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by icanhackit 7y ago
That's what I meant. Specific products were using a harmful substance, rather than the act of vaping causing illness.
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by icanhackit 7y ago
> This article is an obvious propaganda piece. They're clearly an advocate for vaping, however title [1] and summary are accurate. Per the CDC study: "Among EVALI patients reporting use of any THC-containing products, 122 of 13
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by icanhackit 7y ago
Given the highly localised and sudden/synchronised bout of illness associated with vaping, to me it immediately seemed reasonable to assume contamination of a specific batch of products rather than the act of vaping in general being an
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by icanhackit 7y ago
> One potential issue with having this on your phone is that you are unlocking your phone and handing it to the police which could be a problem for some people. Though people can still carry a card. NSW resident. If I was driving I'
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by icanhackit 7y ago
It feels like this is the key to unlocking useful AR [1] for low powered, lightweight headsets. If the heavy lifting for locating and interacting with objects in 4D space is done with UWB, you don't need to do too much computational he
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by icanhackit 7y ago
Possibly not great for any artists maintaining anonymity/pseudo anonymity but... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fluids_in_art Semen, due to the ability to sequence the DNA and difficulty obtaining a sample, is
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by icanhackit 7y ago
> My comment is saying it doesn't matter if they wanted to use it for something as trivial as ECU updates What I'm saying is that you've completely missed the OP's point: The advantage Tesla has in the autopilot space
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by icanhackit 7y ago
>> Being able to test your code out in the real world and dark launch a feature gives Tesla a ridiculous advantage. > Is the comment I'm responding to. And that dark launching includes sending the latest neural net builds to
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by icanhackit 7y ago
As an aside, when reading this I considered a fun alternative theory (I'm not actually proposing it as any kind of truth) that if it's ultimately discovered that the processes behind the creation of life are just too complex to be
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by icanhackit 7y ago
Running the latest neural net build in a shadow mode pitted against the real world driver and relaying back telemetry where the shadow NN took an opposing action is a little more sophisticated than pushing out an ECU update. I think you&#x2
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by icanhackit 7y ago
Sounds like an opportunity to me. Have a rule that you charge by Km travelled or fuel used, whichever is greatest $-wise. Also have a car where the interior can be quickly converted into a bed...a double bed. Bonus points for electrochrom
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by icanhackit 7y ago
Intrinsity wasn't cheap given it was primarily for IC design tools (Fast14). Though you might argue it was a good deal for Apple because it possibly gave them an edge that other IC design houses lack. https://en.m.wikipedia.
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by icanhackit 7y ago
> The only way to crack down on this is to prevent apps sending any data at all and to minimise the use of proprietary software. You're asking for legislative controls which, at the end of the day, can still be bypassed either flat
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by icanhackit 8y ago
The most interesting (fun?) one to read for me was Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, Royal Air Force. > “Yeah, Test, you didn’t put the right rudder in.” I said, “Yeah, I know. I couldn’t lift my leg up.” > [...] > Legalized hooligan
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by icanhackit 8y ago
/r/nudism on Reddit is ok, not ground-breaking but it's a nexus to other resources as well being a place for general discussion.
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by icanhackit 8y ago
People collect cars, watches, shoes, expensive clothing. On the extreme end there's figurines, paintings, antiques -- at least the former items have utility, the latter are mere articles for signalling to others. Does it really blow yo
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by icanhackit 8y ago
> there will be no putting that genie back in the bottle Great observation. You could unwittingly transport it because it's microscopic. You could post tiny quantities in/on everyday objects to any country. Replicating it to us
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by icanhackit 8y ago
As an interesting aside hops and cannabis are related - they're both part of the Cannabaceae family. As someone who enjoys craft IPAs/NEIPAs rich in hop oils, have hemp protein powder in my breakfast shakes with hemp milk and love
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by icanhackit 8y ago
> As other have said, iPhones have an external modem and are fine. Qualcomm insisted on this because they had it, and they're good at marketing. Addressing the second sentence - I have no knowledge of what transpired but my assump
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by icanhackit 8y ago
> Devices that used to work and used to get updates simply stopped at one point. Which devices? I kept using my G5 iMac until 2008 without any issues and with regular OS updates. > Pages From what I recall, and perhaps what I'm t
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by icanhackit 8y ago
> Air Pods are one of the best innovations in mobile in the past 5 years. Agree. I have a set of Bose Hearphones - a pseudo hearing-aid which cancels ambient noise while enhancing human voices. It's been quite life-changing when hav
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by icanhackit 8y ago
Given how smooth Apple's transition from PPC to Intel was, and how much experience Apple has with ARM in their portable lines -- if/when the complete transition to ARM happens it'll probably be a brief blip on everyone's
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by icanhackit 8y ago
I'm not arguing with your point that Australia is a nanny state, but for clarification... > We have lockout laws preventing us from entering drinking establishments after 1am Currently for a large section of the Sydney CBD and inn
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by icanhackit 8y ago
It'd be interesting if development on sonar autofocus systems continued - they could work in the dark where phase detection and contrast detection have difficulty. A compound eye of phase detection points, laser, sonar as well as regul
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by icanhackit 8y ago
Plot twist: it's actually 100% accurate. It knows everyone has committed at least one minor crime in their lifetimes due to a perfect mix or ambiguous legal wording, innumerable laws and ease of committing minor crimes. They'll ne
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by icanhackit 8y ago
> How are you SURE that smartphones will still be a thing in 20 years? I'm sure someone asked a similar question about personal computers in the early 80's. They didn't go away when smartphones became prevalent, they becam
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by icanhackit 8y ago
Interesting bit of trivia: The Noritake Group, the parent company behind Noritake Itron who make the VFD module, specialise in ceramic products ranging from circuit boards, dental materials, electronic paste to fine china. That's what
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by icanhackit 8y ago
> You seem to be assuming a single tunnel per direction. Assume 20 instead. I think this is the really important part. Think of it like a computer bus - do you want a single channel able to move a lot of data at once but with potential b
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by icanhackit 8y ago
It's worth noting that tobacco contains harmala alkaloids [1] which are monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). So it's possible those who persist with smoking in place of vaping or other nicotine delivery mechanisms might be doing
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by icanhackit 8y ago
I might not have been clear - I mean using the dirt and rocks in the concrete mix, not replacing precast panels with dirt bricks.

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