ThePhysicist

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1. 1861.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   If you think that's cool you should have a look at this frog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vyB-O5i6E&list=PL8E7ED16454... The physics behind this are explained here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
2. 1862.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   Well in physics it used to be like this, with most journals denying the authors the right to publish a pre-print because it would "spoil" the publication in the journal. Some interdisciplinary journals like Science and Nature stil
3. 1863.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   This is an exciting project, but as a scientist I think that the data they present to support their rather bold claims is pretty thin, so far. If they want me to invest in their startup through crowdfunding, they should at least be able to
4. 1864.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   Nice project! I recently thought a lot about how to blend web & desktop apps and currently my stack consists mostly of Qt and Python (e.g. via PySide or PyQt). Qt is a really awesome toolkit and allows me to make a cross-platform app wi
5. 1865.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   He does not really "boycott" the Olympics, he simply will not attend them in his function as head of state, which anyway is not strictly demanded by protocol. In addition, in his public statement he does not officially state that
6. 1866.▲
   Visualization of Github development in D3.js(artzub.com)

   3 points by ThePhysicist 13y ago|0 comments
7. 1867.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   Thanks a lot!
8. 1868.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   Yes, and no. DIN basically takes European and international norms and translates them so that they conform to the German law and can thus be used in Germany. This is not just a matter of simple translation but of adaptation since all docume
9. 1869.▲
   by ThePhysicist 13y ago

   mind = blown
10. 1870.▲
    by ThePhysicist 13y ago

    Good point, I changed it!
11. 1871.▲
    by ThePhysicist 13y ago

    Thanks for the feedback, I'll think about how to improve this. Probably it would be good to add some kind of visual feedback while the user input is transferred to the server (like a spinner), since that will make it clearer that the i
12. 1872.▲
    by ThePhysicist 13y ago

    good point, thanks for the feedback!
13. 1873.▲
    Show HN: Collect instant user feedback directly on your website.(feedback.7scientists.com)

    45 points by ThePhysicist 13y ago|11 comments
14. 1874.▲
    by ThePhysicist 13y ago

    Hey Brandon, I would be really interested in the FAQ questions that you prepared for the interview! Any chance you could publish them (omitting the answers if that's sensitive information)?
15. 1875.▲
    by ThePhysicist 14y ago

    Hey, Kim Dotcom(megaupload) is actually German and he surely did risk (and managed) to get in trouble with the law for his startup, so not all Germans are completely risk-averse ;)
16. 1876.▲
    by ThePhysicist 14y ago

    Having the fines go up proportionally to the value of the car would be a hilarious idea, but unfortunately it's not true ;) Most fines have fixed values (typically starting at 10 €), but some are proportional to your income/salary, so for e
17. 1877.▲
    by ThePhysicist 14y ago

    The only people that should have gotten fired for this are: * The person responsible for the database backup (no backup plan for your production DB!? wtf) * The person having designed the SQL admin tool (not putting an irreversible DELETE o