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heyuji78on Ask HN: What was the most stressful time in your life?

Being relieved from my job in 2010, I was so comfortable in my position to the point that I don't see myself being relieved. I was shocked at that time; I can't believe what just happened. I don't have the guts to ask my employer what is the reason why I was leaving my job.

heyuji78on First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys

This technology will surely benefit Florida. GMO Mosquitoes will be able to balance the ecosystem while decreasing human cases.

Even though scientists state that this will be safe for our health and environment, they should still consider the community's voice because many people are doubtful about GMOs ' impact on our settings.

heyuji78on I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put me on the no fly list

In October last year, attorneys for American Muslims who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List in retaliation for refusing to spy on their communities argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to uphold a ruling that the men may sue the FBI agents for interfering with their freedom to practice their religion. The men initially sued to be removed from the List. After years of being prevented from flying, and just days before the first major hearing in the case, the men each received a letter informing them they were no longer on the List. A judge then dismissed the remaining portion of their lawsuit, which sought damages for the emotional and financial harm the men had suffered. Still, a federal appeals court reinstated the case. The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court.

heyuji78on Diplomacy: The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds (2014)

I've tried for months to put together a serious group who I could play this with, and then we played once and that's it, then didn't come back. Sad.

heyuji78on How the World's First Computer Was Rescued from the Scrap Heap (2014)

If the internal workings will be simulated, why not just build fake panels that look like the original machine. The ENIAC can be emulated. A few years ago, they did a VLSI version of it. Why did they have to hack up the original hardware?

heyuji78on Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic Covid-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine

Does the data only show that those individuals do not develop symptoms, but can potentially spread the virus to non-vaccinated individuals? Or does the 94% drop in symptomatic infections also means that those individuals can no longer spread the virus to others?