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by hfsktr 13y ago
When I read about the sound barrier I got lost in the amount of things that can be learned. One being that it isn't just a simple thing speed up an airplane to faster than we have before. They have different designs because the air acts dif
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by hfsktr 13y ago
A lot of the comments: http://xkcd.com/638/ I don't know much about all this but we haven't even left our solar system (if we truly have then fine galaxy). I mean physically as I imagine other emissions do get out but idk. And we find new
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by hfsktr 13y ago
My favorite part was the (i) link went to a new tab with the site. Captcha remind me of inkblot tests [1]. I wonder if there are any that actually use those cards. My favorite captcha experience: it only checked the first 3 characters match
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by hfsktr 13y ago
The most amazing thing is that even though most of it is spam not all of it is. I get monthly emails telling me about various bills or status of from at least my internet, cell phone, and student loans. Pretty sure none have a copy of the
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by hfsktr 13y ago
I think that depends on the person. I used Chantix and it was very easy to stop smoking. The hard part was not picking it back up again. For weeks I had to fight habits: I needed something in my hand, I felt 'hungry' no matter how full I wa
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by hfsktr 13y ago
Agreed but I'm sure everyone doesn't need to use it as not everyone smokes :P I quit earlier this year with the help of it. Actually everyone I know who ever used it successfully quit. The biggest thing I ever heard (and experienced) with i
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Even if they do it can be turned off pretty easy. CSS wouldn't be affected in that way (I would think).
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by hfsktr 14y ago
It probably would be that the first $1 million is free then after that the tax. I don't want to even guess at how much harder that would be to track on top of everything else. edit: Looks like someone else has a better grasp of it. Still wo
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by hfsktr 14y ago
My old job used spector. I'm pretty sure everyone knew it but people would still be on FB playing games when you walked past. I believe IT was the last to get it and for about a week after they installed it on our machines it didn't work be
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by hfsktr 14y ago
That brightened my day considerably. When I watch Misfits (UK show) they say some things that I never hear on American shows. It only happens on shows that are after the watershed[1] though. Before then I don't know which parts are censored
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I think the difference is that the computer can try the input and record the result and then try again. The baseball player can't have a redo of that pitch if they miss or if it's a foul. I don't really see how it's time travel but that's w
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by hfsktr 14y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Code_of_Silence For anyone else who might not have heard of it (by name).
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Is that last question rhetorical? I suppose if you are into conspiracy stuff maybe they just make themselves look stupid so that you won't catch onto the real plans...
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Maybe not to you or me but we might not be the right audience. A phone doesn't signal much to me (or lots of people I'm sure) but there is no shortage of people letting you know what kind of phone they have now. There are many things that c
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I think I thought binary because that was the label but now that I looked it up it was BCD. Still the price combined with already having the clock on the phone (and everything else that is/has a computer now) made it seem like a waste of mo
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I agree with most of the people that commented already. I have though about getting a watch (novelty/binary). Then I realize that my phone is always on me and the time is right there. The only watches I've seen appear to be to signal status
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by hfsktr 14y ago
So if I'm reading this right: Act like I'm a pro and can solve all their problems. My biggest issue is with confidence. It probably shows in interviews. I know that given the chance I can do just about any work (some might take more time bu
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Sadly I think it only just occurred to me that I might be one of those 1 yr / 5 times people. Only because my job was mainly CRUD work. I did get to do some other stuff but it was not often. That place closed down and I've been looking for
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I used to work at a shop that sold firearms (among many other things) online. I didn't see all the laws we had to follow but quite a few I noticed (I worked on the intranet site). Unless the customer was coming to pick up the weapon themsel
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Rewatched and they did test with the full weight and as you said no (noticeable) change with the added weight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxEkT2H8pI#t=322s I know that Mythbusters isn't generally hard science but you know.
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Only related to the original topic because they both are part of the series but seeing that video..When I was younger we played Lost Levels on the SNES (Mario All-Stars had it) and I remember it being too hard to get anywhere. I hadn't even
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I think that at a hospital you aren't washing your hands for yourself but for others that (probably) have compromised immune systems already. I know it kind of goes without saying. I know that the people I know that work at a day care got s
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by hfsktr 14y ago
That is a good point. Something I really wouldn't have even thought of before even though I knew about the hard drives part. In the post he says: "the GTX 690 and the Quadro K5000 (same GPU) and, get this... the K5000 is only single GPU and
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by hfsktr 14y ago
So essentially even when it does mutate the chances that something important is overwritten is fairly low. Does anyone know of an online resource that explains this kind of stuff in easy to digest format? Something like a ELI5 for DNA/Cells
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Are insurance companies doing this yet? I imagine a Gattaca-like future when I hear of this kind of stuff. Not that I fear it but I don't trust any company or government to do the right thing with the information... I am curious how accurat
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by hfsktr 14y ago
That was brilliant. It took a while before I could see any that were 'improvised' words. "They took are (steve)jobs" with 'are' covering 'steve'. I am actually surprised with how well it all worked. Other than obvious cases of people just
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by hfsktr 14y ago
Wouldn't it only be the people who want to use a camera? Unless you are suggesting that all glasses in the future will have video/audio technologies? I don't think much of Glass. Just doesn't appeal to me but I am curious about what makes i
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by hfsktr 14y ago
That is awesome. I am so glad I made it this far down the comments to see this link. I know it sounds sarcastic with so much enthusiasm but it isn't. This is the kind of stuff that I like to find. Better when it comes from HN.
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I never thought the site was pretty but I was shocked that it could get a whole lot worse. It must have been pretty jarring if I was able to spot the immediate difference. Really I don't mind that it isn't pretty as it serves it's purpose w
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by hfsktr 14y ago
I noticed the s.gif change (so I could update my extension) but the arrow is still showing as the link he has. I am sure it will get fixed soon enough.

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