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811.
by femto 8y ago
Latency is an active research area and a driver for updating wireless networks. You won't see the results in the current 5G roll outs, which concentrate on eMBB, but the research is feeding into the future URLLC (Ultra-Reliable Low-La
812.
by femto 8y ago
This topic (and the associated app) has been getting a lot of press in Australia recently, due to recent cases of Australian customs refusing to acknowledge asylum claims from Saudi women who have made it to Australia and sending them back
813.
by femto 8y ago
Crinkling News [1] was a surprisingly good Australian newspaper. It ceased publication in January 2018, but I gather they would reopen if they could find the money (Costs $200k/year to run?). It was written for children, essentially t
814.
by femto 8y ago
"Steer zero nine zero", "Zero nine zero aye" is the right way of doing a callback compared to "Ready about!", "Ready!" Repeating the information back, instead of just saying "yes" ensures t
815.
by femto 8y ago
Entire computers built with alternative technologies are a neat project and fun to look at, but I disagree that they make a computer any easier to understand, since they are still overwhelmingly complex to look at. I agree that they make a
816.
by femto 8y ago
It will be only a matter of time until we have autonomous vehicle spam: cars with billboards driving around (unless stuck in traffic) simply to be seen. It could be a huge problem because of competing goals. The spammers won't care ab
817.
by femto 8y ago
Also his book "Understanding Digital Computers" (1978). The details (magnetic core and bubble memory) are dated, but the fundamentals (logic, gates, ALU, ...) are still relevant and clearly explained at a level that a school chil
818.
by femto 8y ago
"war on X" is code for "let's ignore ethics".
819.
Police, spies gain powers to access encrypted messages after political deal(smh.com.au)
1 points by femto 8y ago|0 comments
820.
by femto 8y ago
Couldn't the error rate of the ECC system be monitored, to detect an attack in progress and raise an alarm? Even if the attacker was able to get the flipping completely reliable, there would presumably be a learning/probing phase
821.
The Wright Stuff: Dirtbagging Is Dead (2014)(climbing.com)
2 points by femto 8y ago|0 comments
822.
Uber drivers' sleep in spotlight after landmark court ruling examines safety(abc.net.au)
2 points by femto 8y ago|0 comments
823.
'Uber Eats and Deliveroo should be very worried': Ruling to reshape gig economy(smh.com.au)
6 points by femto 8y ago|0 comments
824.
by femto 8y ago
I worked in the Australian government. One day a group of big wigs had a meeting in our conference room, biscuits provided. Our group had the next meeting in the room. There was a plate with a few leftover biscuits on it in the conferenc
825.
Surveillance state: NSW intensifies citizen tracking(smh.com.au)
11 points by femto 8y ago|1 comments
826.
by femto 8y ago
The 15TB drive packs in 1108 Gbit/inch2. That is, each bit is a square of side 8.5nm. This is small but the transistors in flash are smaller [1]. As mind blowing as the numbers (for both technologies) are in the referenced article,
827.
by femto 8y ago
In Australia's case there is little need for presenting ID. An Australian polling booth has a copy of the electoral roll, with names and addresses (homeless people can enroll with name only). This roll is marked when you vote, and the
828.
by femto 8y ago
Based on this quote, some of the business aren't quite one person: "He relies on a team of three virtual assistants, who are contractors, to help him with tasks like phone and email support." More to the point some of the bus
829.
by femto 8y ago
This sounds like a niche for a small Pacific island. Islands like Jersey and the Cook Islands tailor their legal systems to cater for those who want a looser financial system. A small state could tailor their laws for those who want to re
830.
by femto 8y ago
In the 1990s there was a decent collection of old computers in the Basser Bulding at the University of Sydney, which was curated by Allan Bromley [1]. The display included a section of SILLIAC. These days there is the Australian Computer M
831.
by femto 8y ago
You could always contact Vogel direct: http://petervogelinstruments.com.au/contact/ or if you like the synthesiser, you could buy (part of) the company: http://petervogelinstruments.com.au/invest/
832.
by femto 8y ago
According to a link from a Snopes article, yes. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/326976 In a not so rigorous way, others claim they are. For example: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/02
833.
by femto 8y ago
The genes that are responsible for colour blindness are also responsible for causing tetrachromacy. Colour blindness is seen as a deficiency, requiring a cure, whereas tetrachromacy is seen as an enrichment, yet they are different aspects
834.
by femto 8y ago
Maybe there is a niche for "license free" radio communications as a hobby? It could operate at two levels. The first level is to operate completely inside the rules. The rules don't say that a device can't radiate, jus
835.
by femto 8y ago
SD cards have the raw IC die buried in the PCB. If you crack open a cheap SanDisk card, you will see that it is a marvel of engineering. Instinctively one thinks of advanced manufacturing as being reserved for high end goods, but in reali
836.
by femto 8y ago
Cunning. Why have 5G, when you can have Wi-Fi 6? I'd posit that this renaming is part of the ongoing competition between Wi-Fi and LTE, and prompted by the advent of 5G?
837.
The projected timeframe until cervical cancer elimination in Australia(thelancet.com)
3 points by femto 8y ago|0 comments
838.
by femto 8y ago
Elsewhere it's mentioned that Swildens was on the receiving end of a 3 year battle over patent infringement, where he was a founder and so intimately involved. After an apprenticeship like that it would be unsurprising if he could emu
839.
by femto 8y ago
Myth, as referred to in an update to the link you provided: https://sidsavara.com/fact-or-fiction-the-truth-about-the-ha... Though it's claimed that the myth did prompt an actual study (not peer reviewed?) https:&#x2F
840.
by femto 8y ago
It hinges on the interpretation of the word "capable"? That the hardware can do it doesn't always mean the radio as a system is "capable" of it. For example, the firmware may contain a list of banned frequencies or

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