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by hoag 16y ago
I had never heard of Sterling engines before, so I found this quite fascinating. I have a question though to whomever may offer an explanation. Towards the bottom of page 1, the article explains that "[w]hen pressurized helium on the top si
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An Engine that Harnesses Sound Waves(technologyreview.com)
1 points by hoag 16y ago|1 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
Haha funny I just tried to post this and got directed here: looks like someone beat me to it! Pretty cool read.
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by hoag 16y ago
Having finally had the chance to attend last night's talk with Peter and Max Levchin, I can say I was thoroughly impressed (by both of them). I believe he (well, both of them, honestly) has a genuine desire to help improve the world on mult
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by hoag 16y ago
This is a fantastic story. Congratulations, let us in on the loop when you're ready to share!
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by hoag 16y ago
Well, it's T-Mobile (who actually uses T-Mobile??) and not AT&T or V, but it's about time. Always find it ridiculous that there is no cell phone signal on the Sand Hill Road. Even everyone I call back to explain why I lost signal comm
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Cell phone antenna facility proposed for Sand Hill Road(mercurynews.com)
1 points by hoag 16y ago|1 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
Wow. Today must be a day for great photography links.
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by hoag 16y ago
Not entirely on-point, but there's a remarkably fascinating documentary I watched on Netflix one night called "Helvetica." Check it out.
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by hoag 16y ago
Hm. It's working fine for me right now. Use Dropbox. Works flawlessly (although I suppose syncing can be a bit slow).
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by hoag 16y ago
Agreed: that's exactly the part that caught my eye too, although I didn't think of the analogy to superconductivity. Good call!
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Incessant dreaming about your startup?
1 points by hoag 16y ago|0 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
Doesn't HN have an anti-crack mode you can activate? :) As for twitter, you're left to your own devices of self-control and common sense, I suppose. :)
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by hoag 16y ago
I know this isn't exactly typical HN-type material, but when I accidentally stumbled across this guy's photo stream, my mouth literally fell open. What's most impressive is that -- at least with his Eiffel tower panorama, and, presumably, o
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Most spectacular photography... ever?(flickr.com)
4 points by hoag 16y ago|2 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
That's a good question, thank you to the reply below. I discovered it when my friend sent me the invite.
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by hoag 16y ago
Thanks to both of you! :) You both have really great landing pages. I esp like LifeLitUp, really awesome bg img. I've signed up and Liked both. As for further info on Venturocket, there isn't anything to read about us yet as we've been keep
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by hoag 16y ago
Right there with you: we're definitely getting sign-ups for our startup too (www.venturocket.com), but I would prefer a faster pace. If I may sort of hijack your post and summarize your question: how do you get people to sign-up for somethi
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Attended Max Levchin & Peter Thiel: VC in 2011, tonight in SF
3 points by hoag 16y ago|3 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
I agree with you that many people have this fear. But it's a logically inconsistent fear: (1) As I mentioned, inability to access the cloud with Dropbox and like services -- or government/organizational intervention thereof -- does not im
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by hoag 16y ago
I'm a little puzzled by peoples' fears about "the cloud." Frankly, I'd far rather store my data in a distributed system, accessible by all my devices, rather than storing everything in a single losable/stealable/breakable device like a lapt
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Can we really trust the cloud?(venturebeat.com)
1 points by hoag 16y ago|3 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
We were actually trained to overcome this during our bar exam prep courses. The solution? Just. Start. Writing. I don't think this solution is just another played out cliché: after all, isn't it what we entrepreneurs tell other would-be ent
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by hoag 16y ago
Nothing much here other than one of the most spectacular astrophotos I've seen in a long time, not to mention a pretty phenomenal event. Ok, ok, and also, I really love the last couple paragraphs re: alien civilizations, especially the foot
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Renegade Star Rips Through Space(news.discovery.com)
1 points by hoag 16y ago|1 comments
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"Quantum Water" Discovered in Carbon Nanotubes(technologyreview.com)
11 points by hoag 16y ago|4 comments
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by hoag 16y ago
They were testing this system for a long time. It's nice to see it finally roll out. Coincidentally, it looks like Apple will implement NFC (RFID?) in the next-generation iPhone 5 and iPad 2. It's starting to look like 2011 could really b
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by hoag 16y ago
Agreed: I rarely heard much of him at all until my undergrad E&M courses at UCLA. Shame.
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by hoag 16y ago
With fear of stating the obvious, I also read venturebeat.com. I like the suggestion of killerstartups.com -- I didn't know about this site.
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by hoag 16y ago
Thank you for the clarification: I must have read too quickly, I didn't realize ISPs were down entirely at the time that I posted this. My mistake.

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