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"finally, the time has slip and slid its slimy course through to us - and we're the vicious bastards of the new generation. we do not relent, and we should not be held to account for our ancestral faults"
https://t.co/mhJO6yOQRE
Here is how B.1.1.529 (#Omicron #B11529) compares to Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta variants.
— nference (@_nference) November 27, 2021
Omicron has highest novel Spike mutations including striking cluster on the "crown" suggesting significant selection pressure & antigenic distinction from prior strains
(Credits: nference) pic.twitter.com/4oZQbjhbG8
2. The Letter Chosen by the WHO
"It's amazing that the Xi variant seems to have somehow managed to evade detection..."
via @readomain
Why 'Omicron', Not 'Nu' or 'Xi'?
WHO Says Two Letters in Greek Alphabet Jumped to 'Avoid Stigma'
https://t.co/xnGR9XK2tF
3. The Omicron variant has been found in nearly every province of South Africa, as well as Botswana, Belgium, Israel, UK and Hong Kong.
This month, Israel held an exercise, The “Omega Exercise”, meant to prepare for a hypothetical, new COVID-19
4. Omicron Infographic
(appeared in Germany and Italy now)
https://t.co/oNFYBH1F1o
5. Overview of Omicron (B.1.1.529) from @nicd_sa
https://t.co/HN9csJqK0z
Prof @Tuliodna is giving an insightful overview of the #NewVariant #B11529 pic.twitter.com/VnFBrj2pOT
— NICD (@nicd_sa) November 25, 2021
What a weekend celebrating makers looks like.
A thread
👇Read on
Let's start with a crazy view of what @ProductHunt looked like on Sunday
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A top 7 with:
https://t.co/6gBjO6jXtB @Booligoosh
https://t.co/fwfKbQha57 @stephsmithio
https://t.co/LsSRNV9Jrf @anthilemoon
https://t.co/Fts7T8Un5M @J_Tabansi
Spotify Ctrl @shahroozme
https://t.co/37EoJAXEeG @kossnocorp
https://t.co/fMawYGlnro
If you want some top picks, see @deadcoder0904's thread,
We were going to have a go at doing this, but he nailed it.
It also comes with voting links 🖐so go do your
#24hrsstartup was an amazing event
— Akshay Kadam(A2K) \U0001f47b (@deadcoder0904) November 19, 2018
I never went to a hackathon but this just felt like one even though I was just watching \U0001f440
Everyone did great but there were a few startups that I personally loved \U0001f496
Some of my favorites are in the thread below\U0001f447
Over the following days the 24hr startup crew had more than their fair share of launches
Lots of variety: web, bots, extensions and even native apps
eg. @jordibruin with
\U0001f3a8\U0001f3c3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f DrawRun just launched on Product Hunt! Idea to App Store to Product Hunt in 68 hours!\u2070\u2070https://t.co/mxnLZ8FRSu
— Jordi Bruin (@jordibruin) November 20, 2018
Thanks for the motivation @thepatwalls @arminulrich @_feloidea