16BitTons

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Radiation's Big Lie(spectrum.ieee.org)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
This is what I love about HN. A little heat to a discussion creates more insight instead of a flame war.
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Apsis Films: DIY Ring Light – WreathLight(cheesycam.com)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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DIY 25$ Ring Light, no tools, no electrical skills needed(vimeo.com)
2 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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Fluoride-salt High-Temperature Reactor (web.mit.edu)
3 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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How To Make Enemies: The Dangers of Self Publishing(kianadavenportdialogues.blogspot.com)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
PakG1, you have a good point. Accusing someone of "selectively ignoring" evidence is suggesting the person is not seeking truth at all. In civil discourse, one owes a response. In uncivil discourse, then the opponent often isn't asking a r
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Google Wallet - tomorrow?(washingtonpost.com)
2 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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Ivar Giaever, 1973 physics Nobel Laureate, resigns(online.wsj.com)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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Creating a Web App -- from scratch(css-tricks.com)
2 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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Science with Portal(arstechnica.com)
25 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|3 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
I'm a bit confused. Did they invent their own language, or did they randomly assign names to places on a map?
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
Is the 300 ms a measurement or WAG?
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Learn with Portals (free copy at bottom)(learnwithportals.com)
2 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
Whenever HN is filled with items that aren't HN-esque enough for me, I like to go to "new", find some good articles, and upvote them.
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
>This is definitely _not_ a technical issue. Are there any ideas with a TRL>napkin?
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
If you are realy interested, look into NASA's Orbital Debris program. They have a must-read quarterly newsletter: http://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
For me, it's a cycle. I have trouble reading about something when I don't know WHY I am reading about it. If I 'do' first, then hit a wall, then read, then I really care about the reading because I've got skin in the game. Then I'm trying
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
How about something like Slashdot, where you can say why you are downvoting. +/-1 agree/disagree +/-1 thoughtful/usless "Thank you for your thoughtful comment, but I disagree with your conclusion." "I agree that 'Palin Rocks' but your comm
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Free calls home from Gmail for all U.S. service members (gmailblog.blogspot.com)
3 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
It is a tempting mistake to make. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window Anything that increases the cost of energy will decrease the ability of a civilization to advance.
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
>This is the top of the front page of HN, really?? My approach is to go to the "new" link at the top of HN, find an article that I consider HN-worthy, and upvote it.
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
"I have claimed that Escape is one of the main functions of fairy-stories, and since I do not disapprove of them, it is plain that I do not accept the tone of scorn or pity with which 'Escape' is now so often used. Why should a man be scorn
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The Physics of Hurricanes(ouchmath.wordpress.com)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
"I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in
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Happy 91st Birthday, Ray Bradbury(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|1 comments
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Short Term Capitalism (Godin)(sethgodin.typepad.com)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
To carry this too far, I think the analogy demands that language/grammar/punctuation are the ingredients. They end up in the customer's mouth. The tools, be it edlin or a pear peeler, only make the chief/writer's job easier. You have to u
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by 16BitTons 15y ago
The WSJ is behind a paywall for me, but a Google search for "Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge" works.
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BYTE is back? along with Chaos Manor(informationweek.com)
1 points by 16BitTons 15y ago|0 comments

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