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by steejk 10y ago
I wouldn't say it's anything revolutionary, but more just rewording of classic strategy. In short it's 'differentiate and don't compete with existing products in existing markets'.
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by steejk 10y ago
This was inevitable given Tesla calling the system an 'Autopilot', when in fact the driver must have their hands on the wheel and monitoring full time.
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Ask HN: How can we disrupt Governments?
8 points by steejk 10y ago|11 comments
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by steejk 10y ago
Too much weight is put on ideas and this is what internal startups focus on. In most cases, either current employees or new contractors are brought in to run the startup. This is doomed to fail as those executing have no incentive or invest
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by steejk 10y ago
Not software engineering, but we (big corp) use IBM DOORs [0]. It's not the most intuitive, but the concept is you define feature requirements which cascade down to requirements in sub-levels. [0] http://www-03.ibm.com/
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by steejk 10y ago
Cool site, but important to note that the EPA range is not very accurate in the real world. Would be interesting if better range approximations could be made using topography etc.
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by steejk 11y ago
Here's a video of an actual one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD6VKLoS59g It does look very realistic, but makes me wonder whether having an uneven light distribution is desirable or whether it's something that
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by steejk 11y ago
Apart from quality comes from successful integration of all the components together rather than individually.
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by steejk 11y ago
I could have done with reading this article a week earlier. I just built a converter to allow earphones to be used in aircraft audio panel outputs which are typically 150-350 Ohms. Another bizarre thing I learnt is that 1/2" and 1
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Tim Cook's Apple Computer: Helping me track my cervical mucus quality(blogs.law.harvard.edu)
1 points by steejk 11y ago|1 comments
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by steejk 12y ago
Flight routing in Europe is actually quite interesting. Eurocontrol, which controls all the airspace, has an algorithm which either accepts or rejects a route you submit but many times routes are rejected for non obvious reasons. Due to thi
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by steejk 12y ago
I remember a few years ago you could order a hollow sphere to be printed by SLS. At the time, the pricing mechanisms would just charge you by the volume of material you use. What wasn't considered was the trapped volume inside the sphe
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by steejk 12y ago
That may be the case, but I don't think it is an argument against the chute. As pilots, we look at past accidents and it is easy to say 'I wouldn't have done that' but once placed in that situation, the reality is often
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by steejk 12y ago
I fly a Cirrus and it is not inherently more difficult or dangerous to fly then any other aircraft. What Cirrus has done is make an aircraft which brings new pilots into flying with the concept of using an aircraft like you would a car. The
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by steejk 12y ago
That's exactly it - last time I checked SLS seemed to be around 5 years behind that of FDM. SLS is also a more complicated process to get good results out of and certain patents for improvements (such as a Nitrogen atmosphere) are yet
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by steejk 12y ago
That printer is definitely not the flagship from Stratasys. It's actually their 'entry level' product and seems to be aimed at companies who want a printer comparable to consumer ones but with perhaps more durability and bett
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by steejk 12y ago
This is the first I've heard of Transcriptic, but it sounds amazing. Initially I was sceptical of YC working with startups which would have more conventionally come out of universities etc., but this is the sort of technology that has