Look at Wikipedia in terms of caffeine per common drinks.
---Anyway, I *know* that nowadays you can get coffee in the US instead of just tinted water.
Well, at some places, you can. Most places serve the standard brown water fare. Starbucks isnt one of them, but we get complaints time and time again saying "Our Coffee is too burnt". bleh.
---Your coffee extracts more caffeine ? Passing a litre of water through a spoonful of coffee that's barely enough for a cup extracts more caffeine ? Well, ok, whatever.
We use.57 pound of coffee to brew a full-sized Bunn "Box" (I have no idea on the size of that box). A bit more than a spoonful. And I've served enough to empty it in 10 minutes, so it's not that much.
---Yes, in the "US oriented chains" over here, if you sound US American, of if you speak English, they might ask you if you want your coffee "US style" or "American style", in which case they'll just dilute it in 4 or 5 times as much water.
Like I said, Europeans are used to stronger, and get hit rudely when they come and try our "weak" brews that have just as much, if not more caffeine.
I try not to ingest it. My dentist recommended that I quit drinking coffee, if I ever have any want to not have brown-ish teeth.
My solution was to use my lab scales, measure out specific amounts of caffeine and dmso, and directly transfer the caffeine through the skin. As per basic health guidelines, I observe the MSDS in handling and monitor any deviations I have from this regimen.
I simply applied scientific method to my own body.. And it works rather well.
Now, can anybody expect to have 1mg resolution scales? Nope. But I have a set, with a few weights ranging from 1mg to 1g for testing if it's correct.
And if you wish to call me stupid, go ahead. I've felt no negative affect, and no other ill effects. Im just saying what I do and what works. You know, YMMV.
I actually work part time for a Starbucks... and do you know who gets bitten by the caffeine fairy? Europeans.
When you go to Europe, you get espresso for nearly everything. If n American goes over there, they have name for their drink, an Americano. Shots + hot water. Ok.. 3 shots/200mg caf. ~300-400mg per drink. And you have the strength of the smoky espresso, so Americans get somewhat what they want.
Now, a European comes to the USA. They order a coffee (they expect espresso) and they're handed a cup of our coffee: coarse grounds over hot water. It tastes too weak, but they drink it anyways. They then drink 2-5 cups before the caffeine kicks in and they've never felt the jitters like that.
Our coffee extratcs more caf, but with less coffee flavour, while they extract flavour with less caffeine.. makes things fun.
Why Im there: 5 hours in a 5-10 am shift 4 times a week gives me full medical benefits on the cheap, so I can continue my consultancy.
The LD50 for caffeine is 10g, but serious side effects exist after just a few g. I know, because I've felt them. 3g at one hit isnt fun by anybody's standards.
And yes, hallucinations is a serious side effect, as is palpitations, arrhythmia,nauseousness, mania, depression.
And I bought a jar of Caffeine off of Unitednucler.com for 10$.
ACS/reagent grade, so great to use... I use mine with DMSO if I want the caf without bitterness. In my job, if I take a.5g hit, I feel it after about 10 minutes where I consistently get more lively and awake.
Just watch for the downs after about 6 hours after first hit. You'll get hit with extreme tiredness and apathy... You wont be close enough to a bed.
*I dont work for UnitedNuclear.com : Im just a happy purchaser.
They have a hell of a lot more power than we plebes do. They can organize meetings with damn near anybody they wish, and people will listen. And since the president of the executive branch, they can ruin somebody by sicing FBI, IRS and various agencies on them. Nixon did precisely that.
And there is the "This guy sucks so the whole party does" mentality. Obama wont rock the boat for long, due to his handlers. They dont want to make the majority of the US hate him, public opinion killed GWB and McCain's chances in the White House.
Summation(cost of things things sold) + summation(cost of things bought) 0
Things sold results in positive cost, while things bought result in negative cost. Under ideal circumstances, these should be equal. However, in the Broken Window story, the first thing bought was to replace - a punitive damage to remedy the broken window.
---Yes, if you ran Vista, you wouldn't have had any problems swapping the motherboard. MS overhauled the NT HAL so it wasn't locked to a particular chipset.
I would assume that it would re-break on "ATTEMPTED PIRACY!!!". Broken, even when it works.
---They also completely restructured the audio system so it can provide theatre quality audio, and use stereo microphone input to improve background noise elimination.
