beek

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[–] beek@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Quite happy with my life, thank you. And the bees.

[–] beek@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

As a local beekeeper, I take offense to your sentiment.

[–] beek@beehaw.org 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From reading the NPR article, it doesn’t sound like the surgical team started the procedure. They aborted before making any incisions, which is what they should have done. The Guardian headline is a touch sensationalist.

What’s horrifying is how they got all the way to the operating room before recognizing that the patient wasn’t brain dead.

[–] beek@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

HIPAA only applies to Covered Entities. 23andMe does not meet the HHS definition of a Covered Entity.

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities/index.html

[–] beek@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

Presumably not, since the repurposed cells won’t have the same surface antigens that the immune system targets for destruction.

[–] beek@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Add me to his list of a “small but vocal cadre of angry users who are not in touch with the greater Reddit community.” What a turd.

Sad that NPR didn’t ask the tough questions.

[–] beek@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thin skin and the inability to admit that you’re wrong aren’t great qualities to have in a CEO…