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by mashmac2 13y ago
http://www.mdisc.com/what-is-mdisc/ for those curious - it appears to be a stronger archival DVD/blu-ray that is already burn-able on certain drives that are on the market.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Copyright fair use is ambiguously defined, really. Here's a checklist from Columbia University which helps clarify what qualifies as fair use: http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fair-use/fair-use-ch...
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Wanna Be Ambassador to Argentina?(slate.com)
1 points by mashmac2 13y ago|0 comments
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by mashmac2 13y ago
(2010). Also, not about the web framework, but about funding options instead.
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Raise the Gas Tax(slate.com)
20 points by mashmac2 13y ago|6 comments
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by mashmac2 13y ago
This would make a fascinating study of reliability - can you determine statistically if a product will be reliable based on rating distribution. You could study Amazon, App Store ratings, etc. Cool insight!
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by mashmac2 13y ago
ASICminer (disclosure: I own shares in ASICminer) is shipping smaller miners, powered only by USB. Their larger miners aren't shipping yet in large numbers either. I agree, at some point this'll be a race to the bottom.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Note: this is chip orders of 10,000+ only. Avalon shipped stand-alone Bitcoin miners (each with several hundred chips in them) several months ago.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Does anyone else do this (or something similar)? I'm curious to see how people introduce the Internet to their children in a relatively-responsible way.
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We Post Nothing About Our Daughter Online(slate.com)
120 points by mashmac2 13y ago|141 comments
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by mashmac2 13y ago
You missed the switch to negative- 1 through 4 are positive, while 5-8 in your list will be at a disadvantage, according to the article.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
I do like the concept, and it makes an important point, but... Please change the text or background colors for higher contrast. I'm young, with semi-decent eyes, and white-on-light-blue and brown-on-tan are difficult to read.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
(2009)
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by mashmac2 13y ago
The ground effect increasing lift for these planes - is this similar to the cushion of air for the hyperloop? I'll admit I don't know enough physics to really understand this, but they seem similar at first glance...
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by mashmac2 13y ago
My understanding is that weapons-grade plutonium is not easily usable in a conventional reactor; the vast majority of reactors in operation today run on uranium, which is enriched to a much lower percentage than weapons-grade fissile materi
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Yeah, the download of Irises is only 998x768 px. And many of the others are similarly sized, almost all I've looked at under 1000px in either direction.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
US -> LT here, loving living in Klaipeda.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
How are these valuations calculated? For example, Instagram has an estimated value of ~$4.6 Billion, but it's actual value (based on purchase by FB) is ~$1 Billion. The page doesn't provide a clear link on how they estimated the v
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by mashmac2 13y ago
I guess the argument would be that big companies already have people with extensive domain knowledge who are deep in the maze, and can afford to be stealthy because they already have 1. History, 3. Theories, and 4. Direct Experience.
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Seems like a similar idea to seeing the future because you're living in it - domain knowledge and connections are a powerful thing; the 'Self' part of PG's essay on startup ideas ( http://paulgraham.com/st
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by mashmac2 13y ago
An important note is that users don't gain down vote ability until they have ~500 karma, but have the ability to flag stories before that (maybe even at account creation, but I'm not sure).
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by mashmac2 13y ago
The sequel to Don't Make Me Think is entirely about how to do quick usability testing. It's called Rocket Surgery Made Easy, and I highly recommend it. He walks through each of the tools used, how to structure questions, and all o
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Everyone's Kepner-Tregoe Decision Analysis weights requirements differently, and convenience is a powerful requirement for many people. Performance is for others. Say what you will about how awful shared hosting is, but the one-click i
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Freedom of Information, Act(sethgodin.typepad.com)
1 points by mashmac2 13y ago|0 comments
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by mashmac2 13y ago
For those who require custom domains, try something like https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/ which offers static hosting at very affordable rates. It's really interesting to think about this for all sorts of static site
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by mashmac2 13y ago
Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) just wrote about something similar in his blog post today. http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/06/valuation-vs-ownership.html Edit: mentioned in the article - I should read more c
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You don't have to like new art, but understand it(sethgodin.typepad.com)
2 points by mashmac2 13y ago|0 comments
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Is Hollywood really broken? Help Spark some change...(blog.vincentlaforet.com)
1 points by mashmac2 13y ago|0 comments
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Accurate Recording: What makes European DVRs so much better than American DVRs(slate.com)
3 points by mashmac2 13y ago|2 comments
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Revenge of the Introvert(psychologytoday.com)
2 points by mashmac2 13y ago|0 comments

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