transverse's comments

On: Scientists narrow down the mechanism whereby cancer cells metabolise sugar

[transverse]

Study in question:

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate couples glycolytic flux to activation of Ras (2017)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01019-z

Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_effect

[agumonkey → transverse]

From what I recall (k)RAS gene is also a marker in incurable lung cancer lines.

[epmaybe → agumonkey]

You are correct. However, this paper specifically only looks at H-RAS, also a proto-oncogene.

On: Why you should join the .NET Core and ASP.NET Core train

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You should definitely like if you want telemetry auto-reported to Microsoft for every app you make! It doesn't get any better, folks. You don't even have to consent for it. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15439001

[romanovcode → transverse]

1. It's the CLI tool that is spying, not the binaries you are generating.

2. `set DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=true` to disable spying.

On: .NET core spies on users by default

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That's not for you to decide. It's meant to be the user's call.

[svick → transverse]

It is. You're informed about it and you can opt-out.

On: Wikimedia Foundation's runaway spending growth

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Wikipedia should be replaced by an AI generated encyclopedia. This is the one and only answer.

On: Texas Official After Harvey: The ‘Red Cross Was Not There’

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The difference is that Red Cross was collecting donations left and right. Now where did my donation money to Red Cross for Harvey really go?

On: HP Enterprise let Russia scrutinize cyberdefense system used by Pentagon

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The real problem is that there seemingly isn't a great FOSS alternative for ArcSight. Whatever it does couldn't really be that extraordinary.

On: White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a national ID

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I call for a three-letter agency, the Individual Identity Agency (IIA).

On: The decline of Turkish schools

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Article flagged due to pay wall.

On: A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)

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This is not so easily done in a cold or hot climate where air-conditioning or heating are needed. It is the reason why most people outside of the SV bubble can't do it.

[deckar01 → transverse]

You would need to buy a refrigerated truck to pull this off in the south.

[transverse → deckar01]

Yes, and a heated+refrigerated truck for most of the north. It would be unacceptable to have the engine running the whole time. I think it's doable in theory with a truck that has giant electric batteries, e.g. a Tesla Powerwall or two. Maybe a specialized RV cwould have it.

[T2_t2 → transverse]

Or a diesel generator. But that's an ongoing vs capital cost question I guess.

[transverse → T2_t2]

Diesel exhaust is never good for you. It also risks being noisy. The noise attracts unwanted attention too.

Imagine an RV with sufficient batteries that can be charged at an electric fast charging station. That's all you need, but I don't think it exists.

[wumpus → transverse]

There are propane-powered appliances intended for RV use.

On: Sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of serious illness

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Yes, but that requires more time in bed than 7h. It would require I'd say 7.5h in bed.