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Comment · 12 years ago
None of the languages you listed are technically programming languages (I guess PowerShell could be considered one, but it's more for automation rather than programming actual applications). Maybe you're using the wrong terminology during your interviews.
Comment · 12 years ago
Haha yeah I get it, and think it's a good idea. I just thought it was ironic that you'll be making even more capsules now that you're starting a service to help other people with the issue.
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Comment · 12 years ago
Define harmful however you like. Some people might think smelling bad is detrimental to their well-being.
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Comment · 12 years ago
*Most kill nonselectively. Thanks for the nitpicking correction. My point still stands.
Comment · 12 years ago
"A regime of concentrated AO+ caused a hundredfold decrease of Propionibacterium acnes"

The way I see it, both methods (using detergents or probiotics) are achieving the same effect: a decrease in harmful bacteria. The only difference is when probiotics are used, there is a lessened chance of a harmful microbe overgrowth.

Comment · 12 years ago
When you have a population of beneficial microbes, they push the harmful ones out. The ones that cause acne, odor, etc...

When you take antibiotics it kills bacteria nonselectively, good and bad. This can lead to an overgrowth of harmful bacteria when you stop taking the antibiotics. Also good luck when the strain of bacteria you're fighting become resistant to the antibiotic you're taking... Maybe then you'll reconsider microbiomics.

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