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by matznerd 10y ago
What really matters is cross-over. Does the skill you are training have application to what is being simulated? It's kind of like you get what you measure, in that you get what you train. For example, through training head-to-head in m
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by matznerd 10y ago
More importantly to me is how does the agent "M" have 6,000 friends when the limit is 5,000? And why the hell does FB still keep a limit like that for accounts that are phone-verified and known to be real etc... FB, it is time to
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by matznerd 11y ago
To combat jet lag, try drinking a ton of water. I'm talking liters of water, I usually will consume a minimum of 3 liters of water while flying, in addition to water I drink before and after the flight. I also take at least 200mg of Co
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by matznerd 11y ago
So sign up for a paid plan? The plugin works well, and at least by being upfront about utilizing your data, you know that there is a sustainable business model behind it, so it will not have to be discontinued or put out to pasture like Rap
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by matznerd 11y ago
I agree with the merging in the future, but for the next few years consumer VR will be upfront. It will be 2+ years for consumer AR to really happen, even with meta and magicleap out there. The super small field-of-vision (FOV) on the holol
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by matznerd 11y ago
I don't think this is true at all, and I would bet the opposite. They are bringing in live chats/podcasts/etc and going outside of their normal demographics. If anything it is similar how reddit used AMAs (by Obama, etc) to e
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by matznerd 11y ago
It's not that the cancer chance goes down significantly, it's that the highest risk for death after 65-75 is cardiovascular related.
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by matznerd 11y ago
Even with a varied diet, it is likely that almost everyone can benefit from supplementation, especially of precursors required for complex processes, such as ubiquinol. Also, for those eating, a safe measurement of food diversity is to try
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How Life Extension Can Save the World(futuri.st)
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by matznerd 11y ago
Is it just me or did the phrasing in the following sentence make it seem like they were helping with rides from the US to China... > We are partnering with China’s largest rideshare company, Didi, to make it easier for people to get frie
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by matznerd 11y ago
As a note, they are talking about the "glymphatic" system and not the "lymphatic" system. The name is a play on the lymphatic system, but it is specific to the brain. Another paper by the author cited in the NPR story, i
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by matznerd 11y ago
The brain only conserves 15–25% [1] of energy during sleep and does not appear to be a reason sleep evolved. It seems that the pressure between the cerebral spinal fluid and the interstitial fluid cannot build up to the required level while
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by matznerd 11y ago
Caffeine directly effects the adenosine receptors [1] which are what regulates sleep and wakefulness [2]. [1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20164566 [2] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar
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by matznerd 11y ago
Modafinil is designed for narcoleptics, people who are theoretically getting too much sleep. It is not actually intended for people to use to stay up beyond the recommended range. If you stay up for multiple days you are increasing the buil
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by matznerd 11y ago
There are already substances out there that can protect against the build of up of amyloid plaques...but it is something that people and companies SHOULD spend a lot more money on. Most pharmaceutical companies do not focus on creating prev
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by matznerd 11y ago
This shows the importance of sleep, but also adds to the question of what we can do to facilitate this process while awake. It seems the best we can do when we are awake, is to use neuroprotective substances to prevent the build-up of the p
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by matznerd 11y ago
I think yours is a very selfish attitude. The people and the atmosphere in San Francisco and Silicon Valley are some of the biggest assets and they cannot be found in the same way in any other cities.
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by matznerd 11y ago
So sad to hear this, he was a very nice guy and extremely friendly.
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by matznerd 11y ago
That is good to know. Is there a way to check whether an app is utilizing it or not?
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by matznerd 11y ago
I've been in line for 24 hours and still have tens of thousands of people in front of me...
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by matznerd 11y ago
Without being jailbroken it is nearly impossible to properly utilize alternative browsers. I particularly enjoy being able to choose my default browser (and mapping choice) for links. If when I click a link it always opens In safari, I end
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by matznerd 11y ago
Who is working on a pipes replacement and where can I sign-up? Maybe this will be like when google killed Reader and RSS replacements became a hot area...
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by matznerd 11y ago
I think SF + SV have the highest concentration of interesting people in the world. Just sitting at a run-of-the-mill meetup on a Tuesday night, you might have one of the world's leading experts casually sitting next to you. I haven&#x2
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by matznerd 11y ago
Why didn't the judges ask about interference? How can the antenna determine what RF is ambient and what RF is being used in transmission? Seems pretty cool. 30% gain in battery would be game changing...
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by matznerd 11y ago
Really? Because there doesn't' seem to be a definitive answer here and lots of conflicting information...
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by matznerd 11y ago
Also, the first cohort of Model S' are coming off lease to certified pre-owned and the price is right around $60k with some dipping below it. Edit: here is a link to the fan made sortable spreadsheet of available cars http:/&#x2F
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by matznerd 12y ago
This paper basically suggests that any extraterrestrials are likely to be much larger than us, at around 300 kg, which is kind of scary...
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by matznerd 12y ago
There is lots of money to be made in global business communications. The plan is to use the funds generated by this global communications network to fund a future colony on Mars.
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by matznerd 12y ago
Elon covered all of this and more during the launch of the SpaceX Seattle offices. He pretty much goes over the entire game plan in this video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHeZHyOnsm4
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by matznerd 12y ago
It's faster and more direct to go earth->satellite->earth for certain routes/types of data, than traversing through various routers and undersea cables. Roughly paraphrased quote from Elon Musk SpaceX Seattle Office Opening:

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