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by jamessb 13y ago
Is the Evernote OCR better than using the bundled ABBYY FineReader? Using the software that came with my ScanSnap I just push the button on the scanner, and an OCR'd PDF gets added to my folder of scans. I could then just add a symlink
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by jamessb 13y ago
Another UK competitor is Square Mile coffee, whose subscriptions are separate monthly deliveries of 350g or 500g ( http://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/collections/subscriptions ).
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by jamessb 13y ago
The chat panel uses Disqus, so is blocked by browser plugins like Ghostery.
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by jamessb 13y ago
Annoyingly, the contextual menu makes it impossible to open the wikipedia articles in new tabs. One solution would to have actual links (either text or icons) after each title.
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by jamessb 13y ago
I agree. Specifically, the names remind me of a quotation by Victor Hugo - "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark".
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by jamessb 13y ago
The incoming class included at least one student from 49 of the 50 states - every state except Arkansas.
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by jamessb 13y ago
This reminded me of an app I'd seen a few years ago, with an ice-cream sundae as its logo. Eventually I remembered it was Plainview ( http://barbariangroup.com/2012/07/plainview/ ). Being able to import s
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by jamessb 13y ago
This looks really useful. However, it would be nice to give a link to the homepage of each option, especially when the user searched for something vague like "cafe" rather than a specific chain and so might want additional informa
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by jamessb 13y ago
This could be done by printing the calendar on a strip of paper/fabric, then sticking the ends together to make a continuous loop around two vertical rollers. This would also have the effect of making the calendar less wide, so that it
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by jamessb 13y ago
The Derisi Lab at UCSF has a repository of 3D models for parts they use in their (bio) lab: http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/index.php?page=3D (Press release from 3D printer manufacturer: http://www.stratasys.com/r
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by jamessb 13y ago
Lucasian professor of physics at Oxford Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge , surely?
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by jamessb 13y ago
The web-page should clearly state that it is a tool for working with PivotalTracker story numbers (this headline, and the App Store page, say so but http://getpirouette.com/ itself doesn't). Also, contact Pivotal and
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by jamessb 13y ago
It would be interesting to compare your ranking to that obtained by simply sorting by the number of alumni with their own wikipedia articles.
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by jamessb 13y ago
Or perhaps by folowing the reading suggested by Gerard 't Hooft: http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~hooft101/theorist.html
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by jamessb 13y ago
A nice feature of Bezier curves (and B-splines) is the convex hull property: since the curve must lie within the convex hull of the control points, any point outside the convex hull cannot be within the area bounded by the curve. So if you
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by jamessb 13y ago
In the UK, MySociety launched FixMyStreet [1,2] in 2007 [3]. However, it was aimed at flagging problems to councils, rather than arranging events for community members to fix them. [1] http://www.mysociety.org/for-councils/fixmystreet/ [2
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by jamessb 13y ago
There are 'proofs' that contain errors, just as there are science papers that reach incorrect conclusions. Also, it's not necessarily easier to verify a proof than it is to repeat an experiment (or perform additional supporting experiments)
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by jamessb 13y ago
The first round of the UK Maths Challenge * is multiple choice, and does often include questions with "not enough information provided" as one of the available answers. However, this isn't a mechanism for identifying badly phrased questions
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by jamessb 13y ago
Well, Phil Karlton said that "There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things". Some people list off-by-one errors as the third hardest thing.
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by jamessb 13y ago
In essence, pagerank sorts pages by the probability that you'd arrive at them by randomly following links form other pages. G is a matrix of transition probabilities - each entry is the probability of moving directly from a particular page
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by jamessb 13y ago
Yes - lattice reduction and integer relation detection. You can construct a basis that contains a load of constants (pi, pi/2, pi/3, sqrt(pi) etc), and combinations of constants (pi*e, e^pi etc). Then you can use an integer relation algorit
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by jamessb 14y ago
I should point out that the aim of this Bill is to reform existing law, so as provide increased protection for people accused of libel or slander. The existing law was very bad, as shown by cases like that of Simon Singh [1]. The Libel Refo
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by jamessb 14y ago
The authors also presented a talk at Shmoocon 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0JHDr1oT0Y
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by jamessb 14y ago
This reminds me of Edward Tufte's criticisms of PowerPoint [1,2]. Both PowerPoint and Excel are widely abused, in part due to their flexibility and initial ease of use. However, in addition to problems caused by its users, there have also b
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by jamessb 14y ago
A video from AP [1] shows the finish line timer displaying 4:09:44 when the first explosion goes off. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vJnC2zgriU&feature=playe...
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by jamessb 14y ago
In this case, it's 'science' not 'Silicon Valley' (Mendely's offices are in London and New York; Elsevier's headquarters are in Amsterdam). Elsevier is one of the biggest scientific publishers, with over 2,000 journals, including several wi
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by jamessb 14y ago
There's a 40% discount for (undergraduate) students, making the price $47. I bought it when it was in Public Preview in '07, and love it. The ability to sync with the app on my iPad mini is really nice, as it means that I always have immedi
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by jamessb 14y ago
This concerned IBM, so Crockford sent them a document saying : "I give permission for IBM, its customers, partners, and minions, to use JSLint for evil." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5138866
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by jamessb 14y ago
Depending on what exactly you want, you may be able to use a cell free translation system rather than transfecting a bacterial host (or yeast, or whatevever else). Short peptides can also be produced by solid-phase synthesis: there are auto
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by jamessb 14y ago
As well as patents, there is another class of intellectual property rights applicable to plants called breeders rights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_breeders%27_rights .

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