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by maartenh 6y ago
In the Netherlands, self-checkout doesn't use scales. I simply scan all the items in my basket, and put them in my backpack immediately. Once in a while, you are flagged, and a sample of your items are scanned to make the probability l
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by maartenh 6y ago
Just like in nature, they survive because they are good enough, and don't experience enough competition to be eliminated by selection.
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by maartenh 6y ago
Nice. They suggest to use the European Union Public License [0], a copyleft license compatible with GPL and CC BY-SA (and others). [0] https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-1...
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Modular Marble Machine Kickstarter(kickstarter.com)
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by maartenh 7y ago
Are you referring to Doug Engelbart's demo of the Online System (NLS) [1]? He was at SRI at the moment. The things that happened at Xerox after that were inspired by NLS, and build by some of the people that worked on it. [1] https:&#
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by maartenh 7y ago
Especially for us techies who easily live whole days solely in our heads, it's very important to take time and maintain our mind and body. And to keep doing that when there is (perceived) pressure. Don't drop self-maintenance! Tha
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by maartenh 7y ago
Great, I have been looking to experience the original NLS system. Apparently there is an issue with ownership of the code. A derivative would be close enough though. Anyone bought this?
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by maartenh 8y ago
Nice article. I've been looking into inbound content marketing lately, and this really is a prefect example of that!
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by maartenh 9y ago
From what I've heard in the hallways, the people driving the language from the Radboud University retired.