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MIT team wins International Aerial Robotics Competition(web.mit.edu)
2 points by dskhatri 17y ago|0 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
One of the first pages I navigate to when evaluating a product is the About Us page. If I didn't know that Wakemate was a YC funded company I would not take the product very seriously. Luckily the 'How it works' page ( http://www.wakemate.c
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by dskhatri 17y ago
You and the responders to your comment have a notable point about the students' crying over spilled milk, but a 32% increase in fees is quite drastic and shocking! The average cost increase for a public 4-year college is 6.2%[1] [1] http://
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The 'Trophy Kids' Go to Work(online.wsj.com)
1 points by dskhatri 17y ago|0 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Clutter-free link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125798004542744219.html?mod=...
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Tinkering (Hacking) Makes Comeback Amid Crisis(online.wsj.com)
13 points by dskhatri 17y ago|1 comments
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Came across this site which might interest other hackers. Entities (companies, individuals, non-profits) list a particular problem they would like solved and offer an award for the solution. Some examples: "The Seeker is looking for a low c
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Open Innovation Marketplace - marketplace for challenging problems(gw.innocentive.com)
1 points by dskhatri 17y ago|1 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
The opportunity cost would likely be much more than $750 million. Google isn't a nimble, agile startup. AdMob is already a key player in this market[1] serving display ads in apps as well as sites. [1] Given analysts use AdMob metrics to fi
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by dskhatri 17y ago
I assume this is what chasingsparks is referring to: http://graphjam.com/
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Also related, Google's Data Liberation Front: http://www.dataliberation.org/ "The Data Liberation Front is an engineering team at Google whose singular goal is to make it easier for users to move their data in and out of Google products."
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Google used goats not too long ago as well: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=588740
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The Explainer: P vs. NP(web.mit.edu)
4 points by dskhatri 17y ago|1 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Actors sometimes do work for free on small projects. They get an opportunity to add to their acting portfolio/resume. A friend in film school received over 600 responses to an ad looking for actors who would work gratis on his short film. T
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Scientists find brain cells that keep track of time with extreme precision(web.mit.edu)
22 points by dskhatri 17y ago|10 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Yes, I agree. It would be tough to keep going to a customer with screenshots but without an actual demo app.
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by dskhatri 17y ago
http://www.google.com/ncr
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MIT Engineering: Ask an engineer(engineering.mit.edu)
1 points by dskhatri 17y ago|0 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Bloomberg presents the research finding in a different light: the article focuses on the fact that 1 compound out of 16000 researched was identified as the most effective at targeting cancer stem cells. However, the main outcome of the rese
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by dskhatri 17y ago
There's a $10 million prize for sequencing 100 genomes in 10 days: http://genomics.xprize.org/archon-x-prize-for-genomics/prize...
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by dskhatri 17y ago
This system could save Apple a lot of money. However, there is a tradeoff: the perceived quality of Apple's customer service will take a hit. One of the reasons Costco became really popular was their return policy. You were able to return a
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Google News Visualization(newsmap.jp)
3 points by dskhatri 17y ago|0 comments
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by dskhatri 17y ago
I think he/she modeled it after the Minute Maid can (see below). It's a good point though: people outside Minute Maid's end markets may not identify with the logo. http://www.freshdirect.com/media/images/product/frozen/fro_m...
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by dskhatri 17y ago
There are also a couple of YC funded ventures that offer time management tools: 8aweek and RescueTime
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by dskhatri 17y ago
That's the problem. A lot of HN readers would look at the top comment to decide whether the article is worth a read. jonknee's comment does not provide much value in this regard. It's somewhat disparaging and reminiscent of comments you'd f
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by dskhatri 17y ago
Also see http://swineflu.ushahidi.com/ Ushahidi was designed for this very purpose. From the About Ushahidi page: "Ushahidi, which means 'testimony' in Swahili, is a website that was developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the
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by dskhatri 18y ago
I agree. The author just picked up a reference design kit. It's a whole different matter to design the circuit itself. Picking the right MOSFETs, gate driver IC, feedback system are crucial to great performance. I'm not an audiophile but I
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by dskhatri 18y ago
A 45 min. fast charge sounds impressive. I would think that would require much more current than a typical household outlet is able to supply. Does anyone know if the current Tesla roadster come with a charging station? And how is that conn
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Kenya's Mobile Banking Revolution (Mobile Payments)(gigaom.com)
4 points by dskhatri 18y ago|1 comments
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High-tech immigrants leaving the U.S.(marketplace.publicradio.org)
1 points by dskhatri 18y ago|0 comments

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