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by oasisbob 9y ago
A lot of the cost of doing LIDAR surveys isn't just the LIDAR sensor itself. eg, a typical high-quality survey will involve: - Something like a Leica ALS80 [1] - A Cessna + good Pilot, the plane needs to be really well instrumented. -
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by oasisbob 9y ago
If you're looking for just general examples and inspiration for things that can be done with LIDAR data, the LAStools blog [1] has a lot of em. Their mailing list is interesting as well. I've been using LIDAR data for doing canopy
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by oasisbob 9y ago
The data from the Puget Sound LIDAR Consortium [1] is freely available, you just need to ask for an account. (Not 100% sure on licensing terms, though.) Seattle / King County just finished a rescan in 2016/2017 and the data is stu
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Wasn't the other big issue that motivated the FCC the devices which ignored / broke DFS [1], and the use of disallowed channels (eg, 12-14 in North America) Interfering with licensed radar installations would seem to be a legitima
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The incredible multi-dimensional chess of Qualcomm vs. Broadcom(techcrunch.com)
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Yeah, Ubers in India are ridiculously cheap. One of the strangest experiences I had in an India Uber was the driver getting pulled over and borrowing 100₹ from me so he could pay the bribe. "If you don't do this, things will be ve
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Somewhat related - there's a good documentary about the last edition of the New York Times published using the linotype process called "Farewell Etaoin Shrdlu" [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MGjFKs9
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I've always liked the symbols used to indicate pole defects to climbers, a white arrow on a red field: https://www.lemproductsinc.com/utilities/utility-pole-markin... http://www.techproducts.com/ne
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Very good point. Also, in some areas highway is the term used in law for any "road", even if it's not in common use and residents still equate highway with a more high-speed limited access facility.
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I'm a big fan of the similar, but more philosophical, Sick of Beige cases that the Dangerous Prototypes folks came up with: http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Sick_of_Beige_compatible... They follow a standard si
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I have a hard time giving that starter-pack graphic too much credit because it's really describing a wider design aesthetic. It's not just microbreweries, it's bars and restaurants too. I can think of a dozen each in Chicago,
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Since the danger seems to be receding -- I hope NWS & related agencies can use this as a good drill to fix their web properties. Tsunami.gov couldn't handle the load, and many other official links (like mobile.weather.gov) just dum
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Also, Global Entry includes the same benefits as TSA Precheck - so when you get Global Entry, you're also automatically allowed to use the expedited security lines as long as your airline supports it. (Most, not all do.) https:/&
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I can't find the study right now, but recently saw data suggesting that the cost of money handling is still several times cheaper on a per dollar basis than electronic transactions. If a business accepts any cash at all, the marginal c
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Translate garam masala next. :)
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Same in many parts of the US, except it's taken one step further with "chai tea" - even in big-budget advertisements by chains who should know better. Seeing or hearing "chai tea" drives my Indian wife up the wall e
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I don't think the legal principle rests on where the trash lies (public or private property); rather, on the idea of abandonment. In many US states streets were never formally deeded to the municipality when the lots were platted, and
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Product recalls in the US are often structured in such a way to try and avoid culpability: https://www.justia.com/products-liability/product-recalls/
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by oasisbob 9y ago
My primary frustration with AMP is how badly it breaks tabbed browsing. In Google News, on a Google device running a Google browser on a Google OS, I can't even open a news article in a new tab because of a Google technology. If that&#
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Neat. I wonder if this could be adapted for sewing patterns. The open-source options I've seen out there seem to be lacking (abandoned, or compatibility issues), and the commercial options are very expensive.
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I suspect that Obama is quickly becoming the Lenna [1] of synthesized speech. I seem to remember him being used in examples years ago, in addition to the Radiolab episode which uses him as a test case as well. Not a fan of the ObamaNet nami
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by oasisbob 9y ago
That's a really good question - I have a few floppies which probably have sentimental value which I keep forgetting to do something with. Are there companies who do this work which don't cost an arm and a leg? Hobbyists to network
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by oasisbob 9y ago
When I was in college I would do this with all the credit card offers received, or anything else I found offensive, if it had a return envelope. All the paper they sent would go back in the return envelope, along with a handful of pennies,
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by oasisbob 9y ago
> This isn't an argument that an American ISP could use to censor content under our current regulation, why should a CDN be allowed to? I think most people would agree that the most fragile piece of the Internet ecosystem deserving
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by oasisbob 9y ago
What is the modem doing to cause v6 to break in such a way that it affects the user's experience? In theory, broken or degraded v6 should be taken care of with Happy Eyeballs [1] at the user's device, so the user doesn't even
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by oasisbob 9y ago
Oh no! That site is such a fun magnificent time suck. I lost the link, guess it's time to take another dive back in.
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by oasisbob 9y ago
I've been in trees when hundreds of crows show up on their way to the roost, It's a pretty cool experience. This video doesn't quite capture what it really feels like being up in the canopy when they arrive, but I tried: htt
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by oasisbob 9y ago
That Husky Racer incident is interesting - particularly because correct weight data was eventually given by the shippers, but that data didn't propagate through Maersk's systems. Wonder if a dependence on removable media had anyth
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by oasisbob 9y ago
First thought is that this would be a fun situation for the Underhanded C Contest, but it seems rather similar to the 2009 scenario: http://www.underhanded-c.org/_page_id_22.html
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by oasisbob 9y ago
It could make sense if you consider different car series, in the same way that airliners will move between carriers depending on what kinds of fleets they want to run. Or, old OEM parts.

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