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by larkeith 9y ago
I agree wholeheartedly - there are very few things that will cause me to avoid a site quite so quickly as the Google result leading to an AMP page.
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by larkeith 9y ago
> "...modern fiction, particularly English-language fiction, has moved in the direction of the televisual, anyway. Much so-called literary fiction is evidently written with an eye to an option for film or TV adaptation." These
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by larkeith 9y ago
For some interesting discussion re: airport crowding, the 747, and the a380, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16014849
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by larkeith 9y ago
I'm not familiar enough with the management of Silicon Graphics to say if they specifically would be likely to litigate, but I doubt CloudFlare would take the risk on an unexpired patent - management changes, and plenty of companies en
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by larkeith 9y ago
This is wrong, on every count. Usage of microseconds as a seed trivialize the search space for the testing of potential seeds by an attacker. The speed or complexity of computers is irrelevant.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I'm sure the Spanish government regret they lack a pretext to forcefully suppress this vote as well. Best of luck to the Catalan separatists.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if this is partially the case, but the homicide rate suggests to me that there is also a significantly lower amount of (serious) crime - it seems difficult and unlikely that murder would or could be handled with
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by larkeith 9y ago
Amusingly, that's also part of the lawsuit - Crytek claim Star Citizen were contractually obligated to use CryEngine exclusively. It's somewhat irrelevant, as, if they used CryEngine at all for Squadron 42, even if only for deve
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by larkeith 9y ago
On the other hand, if Star Citizen is really using an unlicensed instance of CryEngine for Squadron 42, that's a significant breach of contract, and effectively piracy. It seems absurd to avoid Crytek for responding with legal measur
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by larkeith 9y ago
If it were a one-off issue, this would be excusable. However, this is not the first, nor yet the tenth, major issue to occur on Apple devices in recent months, something that is inexcusable for a company who's reputation is founded on
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by larkeith 9y ago
Oh goody, it's time for the annual 'End of Moore's Law' article. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375960102...
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by larkeith 9y ago
Potentially solar energy, despite the thick clouds. Also, dependant on the temperature ceiling of the mission, an RTG might be feasible.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I remain unable to access it ("The page you were trying to reach cannot be found.", Android, Chrome 59, multiple networks). Possibly a mobile-only issue?
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by larkeith 9y ago
Original link appears to be dead, article can be found at https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/347928
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by larkeith 9y ago
One note, your second claim is not entirely true - while land vehicles are a ways from being feasible to power with photovoltaics (although I would have to do the math for trains, which may be close), we already have primarily [1] and exclu
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by larkeith 9y ago
Going with a weight of 20 lbs/m^2, that's only 600 lbs - less than 1% of the fully-loaded weight. It's fairly likely one could get well below that mass using some of the more experimental solar panel designs (such as those in
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by larkeith 9y ago
It should also be noted that companies with large fleets may well station their initial Tesla Semis in locations with lower electric rates - for example, Oregon and Washington have quite cheap power due to a large amount of hydro ($.0685&#x
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by larkeith 9y ago
Given that there have been multiple non-damaging encounters between wild Orcas and humans, and there have been instances of Orcas preying on nonhuman terrestrial animals, it is very likely that they do not have an interest in attacking huma
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by larkeith 9y ago
No, but you can improve the range by a few percent.
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by larkeith 9y ago
Note that these match up with the Roadster prices also announced today, so they might well simply be artefacts of a duplicated page.
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by larkeith 9y ago
It definitely sounds like it, considering they advertise the speed on a grade.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I would suggest the opposite; This type of cynicism over Tesla and Musk's other companies seems ever-increasingly popular and widespread, despite relatively few failures and setbacks - which are outweighed by the numerous earlier succe
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by larkeith 9y ago
Cause for celebration for all who support privacy and security.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I don't know, personally I would absolutely hate having to remember to keep my mug charged - although it's a damn cool product, just not for me. I'm not sure I can agree about a phase-change solution being overengineered, h
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by larkeith 9y ago
For more details on this, see https://puri.sm/posts/purism-librem-laptops-completely-disab...
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by larkeith 9y ago
None of these arguments lead me to think the author understands the benefits of, or has ever built, a cloud architecture. Half of his points conflate the cloud with the centralized internet, while the rest are weak or irrelevant.
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by larkeith 9y ago
If you ever happen to visit Portland, Oregon, I strongly recommend heading down to the Evergreen Aviation Museum - seeing the Spruce Goose in person is just breathtaking.
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by larkeith 9y ago
This is especially relevant in our current environment of unregulated civil forfeiture.
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by larkeith 9y ago
I wonder if it would be a reasonable colonization process to establish a non-breathable atmosphere, allowing postprocessing facilities to later separate oxygen from airborne water vapour. The notable benefits from such an approach would be
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by larkeith 9y ago
The IKAROS sail (launched 2010) is 196 m^2, using aluminum as a reflector (about 90% efficiency). With regards to transferring a lens to orbit, that is a self-solving problem - a large lens or mirror can both be used as a solar sail, potent

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