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New comment by codexjourneys in "Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?"

codexjourneys — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:34:45 +0000

By this logic, we wouldn't have some of the breakthroughs made throughout history. Outsiders have made some pretty interesting leaps (later honed by experts). Expertise is great, but it can exist outside of formal education, and it isn't the only metric.

New comment by codexjourneys in "ChatGPT Health is a marketplace, guess who is the product?"

codexjourneys — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:15:50 +0000

Totally agree, it can be a bit of an echo chamber. I had an infection post-dental-work. Bing Chat insisted I had swollen lymph nodes from a cold that would resolve on their own, then decided I had a salivary gland infection. After a follow-up with a real-world ENT, it was (probably accurately) diagnosed as a soft-tissue infection that had completely resolved on two rounds of antibiotics. The AI never raised that possibility, whereas the ENT and dentist examined me and reached that conclusion immediately.

I do think AI is great for discussing some health things (like "how should I interpret this report or test result?"), but it's too echo chamber-y and suggestion-prone for accurate diagnosis right now.

Verizon refused to unlock man's iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won

codexjourneys — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:14:44 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/verizon-refused-to-unlock-mans-iphone-so-he-sued-the-carrier-and-won/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46308543

Points: 11

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New comment by codexjourneys in "Working from home is powering productivity"

codexjourneys — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 13:00:57 +0000

Why wouldn't it work with 2 or 3 unified days onsite and 2 or 3 days wfh, with a no-meetings, minimal-interruptions directive on wfh days? I think this structure, if well managed, would work even better than the old 5-days-in-office.

New comment by codexjourneys in "Working from home is powering productivity"

codexjourneys — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 12:37:40 +0000

This will be counterbalanced by the fact that WFH is better for many employees from a work-life balance perspective, so higher-performing employees who have more choices will tend to gravitate toward companies that allow WFH.

I expect many companies will arrive at an equilibrium with at least 2 days WFH for focused work and 3 days in-office for collaboration. This seems to already be happening since the % of companies offering hybrid is up this year. The question is how many great employees laggard companies will lose before accepting that.

(Caveat: this does not apply to companies doing mostly ground-breaking work that have more mission-focused, highly qualified applicants than they can handle. Some companies may be surprised to find they are no longer in this bucket.)

The vital viruses that shape your microbiome and your health

codexjourneys — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:37:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334991-200-the-vital-viruses-that-shape-your-microbiome-and-your-health/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40950097

Points: 3

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World faces 'deathly silence' of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts

codexjourneys — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:58:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/world-faces-deathly-silence-of-nature-as-wildlife-disappears-warn-experts-aoe

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40075722

Points: 3

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Risk Thinking and Human Brain Tricks

codexjourneys — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 14:30:47 +0000

Article URL: https://riskmusings.substack.com/p/risk-thinking-and-human-brain-tricks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37535084

Points: 1

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On Identifying Risks

codexjourneys — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:37:22 +0000

Article URL: https://riskmusings.substack.com/p/on-identifying-risks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37289435

Points: 1

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New comment by codexjourneys in "Why I am starting a hardcore tech company in my 50s"

codexjourneys — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:06:22 +0000

I just thought the topic sounded interesting. It's back up now.

New comment by codexjourneys in "Major AI companies form group to research, keep control of AI"

codexjourneys — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:37:38 +0000

I read this as more of a "both, and" situation. Lots of other industries have ISACs (Information Sharing and Analysis Centers), mostly focused on information security, and they can work quite well. The FS-ISAC, for example, is quite active in the financial services sector and (IMHO) reasonably effective.

It's always been a little baffling not to see FAANGs on this list (the IT ISAC is broader than just the tech industry): https://www.nationalisacs.org/member-isacs-3

So, I think this is a good step for the AI industry. Of course regulation is still a necessary component, but an industry consortium focused on sharing lessons learned and good practices is a good step, in my view.

New comment by codexjourneys in "I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potential treatments are out of reach"

codexjourneys — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 20:44:39 +0000

Absolutely, the closest state to NY with a "right to try" law is Connecticut. Pennsylvania also has one. https://righttotry.org/in-your-state/

Edit: Also, the federal law applies regardless of location: https://righttotry.org/rtt-faq/

"I do not live in a state with a Right to Try law. Can I still use Right to Try?

"Yes. S.204 makes Right to Try the law of the land. So long as a patient and treatment meet the qualifications of the federal law, Right to Try applies, regardless of whether the patient’s state adopted Right to Try."

CFTC chair cites lack of clarity in need for new digital assets bill

codexjourneys — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:53:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2023/06/06/cftc-benham-digital-assets-bill

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36217408

Points: 2

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The future hasn't become possible yet

codexjourneys — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:43:44 +0000

Article URL: https://mattpmn.substack.com/p/the-future-hasnt-become-possible

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36212625

Points: 2

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Comfort Zones and Where the Magic Happens

codexjourneys — Sat, 27 May 2023 12:41:55 +0000

Article URL: https://riskmusings.substack.com/p/comfort-zones-and-where-the-magic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36094286

Points: 1

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New comment by codexjourneys in "Success to the successful"

codexjourneys — Mon, 22 May 2023 21:54:23 +0000

Essay author here. Success-to-the-successful is a real feature of our current economic landscape, more than in the semi-recent past (yes, ancient feudal societies were way worse). Here’s Harvard Business Review:

“… we find that large corporations are more and more likely to maintain their dominant positions, while small corporations are less and less likely to become big and profitable.” Link: https://hbr.org/2019/08/the-gap-between-large-and-small-comp...

Here’s economist Austan Goolsbee in The New York Times highlighting growing corporate concentration even pre-pandemic: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/business/big-companies-ar...

These are success-to-the-successful trends.

Disruptive shocks (like when Google created a truly better search technology and dethroned AltaVista in the late ‘90s, or when the US gov broke up AT&T in 1984) can change those dynamics. That’s how Kodak, despite having lots of resources, lost dominance and eventually failed: they didn’t have the right non-monetary resources (innovative culture and support for change) at a critical time, so disruptive shock toppled them.

Anyway, thanks for reading!

Why the startup sector should keep its eye on the SEC

codexjourneys — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:47:29 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/09/why-the-startup-sector-should-keep-its-eye-on-the-sec/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35518321

Points: 4

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Computer scientists designing the future can’t agree on what privacy means

codexjourneys — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 02:15:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/03/1070665/cmu-university-privacy-battle-smart-building-sensors-mites/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35463274

Points: 4

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New comment by codexjourneys in "Silicon Valley Bank Fails, How Bad Will the Fallout Be?"

codexjourneys — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:36:42 +0000

Some banks offer sweep accounts that automatically move funds over the 250k limit into accounts at other banks (again, up to the 250k limit) or into money-market funds (which have their own risks).

I believe there is no way to eliminate credit, default, and/or liquidity risk entirely in banking (when cracks in the system appear and start spreading, you may have exposure no matter what you did), but it's possible to mitigate it in ways that don't seem to have happened here.

Here's a decent explainer on sweep programs (it talks about broker-dealers using them, but banks can also offer them): https://www.sec.gov/oiea/investor-alerts-bulletins/ib_banksw...

Resilience Is the Core Risk Discipline

codexjourneys — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:24:35 +0000

Article URL: https://riskmusings.substack.com/p/resilience-is-the-core-risk-discipline

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35109001

Points: 1

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