Sounds good. It most certainly is better than ALSA/Pulseaudio/OSS/Arts/EsounD/Jacd audio daemon hell in Linux. which hopefully will be fixed due to re-opening Open Sound System.
---They replaced the old graphics engine to implement window compositing and offload window drawing to the GPU and allow virtualization of GPU resources.
Linux has that via Compiz. And we can thank Intel for allowing full access to hardware in that we can now create a graphical memory manager, to allow full user 3d separation.
---The filesystem was upgraded to include file versioning so you can go back and undo changes to files.
Is there any user tools to actually USE it? NTFS has a lot of features Explorer does not utilize. Gnome has plugins to use file versioning when used on ZFS.. A side case, but there, none the less.
---They added priviledge seperation (like sudo),
Win2k even had that, however all Windows machines strongly recommend the GUI. It sucks not being able to tunnel output via X...I've only did that for the last 10 years, when I started using Linux.
---a process sandboxing mechanism, address space layout randomization and NX support for security.
Our extra security system is designed by the NSA. Our system supports FDE. Our system has network drivers designed by NASA employees.:)
---They added a prefetching engine which intelligently knows what disk pages to cache.
I can easily control the parameters of Linux prefetching, optimization of drives (like using the SSD designed filesystem, or any cornucopia thereof), or any other optimization technique idea and implement given time and intelligent creation of drivers. Overall time by definition is faster than Windows, which you must wait for MS to do certain crucial things.
---They added IPv6 and bluetooth support.
Yay. IPv6. And now about bluetooth: MS's BT stack is BROKEN. Case in point: in Windows, to use a Wiimote as a input method, one must either find a specific driver that somewhat behaves, or PAY for BlueSoeil BT stack. MS BT stack breaks when the pin# is null, as the wiimote is. Wont join, nada.
On Linux, I run wminput, hold 1 and 2, and it's done. Connected and using Wiimote as a mouse or whatever I script it with.
And we pay for MS software, and it is in a continual broken state... What exactly are we paying for?
---They added an imaging based installer system which makes it infinitely easier to create and deploy system images.
And you still need a tattle-machine to "verify Windows Genuine Advantage", else you get the black screen of disaster.
On the Unix side of things, we can netboot a image of a generic kernel, NFS mount off of the server, with all the packages on it, autoconfigure each machine to proper hostname and other data, and install on any number of machines at once.
There is no anti-root/administrator gunkware going on in the background preventing you from doing what a computer should be able to do. In Linux and *BSD, you can do whatever. I should be able, from an empty computer, hit it with the power-on frame, boot it from network via image, mount the hosts filesystem on it, install target machine, autoconfig hardware and basic software, update packages, and reboot. Windows should be able to do that, as should Linux..
Q. When did it become acceptable to deliver software with no documentation?
A. When the public would buy books with detailed instructions.
Case in point: When I buy a vehicle, why isnt there a manual detailing parts and instructions? Because they sell that for hundreds per manual per system.
Acceleration is the second derivative of position. If you define a certain point as origin (say, a certain orientation stationary on your desk), then you have a 3 coordinate system in which X and Y are complete 0 and Z is 9.8ms^2.
Once we have reference point, we can calculate via acceleration on the 3 axes the velocity through space and orientation of said wiimote. However, the wiimote is only accurate to +/- 3g, which is very acceptable for a game console in such a small profile.
What kind of an API can we get for the Linux side? I mean, I can think of some rather cool ideas (like using one to trace a wall for input on a virtual wall and using the remote to draw on the v-wall).
And what's the power output like, along with frequency?
Soo may questions, so little information.
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From what I gather, the patent is in full effect in the USA, as it is in the EU. However, there is a meeting later this month to determine the quality of their version of the patent.
However, Im not quite sure if Myriad is playing the "Humble Testing Agency" by allowing, for now, royalty free testing until this clears up.
Still, these types of patents outline a rather nasty problem:
genetic disease is found - patent applied for specific gene - patent applied for testing of said gene After time passes... - patent applied for general expression of gene - patent applied for creature that expresses said gene - copyright applied to genetic map of said gene (patent disclosure was obfuscated and unusable in genetics) And more time... - patent on drug that cures and/or alleviates symptoms of said "defect" - copyright on full genetic map containing said gene
Our patent system was supposed to be full disclosure so that others could replicate the founders work, but now we end up with layers upon layers of patents and copyrights, so that anybody wishing to even view the research is embroiled with royalties and payments.. And much of this research is maintained by government monies (and we have only Reagan to thank, and his education profitization bill).
