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michaelwilson
6y ago
It’s missing “Open Source” and “artisnal”. Obviously its’s crap /a
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6y ago
This is very cool. Beyond being kind, it makes me think about what I'm about to say, and how best to say it given I don't know the audience. Good work!
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michaelwilson
7y ago
Smugmug was also there around that time.
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7y ago
That's what caused the first "AI Winter": Rules-based "AI" engines became what we call "Business Rules". AI didn't go away - it just stopped being an over-valued set of if-then logic and slots (value-
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7y ago
Long before it was fashionable, I made the jump from the Corporate world to start-ups, mostly because I decided I'd rather be writing code than being a manager in a corporate IT organization. Years and a few start-ups after that, I lan
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michaelwilson
7y ago
There is also Plume Labs, which includes free app for viewing air quality, and a personal sensor. https://plumelabs.com/en/
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7y ago
When IBM introduced the AP (attached processor) and MP (multi-processor) systems, they had to add instructions that were guaranteed to be atomic since both processors had uniform access to main memory. Interestingly enough, they only added
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7y ago
I believe that the sonar they are talking about here is much "quieter" and directional than the type which they is harming sea life. The "harmful" type is either the intense omni directional sonar used to locate other sh
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7y ago
I used to have a view of Central Park, and was amazed how it could literally change almost overnight as if someone exploded a can of paint over the Park. And it was all the trees, not just some. It seems like it took one night of good cold
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7y ago
I wonder if the same technology used to make folder fight jet wings ( so they can store more on an aircraft carrier) could be applied here?
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7y ago
What's amazing is that they get people to pay _more_ than they would - or would even think of paying - for a streaming service like Netflix or Hulu, but their content creation costs are obviously a fraction of what it take to produce e
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michaelwilson
7y ago
And they said there'd be no Season 2 of Chernobyl.
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michaelwilson
7y ago
As I recalled, you wrote channel instructions, or chains of channel instructions, as "CCW"s (Channel Command Words), which you dispatched to the channels via a "SIO" or "SIOF" instruction (Start I/O, or St
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8y ago
It defies logic but case in point: the re-introduction of wolves actually changed rivers in Yellowstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q . Not claiming this proposal will have the same impact, or even a positive
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michaelwilson
11y ago
In the first release of the Band's firmware, it wasn't consistently good (especially during workouts!), but it's gotten much better with the 2nd and subsequent firmware releases.
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12y ago
Ohhhhh, OK. The problem was, the prefs were ALSO transparent/invisible, so I couldn't see them. The note finally appeared in front of something with enough contrast that I could nab it and turn it off. Thanks! "Ghost mode&quo
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12y ago
It's great so far. But...I, out of curiosity, flipped on the "Ghost Mode" switch. Now, clicking on the ghost doesn't do anything. What is Ghost Mode? How do I get out of it?
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michaelwilson
12y ago
Is there any way to contact @jimmyhoughjr other than via Twitter? Thanks!
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12y ago
Almost as cool as naming one after your Dad: http://www.topdino.com/tanyindex.html