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China stealth fighter "appears" to have made second flight(af.reuters.com)
3 points by elptacek 15y ago|0 comments
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by elptacek 16y ago
> Also, patronizing. And quite possibly mistaken. Perhaps I was unclear. It was my intention to point out two things. First, that the base ingredient grains we eat now are a great deal different from what was regularly consumed in 1914.
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by elptacek 16y ago
"I sure would like to set those people on fire over there. If only I had some way to throw flame on them." --George Carlin.
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Navy Tests New Laser Weapon(blog.usnavyseals.com)
1 points by elptacek 16y ago|1 comments
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by elptacek 16y ago
Compressors, depending on how they are set (eg, very, very short attack time), act as limiters which will reduce the amplitude of a transient sound. I assumed this is what the article was referring to based on the perceived result. Since tr
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by elptacek 16y ago
Whole rolled oats are typically made by having the chaff removed from the groat. Then the groats are parcooked by steaming, rolled flat and sometimes baked. These are your "Old Fashioned Quaker Oats." "Quick-Cooking" varieties are made in a
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by elptacek 16y ago
No, of course not. I was being metaphorical. However, yesterday when I opened a box of flour that I'd ordered from the internet, I realised that it made me feel kinda snobby. Why do I order flour off the internet? Protein content. Read this
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by elptacek 16y ago
Take a cup of flour from 1914 and a cup of AP flour from 2011. Place them side by side on the counter top. Tell me how they are different from each other. Take a cup of oatmeal from 1914 and a cup of Quaker Oats from 2011. Place them side b
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by elptacek 16y ago
Cotton shrinks. Ink does not. Shrink a shirt with ink on it, you'll have a puckered mess.
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by elptacek 16y ago
Unisex cuts of t shirts do not look good on women. Women may wear them, but they are not flattering. Turns out that American Apparel has a girly cut shirt with shorter sleeves that is more fitted through the trunk. And I add: 8. Pony up for
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by elptacek 16y ago
Neither is Tom. ;-)
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by elptacek 16y ago
I always wondered why Pixar was in Emeryville. :-)
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by elptacek 16y ago
I tell my kids, "When someone says something is 'unfair,' what they really mean is, 'this is not working to my advantage.'"
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China's Ghost Cities and Malls(sbs.com.au)
96 points by elptacek 16y ago|37 comments
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by elptacek 16y ago
Years ago we reported a stolen vehicle to the police. Not just a laptop, mind you... and ENTIRE CAR. About 2-3 weeks later, I found that car. One of the first things I did was call the number the police had given us. The officer said, "If w
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by elptacek 16y ago
I've done similar things with women's clothing. Gap/Old Navy are by far one of the most 'generous' with the concept of ease, especially in what they consider to be plus sizes (anything over a 12, from what I can tell). Any good tailor will
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by elptacek 16y ago
Unlikely. The problem is at the source. Sometimes the "size charts" are off by as much as 4" in the waist size, based on my observations.
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by elptacek 16y ago
You're not far off the mark. I recently read that some $28 billion worth of merchandise is returned every year due to poor fit. Though I have no idea what percentage of the total expenditure that is, judging by the effect it has on the majo
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by elptacek 16y ago
This is a bit like saying cows rule the dairy industry.
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Coalition launches Libya attacks(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by elptacek 16y ago|0 comments
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by elptacek 16y ago
Thank you for posting that. It's very interesting.
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by elptacek 16y ago
"...strongly favors social harmony over individual expression." I like how you put that. It describes my experience with Switzerland as well. I remember the pros and cons of being an American ex-pat there -- it could be quite rigid at times
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by elptacek 16y ago
It has taken me half a lifetime to grow a "thick skin" against comments like this. It's lame to admit, but I've abandoned half a dozen really cool projects in the face of feedback like this. Being a parent has made me realize that there's a
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by elptacek 16y ago
I guess it goes without saying that this very thoughtfully composed post also implies is that it's not only the media infrastructure that is failed. But the answer is written into the post as well: be involved. Apparently everyone in Japan
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TSA to retest airport body scanners for radiation(usatoday.com)
8 points by elptacek 16y ago|2 comments
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The race to make the world's strongest magnet(cnn.com)
25 points by elptacek 16y ago|5 comments
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by elptacek 16y ago
I read this article on the ketogenic diet and epilepsy a while back: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/magazine/21Epilepsy-t.html If I understand correctly, nobody completely understands why these dietary changes effect such significant b
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by elptacek 16y ago
This is not the first time someone has tried to use video to reinvent education. I could only find one article about it: http://www.jstor.org/pss/30188314 TI-IN came to my high school during my junior year. My first computer science cours
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by elptacek 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_response#Acoustic_and_a... (eta: just posting the link seems kinda snarky -- this ties into your post, but i don't have anything else to add)
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Second X-37 space plane readied for launch(spaceflightnow.com)
1 points by elptacek 16y ago|0 comments

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