curtis

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by curtis 8y ago
> Back in the day, there were a few more women in CS :) I actually think this is probably wrong. Back in the day there was a higher percentage of women in CS. It's possible that in absolute numbers there are as many women toda
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by curtis 8y ago
> what kept the mesopotamians away from farming from 20000-10000 years ago? Actually, this is one that we do have a good answer for: The most recent Ice Age was still well in effect during that time period.
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by curtis 8y ago
I can't find anything that says how the Type 212 submarines store hydrogen. After thinking about it though, I think they must be using metal hydride storage. Submarines already have to be ballasted to offset the buoyancy of the cre
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by curtis 8y ago
> ... but the task of greening the high seas fleet is far more daunting. I think large ocean-going vessels is one place where hydrogen might make sense. The biggest problem with hydrogen is storage, but when you start talking about re
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MH370 search finds two 19th century shipwrecks(cnn.com)
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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake – 16km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii(earthquake.usgs.gov)
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by curtis 8y ago
"World War Z" [1] -- the book, not the movie -- is based on the premise that people would work together to ultimately overcome the zombie plague. Notably, Max Brooks wrote "The Zombie Survival Guide" [2] before he wrote
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, prompting mandatory evacuations(cnn.com)
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Mecanum wheel(en.wikipedia.org)
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How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US(vox.com)
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Why NASA's Next Mars Lander Will Launch from California Instead of Florida(gizmodo.com)
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Early Humans Were Hunting Rhinos in the Philippines Over 700,000 Years Ago(gizmodo.com)
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by curtis 8y ago
> If you were diagnosed with a possible brain tumor/cancer requiring an MRI to confirm, would the 50 to 90-day difference in MRI and diagnosis result in a measurable difference in outcome, if you did in fact have a tumor? I would
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Can DNA identify the Zodiac Killer now that it has revealed the EAR suspect?(sacbee.com)
2 points by curtis 8y ago|0 comments
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by curtis 8y ago
It's entirely possible that there's an area the size of Kansas inside Texas that has experienced negative growth in the last few years.
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New Analysis: Our Galaxy Was Walloped by a Neighbor in Its Not-So-Distant Past(gizmodo.com)
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GP saves boy's life with household drill (2009)(telegraph.co.uk)
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A secret sperm donor service in post-first world war London(spectator.co.uk)
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A secret sperm donor service in post-first world war London(spectator.co.uk)
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620.
by curtis 8y ago
I think it's possible that many towns would have benefited from different policies (and I think that's an interesting subject!), but I still think many of them didn't have any real choice.
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by curtis 8y ago
Many smaller cities and towns have suffered the loss of vibrant downtowns, but I can't help but wonder if we are misidentifying the causes. Over the last half-century (probably more) we've seen a big part of the economic base for
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Ancient Mass Child Sacrifice in Peru May Be World's Largest(news.nationalgeographic.com)
39 points by curtis 8y ago|37 comments
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by curtis 9y ago
The reporting on exactly how DNA was used to identify the Golden State Killer is still pretty limited. It sounds like they submitted DNA from GSK crime scenes to a number of genealogical sites and got back one or more familial matches. Fro
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Why Papuan Men Made Daggers from Human Thigh Bones(gizmodo.com)
2 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
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Magnetic Drum Digital Differential Analyzer(en.wikipedia.org)
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Bankrupt Spaceflight Company's Assets to Help Young Minds Soar(space.com)
1 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments
627.
by curtis 9y ago
How does this compare to other warehouse jobs? My impression is that warehouse jobs almost universally suck.
628.
by curtis 9y ago
This sounds like a credible alternative to me: > Dr. Kistler argued that it was still possible that Pacific Islanders voyaged to South America and returned with the sweet potato. > A thousand years ago, they might have encountered
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Recreating the Neolithic toolkit(archaeology.org)
42 points by curtis 9y ago|2 comments
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Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans?(theatlantic.com)
4 points by curtis 9y ago|0 comments

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