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The way I think of it is by going back to how PG once described HN as YC's university campus. Like a college campus, people come through, some stay, some leave. Each new class has …

I guess I need to dig deeper with that case, but 20 symptomatic cases is probably linked to many others exposed and needing monitoring and prophylactic care[1]. So maybe not big, b…

That makes sense. All of the above run strong in the rather new-agey community I grew up in.

One of the current big US measles outbreaks is church-related: http://www.npr.org/2013/09/01/217746942/texas-megachurch-at-... My anecdotal experience among anti-vaccination people…

Florida, actually. I guess I should update my profile. It's kind of neglected.

Yeah, small world, eh? There's at least two others around, but they seem to be heads down building stuff right now.

Hey, another MSAE graduate! (I graduated in 1997, and went to MUM after that.) I've found TM pretty useful in my life, too. I still do it regularly. Nice way to step away from ever…

Not for orbital flight, but NASA did use one as a testbed for rocket engines, such as those for the NASP.

Indeed. The control of shock waves inside the inlet (also via that moving cone) is a very interesting part of the engine, too.

It's entirely time and money. They only have so many devs, most of whom have day jobs, and pretty limited funding to support them, so the UI (and many other polish-and-details thin…

re: number 4: the difference in reaction to coders vs. entrepreneurs looking for coders at local Ruby events has been amazing. I got much better reactions as a beginning but commit…

Reason 3 is why I am constantly advising friends not to take "promote your business on Facebook!" classes, especially when there are other, more direct avenues available to them. I…

A recent edition I read a couple months ago mentioned it in a sidebar, as a personal anecdote. But it was mainly about her realization that the scientific methods of her colleagues…