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by moioci 10y ago
That's the surprising thing, though: "its radar Doppler altimeter functioned correctly and the measurements were included in the guidance, navigation and control system. "
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by moioci 10y ago
From the article: "Height was checked by a pair of intersecting spotlight beams, which, when converging on the surface of the water, indicated the correct height for the aircraft - a method devised for the raid by Benjamin Lockspeiser
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by moioci 10y ago
If it prevents a child from being ejected, it will likely save their life.
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by moioci 10y ago
Engrossing read, and an interesting piece to run on Father's Day.
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Stopping the Presses for Muhammad Ali(nytimes.com)
2 points by moioci 10y ago|0 comments
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A Schrödinger cat living in two boxes(science.sciencemag.org)
2 points by moioci 10y ago|0 comments
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by moioci 10y ago
Somebody has to point out that the past participle of swim is swum, not swam. (/pedantic-mode)
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by moioci 10y ago
What did McCarthy have to do with the secret services of the US?
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by moioci 10y ago
God thing he didn't have a compass and protractor on him. Then he might have been charged with possessing weapons of math instruction.
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by moioci 11y ago
Interesting parallel with Lavabit pointed out at the end of the article. Would the DOJ be willing to risk shutting down the biggest and most profitable corporation on earth over this?
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by moioci 11y ago
In case anyone's wondering, there was a reason for the Erlangomania: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145
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by moioci 11y ago
and the page says campaign created April 11, 2014. Maybe he repurposed a campaign he previously started to get a bike or something.
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Comcast punishes customers for not renting their routers(news.yahoo.com)
2 points by moioci 11y ago|0 comments
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by moioci 11y ago
See also: https://www.irs.gov/uac/Historical-Documents-relating-to-Alp...
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by moioci 11y ago
Not all that low: https://www.genome.gov/10001345
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by moioci 11y ago
Yes, buffered aspirin. Acetaminophen is not as irritating to the stomach and needs no buffer.
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Linguistic Analysis of Trump's Speeches(nytimes.com)
20 points by moioci 11y ago|2 comments
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The Battle of Agincourt: why should we remember it?(telegraph.co.uk)
3 points by moioci 11y ago|0 comments
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by moioci 11y ago
Congratulations, you already have a semi-autonomous self-replicating metal-finding and collecting drone that also happens to produce meat and/or milk. Virtually zero additional overhead beyond the cost of the magnet.
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by moioci 11y ago
People, both pro-life and pro-choice, do not want babies to be born with phocomelia, which causes great suffering and a 50% mortality. Dr. Kelsey more or less single-handedly prevented this tragedy in the US. It's not confusing at all.
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by moioci 11y ago
How can it be that no one has referred to this as "treemail"?
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by moioci 11y ago
The indispensable heavens-above.com is your friend here.
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by moioci 11y ago
This is the natural consequence of testing being so expensive that you _have_ to test in production.
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by moioci 11y ago
Just wanted to point out that certain counties in Alabama have announced that they are getting out of the marriage license business. To avoid sanctioning sanctioning same-sex unions and avoid legal trouble, they won't issue licenses to
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by moioci 11y ago
For the simple reason that the more successful a company is, the more likely you are to have heard of them. These are the companies that never gained traction.
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by moioci 11y ago
"That is to say, cabin pressure would be highest, pressure between the panes would be in the middle, and pressure outside the plane the lowest. But ALL THREE pressures would be lower than air pressure on the ground." I think this
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by moioci 11y ago
According to Wikipedia, Auburn and Michigan State are land-grant institutions.
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by moioci 11y ago
So if I happen to be standing inside the door when someone knocks, do I then have to run around and find my phone, because this blocks the actual peephole? If so, maybe the inside component should have a small display that powers up after
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by moioci 11y ago
News to me. Cite, please?
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by moioci 11y ago
He says this statement is not true: "[Darwin] discovered the theory of evolution after studying finches on the Galápagos Islands". Granted, there is certainly more to the story than that, but unless he's suggesting that Darw

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