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No, Im not a bullshit artist. And Im certainly not that one listed there.
Case: BRCA1 gene.
Lady has herself undergo genetic testing due to breast cancer with help of University of Utah. With her and doctor, they find the gene expressed that when triggered, causes breast cancer. Because of her genetic background (Ashkenazi Jew) they were able to isolate it.
The rub: if somebody goes and has a test for BRCA1, they are required to answer if they are Ashkenazi. If they are, Myriad demands an extra license fee. That, and the lady who helped by being a specimen has no rights to the "discovery".
My paper revolved around patent law concerning testing, discovery, and creation of special creatures. Just looking at the Golden Rice fiasco shows what exactly is wrong with these type of patents.
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I have written, semi-privately, on specifically: Medical testing, patent law, and human ownership of genes. It was about 75 pages, 150+ sources, 8 revision (hopefully with no errors).
It was for a senior uni case study concerning a few major happenings about 1.5 years ago. I was urged to publish, but after I stepped back and realized what exactly I had written, I thought otherwise. I petitioned that the school keep it internal and not release potentially disastrous critiques of many companies, organizations, and governmental law.
Why dont you take a look at Bayer Cropscience Rice disaster...Oh wait. That wasnt in the news here in the USA.
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1. He said "We think we can get Harvard to agree to pay" 2. These invasive (to his records) studies would lead to his offspring not being covered. 3. It wasnt enough compensation.
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My mistake. I thought you said a 1:3 false positive. You actually said 3:1, which then shows there is test... well isnt.
And I love your little list of "what ifs".
Drunk test: Hmm.. guess the cops dont also pay attention to demeanor, pills in the seat, or plenty of other tell-tale signs they can arrest you on Intoxicated Driving. Hint: Its intoxicated driving, not just alcohol. Breathalyers are an easy, yet error-prone way of getting a BAL.
Death row test: On what? To see if they're dead yet? If a test has that much error, why arent the lawyers attacking that?
Marital fidelity: WTF? now you're just making this shit up.
ObBackOnTarget: False positives suck. False negatives also suck. And if someone has some form of nasty disease already in the family, they should probably take the more expensive test that provides better error rates. Those genetic tests are the best form of "In the family", as they apply to YOU, but they have nasty side effects I outline in another thread.
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That's a non-starter.
For one, there's more than 1 test for each ailment. Some tests are cheap with high error. Then you get to mid-grade with acceptable error. Then comes top of the line with low error. And tests are getting better as the cheap ones are getting cheaper and better ones are being made.
Back in '84, even a high-error-rate AIDS test would have been accepted with open arms. Now, some company is putting Rohypnol (sp?) in swizzel sticks.
As per your test of 1/3 false positives, we'll use that test for the over-the-counter el cheapo test so you come to a doctor for a better test/scan. After all, if you dont have it, there's a 67% chance it will not alert you.
Perhaps what you said is true for a co-op, in which everybody in the co-op does for each other.
However, if we talk about the USA Medical Insurance companies, they exist for pure profit and nothing else. If they fail to treat you within the allotted time, you die. Shucks... guess we keep your money you paid for insurance services.
All reasons aside, if you get a genetic test right now, you're screwed. Why?
There is no genetic rights. Businesses can exclude you from working for them due to it. Health insurance can disclaim all the "bad gene" illnesses, that is if they accept you at all. The government can pidgeonhole you in some god-awful plan in which you cannot escape.
And if you hide the fact that you were tested, or hide the test results, you are committing insurance fraud, or can be dismissed, with prejudice, for withholding vital employer facts.
And you thought poppy roll buns and drug tests were bad...
Then she needs to have them "clean" the image off easily found areas. To not do so could be considered libel, and she already can easily show loss of career.
She just needs a good lawyer, and considering the case, a pro-bono at that. She could draw blood good.
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There's a little garlic taste, but that's easily remedied by adding 2 or so drops of lemon juice.
Then it's caf lemon spritzer. Kind of refreshing.
---[citation needed]
Look at Wikipedia in terms of caffeine per common drinks.
---Anyway, I *know* that nowadays you can get coffee in the US instead of just tinted water.
Well, at some places, you can. Most places serve the standard brown water fare. Starbucks isnt one of them, but we get complaints time and time again saying "Our Coffee is too burnt". bleh.
