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Comment #15019367
Wouldn't hurt. But we're getting there: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/car-t...
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Comment #15018722
And this position conflates free speech with consequence free speech. You have the right in the US to openly be a Nazi. I also have the right to call you a fucking Nazi for it. I a…
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Comment #14990946
So why not encourage men to pursue careers in nursing and teaching?
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Comment #14984255
that's over 2 BILLION.
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Comment #14963599
Not everyone at Apple is a coder. Not every job is the same. Note how designers and architects work in teams, in open work spaces. I have seen communication in a PM group go to shi…
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Comment #14955018
Quite frankly, any employee who posts a 10 page manifesto is deeply suspect. You're a fucking coder, not the founder. Don't like your gig? Go somewhere else. Grow a pair.
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Comment #14954976
does it not strike anyone here a bit odd that only white men are rushing to defend the manifesto guy? isn't any employee that needs to write a 10 page manifesto about anything on t…
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Comment #14936583
this is so old (2008, with updates till 2010). why is this up again? must have been on HN multiple times now.
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Comment #14894697
well, good news for the HN community! start your engines, reddit will do what so many user-driven content sites have done - light themselves on fire. slashdot, digg, they never lea…
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Comment #14894651
Exactly the same as explaining to a paying, non-technical customer why you haven't found the bug at the core of his issue yet and thereby given a fixdate is not possible right now.…
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Comment #14894617
not sure where the confusion is. below the marketing language this is exactly those 2 points. guess it is easier if you work in enterprise, this business speak is a different langu…
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Comment #14893478
Funny humans care about their children. Nothing is scarier than birth-defects. Radiation causes very visible birth defects. Hence people are very, very scared of radiation. And rig…
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Comment #14893403
LinkedIn has two main functions: 1., Self-updating rolodex for sales people. 2., Recruitment tool. It works for both, no real competitor in sight due to the massive network effect.…
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Comment #14794265
the previous user, here on HN. you're welcome. prove him wrong, using data if you disagree.
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Comment #14790914
he works for a16z, you'll see it reflected in their investments - or not. overall this is content marketing for a16z, right along their great podcasts, etc. attracting start-ups an…
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Comment #14790365
At the heart of it is piss-poor basic education. Math, reading comprehension, decision making, critical thinking. Budweiser is the king of beers, it says so on the label. The World…
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Comment #14770888
Veeva, funded in 2007 - raised a total of 7m (3m angel, 4m from Emergence Cap). Now public at close to 9bn market cap.
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Comment #14766234
on the latter: is it more ethical to profit from curing a disease or from causing it? Pfizer vs. Red Bull. and if you can't become a billionaire from curing things, how will this s…
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Comment #14766071
getting downvoted for asking questions. HN sometimes really can fuck right off.
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Comment #14761149
how much is getting cured of cancer at a very young age worth? dying vs. living another 80-90 years? less than a Tesla? more than a house? interesting questions arise around immuno…