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961.
Michibiki satellites used to run unmanned harvester(asahi.com)
3 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
962.
Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ Melted Uranium Fuel(mobile.nytimes.com)
4 points by akeck 9y ago|2 comments
963.
by akeck 9y ago
That seems possibly illegal. :-/
964.
by akeck 9y ago
I suspect he may end up using a chunk of that on litigation defense.
965.
by akeck 9y ago
No? I used to eat bowl after bowl as kid because they tasted close to candy, but were "breakfast food".
966.
by akeck 9y ago
Breath, drink, eat, sleep?
967.
by akeck 9y ago
Maybe take an page from the Easter Islander playbook: Build vast networks of rock wall closed cells. Wind blowing over these will tend to deposit some of its soil. Bonus points if the walls are high enough to keep out sheep. ;-)
968.
by akeck 9y ago
Interesting. If you were interacting for 16h a day "in country" for 7 weeks, then (16 * 7 * 7) + 150 + 85 = 1019 hours. If State Departments say 400 hours, then this sheds light on why many non-native fluent speakers recommend imm
969.
by akeck 9y ago
I asked a tween relative whether they or anyone they know uses FB. They answered, "No one." They said they all use Instagram, though. So the current tween generation is still on an FB platform, just not FB itself.
970.
by akeck 9y ago
Other than saying 'Hi', I generally don't interact with anyone in the Apple Store these days. I get what I need, scan the bar codes of the items I'm buying in the Apple Store app, and then walk out.
971.
by akeck 9y ago
Or a superconducting power line to the coast.
972.
by akeck 9y ago
In the 2007-2012 era, SHA1 was common. Also, the salts will slow down cracking a little for passwords not already known.
973.
by akeck 9y ago
I learned about Slashdot from a screenshot demoing the Enlightenment VM.
974.
Why I won't be getting a SIM card in my new country(sophiaellis.co)
4 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
975.
Octopuses Are Urbanists, Too(citylab.com)
1 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
976.
by akeck 9y ago
No mention of sleep? * http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-03...
977.
by akeck 9y ago
I prefer the Shiller PE for my doom-and-gloom. ;-) http://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe/
978.
by akeck 9y ago
So, where's the $150K per student in tuition going?
979.
Ask HN: Would “Chrome OS Mobile” plus React et al make phones simpler?
1 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
980.
Inside an Epic Hotel Room Hacking Spree(wired.com)
1 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
981.
New App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health(m.caltech.edu)
1 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
982.
by akeck 9y ago
Stories like these remind me of the pilot of the "new" Battlestar Galactica (2004), in which the modern info systems have been compromised prior to the initial attack and everything except the oldest fighters goes dark immediately
983.
A machine that composes chess problems (2014)(en.chessbase.com)
1 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
984.
by akeck 9y ago
I also like the suggestion made in various places that research not be publishable until it's independently replicated.
985.
A Live-In Library That's All About the American West(citylab.com)
1 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
986.
Raspberry Pi Is the Brains Behind Automated Greenhouse(hackaday.com)
2 points by akeck 9y ago|0 comments
987.
by akeck 9y ago
I read this piece, and then sat in silence for long time. Memento Mori. I need to hug my family a little tighter tonight.
988.
by akeck 9y ago
When I look at a two hundred year US inflation/deflation graph, it looks like taking us off the gold standard provided some form of damping.
989.
by akeck 9y ago
I wonder if, in the future, being able not to be on any social media will be an higher class privilege.
990.
by akeck 9y ago
I do three things to cut consumption: borrow, rent, and "rent". "Rent" is buy high quality/high value, and resell for a significant fraction of retail when you are done with it. I learned it from a friend at work. S

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