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schroferon 'Lonely gifs' by Motocross Saito celebrate solitude in Japan

See the short interview http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-42319550/lonely-gifs-b...

schroferon The 30-year-old health sector billionaire

yes indeed, this opens up new possibilities for monitoring what's going on in our bodies. But we would need more knowledge / education so we don't jump to conclusions when a value out of bounds.

schroferon Gender segregation in IeSF, why women can't compete in gaming competitions

Thanks for sharing, this is great news for (fe)male gamers!

schroferon What should a self-taught programmer study?

Programming != Computer Science

Programming is a tool used to solve Computer Science problems but Computer Science is in my opinion not a course in programming. If you eventually want do something else than programming but like the field I would advise you to pursue a degree.

schroferon Ask HN: I'm an MD and a hacker. I would like to do something interesting.

Cool! Would be fun to know what think of it.

schroferon Ask HN: I'm an MD and a hacker. I would like to do something interesting.

maybe doing a PhD in Bioinformatics would be interesting for you. See for example: http://www.bu.edu/academics/grs/programs/bioinformatics/phd/

schroferon Yahoo's $800 Million Bid for Hulu: Safe, Boring, and Brilliant

Then Yahoo probably didn't get the 'unspecified extras' as well.