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by pbsurf 13y ago
And it's not just at stations. Four high school students committed suicide at the same crossing in Palo Alto in 2009, so a security guard was hired to patrol it [1]. There is still a guard there today. [1] http://www.mercu
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by pbsurf 13y ago
For this to be truly useful, there needs to be a way for traces to cross (usually accomplished with multiple layers plus vias). It seems it would be possible to add a second, insulating ink to print between traces at crossing points.
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by pbsurf 13y ago
Agreed. Microsoft ought to release a version of the type cover with a pointing stick (aka Trackpoint).
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by pbsurf 13y ago
Have you looked into using Loop-Blinn[1] for drawing Beziers? I'd love to be able to use the GPU for vector graphics and Loop-Blinn seems to solve the problem of drawing curves, but I'm still looking for a way to get coverage-bas
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by pbsurf 14y ago
FunBug slogan: Be a winner. GoPro slogan: Be a hero.
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by pbsurf 14y ago
Almost all physics papers (not just particle physics papers) are posted on arXiv. Papers on arXiv are usually updated to the final published version, although the peer review process rarely produces significant changes. It is unfortunate t
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by pbsurf 14y ago
The channel capacity depends on the amount of noise present, not just the bandwidth. Specifically for a AWGN channel, bits per second <= W*log_2(1+SNR), where W is the bandwidth in Hz and SNR is the signal-to-noise ratio. For example,
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by pbsurf 14y ago
Unfortunately, we are not yet at the point where a range of frequencies anywhere near as wide as discussed in the article can be supported by a simple firmware upgrade. RF receivers typically include a very narrow bandpass filter as the fi
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by pbsurf 14y ago
Here is another example of a LaTeX CV: http://www.styluslabs.com/mwhite/
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by pbsurf 15y ago
What about (in Chrome) Inspect Element -> Network -> source.html -> Response?
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by pbsurf 15y ago
SciTE
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by pbsurf 15y ago
Recall that Google recently changed the "+" operator in search from forcing inclusion of a search term to "Google+ Direct Connect" [1]. The removal of the "+" from the Chrome new tab button is simply another step toward focusing the "+" sy
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by pbsurf 15y ago
Luke 21:1-4
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by pbsurf 15y ago
With the recommended configuration, the Honeycomb browser on my Android tablet (Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet) identifies itself as Chrome running on Windows XP. I don't know if this is the case for other Android tablets but, if so, that would ce
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by pbsurf 15y ago
CyanogenMod 7 on N1 here. * Any Cut (Jeff Hamilton) * Barcode Scanner - reads barcodes much faster than Goggles * Droid48 - HP48 calculator emulator * EBookDroid - djvu and pdf reader * Google Goggles * Google Sky Map * GPS Status (Eclipsim
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by pbsurf 15y ago
The stated application, molecular modeling, often requires double-precision floating point, for which GPUs offer less of an advantage than for single-precision and integer operations.
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by pbsurf 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_current_ac... Scroll all the way to the bottom.
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by pbsurf 15y ago
Using the free version + paid unlocker approach ( http://www.marvinlabs.com/2011/01/sharing-code-full-lite-ver... ), you can gift the paid version by sending just the unlocker APK to the user. Since all the functionality is in the free ver
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by pbsurf 15y ago
Learning HDL (e.g., Verilog or VHDL) is a great way to force-feed yourself state machines.
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by pbsurf 15y ago
I've tried Octopart but always go back to http://www.findchips.com In any case, congrats to the Octopart guys.
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by pbsurf 15y ago
There really is no reason to earn an undergraduate degree in physics (as I learned the hard way). It is just as easy to get into a physics graduate program with an ECE or EECS degree plus a couple semesters of upper division quantum mechan
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by pbsurf 15y ago
And for Android, Droid48 (my second most used app after the browser).
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by pbsurf 15y ago
I absolutely agree - any one of the Bell Labs scientists could easily have become a multi-millionaire by choosing a different path. Financially, they saw only an infinitesimal fraction of the value they created. In one corner, we have engi
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by pbsurf 15y ago
The list of inventions that came out of Bell Labs is breathtaking: solar cells, information theory, the first transistor, the first MOSFET, the laser, CCDs, UNIX, and many more. Silicon Valley was essentially founded by William Shockley, o
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by pbsurf 15y ago
I would suggest that graduate programs begin requiring applicants work for a year or two before applying for or starting a PhD (not unlike MBA programs). This would help bridge the gap between the academic and working worlds and provide st
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by pbsurf 16y ago
Unless this work differs completely from Nocera's previous work, the device relies on a conventional solar cell (with sub 20% efficiency if made from silicon as suggested in the press release) to provide current for electrolysis of water.
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by pbsurf 16y ago
Perhaps a strip that appears, e.g., in place of the ad in the screenshot would be less annoying to the user.