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by derekp7 3y ago
Isn't MIT known for its math and physics?
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by derekp7 4y ago
I was wondering what the overall efficiency would be if you still used gas, but had that gas power a combustion engine to drive the heat pump compressor, while also reclaiming the heat from the engine and exhaust? Would that be more effici
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by derekp7 4y ago
That's because VR / AR still has a ways to go. It needs to be indistinguishable from real life (moving your head should have a VR object appear in the same real-world spot without a hint of wavering, lighting/shading, etc).
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by derekp7 4y ago
From what I recall that scene was mostly adding/subtracting numbers -- which you can't do on a slide rule. So the slide rules were artistic license in the movie. This also leads into the fact that they did have plenty of compute
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by derekp7 4y ago
Periodically on some of the slide rule discussion lists (there used to be one on Yahoo but now is on Groups.io), there is a discussion on the possibility of making new slide rules with modern processes. The discussions typically come down
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by derekp7 4y ago
I wonder what the feasibility is of deploying solar powered cell towers that use Starlink as an uplink. If a cell signal can go 25 miles then you should be able to locate the cells 50 miles apart. That would give you about 400 cell sites
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by derekp7 4y ago
It doesn't even have to be a new crater. The moon wobbles throughout the month so that the part that faces the earth is slightly different through time. Combine with how close the moon is to the earth (which varies) and the amount th
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by derekp7 4y ago
Well, there is drought resistant crops. Yes, it is true the crops can't grow without any water at all, but often times drought means less water, and that causes the crops to become more susceptible to disease. So that is one way of m
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by derekp7 4y ago
Or, have an all or nothing conviction standard. Either the defendant is convicted of all charges, or is fully acquitted if even one charge is found not guilty. That would force prosecutors to only bring on their strongest case.
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by derekp7 4y ago
How much of that are you tracking in? Tracking it in implies that it comes off your shoes wherever you walk. But that also goes for everywhere you walk. So in reality you are only tracking in whatever disgusting stuff was within the last
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by derekp7 4y ago
And we demand that they take their shoes off at the security checkpoint. Really disgusting.
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by derekp7 4y ago
I'd like to see this explored a bit further, and compare both reusable items (such as "the good silverware" that you only bring out for holiday dinners), vs items that get used up (consumables). And in the case of consumable
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by derekp7 4y ago
Well, once I was making a peanut butter sandwich. Next ad I saw on my phone was for an organic brand of peanut butter. I never said or searched for anything related to that. So my theory is that the phone has an undisclosed odor sensor i
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by derekp7 4y ago
Ever hear of a magazine called Computer Shopper? That thing's entire express purpose was the advertising.
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by derekp7 4y ago
After many years of experience, I still sometimes stumble on how to phrase a regex pattern to get exactly what I want if it is a bit unconventional. Before I'd have to look up lists of common regex's (sed commands, etc). But I&#
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by derekp7 4y ago
> we should go further and ban things like car horns and brake squeals While I agree with this in general, you need to be careful that songs like the "Nash Rambler" song wouldn't be banned. Same with a lot of other 50&#x2
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by derekp7 4y ago
Learning the Ian knot was life changing for me -- not only did it automatically correct the bow being in the correct orientation, but it doesn't take an inconvenient amount of time to tie my shoes anymore. Esp. when walking with a gro
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by derekp7 4y ago
One way to think of this is take a look back at the previous positions you've held, then left. Did any of those companies go out of business because you left? Were they (or the department) seriously injured? Now, ask yourself if the
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by derekp7 4y ago
Yes, that's the one. I knew it was _somename_knot, just couldn't remember the "somename". Definitely changed my life for the better (and I'm not really exaggerating that much).
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by derekp7 4y ago
Of all the "life hacks" tricks I've tried, there is only one that I can think of that has really made a huge difference for me -- a faster way to tie shoes. I'm a product of the 1970's school of thought (overhand k
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by derekp7 4y ago
I think the original selling point was that if you were doing new construction, and had budgeted for a "premium" roof (slate for example) then for a small percentage extra you could have solar integrated into them. And you wouldn
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by derekp7 4y ago
I'd like to see a different take on single payer. First, allow anyone to buy into medicare for their insurance provider (at a market reasonable price for younger people, subsidized like it is now for seniors). This could act as a nat
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by derekp7 4y ago
Then why don't they ban their own web browser?
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by derekp7 4y ago
But the low income housing is also typically more drafty too, isn't it? So that would lead me to believe that there would be less indoor pollution built up from the range. Unless it is turned on for heating purposes (i.e., boiling a
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by derekp7 4y ago
I grew up cooking on gas stove. The house I'm in now came with an ancient coil electric range (1979 harvest gold color model). I can't wait to redo the kitchen to put back in a gas stove again. I also looked into induction, but
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by derekp7 4y ago
You could probably draw a parallel to computers. At one time, toggling in boot code using switches to get your machine running was a necessary skill. Not to mention writing your own code to get anything done. And many years after the &qu
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by derekp7 4y ago
Red Hat employees use mostly Thinkpad hardware, at least that is what the story was a few years back.
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by derekp7 4y ago
I can say it helped me in my early 20's. I was "in my shell" up until I started going to bars and dance clubs once I hit about 21 to 22. Having just enough alcohol in me to not be shy helped build a social group, but it was
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by derekp7 4y ago
Some manufactures actually do that, their claim is that it makes the EV feel more familiar. But then people complain that the manufacturer is purposely downgrading the performance of the hardware in order to sell a "performance"
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by derekp7 4y ago
But also with accepting the tradeoff of higher prices. In other words, lower prices and faster delivery don't trump quality. If they have to be fudged a bit a better guarantee of quality then that is acceptable.

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