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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   Gave me a puerile giggle, thanks!
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   This was the process I just went through: 1) Is this actually safe to click on in a public place? 2) What the heck is 'fecal transplant'? 3) Clicked it - oh my goodness, that's gross 4) Read it - wow, this is actually real, and it's amazing
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   Ask HN: How do I monetise my site, and should I open source it?

   1 points by marcosscriven 13y ago|2 comments
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   Well, persumably his hand would have been partly exposed to flying debris. More importantly, I think I'd be trying to hold onto something inside the shelter, with both hands, for dear life! So I'm still going with 'brave'.
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   Ah yes, not sure how I missed point 3. Not sure how easy it would be to have some kind of focus adjustment, so you could choose near/far.
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   I'm not sure if that's brave or stupid, but as this is HN, I'll go for brave.
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   Basic question - is the little screen focused at infinity?
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   I suppose what I'm trying to say is that super rich individuals are themselves a product of their surroundings, and the country that supported them - and that just maybe Bill Gates shouldn't have so many billions. Maybe a lot more of it sho
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   by marcosscriven 13y ago

   While what he's doing is obviously good, I am uneasy with the whole idea that one man accumulates so much wealth in the first place, and then decides as an unelected individual what's best for a country. Having said that, I'm not sure i hav
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    I'm not sure if this is fair, but it strikes me as somewhat slapdash to take a sample right there in the field. Also, while there is red liquid, what's the chances it contains actual viable DNA, rather than what amount to DNA fragments and
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    Vaguely interesting. To read the rest of my comment you must sign in...
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    Takes me back to an interview questions two decades ago!
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    This is a new site I've created for sharing models for 3D printing. What I thought would be interesting to HN readers is another example of software converted to Javascript with Emscripten. Also, if you try it out in Firefox 23 you'll see q
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    Show HN: OpenSCAD converted to Javascript with Emscripten(fabfabbers.com)

    10 points by marcosscriven 13y ago|3 comments
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    What this article doesn't address is the arbitrariness of the choice. If you choose arbitrarily, you simply replace one problem (paralysis), with another - doubt. Doubt that this worthwhile.
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    I've seen this question before, and it always seems to be phrased in a way that implies a) that tech people aren't ideas people, and that b) tech people are just a 'resource' that the 'idea man' (aka. the 'real' founder) owns. As in 'Oh yea
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    by marcosscriven 13y ago

    Not sure if this qualifies as 'cool', but I used Emscripten to port parts of OpenSCAD to Javascript http://www.fabfabbers.com/openscad