nathannecro

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by nathannecro 12y ago
Yeah, I read that. Just like in all disasters, the biggest contributor to catastrophic failure is human error. I'm sure the protocols were in place to prevent something like this from happening.
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by nathannecro 12y ago
In general, when you come across any sample that's not yours or something whose label you can't read or don't recognize, you don't touch it at all until you can find someone who does. If you can't find anybody, you
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by nathannecro 12y ago
The issue I think is the cost to build redundant systems. We found that many times, external factors like weather and malfunctions were responsible for the vast majority of our critical failures. If for example, some cloud cover shifts and
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by nathannecro 12y ago
I have some experience with building large (2-3 foot rotors) quadrocopters. They are _heavy_. With batteries and motors and no payload, our copter weighed ~10-30 pounds depending on the battery loadout. I wouldn't want a 10 pound objec
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by nathannecro 12y ago
Well, you need only need 1 camera for lateral tracking, but I believe you need at least 2 cameras for depth tracking. Possibly a third for eye tracking and a fourth for Skype.
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by nathannecro 12y ago
Systems refers to the system as a whole, not just software.
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by nathannecro 12y ago
More or less the reasons why I sent back mine as well. Fun to play with, not remotely practical.
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by nathannecro 12y ago
Fantastic! As a side note: I wasn't aware how _little_ surface damage nuclear weapons actually inflict. I was always under the impression that a nuke would level entire cities + surrounding suburbs.
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by nathannecro 12y ago
I'm curious why precisely they need to see the source. As a secondary note: Why would you expect it to be free? It's something that someone spent time on.
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by nathannecro 12y ago
I have no idea why you're being downvoted. It's not random trolls who're downvoting you either as this is HN...right? Business is traditionally played as a game of market advantage/disadvantage. To Dropbox, Rice's i
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by nathannecro 12y ago
How exactly is Rice a war criminal?
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by nathannecro 13y ago
They'll join in the Fall of 2014. Graduate in the Spring of 2018. Thus. Class of 2018.
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by nathannecro 13y ago
I have not yet watched the video linked ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO_A8NHNBj8 ), but it apparently explains more.
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by nathannecro 13y ago
What specifically do you deem as being "extreme"? Why are you referencing the terror attacks on 9/11? In the case of the Kiwis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6TRTBZUMM#t=63 . Is this group of screaming, ch
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by nathannecro 13y ago
The demo is still broken for me. Using FF 28.0, HTTPS Everywhere. All I see is a red line on a white background when I hit the play button.
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by nathannecro 13y ago
Twas a joke methinks. It's also an old sailor's superstition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailors%27_superstitions#Cats
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by nathannecro 13y ago
For reference, the source paper: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/02/13/1400547111.abst... It's not a completely novel idea, but it it an interesting find which may lead to more interesti
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by nathannecro 13y ago
Various factors, some of which have been touched upon below: 1. There is almost 0 chance that you've tasted beef from a wagyu cow from the city of Kobe. Aside from import/export costs, the cost in Japan (having actually eaten Kobe
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by nathannecro 13y ago
That would be the point of comparison I believe.
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by nathannecro 13y ago
I'm fully aware of the PNAS paper (and others like it which have been published). Let me point out a few other times in history where scientists, without clear evidence for their beliefs, were wrong: When Galileo championed the idea of heli
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by nathannecro 13y ago
Sorry to burst your bubble, but you may be vastly overreacting. Talking about what's happening in both the Atlantic ice sheets and the Antarctic ice shelves can become complicated, and as far as I can tell (someone please correct me if I'm
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by nathannecro 14y ago
Similar to yRetsyM, my domain knowledge doesn't extend to this side, but if your network is undergoing a DDOS or some other form of attack, taking the time to test rules in a pre-production/test server seems to be quite dangerous. What does
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by nathannecro 14y ago
I am not affiliated with either company and my only experience with operating a physical storefront are restaurants. That being said, after taking a quick look at the front-facing material on both sites, I have a question for you/GoPago: Wh
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by nathannecro 14y ago
Holy cripes, I cannot actually read the copy at all. It does look like an interesting read though.
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by nathannecro 14y ago
The question become data security though. If doctors, medics, or law enforcement officers randomly plug in devices from an unknown source into their network, that's a serious breach in security. I can't imagine that that would change even i
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by nathannecro 14y ago
Interesting product. Observation: Am I wrong in thinking that both amateur and serious runners keep a general idea of how far they've run (just like in the video, "Hi I'm Meir and I run 80 miles a week"). If that's the case, then he'll need
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by nathannecro 14y ago
I'm not sure if that's the point. What they're doing is lowering expressed risk. In a standard drug+robbery cycle (I'm guessing here): Alice robs a Walmart/7-11/etc with armed force or intent to use armed force. Alice gains $500. Alice goes
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by nathannecro 14y ago
Fantastic Planet Money episode. However, it is about 17 minutes long which a whole bunch of political stuff which may be viewed as fluff. Approxcript of the negotiation techniques below: 1. "Nibbles": Reach a general agreement (agree on a b
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Words Mean Things(fivewithflores.com)
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by nathannecro 14y ago
Going to just point out (perhaps I misunderstand), but sous vide is not a crockpot way to cook. It's pretty easy (toss things into a bag, place in warm water) and it's delicious. Since the temperature of the water bathing the meat (or veggi

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