It could. But the idea is to look at the cancer cells and the proteins they express. Find what they express that's DIFFERENT than normal cells, then go after that.
Problems are less autoimmunity, more getting all of the cancer and hitting a moving target. Cancer cells don't die naturally in response to mutations, and their replication machinery is somewhat screwed up, making them more prone to mutations. Tumors aren't composed of a single cell type, but many different mutant types, which might express different proteins. Additionally, since they mutate, a cell might express a protein today, but its progeny tomorrow may not.
For another poster -- antibodies don't die. Antibodies aren't living -- they're protein structures designed to "tag" foreign and damaged cells. They're produced by B-cells, which are living organisms.
Also, the bonuses are paid in restricted stock units (RSUs). They're not literally stock. They're a promise to give stock if the employee stays for x time -- basically, if they leave tomorrow, they get little or nothing.
To distract from the bad press they're getting regarding past tax practices, working conditions in Chinese contractors (who are getting bupkiss), etc, etc, etc.
(1) I'm sure plenty of people take taxis with dead cell phone batteries or even without a phone without being flagged, or remembered by the driver (who is generally yik-yakking on his own phone or just too self-absorbed to care). (2) I'd of course not take out the battery IN the cab, but before I even flag one. (3) FACT is that cash economies are thriving in heavily-immigrant areas of US cities.
And, again, if you don't carry the phone at all times? Or pull the battery? (Still an option on some phones.) WiFi and BT can also be turned off, BTW. In the US, you can also buy a prepaid SIM card for cash, without ID -- for all the provider knows, you can be Daffy Duck.
BTW - the goal isn't total anonymity. It's FRAGMENTATION of data, so whoever wants a profile on someone's movements needs to work a bit for it. The point is to not make it easy.
The link for the credit cards was from 2007. Things have tightened up somewhat since then. Also, the cards you linked to came with low limits and onerous fees -- try a $100 deposit for a $500 credit limit. Basically useless.
Or let PR leave. PR can be a member of CARICOM or maybe even the EU (former Spanish possession) -- it would actually be better off than under the US banking system and under the thumb of antiquated US laws like the Jones act.
Thankfully, outside of a few selected markets, cash isn't going anywhere fast in NYC. Why? Thank illegal immigration and the underground economy created by it -- many people have no choice OTHER than to pay cash for services.
And I mean this with no sarcasm -- I'm actually grateful to the unbanked and undocumented for preserving some level of privacy in the US for everyone else.
Data collection? Sure. But if cash is paid, all the system knows is that cab #5A4D went from point A to B at such-and-such a time and date. Customer photos aren't uploaded to said system.
And in a dense city, points A and B can be one of a few thousand actual addresses, apartments, businesses, especially if the cabbie stops on the next block.
You don't need a very clean lens or clear picture to see SOMETHING there vs reading a license plate or recognizing a face.
Also, the data would likely be fragmented between local governments and a legal PITA to procure legally. Governments are bound by data-retention and privacy laws.
If we end up with most travel controlled by a few ride-share companies, travel data for anyone would be easier to come by, since we'd end up with a few "one stop shops." No research or subpoenas of every local entity that MIGHT hold the data needed.
I agree there should be strict data retention standards for both governments and corporate entities. Enforced with severe penalties. Personally, I'd go for public flogging of the responsible party, one lash on the arse for every customer whose privacy was violated.
The thing about cameras at every traffic light is largely untrue outside of very major US cities (can't speak to everywhere in the world). Unless they're red-light cameras, there's simply no money in it.
Also, cell phones can be turned off or left at home. I often do either one or both with my phone. If you want to reach me, leave a message. BEEEEEP!
The camera systems are MUCH better than Uber and friends.
Pictures are a lot harder to tie to an identity than credit card info and an email addy. Also, your link implies that the cameras use local storage, which probably gets cyclically wiped after a day or maybe a week, unless there's evidence of a crime that needs to be preserved.
I'm a lot more comfortable with a camera in a cab, since the pictures don't hit a large corporate database, and disappear from (local) storage after a short time unless there's evidence of a violent crime. And taxi companies are taxi companies -- they're not into selling your data to marketeering filth.
My lose math was $15k car, $5k maintenance, $300/month gas, $180/month insurance.
When a cheapskate like me thinks of a "car," I think few-thousand-buck Craigslist special, under $100/mo liability-only insurance, wrench on it myself. God bless simple older cars and the used-by-owner section of Craigslist.
Beater car. Park on street. Get state-minimum liability insurance. If you're young, you probably lack a lot of assets for anyone who sues you to go after.
Robocars will also destroy privacy, since they'll be paid for via (trackable) electronic means and likely be loaded with cameras. Robocars are a government suckups' wet dream.
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It could. But the idea is to look at the cancer cells and the proteins they express. Find what they express that's DIFFERENT than normal cells, then go after that.
Problems are less autoimmunity, more getting all of the cancer and hitting a moving target. Cancer cells don't die naturally in response to mutations, and their replication machinery is somewhat screwed up, making them more prone to mutations. Tumors aren't composed of a single cell type, but many different mutant types, which might express different proteins. Additionally, since they mutate, a cell might express a protein today, but its progeny tomorrow may not.
For another poster -- antibodies don't die. Antibodies aren't living -- they're protein structures designed to "tag" foreign and damaged cells. They're produced by B-cells, which are living organisms.
