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Sniffing Like a Dog Can Improve Trace Detection of Explosives(nist.gov)
1 points by awqrre 10y ago|0 comments
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by awqrre 10y ago
I tried Zenni Optical's oleophobic coating (finger-print resistance) and didn't notice any improvement when compared to a lense without any coatings... but besides that, I am happy with their glasses so far.
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Hydrogen in your pocket? Developing portable hydrogen-stored plastic(waseda.jp)
2 points by awqrre 10y ago|0 comments
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by awqrre 10y ago
That is what I think right now... when I try to register, I get "gateway full, register closed".
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Amazon reveals AWS Snowmobile, a 45ft semi-trailer that moves exabtyes of data(geekwire.com)
2 points by awqrre 10y ago|0 comments
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by awqrre 10y ago
They also probably have the http://news.ycombinator.com referrer, among other things.
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by awqrre 10y ago
that was my first thought as well ( I just had a bad dentist experience... )
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by awqrre 10y ago
I'd be willing to activate that feature if I was about to die.
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by awqrre 10y ago
if you got cancer, just cut that piece off and eat more?
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by awqrre 10y ago
I think it is still possible, at least in the USA and Canada.
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Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of regeneration in humans(washington.edu)
281 points by awqrre 10y ago|156 comments
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by awqrre 10y ago
I would rather live in the woods and hunt for food...
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by awqrre 10y ago
or "I won't use python for apps that should be done in C", etc...
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by awqrre 10y ago
I don't know if it is new but lately I have seen more brand-new-sellers advertising low priced products on Amazon that never ship... You don't usually need to do anything to get a refund, but it wastes people's time and is es
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by awqrre 10y ago
A competing product that would will steal their users would probably help even more even if users don't delete their accounts and just stop using it (did you delete your Myspace account?)... so the more bad features Facebook adds, the
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Pinebook ARM Linux Laptop Powered by Allwinner A64 CPU(cnx-software.com)
175 points by awqrre 10y ago|90 comments
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by awqrre 10y ago
Hopefully, if they do that, they don't only audit electronic votes, but also all paper ballots (make sure that all ballots are legit (ie: if someone didn't vote, someone else didn't cast a vote for them) and no ballots disapp
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by awqrre 10y ago
That doesn't work when your browser doesn't send referers...
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by awqrre 10y ago
not for a stock OS that hasn't been updated yet (let's say you install from a CD or re-install from an hidden partition)
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by awqrre 10y ago
that is true for most cellphones, I guess
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by awqrre 10y ago
You can have the same problem with any OS that you install that is connected to the Internet before the updates are applied (ie: getting a compromised computer in a a few minutes, being Windows or Linux)
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by awqrre 10y ago
Apple would have an heart attack if they would be required to do this...
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by awqrre 10y ago
Why does Google wait so long to report the real election result? They don't want to make Hillary look as bad as she did in the election?
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by awqrre 10y ago
If they don't require uppercase characters in the password, it is not so idiotic... specially if they have rules that make up for it.
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by awqrre 10y ago
Seeing how Google have a near monopoly on Search, perhaps they should be required to... or at least be required not to remove search results of already-indexed legitimate websites.
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by awqrre 10y ago
If they would stop the problem at the source, they might be out of work... but anyways I think that it is not a good idea to become an outlaw to catch other outlaws...
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by awqrre 10y ago
He was also supposed to repeal the "PATRIOT" Act...
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by awqrre 10y ago
> https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1730 no postal service carrier uniform allowed on Halloween
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by awqrre 10y ago
> Some of it sounds ridiculous - for every new federal regulation, 2 existing regulations must be eliminated. Doesn't sound that ridiculous to me, we have to find a way to eliminate useless/ridiculous regulations because they j
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by awqrre 10y ago
On my Window phone, I have an app that can do navigation while offline... many companies, like Google, want everything to be server side because they want to learn more about you.

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