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  1. OP mentions "six minutes" as a DB metric. But the thing is that DB doesn't care about trains being late. It's absolutely normal to have an hour delay in Germany. You can be considered lucky if it's under an hour. What will usually happen is that you spend half a day in some village waiting for your connection and travel the rest of the way standing in the doorway with your bags.
  2. There're certain kinds of rewards to encourage traveling by rail in Europe. For example, a training course I attended refunded part of your travel expenses if you took a long-distance train. And there're people who believe in not flying for the sake of the planet.

    But at this point, I'm convinced you should avoid any train in and around Germany. This includes Denmark as well. Just take a plane, but don't have a layover in Germany. The same could probably be said about France. My first train from Paris to Nancy stopped for about 2hrs in the middle of nowhere. As the machinist said: "The train is tired."

    Other countries like Italy or Spain seem to actually have well-functioning rail though.

  3. I have a relative with the same disease. They went to a an eye doctor because of visual artifacts. Turns out the tumor was so big it caused retinal detachment. Basically, most people get diagnosed at a very late stage because it's mostly asymptomatic.
  4. First issue is that tumors don't necessarily have to be highly immunogenic, e.g. there're tumors that don't present many neoantigens on the surface. This means immune cells can't easily recognize them. Second issue is that tumor microenvironment evolves to be immunosuppressive. There're many different signals that regulate immune cells activation and simply having antigen-specific cells isn't enough. But as someone said in a sister thread, what you're describing is a basis for multiple clinical trials that combine antigen release with immune activation.
  5. Yes, we were doing a clinical trial where the primary tumor was irradiated which causes antigen release. The patients were given immune checkpoint inhibitors at the same time to activate immune cells. It's promising but tricky.
  6. > Releasing a bunch of loose cancer into the body is a clear causal mechanism

    I'm not in cancer field, but I'm not sure it is. AFAIK the cells that metastasize need to undergo EMT. Simply releasing them from the tumor doesn't mean the cells can attach and survive in the distal site.

  7. I don't download any apps anymore, so not very informed on the state of alternative app stores in EU. I decided to Google where I can find those. One of the first links is leading to MacPaw's website. It's a company with questionable ethics and business practices that tries to sell you "antivirus" and "decluttering" app. So I'll pass.

    But are there any real 3rd-party AppStores for iOS now? Something that's used by more than just a couple of people? Or is EU just trying to milk rich USA tech giants (I think I know the answer).

  8. > fixing the enzyme that fixes the wrong copy paste mechanism

    The DNA fidelity issues contribute to only some cancers. Many are caused by mutations due to environmental damage and some are caused by viruses. The point is, there's a huge variety of reasons for developing cancer. So you cover more cases by developing treatments that are more "universal".

  9. It's not a question whether they are or not worth something. It's just that it's a much more meaningful differentiator when there's an overabundance of talent. CVs are going to be filtered based on something. And people with no degree are going to have a much more difficult time getting through the automated screening. That will come as a surprise to people who were promised they'll get a job by paying $1000 for a "nano-degree".
  10. Well, I work at a university too. At least in biomedicine, every MOOC is extremely shallow. The most advanced MOOC is an introductory-level when compared to the university courses.
  11. Turns out that an online certificate isn't worth anything when layoffs happen and the market is oversaturated with people who have real degrees. MOOCs have their place, but it's a very narrow set of disciplines.
  12. You guys are delusional. Try serving even a small family with this, it's a nightmare. I can clearly see people romanticizing dull hard labour.
  13. > we can all agree that rape and incest games are disgusting and have no place in an entertainment web site visited by kids

    We can then also agree that a game where you beat someone into a bloody pulp with a bat is equally disgusting. Why do we treat rape and murder differently?

  14. Well, you can buy Steam gift cards for cash in underdeveloped markets like Germany. Can’t imagine how else would it work.
  15. So does Russia, Denmark, Belgium/Netherlands, Iran, China. I’m sure there’re others. I know someone working on unified payment platform for games in Africa. They have dozens of different payment systems instead of the two.
  16. Well, we probably have resources for both (as The Humanity).
  17. Jesus f, are you going to mention Russia in response to every meaningless comment?

    Like, you read about McCartyism and think: «wow, people were stupid!” And then you go to internet…

  18. I don’t know why people get so frustrated here. Studying with chatgpt changed my life. I can compare doing it in early 2010s and now. Cheating? Well yeah, everyone was doing it long before LLMs.
  19. > With all possible social changes like the article suggests this focus could change too.

    I have an anecdote from Denmark. It’s a rich country with one of the best work-life balance in the world. Socialized healthcare and social safety net.

    I noticed that during the election, they put the ads with just the candidate’s face and party name. It’s like they didn’t even have a message. I asked why. The locals told me nobody cares because “they’re all the same anyway”.

    Two things could be happening: either all the candidates are really the same. Or people choose to focus on doing the things they like with their free time and resources. My feeling tells me it’s the second.

  20. Like, where? I lived in four EU countries and travelled to most of member states. I only heard of Austrian sleeper and some luxury Swiss expertise. Never heard anyone taking a sleeper in the modern times. Moscow-Paris train used to be a thing, but that’s in the past.
  21. Im in Europe and taking a train is the last thing I’d do. It’s expensive and extremely unreliable for long-distance.
  22. Right, because scientific funding in Europe magically appears out of nowhere amid record defense spending.
  23. QR code is how mitid works. You scan and you swipe.
  24. Just keep in mind that a company car is a major perk all salaried employees strive to get because that allows them to commute to work for free from all those tiny villages.
  25. > I was curious, because I (living in central Europe) could not think of a single case of identity theft in my social circles or a prominent case I ever heard of.

    But there’re tons of scams involving stealing your personal id and security codes. It’s wide spread from Belgium to Estonia.

  26. One likely explanation is that both cannabis and alcohol users abuse substances due to an underlying process that leads to dementia. There might be something that makes you a heavy user AND prone to dementia. But, of course, we can’t say that alcohol or weed are direct causes of the disease.
  27. There’re so many people who think they already know how it works. And that’s a huge problem.
  28. > Remember the "leaks" from Google about an engineer trying to get the word out that they had created a sentient intelligence?

    No, first time I hear about it. I guess the secret to happiness is not following leaks. I had very low expectations before trying LLMs and I’m extremely impressed now.

  29. You’re saying this as if you’ve seen their books and know the pricing is sustainable.
  30. > Approximately one in five Members of UK Parliament are landlords or have investments in the property market.

    Ah, the class-based society.

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