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331.
by spot 15y ago
predates both of those by quite a bit: http://nixweb.com/dust/
332.
by spot 15y ago
thanks :) it's all one algorithm actually, just with different parameters: http://draves.org/npar06/
333.
by spot 15y ago
http://otherthings.com/uw/watercolor/ stamen's work is based on this with some approximations, eg skipping navier-stokes.
334.
by spot 15y ago
RasPi didn't muck up, the factory did, and presumably the rework is on the factory's dime (with a fat apology). But your point basically stands.
335.
by spot 15y ago
related: http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/projects/
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The Arrival of Nanopore Sequencing(synthesis.cc)
1 points by spot 15y ago|0 comments
337.
by spot 15y ago
i don't think it qualifies, not thin and not even that light.
338.
by spot 15y ago
nope, there were plenty of options like the Dell X1 (2.5lbs, 2005) and Sony VAIO Z (3.3lbs, 2000). these were mainstream and affordable and functional. the first air came in 2008.
339.
by spot 15y ago
apple was a latecomer to the thin and light category. FYI.
340.
by spot 15y ago
interesting that they were able to identify that there was bug without being able to say what it was or how it happened.
341.
The Paikilizer(chromeexperiments.com)
1 points by spot 15y ago|0 comments
342.
by spot 15y ago
google does not use "brainteasers" and in fact has a specific policy against that kind of question. they ask substantive technical questions that often involving coding on the whiteboard.
343.
by spot 15y ago
"pulled us out of iraq"? sorry but you are just making shit up.
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by spot 15y ago
yea this really jumped out at me. it's not just to verify receipt, it's all kinds of control (eg going into a box and deleting a message). the journalist is blindingly ignorant of the domain. i guess they were just desperate to provide s
345.
by spot 15y ago
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft#Licensin... The Findings of Fact in the United States Microsoft antitrust case established that "One of the ways Microsoft combats piracy is by advising OEMs that they will be charg
346.
by spot 15y ago
half of these are problems with iOS apps that android solves (eg back button, autoupdate, open publishing). others are also problems on the web (eg discoverability and tedious development on x platforms).
347.
by spot 15y ago
Live typing makes for way faster and more interactive conversation, I like it.
348.
Off Book | Generative Art - Computers, Data, and Humanity Arts(youtube.com)
3 points by spot 15y ago|1 comments
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The Galaxy Nexus Outperforms the iPhone 4S(gizmodo.com)
5 points by spot 15y ago|0 comments
350.
by spot 15y ago
Actually there is a lot of software in that robot.
351.
by spot 15y ago
what makes you think it's plaintext?
352.
by spot 15y ago
yes, of course. i do. how is that a violation of any policy?
353.
by spot 15y ago
Here in America that certification is done by "the market" (S&P and Moody's). They gave the CDOs AAA ratings. Of course the fact that they were paid by the same companies that were submitting the CDOs didn't effect their judgement wha
354.
by spot 15y ago
here's their white-paper PDF: http://assets-www.nest.com/white_papers/efficiency-simulatio... "The auto-away feature is based on algorithms that interpret occupan
355.
by spot 15y ago
maybe, but "little to nothing" is just plain wrong.
356.
by spot 15y ago
metcalfe's law disagrees with you.
357.
by spot 15y ago
Nobody takes him seriously. He is just a Christian apologist who wraps it up with quantum who haa.
358.
by spot 15y ago
ok you have your anecdote, they have their big study. i know where my bets are.
359.
by spot 15y ago
so what's to stop someone from resharing an update of hers from facebook to linkedin? i don't see any real difference from circles. facebook does not allow multiple accounts. twitter doesn't have that many users. "niche".
360.
by spot 15y ago
that only works if you are so careful with your identities that they can't be linked. so that won't help your wife. there certainly are people who want this, but the burden of proof is on you to show that demand is more than hypothetical

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