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vectorwhat

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    Comment #13297788

    Who believes in puppies and rainbows? lol A sustainable insurance market is also obtainable without genetic information. In fact, without any patient information at all. Informatio…

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    Comment #13297744

    Why? A medical degree is mostly a marathon of hard work and dedication. Laudable. I couldn't do it. But does it take wits? The medical researcher probably. The person who figures o…

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    Comment #13296453

    Because it MY data. It's voluntary now, but will it always be? You're a free market guy. What would you say about insurance companies deciding they'll only cover people who release…

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    Comment #13296418

    My prejudice (I'm putting it out there to be honest, not judgmental): In general I have little patience for big people who eat poorly (I couldn't care less if someone exercises or …

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    Comment #13296391

    I don't. But you avoided his entire second question.

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    Comment #13296378

    Im so healthy my doctor told me I need to drink more and consume more salt. I don't need HR knowing anything about my health. F them and F crypto-fascists who argue this is a good …

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    Comment #13296307

    First there are many countries in Western Europe with no significant colonial history. Greece for example. Italy's colonial history is insignificant. As to being glad that we grew …

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    Comment #13273837

    From your document it seems that the researchers ignored the most energy intensive part of the process! From your document: "Purifying and crystallizing the silicon are the most en…

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    Comment #13273754

    I'd like to see the math myself. I have the suspicion that there's funny math involved, like when the nuclear industry forgets the cost of warehousing nuclear waste for 100 000 yea…

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    Comment #13273693

    So instead of 1/3 the land area 1/1000. That's insane. That's absolutely insane. Yellowstone national park is 1/1000 of the US' surface area.

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    Ask HN: Vector graphics and retina displays

    I just got a retina display and to my dismay I saw that the resolution is set at half the pixels. Researching it I realized that the reason is that the display becomes unreadably s…