---Your coffee extracts more caffeine ? Passing a litre of water through a spoonful of coffee that's barely enough for a cup extracts more caffeine ? Well, ok, whatever.
We use .57 pound of coffee to brew a full-sized Bunn "Box" (I have no idea on the size of that box). A bit more than a spoonful. And I've served enough to empty it in 10 minutes, so it's not that much.
---Yes, in the "US oriented chains" over here, if you sound US American, of if you speak English, they might ask you if you want your coffee "US style" or "American style", in which case they'll just dilute it in 4 or 5 times as much water.
Like I said, Europeans are used to stronger, and get hit rudely when they come and try our "weak" brews that have just as much, if not more caffeine.
I try not to ingest it. My dentist recommended that I quit drinking coffee, if I ever have any want to not have brown-ish teeth.
My solution was to use my lab scales, measure out specific amounts of caffeine and dmso, and directly transfer the caffeine through the skin. As per basic health guidelines, I observe the MSDS in handling and monitor any deviations I have from this regimen.
I simply applied scientific method to my own body.. And it works rather well.
Now, can anybody expect to have 1mg resolution scales? Nope. But I have a set, with a few weights ranging from 1mg to 1g for testing if it's correct.
And if you wish to call me stupid, go ahead. I've felt no negative affect, and no other ill effects. Im just saying what I do and what works. You know, YMMV.
I actually work part time for a Starbucks... and do you know who gets bitten by the caffeine fairy? Europeans.
When you go to Europe, you get espresso for nearly everything. If n American goes over there, they have name for their drink, an Americano. Shots + hot water. Ok.. 3 shots/200mg caf. ~300-400mg per drink. And you have the strength of the smoky espresso, so Americans get somewhat what they want.
Now, a European comes to the USA. They order a coffee (they expect espresso) and they're handed a cup of our coffee: coarse grounds over hot water. It tastes too weak, but they drink it anyways. They then drink 2-5 cups before the caffeine kicks in and they've never felt the jitters like that.
Our coffee extratcs more caf, but with less coffee flavour, while they extract flavour with less caffeine.. makes things fun.
Why Im there: 5 hours in a 5-10 am shift 4 times a week gives me full medical benefits on the cheap, so I can continue my consultancy.
The LD50 for caffeine is 10g, but serious side effects exist after just a few g. I know, because I've felt them. 3g at one hit isnt fun by anybody's standards.
And yes, hallucinations is a serious side effect, as is palpitations, arrhythmia,nauseousness, mania, depression.
And I bought a jar of Caffeine off of Unitednucler.com for 10$.
ACS/reagent grade, so great to use... I use mine with DMSO if I want the caf without bitterness. In my job, if I take a .5g hit, I feel it after about 10 minutes where I consistently get more lively and awake.
Just watch for the downs after about 6 hours after first hit. You'll get hit with extreme tiredness and apathy... You wont be close enough to a bed.
*I dont work for UnitedNuclear.com : Im just a happy purchaser.
They have a hell of a lot more power than we plebes do. They can organize meetings with damn near anybody they wish, and people will listen. And since the president of the executive branch, they can ruin somebody by sicing FBI, IRS and various agencies on them. Nixon did precisely that.
And there is the "This guy sucks so the whole party does" mentality. Obama wont rock the boat for long, due to his handlers. They dont want to make the majority of the US hate him, public opinion killed GWB and McCain's chances in the White House.
Socialism == System of production owned by State.
Communism == System of production owned by the People.
Just looking at that, the GPL is much more communistic, as it places the machinery to create in the hands of everybody.
Id say that is a terribly good thing.
That's your fallacy.
The broken window fallacy is only true when:
Summation(cost of things things sold) + summation(cost of things bought) 0
Things sold results in positive cost, while things bought result in negative cost. Under ideal circumstances, these should be equal. However, in the Broken Window story, the first thing bought was to replace - a punitive damage to remedy the broken window.
---Yes, if you ran Vista, you wouldn't have had any problems swapping the motherboard. MS overhauled the NT HAL so it wasn't locked to a particular chipset.
I would assume that it would re-break on "ATTEMPTED PIRACY!!!". Broken, even when it works.
---They also completely restructured the audio system so it can provide theatre quality audio, and use stereo microphone input to improve background noise elimination.
