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Ah, I see, thanks. Still, that's a non-starter. Many of the packages I use are not available through any system package manager, and it would preclude using virtualenvs. OTOH, I de…

The problem is, I am using the package manager (pip in this case). I guess because the wheels aren't built for SmartOS it has to compile them.

I really wish I could use SmartOS, but I couldn't even install some common Python packages without getting a compilation error. Looking such problems up on issue trackers revealed …

Biophysics and biochemistry would both fit the bill. I would not take the site you linked seriously - it's the ramblings of a crackpot. If you happen to have a biology background a…

Is there anything more to it than carving a piece of silica and ligating the adapters to the surface? I mean, I know the process is a bit more involved than that but the patents ma…

This is a huge red flag for me. Maybe if you made your own bootleg flow cells and reagents? But even that seems like a stretch.

That's fair, my generalization was pejorative. I meant to say, in a glib way, that this is not a website frequented by 100% licensed physicians and clinical researchers, and is act…

It can also make things actively worse - it's not just additional information, but potentially disinformation.

I can't help, but I can guarantee you that getting unlicensed medical advice from web developers won't make things better.

Cpf1 is patented, it's just that there's no dispute over who owns it.

No. Working around this takes some effort but is straightforward and uses well-known, existing techniques. There's a lab I know of that considered trying to modify the protein so i…

I've been happy just dual-booting Windows and Linux. Windows 10 is free as long as you don't care about personalizing it, which I definitely don't, since it's just for games. I loo…

Also, consider this from the manager's perspective. They have to ask themselves: if this person has 35 years of experience, they must have a substantial network, so why aren't they…

> So the input for this technology is imaginary. They proposed one use, which would be to use it as storage for solar/wind power. Perhaps their plan is that when there's excess out…

There was an article a while back about how cell service providers were selling extremely granular location data, and some of the programmers working on those systems immediately s…

I did see a video that explained how to correctly handle high pressure gas cylinders, which did teach me some critical things on not getting myself or others killed.

I was also surprised by this. In the papers where they did this work, they discuss many previously-known mechanisms for intercellular mitochondrial transfer - apparently cells can …

Are you able to send them a copy of their individual location data, or the location data of their staffers/friends/family? That might make for a potent wake up call. Though, you'd …

Is there a reason ISPs would be reluctant to discuss their motivations for IPv6 deployment? That is, why can't you just ask them?

I dunno...academic funding is dysfunctional and this kind of hyperoptimistic prediction can help you get your next grant.

I understand why it's necessary, but I was shocked that he uses piranha in his home garage. I cannot echo the above sentiment enough.

The danger of using CRISPR could have, in principle, been worse than it turned out to be, sure. But the fact is, CRISPR has been used to modify living organisms, and those organism…

Also this: http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(17)31451-4

> Not everyone can afford to perform their own product analysis. Just because ethical behavior is expensive doesn't mean you have a license to do whatever you want.

> it’s really a matter of maybe 5 to 10 years. So...not holding my breath.