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by aerophilic 9y ago
There was an interesting study posted (I believe here) on how a flat 10% re-distribution (10% taxed from everyone, then redistributed evenly across everyone, aka basic income), created a more stable "society" in simulation. It did
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Elon Musk Will Launch His Tesla Roadster to Mars on Falcon 9 Heavy(space.com)
5 points by aerophilic 9y ago|0 comments
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by aerophilic 9y ago
Ha! Funny but makes sense, though I think in this case it is a by product of our young forcing us to “pay attention” to them. The thing I always found more interesting is how babies tend to look more like their fathers than mothers at birth
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Unit testing and documenting for OpenSCAD(github.com)
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by aerophilic 9y ago
As I have done more and more modeling using OpenSCAD, I keep wondering if there is a “better” way of abstracting libraries. In particular, what is the “right” way to say that the attachment point of an arm is at point [x,y,z, yaw,pitch,roll
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Techshop to reopen via acquisition by third party(bizjournals.com)
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by aerophilic 9y ago
Much of the advice I have seen is very relevant and useful, especially the idea of saving up and living well below your means. However, to more specifically address what you are looking for, I think the most important thing to think about i
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by aerophilic 9y ago
Agreed, but I would be surprised if that didn’t play into the math. One of Elon’s greatest strengths is to think ahead strategically and position himself for maximum upside towards his goals. So yes, I am sure he didn’t think he would need
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by aerophilic 9y ago
I think that may be the core point of why they are doing this. They are in a cash crunch, if they get enough deposits it can certainly help their bottom line... without dilution.
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Prusa releases brand new 3D Printer MK3(youtube.com)
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by aerophilic 9y ago
Assuming you are talking for another employee, I would recommend giving them either a Sabbatical or a very long vacation. If neither of those are options, I would recommend fundamentally changing their role so they are handling things in a
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Over 17,000 satellites proposed for Broadband Internet(parabolicarc.com)
1 points by aerophilic 10y ago|0 comments
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MDA buys DigitalGlobe, plans satellite imaging constellation(spacenews.com)
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Deep Learning: basics of image recognition(medium.com)
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Companies Propose Launching 8,700 Satellites into Non-Geosynchronous Orbit(parabolicarc.com)
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by aerophilic 11y ago
Yup, well aware, I had originally started this idea before Dan Shapiro came out with his excellent game. I haven't however bothered to change the name of the project yet... If you have a good alternative name do let me know ;)
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by aerophilic 11y ago
Robot Turtles! https://github.com/RobotTurtles https://github.com/RobotTurtles/home These turtles use a raspberry pi + webcam to turn to a face, recognize "flash cards" via QR cods, and chase
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Microsoft bundling Twitter in latest update?
2 points by aerophilic 11y ago|0 comments
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$7M Deep Sea X-Prize Announced(popsci.com)
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New, Ultra-precise measurement could help redfine the Kilogram(livescience.com)
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Hoverboard created (for real), using copper/aluminum surfaces(engadget.com)
2 points by aerophilic 12y ago|0 comments
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by aerophilic 12y ago
Question: Assuming for a moment that there is a right to be "forgotten". Should that right be permanent? I would argue that while it is relevant during a person's lifetime, it actually would hurt the public good if we mad
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Strongly Typed System for Scientific Quantities(github.com)
2 points by aerophilic 13y ago|0 comments