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Starlink Worries Radio Astronomers(sciencemag.org)
1 points by sxcurry 6y ago|0 comments
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by sxcurry 6y ago
That doesn't happen. There are a number of security measures including signature verification. There is little to no ballot fraud in Oregon.
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by sxcurry 6y ago
But it doesn't - isn't this a prototype? The article talks about 2027 for the actual aircraft.
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by sxcurry 6y ago
Interesting article. I just started doing some amateur spectroscopy with an ALPY spectroscope. Seeing the absorption and emission lines of distant stars is fascinating.
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by sxcurry 6y ago
One of the first C programs I wrote pulled data from an Ingres Database, all running on a PDP 11/34. I now use PostgreSQL heavily on AWS. Thanks Michael Stonebraker!
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by sxcurry 6y ago
Agreed - WU has really gone downhill. I pulled my station (KORTALEN1) off WU and moved it to PWS- pwsweather.com
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FCC has “serious doubts” that SpaceX can deliver latencies under 100ms(arstechnica.com)
3 points by sxcurry 6y ago|2 comments
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by sxcurry 6y ago
Some thoughts: 1) Fire all current police officers 2) Hire back maybe 25% in numbers, but different profile people 3) Stop enforcing drug laws 4) Convert all property crime handling to online recording 5) Take away police guns, tear gas, et
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by sxcurry 6y ago
How do you do sudo ls on iOS?
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by sxcurry 6y ago
We said we wouldn't pay it, and negotiated a price nicely below MSRP. They caved very quickly - not sure why they even bothered trying.
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by sxcurry 6y ago
My wife and I just bought a new car, and the Sales Manager had the gall to tell us that there was a $4,000 Surcharge because "the factory is closed and there is a shortage of new cars". This while standing in a sea of new cars and
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by sxcurry 7y ago
"leaving them to rely on grainy photographs to make hardware decisions" - why would the photos be grainy? I would think that the Chinese hardware folks would have decent cameras?
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by sxcurry 7y ago
Careful now, calling it "tar sands" instead of "oil sands" is a big no-no in Canada. They don't want the world to know just how dirty it really is.
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South by Southwest Cancelled(usatoday.com)
20 points by sxcurry 7y ago|2 comments
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by sxcurry 7y ago
For context: Between 2014 and February 2019, Curry testified before at least six Republican-led House committees, expressing the idea that the dangers of global warming are overstated and difficult to predict. These testimonies include stat
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by sxcurry 7y ago
I also discovered this while trying to plug my telescope's camera USB cable into my PC in the total darkness, and wondering why the camera didn't work.
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by sxcurry 7y ago
1) Negroponte responded: “I know him quite well. The person who is his closest friend is Marvin Minsky, who even visited him in jail. I would take Berlusconi’s money, so why not Jeff.” (By March 2013, Berlusconi, the former Prime Minister o
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by sxcurry 7y ago
Exactly. Now I feel a bit bad because I'm not confused at all - it just all works.
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Norsepower Confirms Rotor Sails Fuel Savings(gcaptain.com)
3 points by sxcurry 7y ago|0 comments
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by sxcurry 7y ago
“Bitchin” “make that sucker twerk” Really? I think you are mostly letting me know that I don’t want to work with your company.
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by sxcurry 7y ago
It will be interesting to see how statements like this are viewed in another 30 or 40 years. I suppose most deniers will deny ever having denied, but hopefully there will be clear historical records to set things straight.
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by sxcurry 7y ago
I don't think there is any way to "convert" a denier. This isn't a case where logic or well-reasoned arguments will make a difference. People have varied and deep-seated reasons for denying climate change, and I think it
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by sxcurry 7y ago
I’m currently building Ben’s earlier 8 bit computer. His videos and kits are great. Can’t wait to get started on the 6502.
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Walmart Sues Tesla over Solar Panel Fires(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by sxcurry 7y ago|1 comments
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by sxcurry 7y ago
As Paul Krugman says, "What looks like raw ignorance and prejudice is, in fact, raw ignorance and prejudice".
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by sxcurry 7y ago
Except for AirPods, Apple Watch, .....
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by sxcurry 7y ago
As a 'pro' I have a backup iMac, backup MacBook Air, and backup MacBook Pro. I couldn't imagine working without this kind of safety net, regardless of the brand of equipment I'm using.
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by sxcurry 7y ago
Please consider the source when you read this article. The National Post is Canada's right wing "newspaper" filled with misleading articles and half-truths.
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by sxcurry 7y ago
Same in my 2017 Audi - prevented a sure collision with a deer, and like you my foot was still moving towards the brake when the car stopped. Also, no false alarms in 35,000 miles.
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by sxcurry 7y ago
Great list. Also really good - Mustie1 who does a lot of old VW "rustoration", and South Main Auto, who's a whiz with electronic diagnosis tools. I've learned a lot from these channels.

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