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by jerryr 9y ago
Around the time of the Pure Digital acquisition, Cisco was making a push into the home. They started buying up consumer brands like Flip and Linksys. I can't speak to why--perhaps their enterprise growth had slowed due to the recession
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by jerryr 9y ago
And before the camcorder, they did a single-use still camera too. Here's an old press release about it: https://cvshealth.com/newsroom/press-releases/cvs-launches-w...
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by jerryr 9y ago
My theory: Hardware and hardware tooling has tangible capital costs. Most people are acutely aware of what they've spent on hardware, so discarding it can be quite painful. Estimating is hard and many devs are terrible at accounting fo
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by jerryr 9y ago
There was an app called Minecraft Reality back in 2012 that would seem to prove otherwise: https://mojang.com/2012/11/announcing-minecraft-reality-for-... It placed a Minecraft creation into your environment in re
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by jerryr 9y ago
I think they're suggesting a subconscious perception of the subtle differences in sizes that result from building with round numbers in metric vs imperial (e.g. 1 meter is different than 3 feet). This is interesting, but seems less lik
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by jerryr 9y ago
As an ex-owner of an outsourcing company, I've been on the other side of this. Without any disrespect intended in asking this, is it possible you've been without a project for so long because you don't have the most flexible
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by jerryr 9y ago
Interesting. I hadn't heard the "green thread" term before. Does anyone happen to know how this compares to Windows' "fiber" mechanism? I can't recall whether fibers actually run in user land.
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by jerryr 9y ago
Yeah, that seemed really incongruous. It left me wondering if I was missing some industry-specific context.
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by jerryr 9y ago
Yeah! I recently built a website that heavily uses Illustrator assets exported as svg. I was happy to have read that explanation before pulling my hair out over weird artifacts.
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by jerryr 9y ago
That probe is pretty small, but keep in mind that many of these need to be tucked into existing circuit breaker panels while maintaining certain clearances for regulatory reasons. They also need to be easy to install for safety and product
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by jerryr 9y ago
It's cost, size, and regulatory. Existing current probes that are magnetically coupled and thus don't require an electrical connection to the mains (which would be a safety/regulatory nightmare) are big: http://www
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by jerryr 9y ago
I just got a giant warning popup from Parallels (virtualization software) on MacOS that I need to update Parallels before upgrading any Windows guest OSs to Windows 10 Creator's Update. The update claims to fix an issue where Windows w
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Well: A Smart Home Water Conservation System(mindtribe.com)
1 points by jerryr 10y ago|0 comments
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by jerryr 10y ago
Cool. Presumably they're already doing this, but I'd really recommend observation to understand the environment in which the product will be used and then following up with user tests as they prototype. There can be some surprisin
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by jerryr 10y ago
Jawbone Bluetooth headsets actually contact your jaw to use the conducted vibrations to cancel background noise, similar to your idea. Disclosure: I worked on their first generation Bluetooth headset. I'm not certain the current genera
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by jerryr 10y ago
Ah, makes sense. The article's photo even seems to show the operator using those controls. The article mentioned voice commands specifically though, so I was reacting to that.
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by jerryr 10y ago
The Amazon echo has a pretty good microphone array, and it still has a hard time picking up my commands if there's background noise. And the background noise in factories is extreme. Notice that in the article's photos, the operat
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by jerryr 10y ago
Using Glass in a factory environment surprises me. Factories are notoriously loud, so unless Glass is really good at filtering out background noise, I'd imagine that voice commands wouldn't work very well. My experience has most
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by jerryr 10y ago
Thanks! One of these days, I'll hopefully get around to posting more.
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by jerryr 10y ago
I had the opposite experience. I created a ridiculous cooking blog to entertain family and friends. It became the #1 result for the phrase, "how to sort lentils." And it was brought to my attention yesterday in another HN thread (
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Tips for Investors When Vetting a Hardware Product(mindtribe.com)
1 points by jerryr 10y ago|0 comments
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by jerryr 10y ago
Ooh. That does seem a little irresponsible on Google's part, and a bit less funny now. Thanks for the link!
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by jerryr 10y ago
That...is spectacular. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I can die happy now that I've contributed facts. How did they pick that particular excerpt, I wonder.
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by jerryr 10y ago
Yup. That's it. Edit: And this is the post that Fox was planning to reference in their story (if you're short on time, scroll past the blather and just enjoy the photos. Like they did): http://www.porkulent.com/201
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by jerryr 10y ago
Agreed. I created a humorous cooking site that quickly became the #1 google result for, "how to sort lentils." It still gets a lot of hits from poor souls who are trying to figure out what that vague "sort the lentils" i
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The Nintendo Switch Is 10 Times More Powerful Than an iPad(fortune.com)
4 points by jerryr 10y ago|0 comments
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by jerryr 10y ago
I agree with your points, especially around price point. However, a large part of hitting a price point is volume and negotiating power. Startups have neither (Kickstarter numbers aren't high enough to see a significant price drop), so
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by jerryr 10y ago
As samfisher83 pointed out, $34M was in escrow, so they were probably running on closer to $15M. When setting up a volume production line for a complicated product, it's really easy to burn through tens of millions of dollars. Kickstar
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by jerryr 10y ago
I really like the Breville Smart Oven series. I've owned several, but I currently have the Smart Oven Pro and use it more than our actual oven. It heats up quickly, cooks very evenly, and the UI is straightforward. My only problem with
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Nike HyperAdapt Teardown: The Future is Now (in pieces, on our workbench)(mindtribe.com)
3 points by jerryr 10y ago|0 comments

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