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Google will collect $1.3M from patent troll that sued its customers(arstechnica.com)
21 points by ejr 12y ago|1 comments
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Scientists craft a semiconductor only three atoms thick(washington.edu)
3 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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This Guy Is Launching 12 Startups in 12 Months(wired.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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by ejr 12y ago
I've done this while at work - I don't anymore as my code responsibilities are fewer. It forces you to consider cleaner code arrangements and also gives an unexpectedly better overall picture of what you're doing. Functions b
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IRS emails not lost after all–just buried in offsite backups(arstechnica.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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Realistic Robo-Hawks Designed to Fly Around and Terrorize Real Birds(wired.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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Maps that illustrate the global economy(vox.com)
158 points by ejr 12y ago|40 comments
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by ejr 12y ago
That's awful! It certainly does seem like the Gentrification of the desert as I don't see how any of the hippies I know could afford to go - it's a bit outside my range as well. Where I live right now that's more than a
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by ejr 12y ago
That doesn't reveal any subsequent answers as I still got: "You must be signed in to read this answer." But the answers above solved that problem. Thanks.
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by ejr 12y ago
I don't have a Facebook page and I'd rather not use my Google account. Is there a way for me to read that answer without creating one?
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by ejr 12y ago
I've never been to Burning Man. Is it still the same event, or at least similar to, what it was years ago or has it been overrun by "The Man" as I've heard so often? It would be disheartening if that is the case. I found
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World’s Most Expensive Superman Comic Just Sold for $3.2M on EBay(wired.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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Amazon reached an agreement to acquire Twitch(businesswire.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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by ejr 12y ago
That article seems to be sparse on details although it bring it to wider attention. Their Facebook page is similarly a bit light[1] and their own site is practically bare[2] [1] https://www.facebook.com/undercovercolors&#x2F
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Nail polish developed at N.C. State alerts wearers to date rape drugs(bizjournals.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|2 comments
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Spacecraft may have captured dust particles from beyond our Solar System(arstechnica.com)
23 points by ejr 12y ago|1 comments
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by ejr 12y ago
The percentage of people who would take that route is very small, I'm afraid. There are countless little insults and grievances that simply get shrugged off as the cost of living in society. It shouldn't be that way, but the punis
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by ejr 12y ago
"You don’t fit in with our culture" I've seen similar sentiment in many other places in tech, applied to ageism, sexism etc. Maybe I'm naïve, but I fail to see this in any way other than discrimination by proxy.
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by ejr 12y ago
I don't know the setting in Chrome or IE, but in Firefox : Options > Privacy tab > "Always use private browsing mode" Added bonus: It keeps you from being tracked by other sites.
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by ejr 12y ago
In this context, I meant craft = spacecraft. Our current space launch technology relies on extremely volatile and dangerous fuel. Until that changes, a self destruct will be found in all large launch vehicles[1] https://en.wikipe
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by ejr 12y ago
That's true. What you spend in time and effort, you do gain in less ambiguous legal protections. I'll add that you do get to control the features you're presented with and your privacy is better shielded from commercial inter
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by ejr 12y ago
This is in no way a guarantee against surveillance or even compromise, really. We already know blanket persistent monitoring exists so all communication is already collected between your hosted services and any others outside your network.
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by ejr 12y ago
The shuttle had its own variant although that was manual, not automatic http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/nasa/4262479 I believe it doesn't matter what the craft is, there is always some mann
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by ejr 12y ago
Living conditions don't need to be poor. Think of it as a hyper-realistic Second Life. There's a reason Sims are popular too.
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by ejr 12y ago
If anyone is curious, mSQL - short for "Mini SQL" - still has a home at http://www.hughes.com.au/products/msql
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by ejr 12y ago
I see another avenue for this. "Reality simulation" - not virtual reality - will, I think, be something to explore. Especially with something like Oculus down the line, there would be a market for it. Why surround yourself with yo
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Seals carried tuberculosis across the Atlantic, gave it to humans(arstechnica.com)
2 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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Cupola (ISS module)(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments
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by ejr 12y ago
This is a key point. Detection by human is fairly limited as they only use their own, easily fooled, eyes and a detection pen, which can be fooled if starch-free paper was used by the counterfeiter [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.or
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The tech behind Helsinki's ambitious plan to kill off private vehicles(zdnet.com)
6 points by ejr 12y ago|0 comments

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