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Tue Jan 12

Translations: 中文, 日本語 As a followup to Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, here is a look at the genetic code behind some of the other vaccines. I recommend at least skimming the earlier post before delving into this one, unless you are already fluent in modified mRNA bases...
Some people think that having a less diverse team is a big problem for inequality. Often in homogeneous teams, people offend each other without realizing it. They make "innocent" jokes about nationality, ethnicity, and gender. Most of the time, they are not aware of their discrimination at all. Jokes made around...
It’s Monday the 9th of December, 1968, and Douglas Engelbart, a 43 year old Silicon Valley engineer, is about to give the biggest presentation of his career. He’s at the Fall Joint Computer Conference, in downtown San Francisco, and he’s feeling anxious. Not so much about the crowd; by now Engelbart is used to...