Zaak

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by Zaak 16y ago
Economy of scale for hdtv displays.
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by Zaak 16y ago
I agree. Though the only unlocked vanilla android phones I know of are the ones from Google. Good devices, but limited selection.
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by Zaak 16y ago
Summaries of Android upgrades by manufacturer and carrier: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17649/android_upgrades http://blogs.computerworld.com/17650/android_upgrades_carrie... tl;dr, Your best bet for upgrades is a high-end HTC phone o
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by Zaak 16y ago
Just two, according to 'kipedia.
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by Zaak 16y ago
I would love to see his analysis of the system. I doubt it's been preserved though.
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by Zaak 16y ago
Not only did he drive there, but he watched with no more protection than the glass of the car windshield.
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by Zaak 16y ago
No word yet on how much it will pay for the large lidless eye wreathed in flame that will tower over the new facility.
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by Zaak 16y ago
(Num t) => t means that the value can have the type of any member of class Num, but it can't be more than one type at a time. There are no subtypes in Haskell.
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by Zaak 16y ago
> Basically, the author seems upset that "5" is a Number rather than an Integer. But that's fine, because it's true. 5 is a real fraction. 5 is a complex fraction. 5 is a double. 5 is a char. 5 is an unsigned long long. 5 is a lot of th
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by Zaak 16y ago
I'm holding out for Mr Potato Head combining characters.
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by Zaak 16y ago
Haskell has type classes and type inference which seem like they would be helpful.
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by Zaak 16y ago
ssh is available via control-alt-T You can also flip the developer switch in the battery bay for more control.
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by Zaak 16y ago
You've just demonstrated that you're not interested in a conversation. Welcome to my killfile.
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by Zaak 16y ago
A theory isn't completely abandoned just because of a single contradicting observation. The theory may explain a host of other phenomena very well, in which case then new observation merely shows a limit past which the theory no longer appl
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by Zaak 16y ago
In addition to that, our solar system probably formed from the remains of one or more second-generation stars, so our planet has already been around longer than at least one of its "ancestors".
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by Zaak 16y ago
That's true. Also, as more computing power is added to its network, the difficulty of the hashing problem is increased to maintain the bitcoin creation rate at about 50 per ten minutes.
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by Zaak 16y ago
> The frequency ranges supported by my device are 281 - 361, 378 - 481, and 749 - 962 MHz. This is about 50% more than the chip is advertised to support and covers quite a bit of interesting activity in the US including ISM, LMR, televi
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by Zaak 16y ago
A problem with jury nullification is that the interactions between laws is complex and can easily have unintended consequences. I am overall in favor of jury nullification, but it requires an educated jury. The complexity of our system of l
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by Zaak 16y ago
If the universe has toroidal topology, then the Big Bang is connected to the Big Crunch, and the number of positrons doesn't have to equal the number of electrons. Of course, dark energy makes that all impossible.
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by Zaak 16y ago
We build our computer systems the way we build our cities: over time, without a plan, on top of ruins. -- Ellen Ullman
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by Zaak 16y ago
If email addresses were rarely abused, then a private email address would be like an unlisted phone number. Email address abuse is extremely common however, so public should not be the default.
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by Zaak 16y ago
Whose swamp gas was trapped in a thermal pocket...
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by Zaak 16y ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbH-U2b_EsQ
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by Zaak 16y ago
There are few animals that pass the test. The great apes, bottlenose dolphins, magpies, and asian elephants for example. All of these animals have a large brain-to-body-size ratio, complex social interactions, problem solving ability, and a
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by Zaak 16y ago
Also, the USSR wouldn't have used them one at a time.
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by Zaak 16y ago
I agree. Let's replace all unthinking naysayers with thorium reactors.
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by Zaak 16y ago
I believe it's because in high dimensions, most of the "volume" is near the center, whereas in low dimensions, most of the volume is near the surface.
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by Zaak 16y ago
Robert Zubrin estimated that his Mars Direct plan would cost about $20B to develop the vehicles and other equipment, then $1B per launch with two launches per year. Each launch enables a one-way trip to or from Mars.
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by Zaak 16y ago
First we need an RFC standardizing transmission of IP datagrams over pneumatic tubes though.
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by Zaak 16y ago
This is the heart of the matter. The firefighters were within their rights to refuse to let him buy their services, but it would have been better for everyone involved if they had put out the fire, then billed him for the cost.

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