on animal rights, culling has been banned in India.

Nano2rad··on India’s Downward Spiral
US constitution was created before it became rich. Same lack of resources argument is used for not providing healthcare also.
Nano2rad··on India’s Downward Spiral
You explained correctly. It is like constitution is subordinate to laws.
Nano2rad··on India’s Downward Spiral
Nilekani's appointment itself was undemocratic
Nano2rad··on India’s Downward Spiral
Indian constitution actually give no rights. The constitution says the govt can make laws that can make restrictions, and so no absolute right is given, and hence freedom is also restricted.
Nano2rad··on India’s Downward Spiral
UID is clearly surveillance tool. Its aim is to make the citizen's feel powerless. The scheme can be implemented with single fingerprint to prevent duplication, still iris scan is done. The privacy law is still not passed which could limit the access of UID data. It was forced on banks and petroleum marketers undemocratically.
Nano2rad··on The man who built the online attendance system for India’s government officials
Biometric based attendance system is violation of privacy.
Nano2rad··on Micro heaters cut 87% off my electric heat bill
CFL light's spectrum is narrow compared to incandescent light
Nano2rad··on Is Twitter down for anyone else?
It is back up now
Nano2rad··on Google to Buy Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind for $400M
The concept that AI will be many times human intelligence is result of biases. The microprocessors went from 4 bit to 64 or more bits and speed went from MHz to GHz. It may not be possible extrapolate the progress of microprocessors in the case of intelligence.
Nano2rad··on Artificial intelligence: Our final invention?
We are also intelligent, and we have not been able to improve it a million times. How is AI different?
Nano2rad··on 24th Birthday: What it’s like to be 24 for a Software Engineer in India
You have to say software engineer, not programmer, engineer has to be included. It is like spying. If you work in a famous company, people could guess your salary. If you work for yourself, many things are unknown about you which irritates people. On the other hand people do business and does not reveal income to avoid paying taxes.
Nano2rad··on The Internet mystery that has the world baffled
Darkweb includes intranets.
Nano2rad··on The Indian and his insatiable appetite for the college degree
Caste system it is all about qualification. Only trader community can trade. Only priest community can pray. Now hereditary qualification a has given way a little bit to official qualifications. Qualifications gets precedence over skill.
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