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by bentpins 8y ago
"Volk One devices can connect to each other, from several miles away. They can also hop, to reach devices farther away." I think it must be something other than WiFi. Not sure how they are getting that kind of range, but it would
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by bentpins 8y ago
Xiaomi has made the Giiker cube with bluetooth, that links up to a smartphone app that can help you solve the cube or play games. It's 100 yuan in China, roughly 15 USD. Clearly not as fancy but really affordable. https://ww
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by bentpins 8y ago
http://facebook.com/l.php?u=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how...
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by bentpins 8y ago
Facebook redirect works, http://facebook.com/l.php?u=https://www.wsj.com/articles/inv... Here's a bookmarklet javascript:location.href='http://facebook.com/l.php?u='+loc
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by bentpins 9y ago
Neat! Btw with my monitor in portrait half the example poster is cut off
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by bentpins 9y ago
Another reason is fallback transactions. I get these a lot with my card, I assume because the contacts aren't in great shape. I don't think any merchants have actually cared enough to check my card for intentional damage to the c
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by bentpins 9y ago
If 360 video kicks off, we might see resolutions resolutions much higher than 8K that ensure the viewport is always 8K. 10 bit colour is something that could get wider adoption. Also I'd assume bitrate will creep up with network speeds
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by bentpins 9y ago
That is how my browser behaves normally in Chrome at least. Progressive loading of normal .gifs, playing frames as they are available
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by bentpins 9y ago
Why would Ripple have anything to do with it?
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by bentpins 10y ago
As someone who missed most of the classic arcade games on CRTs, I was blown away trying out Asteroids on a machine with a CRT Vector Monitor. Because the electron beam can focus longer in one spot, it could pull off ridiculously bright bull
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by bentpins 10y ago
Chrome should be able to display it fine. The dl=1 param on the Dropbox URL means the request is served with a response header indicating it's a download. Change the link to dl=0 and it won't force the download.
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by bentpins 10y ago
I think that means you can buy the SOC instead of the whole board for $6.
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by bentpins 10y ago
That looks like a mini USB extension cable not a micro. Neat project though
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by bentpins 10y ago
The unfortunate thing is that GitHub flavoured markdown doesn't yet support webm or other types of video embed.
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by bentpins 10y ago
I'm not sure how it works but it works but with Semble in NZ they seem to be able to do it with the phone off http://www.semble.co.nz/faqs/always-on
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by bentpins 10y ago
Sellers on aliexpress are more cooperative if you open a dispute rather than just messaging them, because it carries a consequence if mediation doesn't go in their favor. You can open disputes for a while (two weeks ish?) after confirm
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by bentpins 10y ago
http://archive.is/h939P Sans-paywall link
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by bentpins 10y ago
Did you come across this? A Canvas Made of Pixels (claybavor.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10900439
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by bentpins 11y ago
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856659... I found it, but the $100 variant looks like better value with it's Windows license and identical processor.
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by bentpins 11y ago
Would be nice if it was clearer that it is only taking a US address at the moment (I think)
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by bentpins 11y ago
I'd guess it's as down the bottom "See an issue or want to add to this website? Fork it or create an issue on GitHub."
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by bentpins 11y ago
It reminds me of changing the wheels of a car while driving it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQm5BnhTBEQ
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by bentpins 11y ago
It says it's based on Debian in the "Welcome to The CHIP Operating System" section "And because it’s based on the popular Linux Debian, if there’s something you need, you can probably install it."
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by bentpins 11y ago
It's a little dead, but there's a few more similar natural selection simulators over at https://www.reddit.com/r/NSIP/top/?sort=top&t=all
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by bentpins 11y ago
As of last week they expanded the definition of what they allow, explicitly mentioning coding http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/2176641-creat... Q. What if my creative broadcast is gaming-related
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by bentpins 11y ago
You put the object ontop of the bag, not in it
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by bentpins 11y ago
Google cache link to get around paywall http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%...
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by bentpins 11y ago
I love the demos, and that you can use them without registering. One thing I couldn't find without making an account was what happens after you've used a Gigabyte. That would be a helpful addition I think.
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by bentpins 11y ago
I wonder if it's possible to detect a seizure through vitals.
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by bentpins 11y ago
Note that MEGA is compromised: The NZ govt now owns a controlling portion of shares. Kim issued a statement saying not to use it, and to look out for an open source not for profit MEGA 3.0 when his non-compete expires late this year http:&

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