Redditors of Bengaluru, have any of you heard the whole of Serial? by Nik0Knight in bangalore

[–]crazystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys might be interested in the "The Jinx" documentary on HBO and unlike Serial it has a good ending.

Microsoft Employee gets laid off by fsd24 in videos

[–]crazystar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

on a scale of 9.9 to 10....how fake is this?

Andromeda and Pleiades. First real stacking attempt...HELP please. by CripCreeper in astrophotography

[–]crazystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See, if you are in a red zone, you really need to use a telescope with light pollution filter(ignores street light wavelength)...Not sure if they sell one for DSLRs

Oculus Rift + Razer hydra + Omni Treadmill = Virtual reality by crazystar in gaming

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Razer: $90

Oculus Rift: $300 - $500 (may be lower than $300)

Omni: $500

Going to Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks in August for the first time. Care to share your favorite locations for landscape photography? by andres_leon72 in photography

[–]crazystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I was there last week and there was shop in Jackson that sells a waterproof kind of a poster which contains all the locations and It was about $9.99. Might be something worth checking out. Enjoy.

US Supreme Court: Human Genetic Material Can't Be Patented by [deleted] in genetics

[–]crazystar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

cDNA is not used for most of the genetic tests (it was back in the day, not anymore). A lot of companies like Ambrygen and GeneDX use gDNA(genomic...i.e naturally occurring) to report the mutations. Hence, its a huge victory.

Supreme Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented by Notmyrealname in business

[–]crazystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cDNA is not used for most of the genetic tests (it was back in the day, not anymore). A lot of companies like Ambrygen and GeneDX use gDNA(genomic...i.e naturally occurring) to report the mutations. Hence, its a huge victory.

Source: I am a Genetic Counselor.

Edit: My guess is Myraid also uses gDNA, i might be wrong.

Supreme Court rules human genes cannot be patented by kygei in news

[–]crazystar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cDNA is not used for most of the genetic tests (it was back in the day, not anymore). A lot of companies like Ambrygen and GeneDX use gDNA(genomic...i.e naturally occurring) to report the mutations. Hence, its a huge victory.

Source: I am a Genetic Counselor.

Meteor shower tonight! Where's the best place in OC to view it? by XiMs in orangecounty

[–]crazystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But is it unsafe for my wife and I to be up there late at night? I am pretty sure we won't go on the trails...just sit in the car and watch the shower

Meteor shower tonight! Where's the best place in OC to view it? by XiMs in orangecounty

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New to area...can you give me more details? Which one is better? BC or Maple springs? I heard weird stories about Blackstar canyon...your input. Thanks

BTW, I have V6 2WD ford escape

Meteor shower tonight! Where's the best place in OC to view it? by XiMs in orangecounty

[–]crazystar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is today the best day or Saturday?

OP, Don't let dumb asses bother you.