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officialjunkon Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may produce lasting immunity

The vaccinated have good protection themselves from the variants, but they are also vectors for transmitting the disease still, especially not wearing masks, as the CDC advises is okay. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/06/25/who-urg...

officialjunkon Cuba′s Covid vaccine rivals Pfizer, Moderna

...very small _pieces_ of X virus...

officialjunkon Show HN: I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people

or give them a link?

officialjunkon Extreme heat in the West could break 200 records and produce temps up to 127 deg

i would argue that would be a signal the population was too high. nature has a way to force a balance. it would be horrible, the amount of suffering, i totally agree, though.

ultimately, there are a lot of other variables involved too, but the sheer scale of our impact on this earth is directly correlated with population.

yes, there may be other ways to tackle the problem and i hope we find at least one of them.

officialjunkon Ask HN: Can you think deeply in real time?

i too cannot think of good responses in the moment, unless it is a topic i am well versed with already.

for topics i am not well versed with, i have only been able to have good responses in the moment by rehearsing mock conversations in advance.

officialjunkon Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech

there is an analogous experience at physical stores, though. the proximity of items to entryways, cashiers, etc matters for sales. also, which height shelf a product is put on also matters. some at eye level, for example, and others at children's eye level, make certain products more prominent. if you are trying to place a product at a store, how much it would cost you depends greatly on where in the store it is placed.

officialjunkon Heart inflammation cases in young men higher than expected after mRNA vaccines

infection is a spectrum, sure, but the public usage of the word "asymptomatic" does not include cardiovascular side effects, that can show up some weeks/months later.

we are observing "asymptomatic" infections followed by cardiovascular problems for some. is it really asymptomatic in those cases?

officialjunkon Germany warns: AI arms race already underway

solar system

officialjunkon Circadian rhythm gene in mice discovered

the rate of rotation of mars gives very close to 24hr days.

officialjunkon Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting the Delta/India variant

i'm mostly joking. it's not better, at least not to me.

officialjunkon Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting the Delta/India variant

seems the decimals are already currently being used for virus strains: sars-cov1, sars-cov-2...

for variants it could be minor versions such as sars-cov-2.4 but then there may be confusion about them being related sequentially and that one is an "improvement" over the other. :)

officialjunkon Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting the Delta/India variant

it's base 24. after going from single character alpha to omega, then you introduce the second character: alpha alpha, alpha beta, ...

officialjunkon Show HN: Git-fired tells you who was fired / added based on Git log

how about those that leave a company without being fired?

officialjunkon Ancient Indigenous forest gardens still yield bounty 150 years later

ancient...?

officialjunkon Ask HN: “Tank man” image search blocked on Bing and DuckDuckGo

try "tiananmen tank" works on bing

officialjunkon Ask HN: “Tank man” image search blocked on Bing and DuckDuckGo

i am getting google results outside of china for that search term. first result is the wikipedia article with that same title. and many image results as well.

officialjunkon The NFT market bubble has popped?

if the dollar amounts were all less than $1 do you think there would be as much hate?

officialjunkon The NFT market bubble has popped?

agree. i suspect the dollar amounts involved in NFT's is causing some sort of envy or anger amongst those that do not understand why.

officialjunkon Tesla recalls 6k cars over risk of loose bolts

at the final state, after a crash, it was noted tire pressure was below normal ;)

officialjunkon Covid deaths plunge after 75% of town's adults vaccinated

thank you.

officialjunkon Covid deaths plunge after 75% of town's adults vaccinated

could you please point me to the CDC change in definition of COVID-19 infection?

officialjunkon China allows couples to have three children

the world summary of the policy is not the whole truth. you could always have more than one child, but there's a tax. so you get one child for "free" and the others you have to pay a tax. there are countless families with multiple siblings of all generations, even in cities.

officialjunkon China allows couples to have three children

does this look like a sustainable world population growth curve? our resources are not increasing exponentially. and china's contribution towards this exponential growth has been decreased significantly as result of their policies.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population?country=CHN~OW...

officialjunkon Vaccine-Induced Covid-19 Mimicry Syndrome

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavi...

https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emerge...

officialjunkon Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

to clarify, are you saying that a single treatment of botox cured you of these ailments?

officialjunkon Amazon introduces ZenBooths for warehouse workers

sorry, but reminds me of this from futurama https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Suicide_Booth

officialjunkon Vaccine-Induced Covid-19 Mimicry Syndrome

usually a new drug takes about 10 years to fully be tested as safe and FDA approved. these vaccines were given emergency temporary approval, because of the pandemic.