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by mojomark 3y ago
If people are wondering about applications, giving blind people the opportunity to unlock their design visions in a CAD environment would be a good one. About 2 decades ago, I visited an international school for the blind to talk about tech
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"whereas knowledge work is not just having the knowledge but having a full conceptual understaning of it and solving problems [...] with creative application of thay knowledge and conceptual understanding" I think the point the au
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by mojomark 3y ago
I use it many times a day now for: a.) Searching a broad domain that I'm not familiar with. It finds concepts I simply would have missed if I were using Google. b.) Asking dumb questions I'm too embarrased to ask a colleague as it
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Show HN: 4D-Realtime Control System(en.wikipedia.org)
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by mojomark 3y ago
The documentary with him saving his father's writings and such was one of the saddest things I've seen - that moment has stuck with me for years. I suppose the people who will be paying for such a service will be the loved ones le
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by mojomark 3y ago
I was about to post a comment saying this is a pretty standard CV technique, but I watched the entire video and this is a really cool demo of the capability and different applications. Well done.
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by mojomark 3y ago
The gov't could add regulations to require companies seeking to launch a mission gain approval through a private (i.e. under NDA) committee of scientists and lawyers. Companies should state their distination and mission objectives (to
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by mojomark 3y ago
Fun read, thanks. Puting this in my "See, humans generally suck and are stupid" file. Look around, we are still burning 'roosters' at the stake over blind fear.
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by mojomark 3y ago
While we're all throwing out our whacky idea laundry in front of people I presume actually know what they're talking about: I've wondered for many years if our universe isn't like a supersaturated (SS) solution (1), wher
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by mojomark 3y ago
I just did a search and this has to be one of the most posted Wikipedia pages on HN of all time - but I suspect it's because we all live it daily and giving it a name makes it manageable. When you see it happening, you can say "h
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Case Study: Native American Tribe Uses Water Reuse(epa.gov)
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by mojomark 3y ago
Feel free to downvote, but this is the most idiotic and pointless thing I've read all week. I want my 10 seconds (now 20) back.
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by mojomark 3y ago
I read that title too fast and thought it said "Escorts"
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Recommend you cite your data source for your statements that the government is falsely reporting data. Otherwise, it's just brushed off as conspiracy (I'm not saying it's impossible that a conspiracy exists, I'm just say
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by mojomark 3y ago
I of course read that next section, and beyond, but respectfully disagree that the expressions provided don't justify further explanation. For example, the author neglects to define 'X' as the set of support values for some p
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by mojomark 3y ago
Ha, no joke. I definitely find myself doing that more and more. Good reminder.
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If anyone was frustrated like me on this concept of "moments" I found the following insightful and fascinating: https://gregorygundersen.com/blog/2020/04/11/moments/ I have no idea how I g
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by mojomark 3y ago
I always get excited when I see these "tutorials for dummies" (like me). Like "finally, I get to take an evening to understand this concept that's eluded me for years." Generally, I get let down. This time is no exc
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by mojomark 3y ago
Caption from the image..."Incidentally, this portrait appears—along with other nudes—in a recent Supreme Court opinion. And now, of course, it appears on this website. Time to verify users’ ages (with government IDs or face scans) and
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by mojomark 3y ago
Eager for a reply to this questio, as I have the same.
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Show HN: Infinitely Recyclable Plastic (PDK) from Berkley(newscenter.lbl.gov)
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by mojomark 3y ago
"For instance, concatenation of line segments or planar regions serves as a substitute for addition; the operation of forming a rectangle out of two line segments would serve as a substitute for multiplication; the concept of similarit
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by mojomark 3y ago
"The analysis identified hydrogen, oxygen and other elements including titanium.[9] It was thought this occurs in Hessdalen because of the large deposits of scandium there. The publication of this research led to the Norwegian press pr
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by mojomark 3y ago
The analysis identified hydrogen, oxygen and other elements including titanium.[9] It was thought this occurs in Hessdalen because of the large deposits of scandium there. The publication of this research led to the Norwegian press proclaim
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by mojomark 3y ago
That's not really accurate. Displavement hulls are more efficient at lower speeds for the same displacement (i.e. payload mass), but at higher speeds, the speed-power relationship of planing hulls flattens allowing for MUCH higher spee
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by mojomark 3y ago
Thank you for this comment - I'm a physical systems engineer working with software engineers and trying to bridge the gap from a "Systems Engineering" perspective - where on the HW side we use Functional (what the system shou
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Yeah, I've worked in this space for many years (more on the autonomous vehicle side, but certainly work with acoustic folks) and am very familiar with the WHOI affiliates and the ONR sponsors. You're not wrong. The multiple refere
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by mojomark 3y ago
If you care to look, they're a.) simple google search away (1), or b.) a step away outside your front door - just approach a cop on the beat and get their opinion. There a MANY non-criminal police officers who care and strive, in an ex
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by mojomark 3y ago
See my reply to Ar-Curunir, below. It's fine to say that the "U.S. policing system" is broken and rife with corruption that needs a complete overhaul that's fine. But implying that all police officers are "bad"
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by mojomark 3y ago
See my reply to Ar-Curunir, below.

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