Sounds good. It most certainly is better than ALSA/Pulseaudio/OSS/Arts/EsounD/Jacd audio daemon hell in Linux. which hopefully will be fixed due to re-opening Open Sound System.
---They replaced the old graphics engine to implement window compositing and offload window drawing to the GPU and allow virtualization of GPU resources.
Linux has that via Compiz. And we can thank Intel for allowing full access to hardware in that we can now create a graphical memory manager, to allow full user 3d separation.
---The filesystem was upgraded to include file versioning so you can go back and undo changes to files.
Is there any user tools to actually USE it? NTFS has a lot of features Explorer does not utilize. Gnome has plugins to use file versioning when used on ZFS.. A side case, but there, none the less.
---They added priviledge seperation (like sudo),
Win2k even had that, however all Windows machines strongly recommend the GUI. It sucks not being able to tunnel output via X...I've only did that for the last 10 years, when I started using Linux.
---a process sandboxing mechanism, address space layout randomization and NX support for security.
Our extra security system is designed by the NSA. Our system supports FDE. Our system has network drivers designed by NASA employees. :)
---They added a prefetching engine which intelligently knows what disk pages to cache.
I can easily control the parameters of Linux prefetching, optimization of drives (like using the SSD designed filesystem, or any cornucopia thereof), or any other optimization technique idea and implement given time and intelligent creation of drivers. Overall time by definition is faster than Windows, which you must wait for MS to do certain crucial things.
---They added IPv6 and bluetooth support.
Yay. IPv6. And now about bluetooth: MS's BT stack is BROKEN. Case in point: in Windows, to use a Wiimote as a input method, one must either find a specific driver that somewhat behaves, or PAY for BlueSoeil BT stack. MS BT stack breaks when the pin# is null, as the wiimote is. Wont join, nada.
On Linux, I run wminput, hold 1 and 2, and it's done. Connected and using Wiimote as a mouse or whatever I script it with.
And we pay for MS software, and it is in a continual broken state... What exactly are we paying for?
---They added an imaging based installer system which makes it infinitely easier to create and deploy system images.
And you still need a tattle-machine to "verify Windows Genuine Advantage", else you get the black screen of disaster.
On the Unix side of things, we can netboot a image of a generic kernel, NFS mount off of the server, with all the packages on it, autoconfigure each machine to proper hostname and other data, and install on any number of machines at once.
There is no anti-root/administrator gunkware going on in the background preventing you from doing what a computer should be able to do. In Linux and *BSD, you can do whatever. I should be able, from an empty computer, hit it with the power-on frame, boot it from network via image, mount the hosts filesystem on it, install target machine, autoconfig hardware and basic software, update packages, and reboot. Windows should be able to do that, as should Linux..
I know one can.
Its really intuitive!!
:wq and it saves your Word Document!!
To type just press a, and away you go. To save, all you need to do is press ESC, and
Ignore that damned OpenOffice. You need CTRL codes for that one.
<flame on>
Q. When did it become acceptable to deliver software with no documentation?
A. When the public would buy books with detailed instructions.
Case in point: When I buy a vehicle, why isnt there a manual detailing parts and instructions? Because they sell that for hundreds per manual per system.
Is this comedian unionized?
Nope, he's just really positive. :P
Take detailed notes in his notebook.
Why, look at all those botnet handlers die of heart attacks..
Erm, thats obvious.
Acceleration is the second derivative of position. If you define a certain point as origin (say, a certain orientation stationary on your desk), then you have a 3 coordinate system in which X and Y are complete 0 and Z is 9.8ms^2.
Once we have reference point, we can calculate via acceleration on the 3 axes the velocity through space and orientation of said wiimote. However, the wiimote is only accurate to +/- 3g, which is very acceptable for a game console in such a small profile.
Im sure it will work for Windows..
What kind of an API can we get for the Linux side? I mean, I can think of some rather cool ideas (like using one to trace a wall for input on a virtual wall and using the remote to draw on the v-wall).
And what's the power output like, along with frequency?
Soo may questions, so little information.
From what I gather, the patent is in full effect in the USA, as it is in the EU. However, there is a meeting later this month to determine the quality of their version of the patent.
However, Im not quite sure if Myriad is playing the "Humble Testing Agency" by allowing, for now, royalty free testing until this clears up.
Still, these types of patents outline a rather nasty problem:
genetic disease is found
- patent applied for specific gene
- patent applied for testing of said gene
After time passes...
