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by luminiferous 11y ago
I think the more fundamental problem is that the program is trying to minimize error where error is defined as deviation in color from the original image. This means objects that can be many different colors but are always strong and satura
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by luminiferous 11y ago
It's a weird feeling, procrastinating on work by reading an article about how to stop procrastinating.
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by luminiferous 11y ago
I would imagine that power to weight ratio is more important than just the power. Also the smaller the cyclist, the smaller they can build the aerodynamic shell, thus reducing drag.
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by luminiferous 11y ago
The liquifaction susceptibility map shows that most of Market St is red. Seeing as that's where the existing BART tunnel is, I suspect it's not much of an issue.
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by luminiferous 12y ago
It's already been done. https://what-if.xkcd.com/26/
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by luminiferous 12y ago
There's a website called Surplus Shed that someone else linked. I found 25mm diameter, 40mm focal length double convex lenses for $4.50 each. You can put those parameters into the finder yourself here: http://www.surplusshed
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by luminiferous 12y ago
Link is broken. I don't think the finder.cfm link is supposed to be shared. Anyways, I found the correct (I think) lenses on http://surplusshed.com by going to the lens finder link and looking up double convex, 40mm focal l
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by luminiferous 12y ago
That's a 90 minute commute by car, which is not very practical for most people. However, it is usually a better idea to buy a house across the Bay, where it is significantly cheaper, and commute the 15-30 minutes to work in SF or where
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by luminiferous 13y ago
Overconsumption of red meat has been indicted, if inconsistently, for health conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to diabetes to obesity. I haven't seen any such studies for poultry or seafood though.
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by luminiferous 13y ago
Why would they have the toolbag attached to themselves via rope, some 10 feet below them? Wouldn't a backpack make more sense, and swing less?
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by luminiferous 13y ago
The source is the reddit comment. It was a reply to an askreddit thread.
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by luminiferous 13y ago
I'm fairly certain he was being facetious.
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by luminiferous 13y ago
Hey, don't give them any ideas now.
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by luminiferous 13y ago
Yep, the figure mentioned is 2^63 cents, rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. I'd wager the article rounded, though I'm not sure why. EDIT: gus_massa's theory makes a lot more sense, especially considering that the guy sai
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by luminiferous 13y ago
Not a laser, but I did make a parabolic reflector: http://zenphoton.com/#AAQAAkACAAEgfwAPAc4BCwHOATEA/wABygEQAd... EDIT: this is broken. Here is fixed: http://zenphoton.com/#AAQAAkACAAEghQANAekBFwHqAS4A
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by luminiferous 13y ago
The inconsistency of two buck chuck can be turned into a fun game though. My friends like to each buy a bottle from each pallet and try them in the parking lot. If any of them turn out to be good, they go back in and buy the whole pallet.