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   by Qworg 12y ago

   For new startups? A cult (of personality or of the religious persuasion)? A warparty? A pirate crew? All are good options.
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   HandPose: Fully Articulated Hand Tracking(research.microsoft.com)

   30 points by Qworg 12y ago|12 comments
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   by Qworg 12y ago

   I'd do doctor training or correction. An expert "extra pair of eyes" is a project I've not seen anything on.
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   by Qworg 12y ago

   Keeping the hive alive is actually the most natural thing to do. While the bees won't carry the same genetics, they will support the queen while she lays. This is crucial, because a mated queen cannot truly defend herself. The new quee
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   by Qworg 12y ago

   I ha a three year queen before. Most start to flag around year two and need to be replaced. I've heard anecdotes from other beeks having four to five year queens, but it is exceedingly rare. The big players don't want the producti
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   by Qworg 12y ago

   More experienced beekeepers start shedding gear. Some only go in with a veil. That said, some also go in without a veil. This is _not_ a good idea. There was a very experienced (25+ years) beekeeper who told a story at the PA State meeti
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   The Sting: Fighting the Rise of Bee Rustlers(stories.weather.com)

   1 points by Qworg 12y ago|0 comments
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   by Qworg 12y ago

   Or it could have been a thief. =) Bee rustling is a thing! http://stories.weather.com/stolenbees
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   by Qworg 12y ago

   Moisture also is what kills bees overwinter. They need ventilation and breezes. Also, they actually forage up to 4 miles away [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forage_(honey_bee) ]. Outside of that range, it is an energy
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    Definitely. That said, you can keep bees nearly everywhere. If not, your local group is probably fighting to make it happen.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    You certainly can put them on the terrace. I'd recommend looking for a local provider of nucs who has "gentle bees".
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    If you like this story, I'd unabashedly recommend that you try and keep bees. They are relatively low maintenance, interesting to observe and fun to debug (no pun intended). Success is amazing - both to eat and think about. The other
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    If you do web work, you likely won't meet anyone doing Qt. I've used it for robot and industrial machine UIs.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    I think this impression is pervasive (at least amongst my friends). It would be great to highlight founders who have gotten into YC who don't "fit the mold" so to speak. Most, if not all, of the "check out my winning Y
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    You are correct. The system degrades in functionality in dust, heavy fog, heavy rain, and snow. It isn't blind, per se, as radar still functions. Snow is the worst though - both visually obscuring and radar absorptive.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    I'm always glad to see reasonable overviews of emerging technologies. While very focused on what's wrong, it is a good counterpoint to the typical breathless coverage.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    And rich people in this new system are incentivized to not vote yes? They gain a benefit. The poor people, who don't have any market power, do not. Why would they vote any other way?
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    Stanford Driving Software (2011)(stanforddriving.sourceforge.net)

    74 points by Qworg 12y ago|21 comments
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    Low-Power Sensing and Autonomy With Nvidia Jetson TK1(devblogs.nvidia.com)

    2 points by Qworg 12y ago|0 comments
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    This device's use case is not to pump HDMI video or act as a RasPi replacement. It is to accomplish heavy GPU tasks cheaply in both power and money. This post on the NVidia blog shows two good use cases: http://devblogs.nvid
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    I'd look at patents. There are several expired patents for seat occupancy sensors that rely on EM wave disturbance. They're in pretty much any "auto off" passenger airbag system.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    Hi! Practicing roboticist here. So, there are _lots_ of different parts of robotics you could get involved in. I suppose the first question to answer is "what is your background?" How are your maths (linear algebra, matrix syst
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    Most of these are closed systems - no need for pesticides or any human hours. The insects simply cannot get in.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    When making cowboy coffee (similar - brewed directly in a pot), you sprinkle cold water over the top to get the grounds to settle.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    While I'm not the OP, I would like to thank you for such a detailed and knowledgable response! Sometimes, HN amazes me. :)
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    How is unlimited spending by entrenched powers who have already "won" in the current system going to encourage political dynamism? Most American voters aren't PAC contributors, at least in any meaningful way. Is their speech
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    Divekick is a game that doesn't necessarily take out the violence, but does pare the fighting game down to its barest essentials. You only have two moves - jump and divekick.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    Very possible. The problem is how chunky the pen is to fit the sensor and illumination.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    We like Python - we support it in libfreenect, so we'll probably have it in libfreenect2.
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    by Qworg 12y ago

    The latter.