- patent applied for general expression of gene
- patent applied for creature that expresses said gene
- copyright applied to genetic map of said gene (patent disclosure was obfuscated and unusable in genetics)
And more time...
- patent on drug that cures and/or alleviates symptoms of said "defect"
- copyright on full genetic map containing said gene
Our patent system was supposed to be full disclosure so that others could replicate the founders work, but now we end up with layers upon layers of patents and copyrights, so that anybody wishing to even view the research is embroiled with royalties and payments.. And much of this research is maintained by government monies (and we have only Reagan to thank, and his education profitization bill).
No, Im not a bullshit artist. And Im certainly not that one listed there.
Case: BRCA1 gene.
Lady has herself undergo genetic testing due to breast cancer with help of University of Utah. With her and doctor, they find the gene expressed that when triggered, causes breast cancer. Because of her genetic background (Ashkenazi Jew) they were able to isolate it.
The rub: if somebody goes and has a test for BRCA1, they are required to answer if they are Ashkenazi. If they are, Myriad demands an extra license fee. That, and the lady who helped by being a specimen has no rights to the "discovery".
My paper revolved around patent law concerning testing, discovery, and creation of special creatures. Just looking at the Golden Rice fiasco shows what exactly is wrong with these type of patents.
I have written, semi-privately, on specifically: Medical testing, patent law, and human ownership of genes. It was about 75 pages, 150+ sources, 8 revision (hopefully with no errors).
It was for a senior uni case study concerning a few major happenings about 1.5 years ago. I was urged to publish, but after I stepped back and realized what exactly I had written, I thought otherwise. I petitioned that the school keep it internal and not release potentially disastrous critiques of many companies, organizations, and governmental law.
Why dont you take a look at Bayer Cropscience Rice disaster...Oh wait. That wasnt in the news here in the USA.
1. He said "We think we can get Harvard to agree to pay"
2. These invasive (to his records) studies would lead to his offspring not being covered.
3. It wasnt enough compensation.
My mistake. I thought you said a 1:3 false positive. You actually said 3:1, which then shows there is test... well isnt.
And I love your little list of "what ifs".
Drunk test: Hmm.. guess the cops dont also pay attention to demeanor, pills in the seat, or plenty of other tell-tale signs they can arrest you on Intoxicated Driving. Hint: Its intoxicated driving, not just alcohol. Breathalyers are an easy, yet error-prone way of getting a BAL.
Death row test: On what? To see if they're dead yet? If a test has that much error, why arent the lawyers attacking that?
Marital fidelity: WTF? now you're just making this shit up.
ObBackOnTarget: False positives suck. False negatives also suck. And if someone has some form of nasty disease already in the family, they should probably take the more expensive test that provides better error rates. Those genetic tests are the best form of "In the family", as they apply to YOU, but they have nasty side effects I outline in another thread.
That's a non-starter.
For one, there's more than 1 test for each ailment. Some tests are cheap with high error. Then you get to mid-grade with acceptable error. Then comes top of the line with low error. And tests are getting better as the cheap ones are getting cheaper and better ones are being made.
Back in '84, even a high-error-rate AIDS test would have been accepted with open arms. Now, some company is putting Rohypnol (sp?) in swizzel sticks.
As per your test of 1/3 false positives, we'll use that test for the over-the-counter el cheapo test so you come to a doctor for a better test/scan. After all, if you dont have it, there's a 67% chance it will not alert you.
Perhaps what you said is true for a co-op, in which everybody in the co-op does for each other.
However, if we talk about the USA Medical Insurance companies, they exist for pure profit and nothing else. If they fail to treat you within the allotted time, you die. Shucks... guess we keep your money you paid for insurance services.
That this article will be tagged GATTACA.
All reasons aside, if you get a genetic test right now, you're screwed. Why?
There is no genetic rights. Businesses can exclude you from working for them due to it. Health insurance can disclaim all the "bad gene" illnesses, that is if they accept you at all. The government can pidgeonhole you in some god-awful plan in which you cannot escape.
And if you hide the fact that you were tested, or hide the test results, you are committing insurance fraud, or can be dismissed, with prejudice, for withholding vital employer facts.
And you thought poppy roll buns and drug tests were bad...
Then she needs to have them "clean" the image off easily found areas. To not do so could be considered libel, and she already can easily show loss of career.
She just needs a good lawyer, and considering the case, a pro-bono at that. She could draw blood good.