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841.
by scrumper 10y ago
This is frustrating, I agree. I would like to understand a bit more about what actually happened. Where were the points of friction? What kind of unforeseen problems arose between the crew? Maybe we will have to wait for the official report
842.
by scrumper 10y ago
This was interesting. I'm glad someone is applying some rigorous thought to an observation many of us have made, namely that organizations (broadly defined, civilizations to companies to ideas) appear to have similar lifecycles to orga
843.
by scrumper 10y ago
(I posted this as well with the same title, unusually it didn't show as a dupe.) Certainly reflects my experience. There must be some reason beyond technology (contracts with advertisers perhaps?) that it's so difficult for TV net
844.
by scrumper 10y ago
Thanks for the correction! Bad memory on my part. So the article refutes [1] because the relatively easy to manage mechanical effects of those alpha particles on the spacecraft exterior mean that it actually functions as an effective, long-
845.
No, Bloomberg, the Olympics didn’t stumble because of Millennials(medium.com)
1 points by scrumper 10y ago|0 comments
846.
by scrumper 10y ago
Charlie Stross wrote recently about the threat of beta radiation to these small probes[1]. This isn't discussed at all in this article or the associated paper[2] which focuses on purely mechanical collision effects. Anyone know if this
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Tickled(telegraph.co.uk)
1 points by scrumper 10y ago|0 comments
848.
by scrumper 10y ago
It's great. The 12, 24, and light clock visualization is particularly good. In terms of feedback, only one thing: The first thing I tried didn't work. This was dragging the map so I could explore the effect of latitude on day leng
849.
by scrumper 10y ago
Kind of useful for business purposes too. I was in this city, I took some cabs and photographed the receipts, I met with these people, I wrote these entries in my notebook (and snapped a picture of the pages) etc. Recap a business trip or e
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The Microsoft Office World Championships(atlasobscura.com)
2 points by scrumper 10y ago|0 comments
851.
by scrumper 10y ago
A separate database is a vastly more fragile proposition than parent's idea of burying the information with the body.
852.
by scrumper 10y ago
Modern pianos are pretty marvelous things. Think about just the tension the huge number of strings applies to the chassis. Then the force a hand is capable of delivering to the keys, with their delicate linkages connecting them to the hamme
853.
by scrumper 10y ago
I wasn't able to find any with a few searches. Your best bet might be something which wraps up the Salesforce.com REST APIs within a REPL-type environment. I believe there are generic interactive tools for working with REST APIs which
854.
by scrumper 10y ago
Also the bit where he talks about "wops" and "kikes" not being able to come over when they want to. (Which, as an aside, is using epithets that Trump would likely never say out loud to express a sentiment he's activ
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Chess boxing(en.wikipedia.org)
5 points by scrumper 10y ago|1 comments
856.
by scrumper 10y ago
It's about the definition of 'reasonably thoroughly'. We haven't explored much of Mars, having covered only single digit square kilometers up close (and most of that geologically).
857.
by scrumper 10y ago
What does the last line of the abstract refer to, about "deviations from general relativity"? Is it simply a statement that this (and other) observations of gravity waves are another tool for verifying GR's predictions?
858.
by scrumper 10y ago
Did he buy in, or was he the source? A bit like how you can hear Chuck Yaeger in every US airline pilot's calm drawl.
859.
by scrumper 10y ago
Please be sure to repost if you do get round to porting it.
860.
by scrumper 10y ago
Shame about the title, it's not really about that. The mystery is compelling enough and it's worth a quick read. There's no suggestion that the bright spots are evidence for life. Instead, they may be an indication that Ceres
861.
by scrumper 10y ago
I was surprised to find that out myself. I bought a used car a year ago with satellite radio hardware, but it didn't come with a subscription. Shortly after I got it, Sirius did a promotion where it was free for anyone with a receiver
862.
by scrumper 10y ago
A good idea here is to deliver some tangible value to the client (something more than simply a better view of cost) after the discovery session. A roadmap, prioritized use cases, conceptual designs, or whatever makes sense for any given sit
863.
by scrumper 10y ago
Look at the disassembly photos for Morskoi Boi! It's lovely oily electromechanical stuff. I'd love to have a go.
864.
by scrumper 10y ago
I had to look that up, but I think I deserved it.
865.
by scrumper 10y ago
He is a phenomenal writer. Just realized I've been reading him for well over a decade now.
866.
by scrumper 10y ago
Difficulty there is collaboration with various groups that are completely set on Word. Some of those groups are external: in most cases contract format is dictated by the client and that invariably means a Word document laid out in their sp
867.
by scrumper 10y ago
I desperately want git-style DVCS for complex contract drafting with multiple contributors. It needs to handle a Word docx file natively, so it'll me do blame on a line, merge changes, all that good stuff, as well as retain proper vers
868.
by scrumper 10y ago
Helicopter-mounted ground penetrating radar perhaps.
869.
by scrumper 10y ago
I think this needs to be in a nostalgia webring.
870.
by scrumper 10y ago
Well the project is bizarre and whimsical and I guess pretty expensive, but the way it's written about here makes me an enthusiastic fan. Well worth a read.

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