I grew up in foster homes, fled as soon as I could by enlisting in the military at age 17, and studied psychology at Yale and Cambridge with the GI Bill + scholarships.
Here are 31 things I learned from growing up in dysfunction and deprivation and climbing out of it
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The differences between New York and Silicon Valley business culture continue to astonish me, almost 15 years after moving to San Francisco.
I've seen the game in both places, and, to caricature a few differences, with as much truth as possible...
@TurnerNovak I want to agree with this idea - but as someone who wants styling, I'd like quality clothes that stand up to repeated washes so I don't have to constantly replenish my wardrobe. There's still opp for someone to make Stitch Fix done right.
Let me explain why using models to simulate epidemics basically doesn't work when it comes to predicting the future (and why it doesn't mean models are useless). And also why the “reproduction number” is a very problematic quantity. •1/36
Let’s estimate the total # of people in the US who have been infected by #COVID19#SARSCoV2 as of Apr 4, and the number of US fatalities that will result from these infections. To avoid testing coverage uncertainty, we will use fatality data, rather than positive test data. (1/9)
Because of https://t.co/faJPRmomJl's annoying endorsement policy, I need someone who posted ≥4 math papers there btw 5 years ago and 3 months ago to allow me to upload in the “Classical Analysis and ODEs” category (that someone's papers don't have to be in that category!). •1/3
Tips learned from Chinese experts: people with #Covid_19 in the hospital. Remember to advocate for yourself. 1. Ask for vitamin C/D/Zinc 2. Repeat chest ct in 5 - 8 days to determine mild or severe form (virus spread very very fast; my case = from one nodule in one lung to both
Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 13
1/ Little new @ucsfhospitals, which is great news. Covid+ pts=14–stable (last 5d: 11->14->13->13->14). 9 in ICU, no change over past few days. Re: ICU, relatively few new pts coming into ICU, but not many pts leaving either (see #6 for more ICU)
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Going to start sounding like a broken record, but niclosamide was already known to inhibit SARS-CoV replication in Vero cells in 2003: https://t.co/44EEDQLxcK
So once again, we rediscover what worked for SARS-CoV works for the 96% identical SARS-CoV-2 (#COVID19 virus).
This thread is a typical course of severe #Covid_19 and what doctors are trying & not trying. There are 2 phases: mild symptoms then rapid onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with a potentially fatal inflammation storm, even though viruses seem to be controlled...