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by jpm_sd 6y ago
(2007) This is really clever! But it looks incredibly dangerous and probably emits an enormous amount of RF noise. The article never says what "TEA" stands for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEA_laser Tranver
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The Relentless Startup Fast-Tracking Ford’s Self-Driving Cars(wired.com)
2 points by jpm_sd 6y ago|0 comments
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Magic Leap Starts to Auger-In with ~3.7X the Money as Theranos(kguttag.com)
2 points by jpm_sd 6y ago|0 comments
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Moxie, a Social Robot That Helps Kids with Social-Emotional Learning(spectrum.ieee.org)
50 points by jpm_sd 6y ago|53 comments
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by jpm_sd 6y ago
Other Bets operating loss, in millions 2019 Q1 - ($868) 2020 Q1 - ($1,121) This has to change, right? How can that number keep going up?
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
I always have a hard time getting the dough stretched out really thin. I end up with super floof pizza. What am I doing wrong?
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
What that says to me is, the tools and processes are fine. Getting people to use them is the challenge.
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Nothing is perfectly stiff. Nothing moves perfectly smoothly. Every mechanical part has some amount of "springiness" and will vibrate when struck, pushed, flexed, etc. So a switch contact literally "bounces" like a hamme
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
There's quite a bit of light/color-based communication from/between "octospiders" in his Rendezvous with Rama series. Also depicted in (mediocre) computer game form! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
The joke is making fun of the "engineer" as well as the "manager". The engineer's pedantic, irrelevant response that does not invite further discussion is exactly why the parent article reminded me of this joke!
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Hence the classic joke: ---------- A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hou
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
"For more than two decades, an area larger than Chicago centered near the basin has been inflating and deflating by several inches in erratic bursts. In a hyperactive volcanic region like Yellowstone, the exact causes of any specific m
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
I'm a huge fan. His books aren't just swashbuckling, there's a ton of great stuff about the history of science in there, some fun international politics, and surprisingly deep character development. Yes, there are some goofy
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Alphabet's internet balloons remain grounded in Kenya(ft.com)
2 points by jpm_sd 7y ago|0 comments
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Seems better suited to a Google Home device or a robot or something
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
"Quarantine will normalize WFH..." "That's good!" "... and recession will de-normalize full time jobs." "That's bad!" https://youtu.be/Krbl911ZPBA
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Battery life on those phones is going to be /terrible/. Max TX power all the time?
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
I was going to reply with exactly the same sentiment. Born in '79, have never understood the appeal of Twitter or why the news media wants it to be so important.
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
For me, caffeine is "focus juice". Makes it possible to care about solving tedious work problems. I can see how the same would apply to writers and artists, who have tons of creative ideas but have a harder time battling through t
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Waymo's Self-Driving Jaguars Arrive with New, Homegrown Tech(wired.com)
4 points by jpm_sd 7y ago|0 comments
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
This one claims "200,000 revenue-generating rides" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-17/self-drivi... I think if you said "zero profit" you'd undoubtedly be correct
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
I work remote from home ~80% of the time and love the quiet solitude. But I live with my my wife, three kids and a dog, so those hours of alone time feel precious. If I lived by myself I think I'd go crazy.
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Waymo and Cruise Vie for Supremacy in Murky California Self-Driving Data(forbes.com)
1 points by jpm_sd 7y ago|0 comments
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Next time you're offered a raise, ask your boss to give it to him instead. Raises aren't quite a zero sum game, but there is a shared budget for them.
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
There was. They are doomed. It's a bad idea. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/exclusive-mass-layoffs-rep...
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NTSB chair eviscerates Tesla for inaction over Autopilot concerns(engadget.com)
3 points by jpm_sd 7y ago|1 comments
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Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Goes on Patrol at Norwegian Oil Rig(bloomberg.com)
1 points by jpm_sd 7y ago|0 comments
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
This is so cool! If, like me, you were wondering "what is this, exactly?" see: https://mutable-instruments.net/
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Explanation and analysis: https://blog.acolyer.org/2020/02/24/anylog/
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by jpm_sd 7y ago
Probably both.

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