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by rrauenza 10y ago
If they added cricket to the Summer Olympics, they wouldn't be able to announce the winner until the Winter Olympics... But seriously -- do you think they'd play 20-20 matches to make it fit? That's still almost twice as lon
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The Great Affluence Fallacy(nytimes.com)
2 points by rrauenza 10y ago|0 comments
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by rrauenza 10y ago
Musk responded with this regarding radar questions: "Radar tunes out what looks like an overhead road sign to avoid false braking events" https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/748625979271045121
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by rrauenza 10y ago
I've read a report that a factor in the decision was the suspect had put IED's around the area. So they can't approach and can't clear the area of potential IED's due to his presence... I think we are owed more exp
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by rrauenza 10y ago
She also had her child with her. That can change one's demeanor when you're trying to also not panic your child further. I think in one of the interviews with her she partly attributes her demeanor to this.
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by rrauenza 10y ago
I'm struggling to find the reason for the battery backup / UPS. It has to be charged occasionally by the system, so doesn't make it's consumption zero standby... Why not drive the circuit directly from the A/C via
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by rrauenza 10y ago
This soundcloud clip is mentioned in the comments -- it's in Dutch, but they sing (in English) over the chord progression to show how common it is. https://soundcloud.com/martijn-b/gewoon-een-mineur-accoord-m...
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by rrauenza 10y ago
Let's also recall that Congress is exempt: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylesmith/2011/06/01/insider-tra...
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by rrauenza 10y ago
Ah, thank you. It appears it is only a 4 bit memory location and the spec says the unused bits always return 1's.
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by rrauenza 10y ago
Did the video explain why poking one value, N, resulted in a peek of the value 240+N? Did I miss it? Is it just a property of the memory location on the VIC chip?
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by rrauenza 10y ago
There is an entire field of therapy called CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It's philosophy is around unlearning 'mind traps' and help individuals see their life in an unbiased realistic manner.
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Battelle Fielding 100 Drone Zappers to Pentagon, Homeland Security(defensetech.org)
1 points by rrauenza 10y ago|0 comments
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Startups Embrace Arbitration to Settle Workplace Disputes(nytimes.com)
1 points by rrauenza 10y ago|0 comments
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by rrauenza 10y ago
Shaw's story: http://www.outsideonline.com/1922711/raising-dead
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Romanian hacker Guccifer: I breached Clinton server, 'it was easy'(foxnews.com)
39 points by rrauenza 10y ago|11 comments
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by rrauenza 11y ago
This numberphile video discusses a similar concept: The 'Everything' Formula - http://youtu.be/_s5RFgd59ao
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by rrauenza 11y ago
That's ok, they come equipped with an egg beater and plunger as well.
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by rrauenza 11y ago
Also seen on Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAnCL3vhVIs
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by rrauenza 11y ago
I learned this early as a child. I stood next to my dad as he was interviewed by a journalist for a community event where he worked. When I later read the actual article, I was somewhat astounded by the inaccuracy. And I was a child!
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by rrauenza 11y ago
...and that spike in crime may have been related to lead - in particular, leaded gasoline. http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure...
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Ultrasonic Signals Transmit Data Through Meat at HD Video Quality(spectrum.ieee.org)
3 points by rrauenza 11y ago|1 comments
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by rrauenza 11y ago
That article makes it sound like is name change was more of an artistic choice, but what I've read more recently was that it was all about getting out of his contract with Warner Brothers. Trying to find a concise article -- this one
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The Danger of a Single Story(nytimes.com)
1 points by rrauenza 11y ago|0 comments
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by rrauenza 11y ago
I couldn't decide whether to post the "product" website or the thorough review by Dave at EEVBlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5CQUy3OKL4
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Z-Energeia “Energy Optimizer”(zenergeia.sg)
2 points by rrauenza 11y ago|1 comments
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by rrauenza 11y ago
My grandmother actually died just before my Econ 101 final exam as a freshman in college. After class I approached the prof and asked if I could reschedule the final -- earlier -- and was somewhat shocked by his incredulous reaction. I thi
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by rrauenza 11y ago
This has been around a while and is really good advice in general regarding asking questions: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
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Big Science is broken(theweek.com)
5 points by rrauenza 11y ago|0 comments
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by rrauenza 11y ago
@simula67, that's not the correct question that is the hoax.
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by rrauenza 11y ago
...and the lack of trailing commas.

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