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One further thing - the article doesn’t talk much about the physical response to wearing a CGM such as the extreme skin irritation some people get from the adhesive. Or the fact that the CGM reading could be way off the reading you get from a finger prick test - which can in turn vary significantly from a lab test result!

And there can be large errors in the CGM data as well!

Neither the Libre nor the G6 require calibration.

I’m T1 and I use the G6. I used to regularly check against a glucometer multiple times a day (without calibrating) to check accuracy, and found no issues. A blanket statement such as “the Dexcom G6 is inaccurate in a harmful way” is certainly not true in general, even if true for you.

For disposing of lances - if you're in San Francisco at least, Walgreens provide a free sharps disposal service. They provide a sharps container at no cost, and will take in your full (used) sharps containers.

Completely agreed, a fantastic blog.

Yes, I use a Dexcom G6. If the rumors of the Series 7 having a glucose monitor and a blood pressure monitor on it are true, that would be incredible. They’re surely working on core body temperature monitoring too!

I’m T1 diabetic and use my watch for monitoring my glucose levels. I wear it 100% of the time, aside from showering when it charges. Charging quickly and having a minimum of 24hrs of charge is really important to me. Apple Watch hits both of those.

I assumed they meant that the additives made it difficult to detect that the milk had gone off and so it was easier to get sick from it.

To you point however, I don't understand how that could have increased the transmission of TB as that is caused by cows infected with Bovine TB and (AFAIK) that can't simply be detected by taste or smell.

Helps with herd immunity.

For example, Rubella is a vaccine commonly given to kids, but it is isn't really a severe disease even if kids catch it. If a pregnant woman contracts Rubella in her first trimester however, it can lead to severe complications for the unborn child. Just vaccinating women of child bearing age against Rubella works a little, but vaccinating kids as well means that that transmission vector is removed, and really improves the overall outcome.

It's entirely feasible that you don't need ridiculous amounts of data to generate an AI - that's just the approach being taken by the vast majority of research teams.

GPS has its own shortcomings as well due to continental drift!

"The Australian continent, perched on the planet’s fastest moving tectonic plate, is drifting at about seven centimetres a year to the northeast."

https://theconversation.com/australia-on-the-move-how-gps-ke...

Hard to recognize them from the reverse when they're hidden behind a bush!

I've seen this UX for comparing images multiple times and it does seem rather standard, but I'm frequently stumped by the affordance for a few seconds. Maybe if it quickly slid over and back to show how to interact?

Anyway, incredible pictures.

The YC application process in and of itself can be very useful for founders. It forces them to really think about what they're building and why it's going to bring value to customers.

It's not that metrics in general are bad, it's that bad metrics are bad.

I don't really see how your first sentence is related to the second!

They _are_ saying it explicitly:

Headcount. Given all of the above stress points on your finances, this might be a time to evaluate critically whether you can do more with less and raise productivity.

Good advice. We found (in SF) that the lactation consultants and many of the neonatal healthcare providers came across as quite pushy promoting breastfeeding when the reality is that it doesn't work for every parent. I think it's good to try it, but if it doesn't work out then just feed the kid with formula and don't beat yourself up about it.

I agree with this a lot - asking for help can be tough when you're used to solving your own problems. Paying for help - such as a regular house cleaner if you can afford it - is totally worth it.

One thing that we did that was unreasonably helpful was to sign up for a meal kit service (we used Good Eggs, but I assume there are loads of them around). It just meant that we had less decisions to make about food, and removed a lot of friction there.

Last thing - try to sleep when the kid is sleeping. Better to do that than catch up on TV.

Online search is a natural monopoly - being simply "competitive" probably isn't possible, you either win (Google) or you don't (everybody else).

Charge $2 / 15mins for a SDC to be present downtown?

Undergraduate or graduate? I began my Stanford PhD as a 27 year old, after spending a number of years in the workforce. It's not at all unusual for grad students to be in their mid to late twenties.

For sure - my comment was just referring to the often mistaken belief that a GC holder doesn't need to pay tax on income earned outside of the US.

If you move to another country and you still hold a Green Card, you must file US income tax returns as well - it's not just for citizens.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/freq...

"if you are a U.S. citizen or a resident alien living outside the United States, your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you live"

Norbert Wiener, the MIT professor, is generally the source of many of these (probably somewhat apocryphal) stories of 'absent minded professors'.

Load scheduling is precisely equivalent to energy storage. You store electrical energy with the intention of consuming it later. Load scheduling just makes this explicit. In fact one of the benefits of scheduling over storage is that there's no extra losses due to charging / discharging the battery.

Yes, I really do think you need to say more. I'm certainly not convinced by the appeal of a 24/365 Apple Store...

I feel that some people are very good at seeing problems, and some people are very good at finding solutions to problems.

I don't see any reason that the same skills should be present in any given individual, so you always need both types.

There's three to four minutes of reading in this article, possibly less if you're familiar with the concepts.

It would be great if users were required to click on the actual article and wait a certain length of time before commenting.