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by Ephil012 4y ago
I saw another comment which said this wasn't quite the case. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34193624 Even if it is the case, it is still an issue because it can be used for abuse. If you wanted to pin abuse on so
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Yeah, the big issue though is you can add people outside your company. Not just within your gsuite. Adding within the gsuite is not as big of the deal, but the ability to add anyone outside your company is a big issue because it enables mas
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by Ephil012 4y ago
The issue is different from this. Allowing someone within a company to access a resource without asking them is not as big of a deal. The issue here is people outside your company can add you to projects without consent. Imagine you're
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by Ephil012 4y ago
That’s a great idea. I’ll try reporting it on their bug bounty Edit: Reported it
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Tell HN: Google Cloud lets anyone add you to a project without your permission
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I looked into it more and it seems I might be wrong about the rollout. It looks like iOS rolled out the new subscription, but I didn't see if they actually added checkmarks yet. I saw a new story saying checkmarks wouldn't be roll
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I’ve noticed that since the 8 dollar checkmarks rolled out today a bunch of people have paid for it and then used it to impersonate Elon. That person you linked might not have been verified beforehand and just bought it today. I tried to lo
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Neat concept. Although I do think the homepage could maybe be improved. The main thing is it contains pretty minimal and vague information which makes it harder for people understand the product. Also, when it says tailor-made does it mean
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by Ephil012 4y ago
This is true for obvious scams (e.g. a blender that breaks in a week). However, for subtle scams people often don't realize the scam. For instance, many people won't hit the actual size limit of the USB and won't realize it&#
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by Ephil012 4y ago
There's also some great reusable earplugs which are much better for the environment than foam earplugs. Plus, it saves money long term vs buying a bunch of foam earplugs https://us.loopearplugs.com/products/quiet
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Carrying cash is more common in NYC due to many small businesses there being cash-only. For instance, halal food carts are cash-only. As a result, there is higher ATM usage in NYC where these ATM skimmers were found.
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Yeah that is true as well. I talked about this a bit in another comment I made about how much easier aluminum is to work with. The thing is even for the raw sheets it’s still very pricey compared to aluminum which is pretty good at illustra
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Oh yeah, forgot but to clarify you might be able to get something better than a smartphone camera with the right sensors and clever space saving in a 1U cubesat. It's just most of the 1Us I have seen don't use anything beyond smar
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Depends on the size. If you’re doing a small one (1U) you are probably just getting smartphone quality pictures. The reason why is because in my experience a lot of the electronics and stabilization hardware takes up enough space inside you
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Pretty much what the other commenters said. Nobody cares whether your cubesat lives or dies in orbit. However, the radiation tests done on these open source boards have been quite extensive and there are a bunch of cubesats in orbit with th
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by Ephil012 4y ago
There are CubeSats with various propulsion systems like ion thrusters and pulsed plasma thrusters in development. It's relatively new though iirc. These thrusters can last for an insanely long time. So maybe in theory it could reach a
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Yeah that is also true. The CubeSats don't spend too much time over each ground station. You can technically get around this by swapping between ground stations and enable semi continuous communication, but it would require a ton of th
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I don't know if I am technically allowed to say since it was given to us on a contract. I don't think I can name them specifically until we do a joint press release announcing the mission. However, I will say that it was a startup
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I forgot to note that the Carbon fiber comparison isn't entirely comprehensive. Carbon fiber is stronger so you could get away with a thinner sheet which saves money. However, I will say it still somewhat illustrates the significant co
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I should note though that due to the strength differences this analysis may not be complete. Technically carbon fiber is stronger so you can get away with a thinner sheet while having similar strength. Using a thinner sheet might save on ca
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by Ephil012 4y ago
So we are actually adding imagery to our satellite so I think I can answer these pretty well. For question 1, I do think you could use it for astrophotography. You could probably capture pictures of the stars if you have stabilization on th
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I work on a CubeSat team and there are a few reasons why CubeSat teams choose aluminum. 1) CubeSat spec rules. The rules guiding CubeSats technically only allow aluminum. "3.2.15 Aluminum 7075, 6061, 5005, and/or 5052 will be used
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I haven't really seen this to be the case personally. For a 1/32 thickness 12" x 12" sheet of carbon fiber, it is 35 dollars. This is actually this company's cheapest carbon fiber sheet too at that size. I have seen
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by Ephil012 4y ago
Yeah, it would be useful for that. In general, anything involving tracking changes on the Earth is fair game for CubeSats. I haven't heard of any organizations / companies using CubeSats for El Niño, but I think that could be a us
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by Ephil012 4y ago
If anyone is curious, I believe the big provider for this is Nanoracks. Never used them ourselves for our CubeSat due to our specific goals. However, they are extremely useful for stuff like sensor data, tech demos, research, and testing.
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by Ephil012 4y ago
For commercial, the big use case is satellite imagery. Satellite imagery is pretty useful for mapping, agriculture, and even planning out large construction projects. CubeSats are especially useful if you need a cluster of satellites for ch
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by Ephil012 4y ago
One interesting development in the area of cubesats is that most teams are shifting towards open source designs. In the past, cubesats were mostly using old and expensive hardware (like the pumpkin board). Now a lot of teams are using open
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by Ephil012 4y ago
The other figures are correct. However, the cost to build cubesats are coming down rapidly. I work at a not for profit called isomer space which builds cubesats. We originally were looking at 50k-100k for ours, but there are a few open sour
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by Ephil012 4y ago
I didn't see any contact info in your profile, but I am definitely interested. Feel free to email me Etp256@nyu.edu
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by Ephil012 5y ago
That’s what’s interesting. My state has a law going into effect soon that covers requesting the removal of facial data, but at the moment it hasn’t started yet. Presumably once it goes into effect, Clearview would be legally obligated to re

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