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TheSlideshow – Online Slideshows from Image Search Results(theslideshow.net)
2 points by frgewut 10y ago|0 comments
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Solar Impulse lands in California after Pacific crossing(bbc.com)
90 points by frgewut 10y ago|45 comments
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by frgewut 10y ago
"Platooning" [1] could decrease air resistance quite a bit and that wouldn't even require a fully autonomous car. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/07/convoy-se...
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by frgewut 10y ago
It doesn't seem so obvious to me, e.g. in Cuba much less money is spent, but results are similar. http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2014/12/22/cuba-cost-e...
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by frgewut 10y ago
Just some context on how this developed ('rare' is not so rare anymore). http://io9.gizmodo.com/how-chinas-rare-earth-weapon-went-fro...
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Coal giant Peabody files for bankruptcy protection in US(bbc.com)
1 points by frgewut 11y ago|0 comments
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by frgewut 11y ago
And just to add - there are a lot of areas where renewables are already way cheaper or conventional generation just is not appropriate- like solar for replacing diesel generators, offshore wind near large coastal cities(try building a large
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Welcome to Iceland where bad bankers go to prison?(bloomberg.com)
2 points by frgewut 11y ago|0 comments
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by frgewut 11y ago
Underfloor heating, LED lighting, solar heaters, PV on the roof, heat pumps etc.
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by frgewut 11y ago
He was talking about mpg (miles per gallon). He seems to be a hypermiler.
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by frgewut 11y ago
You mean banning humans from piloting drones or planes?
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by frgewut 11y ago
Human cognitive biases are easy to exploit too.
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by frgewut 11y ago
There's still Computer vs Computer, we also might see Freestyle Go (just as in Freestyle Chess). I would assume the development will continue.
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by frgewut 11y ago
"Whenever a user opens the email without proper protection" is the caveat here.
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by frgewut 11y ago
"hidden images" don't work with most clients. I guess it was some link with a token they were clicking.
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by frgewut 11y ago
A person was hit by a meteorite [1] [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/5511619/14-yea...
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by frgewut 11y ago
Is it safe to use finger for cleaning ears?
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by frgewut 11y ago
Well even Google still has tons of bugs (including XSS and XSRF). Nowadays it's not possible to write applications without knowledge of XSS, XSRF, SQLi, redirects etc.etc. The security amount you have to understand is just getting ridi
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by frgewut 11y ago
Yes, Tesla demonstrated wireless power in 1891
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by frgewut 11y ago
Truth to be told - I'll buy one
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by frgewut 11y ago
I'm actually more excited about the small scale generation. Solar is the only viable method for generating electricity in 1 watt to several KW. Wind also comes in handy here. I'm wondering what news technologies this will allow.
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by frgewut 11y ago
I'm not so sure about infant deaths - this might be a "fail early" mechanism evolved in nature.
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by frgewut 11y ago
Most people I know in US consider diesel dirty.
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by frgewut 11y ago
"domain privacy" is just another extortion scheme.
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by frgewut 11y ago
Why can't this problem be solved in software? OS knows that AC power is used 100%, right?
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by frgewut 11y ago
ZIP codes seem to be a US-specific thing.
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by frgewut 11y ago
What stack did you use on server-end? Also is there some AI involved?
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by frgewut 11y ago
It's probably caused by induction in the radio's circuits, not by charger emitting radio waves.
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by frgewut 11y ago
> If I could do so anonymously, I'd do it in a heartbeat Even if you did they still could identify you if e.g. one of your relatives also submitted a sample.
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by frgewut 11y ago
It's actually funny - BBC probably tried to convey a message that "age doesn't matter", but in tech circles this gets translated to "only a young person could achieve this".

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