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by FTA 7y ago
It's all part of the yak shaving necessary to finish a thesis.
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Uber planning ‘skyports’ for flying taxi service in LA by 2023(la.curbed.com)
1 points by FTA 7y ago|0 comments
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by FTA 7y ago
Site seems down...archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190610020009/https://www.filfr...
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by FTA 7y ago
That website actually looks to be run by Uber, not Flexport.
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Report on GPM Microwave Imager Special Study #15: Radio Frequency Interference [pdf](ntrs.nasa.gov)
1 points by FTA 7y ago|0 comments
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by FTA 8y ago
Link to the actual study (which the article never provides): https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2018.009...
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by FTA 8y ago
I usually have less severe jetlag on the 737 MAX 9s compared to the Airbus fleet. I think it's the level at which they pressurize the cabins. In any case, like others have said, it really depends on the airline and seating configuratio
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by FTA 8y ago
I try to follow the zipper rule when getting on the freeway. The problem I run into quite often in CA (and the thing that frustrates me the most in urban driving) is when people behind me on a highway on-ramp cut across the solid white line
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by FTA 8y ago
They have been. It may just not be completely visible beyond their Live at Spotify recordings (which, from the copyrights on those albums, I imagine Spotify still has to pay close to the same royalties for). https://www.musicbusi
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by FTA 8y ago
My recent Lyfts have had a line included in their post-ride text message that says I should tip my driver to show appreciation for the ride. I rather pay a few dollars more for my ride fare to have the tip built in than deal with this soci
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by FTA 8y ago
I recently took the Brightline train between Miami and Fort Lauderdale and was absolutely impressed. It felt as if I had been transported to Europe and aboard a DB train. Staff were professional and competent, stations were bright and clean
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by FTA 9y ago
Another consideration is the pollution you're breathing when walking or deeply breathing while running. Particulate matter, ozone, and carbon monoxide could very well cancel out the benefits of receiving that Vitamin D production you g
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by FTA 9y ago
JPL is run by California Institute of Technology and the work they do is under contract to NASA, so I would be cautious about calling things that stem from there a public domain government work.
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by FTA 9y ago
Sorry, I was trying to describe myself in different respects. 1) Introverted, 2) Worrying about others' thoughts.
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by FTA 9y ago
To me, there's something slightly numbing to the part of my brain that craves distraction when I'm surrounded by other people going about life like normal--be it the workers cleaning tables, a first date or friends meeting, or the
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by FTA 9y ago
FTSite: ''Simple, straightforward, pricing. $1 for the first four pages, $0.25 for each additional page.'' Twilio charges are generally under $0.25/min for outbound phone calls in the U.S. and $0.01/page for pr
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by FTA 9y ago
Ever since I heard about Sci-Hub, I knew judgements along this line would be incoming eventually. The only way to solve the science publishing problem is from the top down: lean on scientific funding agencies for them to mandate results mus
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by FTA 9y ago
Link to the actual essay: http://narrative.ly/the-secret-life-of-a-crime-scene-cleaner... The Guardian link is an interview with the author of the essay who talks about a cleaner that the author shadowed for a few years.
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by FTA 9y ago
I've been a Technician for many years. I have worked numerous local responses: parades, athletic events, smaller scale weather disasters. It was really rewarding, especially when a family member was actually participating in the event,
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by FTA 9y ago
Hmm, never happened on my phone at all. Maybe I got a good batch. Again--I said it was only anecdotal :)
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by FTA 9y ago
Time and time again we see "free" companies on the internet have three Lorenz attractors that they evolve towards: 1) users being heavily limited in features without paying a large enough sum of subscription money to subsidize oth
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by FTA 9y ago
I can't remember the URL and I'm on mobile, but I recall a a site that did this for USSR photos. It was very interesting to see photos of Chernobyl pre-incident. Unfortunately trying to construct street level from this technique w
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by FTA 9y ago
Anecdotal, and nothing super groundbreaking, but my HTC One M9 has a camera I'd say gives the iPhone the besg running for its money out of any Android I've seen. The phone is also an absolutely solid build...many years of ownershi
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by FTA 9y ago
I've found the formula for "news" slideshows is N+int(N/5) as ads seem to be inserted in after every 5 X that are X.
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by FTA 9y ago
I had no clue until a cashier did it for me in a European country. There may be a little logo like this either on your card or on the materials when you get your card: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contactless_smart_car
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by FTA 9y ago
You just hold the card over the screen and it reads (I believe) an RFID chip in the card. No swiping or card insertion required.
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by FTA 9y ago
All the scientists I know on Python (N > 30) use matplotlib and (numpy or scipy or pandas). Some niche libraries for certain data formats are also necessary. These libraries are compatible in 2 and 3, and are easy to install with pip or
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by FTA 9y ago
Looks like decompression is checked for in a function that catches behavior for DECOMPRESSION, PA, and WEIGHT ON WHEELS (no entertainment on ground when heavy devices should be stored): https://github.com/x8BitRain/InFl
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by FTA 9y ago
While I agree, I don't think it's the case every VC desires to appeal to the average consumer. Companies ranging from Gucci to Rolls Royce to Tesla have made a good business for themselves knowing what the above average consumers
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by FTA 9y ago
FTA: "But because Ellis was believed to be involved in another shooting that happened one day earlier on January 20, 2013, the judge felt there were exigent circumstances" [that didn't require a warrant]. So then they don&#x2

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