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571.
by swamp40 12y ago
Couldn't help but think of this (apocryphal apparently, huh?) story: One night at Cheers, Cliff Clavin explained the "Buffalo theory" to his buddy Norm: "Well ya see, Norm, it's like this. A herd of buffalo can onl
572.
by swamp40 12y ago
Yes, 1/3 of the annual production. That's also assuming 1M/mo sales and 2 troy oz per watch, neither of which (I believe) are very accurate. Still a shocking amount though, even at 1/10 those numbers.
573.
by swamp40 12y ago
>> As for a presidential pardon, I don't think that can happen without a conviction. Can you get a preemptive pardon? Worked for Ford and Nixon: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Proclamation_4311
574.
by swamp40 12y ago
Was that video supposed to clear things up? I kept trying to figure out how both the Earth and Sun were standing still.
575.
by swamp40 12y ago
Two for ground, one for (bidirectional) power and a one-wire serial bus.
576.
by swamp40 12y ago
20% refunds (promised, not yet delivered). And the company's going to stay in business. How embarrassing.
577.
by swamp40 12y ago
Ack! Part One with an unreleased Part Two. Great catch paragraph, though.
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Chipmakers NXP and Freescale to combine in $11.8B deal(cnet.com)
1 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
579.
by swamp40 12y ago
Thank you, I was just searching for the provenance of that quote.
580.
by swamp40 12y ago
I agree. If it's not a joke, they should have tested those pictures on Facebook's facial recognition system. I strongly suspect even a simple system will easily still recognize that guy.
581.
Mysterious pair of bright lights photographed on dwarf planet Ceres(blog.sfgate.com)
1 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
582.
Comparing the energy requirements of current Bluetooth Smart solutions [pdf](pd.zhaw.ch)
1 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
583.
China drops leading technology brands for state purchases(reuters.com)
3 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
584.
Internet of things starter kit unveiled by ARM and IBM(bbc.com)
7 points by swamp40 12y ago|2 comments
585.
by swamp40 12y ago
I'm sure someone at Kickstarter would be happy to immediately add a new tier for them if they max out.
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Timelapse: LHC experiments prepare for restart(home.web.cern.ch)
1 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
587.
by swamp40 12y ago
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The lack of curation on YouTube has been a source of frustration in our house for a long time. The kids just scroll down the list on the side of the viewer and hit whatever video they think looks interes
588.
by swamp40 12y ago
People have suggested that Grumpy Cat might have a feline version of Down Syndrome as well. Edit: It looks like the very definition of Down Syndrome (three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of two) doesn't really allow for an &quot
589.
by swamp40 12y ago
It's funny how even though it's a computer font converted to straight lines, it winds up looking very much like a real person's handwriting.
590.
by swamp40 12y ago
Mark Showalter is like the Moon Whisperer . How can any single person these days discover six moons and three planetary rings?
591.
by swamp40 12y ago
>> They also hosted an underground art show featuring replicas of paintings stolen in a 2010 heist. Uhh...yeah, sure. Fairly unconvincing denial: >> I can’t help but ask: Did UX steal the paintings from the Museum of Modern A
592.
by swamp40 12y ago
I was doing good until he tore his fingernail off. Yuck! Is that something that really happens?
593.
by swamp40 12y ago
Does anyone know the advantage of using two different pin outs on either side of the connector, instead of simply reversing one side?
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To make $450,000 a year, or join a startup, that is the question(blog.sfgate.com)
1 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
595.
by swamp40 12y ago
Don't worry, the deer is still alive and doing well. I just saw him coming down a hill the other day. I call him Snowball .
596.
by swamp40 12y ago
Cool scrolling visual effect with those birds in the top illustration. Wonder if it was intentional?
597.
Apple's $700B market cap is nothing compared to Dutch East India Company(businessinsider.com)
3 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
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Watch Apple CarPlay in Action at the Chicago Auto Show [video](chicagoinno.streetwise.co)
1 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
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SpaceX Won't Try Rocket Landing on Drone Ship After Satellite Launch Today(space.com)
2 points by swamp40 12y ago|0 comments
600.
by swamp40 12y ago
...and as the last human alive scrambles up a steep hill, with 100 robo-dogs close behind, he stops and drops to his knees as he finds himself overlooking a steep cliff, with no where left to run. "Why?" , he looks up and asks th

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