jsmcgd

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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   I think the mechanism of short term memory works for about 30 seconds and memory recall after that length of time uses a different long term memory mechanism. So I think they are right to describe recalling events of 5 hrs ago as a function
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   Why does the cash prize halve in size by the end of the article?
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   I would agree that most people quit their boss and not their job, there's empirical evidence to support this. However it isn't true all the time. I'm wondering if what he wants to do more interesting to him than what he is doing at the mome
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   I agree. Can someone explain how this currency which is tied to Sterling protect people from the devaluation of Sterling?
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   I'm referring to the increase in testosterone being used to indicate an increase in arousal. Testosterone can be increased for other reasons.
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   God bless the SS Google and all who search with her!
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   From the video the Polo does 0-60 in 8 seconds. Not bad. Apropos the article, I think this correlation doesn't prove causation.
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   I did a course at University called Human Computer Interaction . Essentially it was the science of user interfaces. The course book of the same name by Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Beale (3rd edition) was really good. It contained a lot of acces
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   by jsmcgd 18y ago

   Hmmm why not pick some historical person and follow in their footsteps? I suppose even then people managed to get about quite a bit so you would have to pick someone quite sedentary or else you'd be in for a beast of a trek. An exchange stu
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Every time I go to the south of France on holiday (I'm British) I'm always struck how many little intact medieval towns and villages there are. I'd recommend just hiring a car and start roaming about (or Train, the French do trains really w
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Probably not because the kind of person who would be interested in a Y Combinator would most likely be situated in high tech industries or more esteemed universities which are located in Massachusetts and California.
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Google own all my google docs?
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Thanks. That's fantastic! (The road layer debuts at 5:02). I'm not sure if it's using the plasma process but it must be doing something similar because a large chunk of the mass of the vehicle is empty hanger space. So the materials to make
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Ah ha! Unfortunately there is no picture but there is a description of it on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_2#Roadlayer
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    I can't sorry. Maybe someone else remembers the episode?
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    I think I've seen this in Thunderbirds. Thought it was good then. Still do!
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    How about something like 'all web pages are on the iphone' instead of 'all parts of the internet are on the iphone' as this is patently false.
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    If you're interested in using a sprite technique without Javascript here's a tutorial video: http://css-tricks.com/videos/css-tricks-video-7.php
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    It would and does, which happens to be the situation at the moment and is one of the reasons why food is becoming more expensive. I should have stated that I only support the ammonia economy provided the increase in ammonia production was p
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Of course electricity production needs to come from zero carbon sources or else there'd be no point. I just think this system is the best because it involves doing the least.
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Wow. Who pissed in your cornflakes? I agree with you. That's exactly what I'm saying, what do you think these applications would be? I probably could list a bunch but I'd rather hear ideas from people who've had more than a couple of second
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    I thought I'd be making video games.
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    I'd just like to take this opportunity to plug ammonia as an alternative solution. High energy density. No nasty emissions. No need for new infrastructure. No need for new cars. We just need to ramp up ammonia production, which we need to d
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Apart from being cool as, what will wireless power do for us? As long as traditional methods remain more widespread and efficient at the moment I can't see what will make this technology take off. Perhaps recharging embedded medical devices
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    I kept thinking of that scene in Star Wars too! Instead of a raster or vector approach how about an array of lasers all with fixed focal lengths that project into a predetermined 3D viewing space? Kind of like a 3D LCD setup. Tbh they've pr
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    I was thinking the same thing. Wikipedia tells us that a flame is visible at 525 °C (977 °F). (I don't know if this is relevant as they talk about a 'plasma' and not a flame.) This might sound too hot to be safe but it only has to be that t
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Please don't take her up on her offer PG! I get a really creepy teen drama vibe about her.
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Agreed. Also, evolution should be taught because it's rock solid fact.
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    For me this is the best article I have read on Hacker News in a while. More of this please! ps I got a perverse enjoyment from being scolded from beyond the grave. pps I think that's my first ironic pun
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    by jsmcgd 18y ago

    Why do they want free trips on American transit systems?