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Re: We Built a Hacker News for Biotech

#33
I love it, especially the desktop interface. I love HN for the comments, and it is really nice to be able to see the comments on the same screen as the list of articles.

I'm not a big fan of the mobile version, but that's no critique. I haven't liked any of the mobile HN versions; I just use the regular site and zoom in anytime I want to vote on a submission or comment.

My only suggestion: I'd like to see the number of comments in the sidebar, so I know which articles already have active conversations going.

Nice work!

Re: We Built a Hacker News for Biotech

#36
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Kudos. Not in the biotech space myself, but I've bookmarked for a rainy day. I particularly enjoy the UI. Arrow keys work to navigate posts (comment section). Enter works to launch URL. Sexy.

It was forked from the monocle project https://github.com/maccman/monocle

Exactly - the fork we used is here - https://github.com/luminlabs/monocle

Thanks to maccman for a great platform to build on

Re: We Built a Hacker News for Biotech

#37
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have some faith and submit it as its own story. [edit: is this it https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7399336 ]

Yes. And by the way, I understand your comment. I really should have shared a more thoughtful response about this project before mentioning EN.

"Yes. And by the way, I understand your comment. I really should have shared a more thoughtful response about this project before mentioning EN"

I don't think I'm that insightful, but thanks. I get the feeling we need "related" tags or something.

Re: We Built a Hacker News for Biotech

#39
I think the biggest problem with the homebrew biotech world right now is that even with the labs opening up, there's still such a barrier to entry.

There's a "hello world" to biotech, no doubt; extract some DNA from strawberries or explore the tiny world with a consumer microscope.

But then what? There doesn't seem to be much potential mid-tier work to be done in biotech. In contrast with software where there is a very visible ladder you can climb.

Most of the biotech work seems to be in research, not development (unless you own a huge firm)

Where does one go after they've exhausted the basics, and how can you make money off of this stuff without working in a expensive lab for somebody else?

Re: We Built a Hacker News for Biotech

#40
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This is great! Can anyone suggest a place where coders can reach out to people in non-tech industries and solve real problems for a change?

https://solvers.io Here is the one my team posted if you are interested: https://solvers.io/projects/R4Gr5vQTC8srHktEe

This is a treasure trove, thankyou!
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