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alexanderhorl··on Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 25% of workforce
Invest 500k+ in the US to get the investor visa.
alexanderhorl··on Vitamin D Insufficiency is Prevalent in Severe Covid-19
Yes it has been known for a while (a while in covid terms) that a larg number has no symptoms.
alexanderhorl··on Writing a SQL database from scratch in Go
Are you going to add persistence in an upcoming part?
alexanderhorl··on New signs suggest coronavirus was in California far earlier than anyone knew
Just open it with a vpn.
alexanderhorl··on SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected from confirmed cases
They just found RNA of the Virus not an active Virus, there is a huge difference. Same goes for Virus in stool, you can detect the RNA but it’s not active anymore. Source: Webasto Study
alexanderhorl··on The exFAT filesystem is coming to Linux
Not helpful though if you want to move large files quickly.
alexanderhorl··on Will Coronavirus Pandemic Diminish by Summer?
This is not taking into account the slowdown of spread due to containment measures.
alexanderhorl··on Ask HN: How do you guys deal with laziness?
"Simple carbs can impact me heavily!"

What effects do they have on you?

alexanderhorl··on Professor Frisby's mostly adequate guide to functional programming (2018)
Link is broken.
alexanderhorl··on Hydroxychloroquine is effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro
We know by now that HCQ is effective against it in Vitro, we need some randomized double blind studies with in Vivo use now.
alexanderhorl··on Tesla’s Fremont factory forced to shut down under shelter-in-place order
Yeah Volkswagen halted production as well.
alexanderhorl··on 50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic
Probably not, the other 25-50% get symptoms of which 80% are mild and 20% severe.
alexanderhorl··on 50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic
At least asymptomatic patients wouldn’t cough around like symptomatic ones do. They’d "only" spread through talking.
alexanderhorl··on 50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic
Maybe in the end the CFR will be the same as the regular flu.
alexanderhorl··on US and Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy: 1bn US$ offer
I assume the German government is going to prohibit this deal.
alexanderhorl··on List of Quantitative Investment Firms
Out of curiosity what was the intention of creating this list?
alexanderhorl··on List of Quantitative Investment Firms
Out of curiosity what was the intention behind creating this list?
alexanderhorl··on Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro
A double blind study is currently done in China, results should be there in a couple weeks.
alexanderhorl··on Coronavirus outbreak likely now ‘gathering steam’
Also the coronavirus doesn’t really seem present in countries in the Southern Hemisphere except for some imported cases in Australia. There’s nothing being heard of South America or Africa which could be because of their hot climate.
alexanderhorl··on Spiders think with their webs, challenging our ideas of intelligence
And humans think with their phone today.