Source: basic biochem...
Try yelling at one across a room -- works less well.
anyone who puts an omnidirectional mic in their home, tied to big-pig corporate, should expect no privacy.
Note: cell phones and even laptop mics aren't very omnidirectional. You can also use a cell or laptop with a movable mic cover.
OTOH, the whole point of a smart speaker is to listen and snoop.
This. I wonder what the vesting period is.
Also, the bonuses are paid in restricted stock units (RSUs). They're not literally stock. They're a promise to give stock if the employee stays for x time -- basically, if they leave tomorrow, they get little or nothing.
To distract from the bad press they're getting regarding past tax practices, working conditions in Chinese contractors (who are getting bupkiss), etc, etc, etc.
(1) I'm sure plenty of people take taxis with dead cell phone batteries or even without a phone without being flagged, or remembered by the driver (who is generally yik-yakking on his own phone or just too self-absorbed to care).
(2) I'd of course not take out the battery IN the cab, but before I even flag one.
(3) FACT is that cash economies are thriving in heavily-immigrant areas of US cities.
And, again, if you don't carry the phone at all times? Or pull the battery? (Still an option on some phones.) WiFi and BT can also be turned off, BTW. In the US, you can also buy a prepaid SIM card for cash, without ID -- for all the provider knows, you can be Daffy Duck.
BTW - the goal isn't total anonymity. It's FRAGMENTATION of data, so whoever wants a profile on someone's movements needs to work a bit for it. The point is to not make it easy.
The link for the credit cards was from 2007. Things have tightened up somewhat since then. Also, the cards you linked to came with low limits and onerous fees -- try a $100 deposit for a $500 credit limit. Basically useless.
Or let PR leave. PR can be a member of CARICOM or maybe even the EU (former Spanish possession) -- it would actually be better off than under the US banking system and under the thumb of antiquated US laws like the Jones act.
The $1000 bonuses only go to workers with 20 years' service. Look it up -- MULTIPLE sources say the same thing.
Thankfully, outside of a few selected markets, cash isn't going anywhere fast in NYC. Why? Thank illegal immigration and the underground economy created by it -- many people have no choice OTHER than to pay cash for services.
And I mean this with no sarcasm -- I'm actually grateful to the unbanked and undocumented for preserving some level of privacy in the US for everyone else.
Data collection? Sure. But if cash is paid, all the system knows is that cab #5A4D went from point A to B at such-and-such a time and date. Customer photos aren't uploaded to said system.
And in a dense city, points A and B can be one of a few thousand actual addresses, apartments, businesses, especially if the cabbie stops on the next block.
You don't need a very clean lens or clear picture to see SOMETHING there vs reading a license plate or recognizing a face.
Also, the data would likely be fragmented between local governments and a legal PITA to procure legally. Governments are bound by data-retention and privacy laws.
If we end up with most travel controlled by a few ride-share companies, travel data for anyone would be easier to come by, since we'd end up with a few "one stop shops." No research or subpoenas of every local entity that MIGHT hold the data needed.
I agree there should be strict data retention standards for both governments and corporate entities. Enforced with severe penalties. Personally, I'd go for public flogging of the responsible party, one lash on the arse for every customer whose privacy was violated.
Bingo.
The $1000 bonuses will go to top Walmart brass...
Meanwhile, on page 20, Walmart closed a bunch of Sam's Club stores and laid off their entire staff.
ATSC tuner--
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c...
4k monitor, 42"--
https://www.newegg.com/Product...
Sure you can buy a "dumb" TV. It's called a monitor.
If you don't have cable, just hook it up to an external HDTV tuner with HDMI-out.
I mean, the phone's battery has to be charged (not the account).
The thing about cameras at every traffic light is largely untrue outside of very major US cities (can't speak to everywhere in the world). Unless they're red-light cameras, there's simply no money in it. Also, cell phones can be turned off or left at home. I often do either one or both with my phone. If you want to reach me, leave a message. BEEEEEP!
$100k+ buys a lot, lot, lot of travel.
The camera systems are MUCH better than Uber and friends.
Pictures are a lot harder to tie to an identity than credit card info and an email addy. Also, your link implies that the cameras use local storage, which probably gets cyclically wiped after a day or maybe a week, unless there's evidence of a crime that needs to be preserved.
I'm a lot more comfortable with a camera in a cab, since the pictures don't hit a large corporate database, and disappear from (local) storage after a short time unless there's evidence of a violent crime. And taxi companies are taxi companies -- they're not into selling your data to marketeering filth.
Yeah. They do.
Well, I didn't. If someone gave me one for free, I'd be sure to return it, at high velocity.
Bicycle...
Got to hand it to the Dutch, they do it with flair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
My lose math was $15k car, $5k maintenance, $300/month gas, $180/month insurance.
When a cheapskate like me thinks of a "car," I think few-thousand-buck Craigslist special, under $100/mo liability-only insurance, wrench on it myself. God bless simple older cars and the used-by-owner section of Craigslist.
Beater car. Park on street. Get state-minimum liability insurance. If you're young, you probably lack a lot of assets for anyone who sues you to go after.
Robocars will also destroy privacy, since they'll be paid for via (trackable) electronic means and likely be loaded with cameras. Robocars are a government suckups' wet dream.