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by quux 14y ago
Sometimes I feel like Tesla is the NeXT of cars. Technologically impressive, but ahead of its time. In 15 years electric cars will have much more market share, question is, will Tesla still be there leading the pack? Maybe they can reverse
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Backers needed Explorer Droid: An augmented reality navigation app for Sailors(kickstarter.com)
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by quux 14y ago
Ah, didn't notice it. Thanks. If I missed it, I can't be the only one.
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by quux 14y ago
John Carmack wrote a nice article about experiences writing functional code in C++ here: http://www.altdevblogaday.com/2012/04/26/functional-programm...
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by quux 14y ago
MOst new tvs have a mode that adds extra interpolated frames to "improve" the frame rate of a 24 fps movie to 120 or higher. I can't stand this mode for 2D movies, but when i watch a 3D blueray is actually improves things a lot.
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by quux 14y ago
They don't go into details, but I assume the implications for communications are new ways to make entangled particles for quantum cryptography, not FTL communication or something else that's considered impossible. Right?
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by quux 14y ago
That was really interesting, especially this part: 'Reference counting is a really lousy memory-management technique for free-threading. This was already widely known, but the performance numbers put a more concrete figure on it. This will
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by quux 14y ago
Looks very interesting, can anyone say if this material also applies to SQLite?
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by quux 14y ago
In the US at least, facts cannot be copyrighted. Various cites have tried to stop alternate subway maps or transit apps from being sold, but courts have ruled that mass transit routes and schedules are facts and not protected by copyright.
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by quux 14y ago
IANAL either but that's an interesting question. I think machines must be able to generate IP though, otherwise the output of something like Pixar's render farms wouldn't be considered copyrightable, only the source models, animations, text
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by quux 14y ago
And users. I suppose any win for users of iOS is a win of some kind for Apple too.
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What was wrong with it? I haven't used iTunes on windows in years.
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by quux 14y ago
The image you see on the monitor is doubled and distorted to work with the LEEP optics in the headset. Each eye only sees the image for that eye and the optics focus the light so it appears to come from infinity, not inches from your eyes.
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by quux 14y ago
See also: No Copyright Intended http://waxy.org/2011/12/no_copyright_intended/
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Legal Consensus of Warrantless Cellphone Searches Is Elusive(nytimes.com)
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Nintendo Confronts a Changed Video Game World(nytimes.com)
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by quux 14y ago
Yes he was sacked, but here's the important quote from that article: Even Ereditato never claimed that their work had overturned Einstein. "I would never say that," he told Science last September. "We are forced to say something. We could
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by quux 14y ago
Glad to hear that Apple still has people looking at the emails to the CEO and following up with executive support. I was afraid this might end after Steve left.
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by quux 14y ago
I think in that case the scientists involved did everything they could think of to explain their data before going public. So I wouldn't call it an early disclosure of an unconfirmed result, more like "Hey everyone, this is really weird, an
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by quux 14y ago
What i mean is a 44pt button should be the same physical size on an iPad mini and an iPhone 3gs. Nobody had trouble touching buttons on the 3gs
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by quux 14y ago
iPad mini has the same dpi as the non retina iPhones, and nobody had trouble tapping on things.
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by quux 14y ago
Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAjfUT8wZI
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by quux 14y ago
Interesting concept, and I agree that video needs to be able t o link into the web and pull from it, but I watched the other ted talk they had Popcornized on their site and found all the links and extra info distracting. After about a minut
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by quux 14y ago
Without the weight of the capsule it will rise up and burst, at the press conference there was a mention of recovering the balloon after it lands.
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by quux 14y ago
The paperwhite uses a capacitive touch screen which does only respond to flesh. THe previous model, Kindle Touch used an infrared touch sensor that could be triggered by anything touching the screen, but in my experience it was too easy to
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by quux 14y ago
My guess would be that during launch and reentry the astronauts are wearing pressure suits that include a backpack, are custom fitted and probably provide padding. In orbit theres no need for padding on the seats. http://en.wikipedia.org/w
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by quux 14y ago
Private pilot here. Mechanical attitude indicators don't need to be reset on level ground, when they first start spinning they're almost always tilted but once they spin up they level out on their own. Because they're driven by vacuum from
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by quux 14y ago
It's showing up in the Mac App Store now for me.
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by quux 14y ago
I zoomed in on the cable lacing, and my sock drawer is a disaster.
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Palmer Luckey, designer of the Oculus Rift VR headset is doing a Reddit AMA(reddit.com)
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