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by dproblem 7y ago
Clarification: This thread is referring to work funded by the Federal Government (not done by Federal Government). And I would agree with @sitkak - that perhaps that BD act needs to be cut down - for starters. But we do need more to fix Uni
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by dproblem 7y ago
Thanks for sharing this. I think it is a very good summary from a PhD student perspective. Now let me give you some more information :) Academia wants to do research - and not pay minimum wage (not even to Tenured Full Professors - ask them
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by dproblem 7y ago
Your university commercialization office will disagree. Check with them. From what I understand, it is illegal to release your code in CC0 or MIT unless you have taken permission from the commercialization office (Some universities allow GP
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by dproblem 7y ago
Any country that is dealing with China today should think twice. A dictatorship (till death do us part) with brains - capitalism - faster than the capitalists. China wants to grow, at everyone else's expense. Walking shoulder to should
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by dproblem 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rony_Abovitz Why was a biomedical engineering guy (with absolutely no background in AR/VR/graphics/CS/...) being given a billion dollar to do something that is not up h
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by dproblem 7y ago
> The answer to why it makes sense in that case, is that there are so few other viable alternatives to deal with swarms of drones (none currently). There are - if the AF was functional. Any viable alternative has to have the same form -
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by dproblem 7y ago
@dyrosla FOMO: Thank you for the explanation. I am trying to understand. The lottery ticket on the back of engineers and workers. Any thoughts on how long is this game going to last? Now China is playing the same game, but with relaxed rule
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by dproblem 7y ago
Whatever they promised - The Google's and VCs of the world put in money into them. What does that tell us about investors in this country?
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by dproblem 7y ago
One bullet from one drone, and the thing is a puff. It's more expensive to build than a drone? Why does this make sense?
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by dproblem 8y ago
Inverting compass readings into position is highly problematic because of interference, and noise.
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by dproblem 8y ago
Yes, they do. The only time it works is when you have a clear view, which is not always.
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by dproblem 8y ago
Summary: You an mix the coordinates obtained from celestial navigation (stars) with signals of opportunity (Electromagnetic sources like FM) to find the position without GPS. Problems: Anytime a military advertisement happens (LN-120G Stell