Anechoic

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by Anechoic 14y ago
Perhaps, but isn't there the risk that a charismatic leader could get team members to essentially do the work for him/her? There were charismatic students who tried that, but it would become apparently very quickly what was happening and
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by Anechoic 14y ago
One thing that I really appreciated at MIT was that when we were given take-home tests or other take-home assignments, it was expected (and often encouraged ) that we collaborate with our classmates. Writing down the exact same answer as
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by Anechoic 14y ago
You wrote "they completely ripped off the design and layout" of the Palm Pilot. The iOS layout owes as much, if not more to the Newton than to the Pilot. Any brick with a touch interface does not fall into that category I'm afraid. Absolu
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by Anechoic 14y ago
but all one has to do is look at the old Palm Pilot to know that they completely ripped off the design and layout. You're forgetting about the Newton.
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by Anechoic 14y ago
What I'd like to see is a healthy market with two or three real competitors. As would I, although I would like that market to offer real choice, and not just one first-mover and 1-2 copycats. Microsoft, Palm and Nokia managed to figure ou
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by Anechoic 14y ago
You are misusing the term - in rail systems, double-tracked means that the system (or line) has two tracks, typically one for each direction. Their are systems (MTA/NYCT most notably in the USA) that have more than two tracks, although in N
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by Anechoic 14y ago
The TBM's finished digging tunnels for all three NY projects in July, now beings the cleanout and cut & cover work so they can start laying tracks and prepping the stations: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120725/long-island-city/mt.
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by Anechoic 14y ago
As a self-employed Bay Stater, I am in complete agreement. I have a self-employed buddy in Hartford, he applied for health insurance with a CT agent. The questionaire he had to fill out for the application asked if he had ever felt depresse
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by Anechoic 14y ago
there's no reason to keep sinking public money to prop up an organization that can't even turn a profit Their operations are profitable, the financial problems are due to an unreasonable funding policy forced on them by Congress.
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by Anechoic 14y ago
The postal service must act like they care. They have to treat their customers well. My post offices care and treat me very well (see my other post). Certainly part of it is that I treat them with respect as well. Automate it. I can put
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by Anechoic 14y ago
The USPS haven't received tax money for several decades.
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by Anechoic 14y ago
As ck2 mentions, our experiences with USPS may be location specific. My experience is the exact opposite of yours, my local USPS shops (I patronize two locations almost daily) have been outstanding (adding postage to letters that need addit
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Isn't Germany like a good country for solar? Looking at this map, is does not appear so: http://www.alternative-energy-resources.net/solarenergydisad...
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by Anechoic 14y ago
In April of 2008, the people responsible for the Jack Daniel's trademark contacted me and asked me to stop using the name "ILoveJackDaniels", and URL "ilovejackdaniels.com", for my site, and to change the logo. They asked "Dave" to stop u
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by Anechoic 14y ago
It wasn't a "rescue" it was a lawsuit settlement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Canyon_Company
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'Stereotype Threat': Why Women Quit Science Jobs(npr.org)
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Is finding a notary really that much of a hassle these days? Every bank I've had an account at had a notary on staff who would notarize documents for free (my current bank has three branches within three miles of my house, all open 7 days p
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by Anechoic 14y ago
I think the FBI figures are one that are pretty reliable and do not subjugate themselves to an individual department's claims. If you're talking about UCR that's not completely true. The FBI does have reporting guidelines, but individual
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Very interesting concept, you should submit that as it's own HN story.
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by Anechoic 14y ago
I'm wondering why protesters don't rig up their own low-tech version: For personal security, monitoring illegal police acts, sure. As a means for letting people who can't come be part of the action? That would get annoying real quick unle
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by Anechoic 14y ago
I am a glasses wearer that drives a lot (25k miles per year), cycles a decent amount (around 1,000 miles per year), plays sports and practices a martial art - I am constantly dealing with blind spots caused by bridges, nose-pad temples, a
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Right now the only real high-quality solution for remote streaming is Apple's AirPlay, and it has its limitations. The biggest problem is that it's locked down to Apple products and software; except for Airfoil, which improves matters grea
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Glass looks interesting, but (presuming the price comes way down, which it surely well) I can't see it having a whole lot of traction in consumer markets. Yeah it's small and light, but it's still going to be distracting - I've worn glasses
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by Anechoic 14y ago
> Special parking spots easily cost 1% more than regular parking spots because of the markings on ground and the metal signage. Eh, I don't know that it would even be 1% more - for a construction project most of the cost comes from the
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Not quite the same thing as none of those items really have an undue cost to the facility - ramps (when needed, a lot of those stores are built level to the parking lot/sidewalk) can be used for the disabled as well as store workers/deliver
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by Anechoic 14y ago
A lot of folks point toward much-less expensive third party toner cartridges and refill kits. I tried that route with my two Konica Minolta color laser printers and had horrible experience with cartridges/kits from several vendors: toner
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Meanwhile, AMC is making TV that's just as good with a business model that embraces cort-cutters. And is currently at war with DishTV. It's a matter if the cord cutters can replace the revenue lost from traditional markets if the cable/sa
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by Anechoic 14y ago
Points 2, 4, 7 are entirely reasonable. Point 1 is relatively subjective, one person's "too long" can very easily be another person's "not enough." Point 3 - I guess YMMV. If I'm hiring someone, a "thank you" indicates some thoughtfulness,
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by Anechoic 14y ago
A wavelength of 3 meters is about 100 MHz in the RF world, and 1 kHz in audio terms. An acoustic wavelength at STP is around 1ft/30cm, not 3m (which is closer to 100 Hz).
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by Anechoic 14y ago
I've been in an anechoic chamber ... and it's not uncomfortable at first, but it feels good to get out Not all anechoic chambers are equal, and not all anechoic chambers are necessarily quiet - they're only as quiet as they need to be f

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