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by disc 14y ago
This is an interesting story, and as a hardware engineer looking to get into pure coding, I find it encouraging. That said, there's no shortage of online code-camps that are willing to accept your tuition. As my company isn't going to fro
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by disc 14y ago
This is a very liberal use of the word 'proof', to put it kindly. The strategy the author outlines doesn't sound markedly different to me then when Google Plus launched, so I'm not sure what makes him think there will be a sudden change in
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by disc 14y ago
Not to be too biased (I grew up and attended school in Michigan) but I fail to see this as a significant limitation. Interested in technology? Attend Michigan's top-ten engineering school. Decent student at a less than stellar highschool
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by disc 15y ago
Your first step is simple and straightforward just like saying "go fly to the moon" is simple and straightforward. Above and beyond the limited resource distribution we struggle with today (where does increased educational spending come fr
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by disc 15y ago
I might go with "new LED converts ambient energy into light" though any of these are better than the link-bait headline Wired has. /grumble-grumble-hardware-engineer
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by disc 15y ago
Completely off-topic, but if you ever get the chance to indulge in Bell's Oberon, please do. Just the smell of this beer takes me back to spring/summertime in Ann Arbor.
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New Mobile Antenna Design is 10x Smaller, Approaches Theoretical Limit(michigantoday.umich.edu)
12 points by disc 15y ago|1 comments
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by disc 15y ago
I'm sure there are issues related to large-scale hardware design and production that I don't completely understand, but for the love of god Palm/HP; do something about your hardware. We could start with trying a different form factor for y
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by disc 16y ago
Aside from acquiring Farecast and copying Kayak's UI, what travel features has Bing developed? Seems wiser to let the Kayak team do this work, as they are really good at it. (I'm unsure whether Bing is acquiring Kayak wholesale or if they'
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by disc 16y ago
That's the whole point of the article; the rich must perceive that they'll get additional value (ie., no waiting in line) before they'll voluntarily agree to pay additional taxes.