Hacker News: millettjon

New comment by millettjon in "Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant"

millettjon — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:28:29 +0000

This paper from Africa Health Research Institute shows a 41x reduction in effectiveness of pfizer vaccine for omicron.

https://www.ahri.org/omicron-incompletely-escapes-immunity-i... https://www.ahri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MEDRXIV-2021...

New comment by millettjon in "Covid-19: Do many people have pre-existing immunity?"

millettjon — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:12:37 +0000

See: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200731/Research-suggests...

In addition to immunity based on T cells, the HIT depends on how individuals are networked. The original 60-70% estimates were based on 100% of people being vulnerable and also a random distribution of individuals interacting. In reality a small fraction of the population will have many interactions and once they become immune those transmission vectors away and the average R number drops. So based on the latest research plus observations of the worst hit places, 20-25% seems plausible.

New comment by millettjon in "Ask HN: What educational YouTube channels do you watch?"

millettjon — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 01:00:06 +0000

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe A physics tour de force by Sean Carroll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI09kat_GeI&list=PLrxfgDEc2N...

New comment by millettjon in "SEC Modernizes the Accredited Investor Definition"

millettjon — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:07:30 +0000

How about if we insisted you have 1,000,000 USD to buy guns or alcohol?

New comment by millettjon in "SEC Modernizes the Accredited Investor Definition"

millettjon — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:06:05 +0000

Alternatively pass regulations to make private companies over a certain size report more.

New comment by millettjon in "Estimating unobserved SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United States"

millettjon — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:50:16 +0000

The parent is giving an example where it is clear cut.

New comment by millettjon in "Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps"

millettjon — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:18:24 +0000

Nothing would stop them from tracking access based on location.

New comment by millettjon in "Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media"

millettjon — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:51:28 +0000

Websites are public. The act of publishing on one is an explicit opt-in.

New comment by millettjon in "Tell HN: Giving away my homebrew windmill"

millettjon — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 14:26:15 +0000

Would this work with water flows?

New comment by millettjon in "Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns"

millettjon — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:45:32 +0000

Once they publisher reaches near monopoly status this is censorship.

New comment by millettjon in "Bill Gates calls for nationwide shutdown"

millettjon — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:21:55 +0000

Just assuming the cost does little to prepare us for the next one. Think of this as a dry run for testing all the strategies for tech and social norms that will help us with the next one.

New comment by millettjon in "Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life?"

millettjon — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:23:46 +0000

Man's Search for Meaning.

New comment by millettjon in "America needs an immediate five-week national lockdown to defeat coronavirus"

millettjon — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 23:18:52 +0000

Buying time does get you better drugs, better testing, better data as to how much distancing is needed (there are a range of options), ability to tailor response to outbreaks in specific areas, and ultimately the vaccine. All this information is useful for future outbreaks which will potentially be worse. Alternatively if everyone gets sick at once there will be a massive percentage of people either too sick to work or out of work caring for others.

New comment by millettjon in "Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions?"

millettjon — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:07:57 +0000

Some measures are easier that others. It is important to have at least a basic level of preparedness. E.g., get sleep and eat nutritious food to keep your immune system optimal.

New comment by millettjon in "Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions?"

millettjon — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:05:22 +0000

You can maximize immune system functioning by making sure you get proper nutrition and plenty of sleep.

New comment by millettjon in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2020)"

millettjon — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:58:46 +0000

  Location: Puerto Varas, Chile (GMT-3)
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Clojure, Java, Ruby, Perl, Bash
  Résumé/CV: TBD
  Email: jon@millett.net

New comment by millettjon in "Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for the first time"

millettjon — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:28:22 +0000

The large scale fish farms also pollute heavily.

New comment by millettjon in "OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR"

millettjon — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 10:21:15 +0000

I've been using it for 2 years with very few problems.

New comment by millettjon in "Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk"

millettjon — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 01:40:45 +0000

I had sore wrists from overuse for about 3 years. It cleared up when I started cross country skiing and jogging. It took about a year to clear up. This was 20 years ago and it hasn't bothered me since. I do make a point to take breaks, exercise including weightlifting. I also eat more protein now relative to when I had the issue.

New comment by millettjon in "Sanders unveils plan to boost broadband access, break internet and cable titans"

millettjon — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:07:20 +0000

I hope starlink succeeds too. That said, it is still important to fight back politically. I should help in the longer term and it also makes it clear to other industries with large monopolies that they may be next on the chopping block. They have had it easy for too long.