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by cheeko1234 8y ago
Unfortunately, what you described applies to people on the spectrum too. But I think the key is the difference between sociopaths and psychopaths. Sociopaths are usually really good at using their charisma to move up: >Psychopaths are da
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by cheeko1234 8y ago
Yup. And they have sold it as a "potential solution" to everything data processing related. Hell, they even got NASA to pay for it: https://www.space.com/35042-ibm-watson-computer-nasa-researc...
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
In the past the solution was a drooped nose[1]. For this, it'll be augmented reality. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droop-nose
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
For aeronautics, it's exceptionally large. For NASA as a whole, it's not (e.g. James Webb is >$8bn). This is the later phase of the NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology Preliminary Design, or QueSST Project.
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
FYI, the Oculus does work without internet.
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
Woah, didn't know this. I'd be very interested in finding out the source of their quote. Who at NASA would ever say that?
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
Caloric restriction is an experimental tool that utilizes “undernutrition without malnutrition.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115619/ A simple interpretation of CR would be: “additional lean
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
That's the goal of the current quesst program. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-begins-work-to-build...
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
"If rice is placed in a sealed container, the air in the container will gain or lose moisture until it attains an equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) corresponding to the rice moisture and temperature." Source: http://w
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by cheeko1234 9y ago
Yup. A lot of good answers on this quora page: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-carbon-released-fr... "US researchers have carried out an environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines mooted f
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by cheeko1234 10y ago
Recent research shows that a major function for sleep may be to facilitate the brain’s janitorial functions. Waste products and the detritus of daily thinking can be removed during nightly sleep. This cleaning function allows our brains to
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by cheeko1234 10y ago
You are correct that the touch controllers are essential for immersion. After getting the controllers, I've stayed in VR longer than I've ever had in the past, and the comfort level has increased significantly. Google earth VR is
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by cheeko1234 10y ago
Potential energy= mgh: 1.5 million * 30000 * 9.8 * 4000 / 3600 = 490 GW-hr
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by cheeko1234 12y ago
A camera-less Google Glass is an amazing idea! The question is what features will be lost and what other sensors are needed?
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by cheeko1234 12y ago
These are vapor trails and the shape is because they follow local airflow. What’s happening is that the engine is changing the pressure/temperature in such a way that the localized atmospheric humidity is equal to its dew point. Basica
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by cheeko1234 13y ago
Why is it so difficult to have the motivation to finish MOOC? That's the main problem with online education, and we need to figure out what is causing so many people to quit halfway.
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by cheeko1234 13y ago
I wonder how the author's going to feel when the Oculus Rift becomes mainstream. We will be getting lost "inside" technology. Is that necessarily a bad thing?
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by cheeko1234 13y ago
Can someone explain the equation in this article?
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by cheeko1234 13y ago
I can imagine a future, where homeless people are playing pong on the wall of some gas station.