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Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom(damninteresting.com)
1 points by b_emery 12y ago|0 comments
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by b_emery 12y ago
Me too, you're welcome. I still want to see map showing probability contours. It would be good to know just how uncertain the final location of this thing really is.
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How Did Inmarsat Deduce Possible Flight Paths for MH370?(siam.org)
39 points by b_emery 12y ago|5 comments
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by b_emery 12y ago
Interesting analysis. One thing left out: does the plane respond with a defined shifted frequency (like a transponder)? Inmarsat's analysis is most certainly wrong. They need to put the data in the public domain.
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by b_emery 12y ago
*"vocal fry" Do you have an example? I was there too, but have no idea what you mean. Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High perhaps?
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by b_emery 12y ago
It's almost certainly not legal to transmit in cellular bands without a license (other than for the intended use). FCC licenses I've seen have a 'do not interfere' clause, so even if you rigged your handset as a jammer i
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by b_emery 13y ago
I learned the same lesson crossing streets (as a pedestrian) in Rome by watching the locals. Make eye contact, go, and be consistent. The drivers are so alert (because you have to be), that they will stop. Once I learned how to walk across
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by b_emery 13y ago
In the summer it's so hot your underwear hurts [1] 1) http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2013/04/20/scrip...
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by b_emery 13y ago
SENS = "Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence" ie prevention of aging, if I understand correctly.
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by b_emery 13y ago
Terrorists driving cars, apparently.
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by b_emery 13y ago
I've never sharpened mine, but too much rain is not a problem we have in California.
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by b_emery 13y ago
I agree, as my regularly maxed-out library membership will attest. Why buy-keep-store when you can borrow, and re-borrow?
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by b_emery 13y ago
It's kind of like a video game. A really dull, poorly designed game. But if you win, you win big! It got better once I got to some images taken during daylight hours.
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Malaysian Flight MH370: Join the Satellite Photo Search(space.com)
2 points by b_emery 13y ago|1 comments
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by b_emery 13y ago
I'll second this. Even more so, in a world of specialization, why not have well trained, enthusiastic, highly specialized teachers spending time with the kids from an early age? There has to be some balance, young kids want to be with
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by b_emery 13y ago
No, but it's much better than nothing. If you're out of shape, 7 min every other day or even 2x per week is a great start. If you're reasonably fit then I agree, 7 min is not enough. I've been both in the last few months
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by b_emery 13y ago
I think this is a good illustration of the art of teaching. Getting people to really engage is difficult.
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by b_emery 13y ago
>I'm convinced there's a fundamental change happening in the way work gets done. It's becoming normal to start a startup. I'm hoping this will be the topic of PG's next essay.
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by b_emery 13y ago
The witty saying is not so much an attempt to prove but a useful summary of one man's experience. In other words, be optimistic, but not delusional. Stay grounded in reality. I imagine that if you interviewed the survivors you speak of
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by b_emery 13y ago
Very common - this is one of the basic mechanisms that mix lakes. To clarify, the summer surface waters are heated by the sun, causing stratification. This is usually broken down in the fall by the combination of wind mixing and heat extrac
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by b_emery 13y ago
Not sure what you get for $12k, but know that it is possible to build an autonomous airplane, and a gopro for much less than that. Here's a friend's video for evidence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX3kFWoH17o&am
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by b_emery 13y ago
There is a great book that you might want to read, which gets at the thought process at the individual level. It's about a cop who stood up to corruption in his precinct. The movie is good too: http://en.wikipedia.org/w
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by b_emery 13y ago
Agreed, he must be one of the 10 most creative people on earth.
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by b_emery 13y ago
That one links to this: http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/ which devolves into a hilarious analysis of 'how to get 7 billion people out of Rhode Island'.
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by b_emery 13y ago
No apology needed! Thanks for the links.
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The Dangers of Pseudoscience(opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by b_emery 13y ago|0 comments
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by b_emery 13y ago
something I always unconsciously desired Well put. I always imagined that this was how email worked, until I looked at building an email server. Which makes me think, why not build a simple 'email' like tool on top of this? (I&#
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by b_emery 13y ago
Ok, I'll buy it if you can make a convincing argument for cold showers. To convince me you'll have to address: 1) Given the finite resource model of will power, why should I spend a considerable amount of it forcing myself to take
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by b_emery 13y ago
This I think it the best comment in the (what I found to be very interesting and fruitful) discussion. I'll be thinking more about what I see as an inherent conflict between science and religion, but thanks.
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by b_emery 13y ago
Late to the party, but I wanted to say, thanks for the interesting comment.

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