Paul Buchheit

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    Apr 24

    A third solution to the pandemic

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  2. 20 hours ago

    Also the one where a right-wing television personality wins the 2016 election because Internet :) The China bio part didn’t really work out the way I had hoped though...

    I was reading through some of 's old blog posts and found some amazingly prescient predictions for 2020 that he made in 2010! Cloud computing/drug war/mobile phone brand supremacy/politics. Pretty spot on.
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  3. May 21

    Great thread on politics poisoning science. Yes both sides are guilty.

    It's "a very safe drug," says Giles. But it has some risk. Scientists need to learn if it has benefits that outweigh the risk. This subtlety doesn't fit in with politics where we're supposed to be absolutely for or against all things based solely on our view of one person.
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  4. May 21

    Explain this image to a person living in the year 1990

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    May 19

    It’s time to update the all-or-nothing messaging on Covid-19 risk. Let’s give people the tools to understand that the riskiness of social activities lies on a spectrum. We are staring quarantine fatigue in the face. We need new guidance--and policies--to meet this challenge. 1/

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    May 19

    Vaccine experts say Moderna's Covid-19 data leave big questions, ⁦⁩ writes.

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    May 19

    The FDA's commitment to killing people remains phenomenal:

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  8. May 18

    Watching the left/right politicize a common drug is entirely predictable yet nevertheless disappointing. Politics is stupid making.

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    May 18

    Public health guidance for needs to help people choose low-risk activities that are sustainable in the long term. and I created this infographic that conveys a spectrum of risk and harm reduction tips for every setting. Please feel free to share!

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    May 18
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    If you know someone who wants to learn about the benefits of wearing masks, ask them to check out this article by the chair of medicine at UCSF, :

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    May 18

    Nobel laureate, and Royal Society President, Venki Ramakrishnan, has written the best single paragraph explanation of why we need to wear masks that I've seen yet. Read it, and share it. My mask protects you. Your mask protects me.

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    May 16

    We could do this if the government were interested in leading. Every American should be demanding the USG accelerate a safe reopening plan.

    Read. Then read again.
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  13. May 17

    The Master Distractor He’s incredibly good at this game, but his opponents still think he’s stupid

    Just so we‘re all clear on what his priority is right now
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    May 17

    I gave this commencement speech at the Berkeley graduation on Minecraft / Twitch. It was awesome to see the creativity from students to hold a ceremony despite everything going on with COVID. Class of 2020: I wish you the very best finding your own path.

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    May 17

    It's important not just to remember this (the incorrect guidance on masks) but to study and understand it. When I wrote my "masks work" op-ed on March 17 for the New York Times, I honestly thought I was likely ending my career as a public writer.

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    May 15

    "solar has reached today’s prices literally decades ahead of when all but 1 of these forecasts expected. And even the most optimistic projection … showed solar prices dropping at just about 1/2 the rate they’ve actually declined at over the past 5 years."

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  17. May 15

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    May 15

    The FDA has halted the work of an innovative coronavirus testing program widely touted by the likes of Bill Gates and public health officials. Regulators want to review the program further. One expert called the shutdown "bizarre."

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  19. May 15

    True story: my interview notes for DoorDash described it as “Caviar for Palo Alto” Both were good investments :)

    Related, the YC Test: If your problem is worth solving, there will be a competitor in every batch while you are in business.
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    May 15

    Why is China testing all 11 million residents of Wuhan? Because it can. 1/3

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  21. May 15

    This is correct. We need an actual plan. Perpetual lockdown is an unsustainable, ruinous disaster.

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