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by nrmn 13y ago
Yes, sorry I should have been more specific. After researching the blades a little further is seems a company called eurocopter did find a way to reduce the noise made by the propellers [1]. Heres a video of the difference between the two b
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by nrmn 13y ago
Are all Drones so loud? Is there any possible way to make the quieter? Even silent? Looking through the videos and reading a bit it sounds like an issue is with the gears or motor producing the majority of the sound.
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by nrmn 13y ago
Im from Canada as well (London, Ontario to be specific). Im unsure what to expect, and I highly doubt that any startup companies will be at my universities job fair. Im not very interested in making tons of money, but I want the experience
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by nrmn 13y ago
How frictionless was the application process through the "Who's hiring?" post? Was the company nearby where you lived? Or did you work remotely! Thank you, would you be alright with me contacting you later in the year?
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by nrmn 13y ago
Any advice on what to avoid? Also I feel Im at a slight disadvantage, being from Canada at a non-tech (up to date at least) oriented school. Thank you, I may reach out to you later in the year if thats alright
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Ask HN: Advice for internships
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by nrmn 13y ago
Isnt this normal? Being able to recall smells/sounds/etc from places you've been?
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by nrmn 13y ago
Yea, dropbox has a 20gb limit on public downloads so the file being ~28mbs means its been downloaded around 700 times.
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by nrmn 13y ago
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzwdtDAz5dlwTXVyUzZPQkZQVEk I hope Google is nicer.
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by nrmn 13y ago
Here is a link to the pdf to save anyone from the signup process. Which was painfully long and annoying. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/155545/dirac_1926_disser...
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by nrmn 14y ago
Do you guys hire student interns? (Internationally - Canadian here)
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by nrmn 14y ago
thank you, looking into this now
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by nrmn 14y ago
Do I need to create the function I want to fit? Or would I have to look for a function that looks 'similar' to a plot of my data? So say my data 'looks' like a cubic function, I would need to supply it a blank(missing the coefficients) cubi
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by nrmn 14y ago
Curve matching in javascript. Take a list of data points (x,y) and creates an equation that offers the best fit. Side question: you will be making the code open source right?
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by nrmn 14y ago
They have the battery life/flight time as follows (assuming this is for the alpha variation) Hovering Time: 8-10 minutes Hybrid Flight Time: 25-30 minutes Image source: http://d2oadd98wnjs7n.cloudfront.net/medias/521391/pictures/...
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by nrmn 14y ago
Could you comment on how your "curve fitting" algorithm worked? Did you end up with an equation for each curve? Im working on something that requires curve fitting and any kind of tip would be helpful.
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by nrmn 15y ago
Could anyone make a solid recommendation on a calculus book? Im currently using Calculus a Complete Course by Robert Adams and Chris Essex.
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by nrmn 15y ago
I keep a notebook on my night table with a pen to catalog my ideas as they popup. My ideas usually come as the result of me reflecting on the past day and letting my mind wander. I write everything down, even if it seems highly unlikely to
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by nrmn 15y ago
Heres what I managed to put together in about half an hour (paste it into the last example): http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=gaEKT6Z2 I like it, just wish you could define the dimensions of a square or should I say a rectangle.