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by dpflan 12y ago
These solutions are rather flat, so I wonder how much energy is lost by not being able to tilt the panels.
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World's First Solar Cycle Lane Opening in the Netherlands(theguardian.com)
1 points by dpflan 12y ago|1 comments
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by dpflan 12y ago
Here is an excellent video about the overview effect: https://vimeo.com/55073825 (best watched on a (very) large screen)
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by dpflan 12y ago
If anyone from the HN community took any of these courses in school, can you please share your experience and any insights gained from the course?
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Nifty Assignments – SIGCSE aggregate of great CS course assignment ideas(nifty.stanford.edu)
1 points by dpflan 12y ago|1 comments
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by dpflan 12y ago
Here is the link to the Internet Arcade: https://archive.org/details/internetarcade (leave your tokens at home...). I'm sure it's only a matter of time until some of these multiplayer games get modified for n
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Internet Archive Puts 900 Free Coin-Op Games in Your Browser(cnet.com)
1 points by dpflan 12y ago|1 comments
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by dpflan 12y ago
The debate is interesting, and Sean Carroll (Caltech Physicist) has eloquent words on the finitude of life in his closing statement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0YtL5eiBYw&t=1h35m38s [You may want to listen to the
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The Finitude of Life Demands Action!(intelligencesquaredus.org)
1 points by dpflan 12y ago|1 comments
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by dpflan 12y ago
Intersection of health concerns, consumer taste, and big companies evolving.
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Cigarette Company Reynolds American Bans Smoke-Producing 'Smoking' in Offices(fortune.com)
3 points by dpflan 12y ago|2 comments
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by dpflan 12y ago
This concept of "rewilding" is very intriguing. I first heard about it through NPR's TED Radio Hour with a segment on George Monbiot. The show touches on interesting connections within nature. Here is a link to the show - Eve
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by dpflan 12y ago
I think that is reasonable - these science companies prove a concept then get moved in house or are deeply assisted by a company with much more resources and capital to allow the idea to evolve and to thrive.
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by dpflan 12y ago
Do you suggest it's desperation - VC's finally are bored with or are exhausting the software space? Rationally, they would only invest if the incentive for sufficient return existed. So what has changed with regard to starting a &
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by dpflan 12y ago
In Chapter 15 - 'The Other Face' - in the "The Mythical Man-Month" by Fred Brooks, there is a section on "Self-Documenting Programs." There is a code example that has more documentation and comments than code -
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by dpflan 12y ago
Thanks! I'll check it out. I've got the list of ideas, but picking one and digging in can be difficult.
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by dpflan 12y ago
I like this comparison. When did you formulate this? Was it after a specific event - did you struggle with determining how to cope with what you needed to do? This seems to show that small yet sustained perseverance to change each day is th
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by dpflan 12y ago
This is interesting. I'm not well versed in stoic philosophy, so how did studying something that teaches being less affected by emotion help you cope with depression? Did it give you a different perspective on emotion?
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Ask HN: What are your sources of inspiration and motivation?
83 points by dpflan 12y ago|84 comments
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by dpflan 12y ago
Hm, Instagram a little quicker on the draw than Microsoft? http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/hype...
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by dpflan 12y ago
Being automatically paired up (groups of two, maybe more) with another user and getting shocked if the buddy does not complete his/her goal could be an interesting way to help learn how to motivate others, and perhaps then yourself. Th
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Harvard Architecture Students Turn Tokyo into Brain-Melting Digital Playground(killscreendaily.com)
2 points by dpflan 12y ago|0 comments
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30th Tetris anniversary inspires the creation of a playable Tetris T-shirt(polygon.com)
1 points by dpflan 12y ago|0 comments
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The Great Stink – London 1858(en.wikipedia.org)
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Tesco to end checkout sweets in 'healthy choice' move(bbc.com)
2 points by dpflan 12y ago|0 comments