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by frankus 12y ago
One more use case: When an address doesn't reliably geocode across mapping providers. I've run into this with things like campgrounds or tourist attractions in rural areas in the US and Canada, even with Google Maps but especially
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by frankus 12y ago
I, for one, really like this. * It doesn't use postal codes, which aren't really intended for use for anything but mail delivery and occasionally make that painfully apparent (such as when the boundaries are changed) * It doesn&#x
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by frankus 12y ago
81.JW4 is a lot easier to tell someone over the phone or transcribe from a business card or billboard, and it's pretty unlikely that the US-AK part would be ambiguous in those contexts. And if it is, a simple "which 81.JW4 did you
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Charlieplexing(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by frankus 12y ago|0 comments
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by frankus 12y ago
A lot of these types of attack use amplification attacks ( https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-088A ), often a carelessly-configured time server or name server, where only a small number of hosts are needed to
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by frankus 12y ago
There's an interesting demo of the effects of lag on something like VR. I think it's intended as a statement against avoidable lag, but the conclusion is the same :) http://livingwithlag.com
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by frankus 12y ago
Vanadium-boride air is also a promising chemistry ( http://phys.org/news/2013-09-molten-air-battery-storage-capa... ). For aircraft, I'm not sure it would be practical, but in theory you could jettison the spent bat
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by frankus 12y ago
And much of what congress mandates is purchased by the junk mailers.
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by frankus 13y ago
I've seen a clone described as a "twin born at a different time." I don't see it as inherently raising any ethical dilemmas. But since by definition we would need to perform experiments on non-consenting humans to perfec
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by frankus 13y ago
A "Movies I've been meaning to watch" queue. Sort of like Netflix's queue, but not limited to a particular provider's catalog. For each movie, show the cheapest (legal) way to stream/rent/buy it. Add price
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by frankus 13y ago
Among people I've worked with (at least those wealthy enough that a $200 subsidized price difference once every few years isn't a deciding factor), I've noticed a pretty clear split where Android fans tend to skew Republican
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by frankus 13y ago
I went ahead and booked a hotel with a reasonable cancellation policy, which is probably a good idea if you want to end up close to the event.
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by frankus 13y ago
Well they've done a thorough enough job of cracking down on them that I wasn't aware they existed (that said, I haven't been shopping for electronics outside of North America in the last decade or so). If they can keep it tec
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by frankus 13y ago
My spidey sense tells me that this isn't "DRM". In other words, it's "rights management", but it's not digital. If you follow the link chain back to the original report, it just says that the new machine &
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by frankus 13y ago
The more sensible countries heavily tax fuel and have historically let the market determine vehicle fuel economy (correct me if I'm wrong). Consumers choose smaller, less-powerful (but more affordable) vehicles and don't drive the
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Average American can no longer afford “average-priced” new car or truck(autos.yahoo.com)
2 points by frankus 13y ago|1 comments
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CFHipsterRef: Low-Level Programming on iOS and Mac OS X(gumroad.com)
5 points by frankus 13y ago|0 comments
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by frankus 13y ago
I like to think of it as that conventional cellular is using a broadcast medium for "narrowcast" communications. If you put it that way it's obvious that we're currently Doing It Wrong, provided there's a practical
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by frankus 13y ago
This seems like a really clever implementation of an system that's probably a passing fad. Touch screens are great for portable computers both because they need to be small and because they need to enable a potentially limitless number
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by frankus 13y ago
The two really cool things about it is that it's declarative (you set up some rules in your -viewDidLoad: and you're done) and it's easy to reason about (e.g. how an output will vary based on inputs). But at the same time it&
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by frankus 13y ago
Yet another demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s9I8OI82Ag
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by frankus 13y ago
For a good example of how to do this right, see skeuocard: http://kenkeiter.com/skeuocard/
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by frankus 13y ago
That's a totally valid point. My guess it that they assumed most users would keep their phone in a pocket (since it's easier to tap than if it's buried in a bag). In any case it's a big upgrade from people who leave thei
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by frankus 13y ago
The big breakthrough here is that Bluetooth LE uses a totally negligible amount of power (such that many devices can run for years on a CR2032 button cell). Also, you don't need to take your phone out of your pocket to tap it (it doesn
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by frankus 13y ago
Slightly OT, but in terms of "where are they now", Ozzie founded a (still stealth-mode) startup called Talko: http://www.talko.com . http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/15/ray-ozzies-stealthy-st
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by frankus 13y ago
Where do people think the energy comes from when you pedal? On a wells-to-wheels basis even a gas powered moped is probably more efficient than a standard-American-diet-fed human. Snark aside, the main efficiency gains of a bike over a car
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by frankus 13y ago
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by frankus 13y ago
Seems like it could have applications for something like a rope climbing device, since all of the internal edges converge (or diverge) as the parts are rotated.
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by frankus 14y ago
We built something similar for a party in our dorm one year, only because our waterfalls were completely artificial we were able to add fluorescent dye to the water and illuminate them with blacklights.
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by frankus 14y ago
My first thought at "Cookie Dough Tree" was this (NSFW-ish): http://www.thefrisky.com/2010-04-12/a-tree-that-smells-like-... OP's contaminants are a class of chemicals called dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) and they have a nasty h

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