brock_r

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by brock_r 11y ago
So if the parchment's carbon dating window contains the known date in reality, doesn't it make more sense to throw away the low end of the window? (Unless of course, you just want to undermine the religion.)
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The United Nations is helping subsidize Chinese shipping. Here's how(fortune.com)
2 points by brock_r 11y ago|0 comments
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by brock_r 11y ago
Book Face? Huh.
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by brock_r 11y ago
NASA's video shows the mountain nicely in 3D at the 1:06 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inc9BtRip04
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by brock_r 11y ago
The Chicago gas prices jumped up 50 cents the day after this hit the news.
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by brock_r 11y ago
Maybe they need to add a button that converts it to a normal spray?
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$32 Worth of Electronics Can Open Almost Any Keyless Car Door or Garage(gizmodo.com)
1 points by brock_r 11y ago|0 comments
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Private Security Needed for VIP Only Burning Man Camp(sfbay.craigslist.org)
3 points by brock_r 11y ago|2 comments
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by brock_r 11y ago
I can't see how it's just a temporary marketing ploy, as your link suggests. Nobody wants CHIP, they want the "$9 computer". I can't see how they can ever sell it for $39. As a loss leader, with overpriced access
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by brock_r 11y ago
They are probably too busy still counting the $2 million dollars they got from kickstarter.
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Russia hacks Pentagon computers: NBC, citing sources(cnbc.com)
3 points by brock_r 11y ago|0 comments
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by brock_r 11y ago
I see a cheetah in the static, too...
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Non-Magnetic Metals Turned Magnetic in Groundbreaking Research(iflscience.com)
1 points by brock_r 11y ago|0 comments
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How putting $10M into UBeam illustrates everything wrong with tech investing today(lookatmeimdanny.tumblr.com)
26 points by brock_r 11y ago|6 comments
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by brock_r 11y ago
>> Gauge transformations in physical theories can lead to possibly unpalatable conclusions if you believe a certain way. This sounds very interesting. Could you provide some examples?
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by brock_r 11y ago
>> especially for IPython Notebooks which need time to be read/appreciated. I agree wholeheartedly. You need to capture people's attention in 5 seconds or so. That means visuals, soundbites, summaries, "what's-i
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by brock_r 11y ago
Blood trails...
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by brock_r 11y ago
1) Check their haplogroup. See what part of the world they came from. Put it on 23andme so people can see if they are related. 2) Test to see if they are his mother's bones.
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by brock_r 11y ago
Ironically, the author seems like he is the Rip Van Winkle here...
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by brock_r 11y ago
The half-life of DNA is 521 years. So, even if these were the bones of Christ, there would still be plenty of DNA available for testing.
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The apps that secretly run ads that no one sees, and that slow down your phone(customerservice.scmp.com)
1 points by brock_r 11y ago|0 comments
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Apple stops Nest product sales in the US(bbc.com)
2 points by brock_r 11y ago|1 comments
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by brock_r 11y ago
But wouldn't a Lagrange point satellite appear to move in a completely un-star-like manner over the course of weeks and months?
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by brock_r 11y ago
But the stars don't stand still with respect to an observer on the ground.
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Theranos Gains FDA Approval to Test for Herpes Outside the Lab(techcrunch.com)
1 points by brock_r 11y ago|0 comments
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by brock_r 11y ago
Can a satellite "orbit" so that it imitates a star? Or would it have to "stand still" out there, which would make it fall back to earth?
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by brock_r 11y ago
Funny the 2008 housing bust wasn't specifically mentioned. I'm still walking funny from that.
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by brock_r 11y ago
I've seen plenty of horrible Facebook posts as well, real names notwithstanding. The problems run deep. Much older than the internet.
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by brock_r 11y ago
Your linked article says 2 weeks, not 16 months. 11 photos a day.
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by brock_r 11y ago
Speaking of habits, I just saw a wristband[0] that helps you get rid of bad habits. Every time you do something you know you shouldn't be doing, you press the button on the wristband, and it shocks you. That's right, you shock you

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