jonnycowboy

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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Double win for women, because they get paid less for the same work throughout their life??
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Usually the balloon flyers must post a NOTAM (notice to air men) which pilots request from the local tower prior to takeoff or landing.
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   I work in commercial aerospace (OEM) - flat buttons and touchscreen displays are not permitted, physical switches are required for exactly the reasons you described, in addition to smoke procedures which must be done "blind".
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   You mean like email? Email is still used for just about everything: "instant" messaging, to-do lists, appointments, letters, bills, etc. SMS could do most of that as well, and if you add an "AI" messager it could be pre
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Does Google robotics fall under ventures/capital or Google X?
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Google certainly does not hold the cars in the security patch problem. The Carriers and other manufacturers do.
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Actually solar is so cheap right (real prices), that the price of the solar panels themselves (1$/Watt) are only 25-30% of the total installation cost (3-4$/watt). Inverters add onto that but over 50% of the cost is on the "
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Actually drone delivery is much more simple than autonomous driving. Algorithm: grab package, fly up, fly directly to delivery point, drop package, all faster than driving. Compare to autonomous driving which needs to take into account ro
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   by jonnycowboy 11y ago

   Hi Kat, considering applying for a hardware-based startup. I have enough savings to quit my current job for 2 months but the 12k would be enough to build a few prototypes. Would you consider a robotics-based startup?
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    Interview with the author here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/octopuses-expand-the-moral-universe-s...
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    ph0rque, in addition to all the good ideas here, think about a solution to the problem that all gardens and farms have - that what you want is not always at the right harvesting time. Ie: if I want to eat a carrot, I want it now, not in 2
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    It seems most of the code behind this effort is open source as well! http://lfd.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ https://github.com/cbfinn/caffe
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    Austerity has already been debunked as being the best way to economic advancement / recovery, even the IMF agrees: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/30/reinhart-rogoff-deb...
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    Do you think a person working full time should be classified as poor?
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    I live in Quebec where we have no-fault insurance for what you would consider "criminal liability". ie: if somebody accidentally or incidentally hits your car, and you can no longer work for the rest of your life, the state (prov
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    No, actually "capable of flying" means capable of performing all flight maneuvers required for safe flight and landing, including takeoff, go-around and approach/landing. BA Flight 9 failed all four engines, normally not surv
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    Planes with four engines are certainly not designed to fly with 3 of 4 engines out...
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    by jonnycowboy 11y ago

    I also work in aerospace software. Following DO178 certainly does not guarantee that there will be no software bugs. The point of DO178 is to follow a process that will _minimize_ the number of bugs by having adequate peer review processe
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    Can't wait for my 2-yr-old to try and push all the buttons around the house...
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    I didn't see in the supplementary materials, does anybody know if they are using a pressurized air or oxygen source to increase oxygen flow through the membrane? edit: to repond to my own Q: they can use both pressurized oxygen and pre
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    Correction - the oxygen permeable surface is Teflon AF 2400 which is available commerically: http://www.randomtechnologies.com/ The spacer (initial seperation between window and glass build plate) which determines resin thi
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    Don't worry. IP protection is only for commercial ventures. Once the details are well understood by hobbyists, you will be able to build one yourself with no worries of infringement. That said, I'll hold my breath until somebody
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    Exactly why buying Telsa which is already established would be a no-brainer.
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    It's sad that she thinks "30 days of family bonding" is enough to be proud of.
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/01/nasa-orion-sp... It seems they're just hyping this Thursday's mission. That said, I don't know anybody could withstand a one year trip in a c
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    Why not create a "food stamp" delivery service? Hire ex-cons for delivery & older "unemployable" graduates to manage the whole thing. Deliver in the evening after the parent(s) are back from work. Better yet, try t
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    The entire planet!
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    Last known position right around Ukraine/Russian border.
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    by jonnycowboy 12y ago

    In this case he should be for a pay per use roadway (toll road).
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    by jonnycowboy 13y ago

    It's in french, but... http://lemoidului.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/lecon-au-plus-pre...