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by techbubble 8y ago
I think Glitch with Javascript+HTML is great for kids. The trick is to not get into the how and why, but instead let them modify things and work up to writing their own code. I just wrapped-up a project with 5th graders where the kids desig
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by techbubble 8y ago
I just declared Chrome bankruptcy and switched to Firefox a few weeks ago. CPU rarely goes over 10% on my 2017 MBP. With Chrome it was almost always above 50%.
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by techbubble 9y ago
It has been in common use for a few years. At my kid’s school in Mountain View we have had STEAM night for the past four years.
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by techbubble 9y ago
Any change in the network requires consensus among miners, wallet providers and exchanges. The consensus occurs through debate in online forums primarily. When there isn’t consensus, groups go their own way with a fork. If they can garner e
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by techbubble 9y ago
When you have coins at an exchange, all you really have is an IOU from the exchange. This (and every other solution) for getting coins from forks requires you to prove ownership of an address with a private key. This is by design and is nev
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by techbubble 9y ago
The registration process validates that you have a working bot and costs $750/year.
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BOT Domain Names Now Available(get.bot)
3 points by techbubble 9y ago|2 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
Is it possible to include WHOIS data from way back when InterNIC was the only registrar? I own a domain I registered way back when you would send an email to InterNIC and registration was free. The WHOIS data returned for the domain only st
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How app developers and designers feel about the iPhone X–and the notch(arstechnica.com)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
I was thinking of batteries connected in series with a mechanism to separate the connection during charging. The main connector would be the same. Perhaps this is just not possible with huge batteries? Edit: Oh I get it...the charging port
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by techbubble 9y ago
What would prevent the battery from having a segmented design so that multiple segments can be charged in parallel? Is there something about the chemistry that requires the entire vehicle battery to be a single unit?
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The odd swimming style of plesiosaurs decoded by a robot(pbs.org)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: WhenHub Date/Time API and Visualization Framework(whenhub.com)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
Thanks for the tip. I found a post [0] describing genetic algorithms for circuit design that helped clarify the process. Coincidentally, the circuit described has a component that does nothing. [0] http://hforsten.com/evolut
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by techbubble 9y ago
That was an amazingly good read. Possible Spoiler. What is the process for programmatically generating code that achieved a certain result without caring about efficiency?
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Four Quadrants – Dividing and Conquering the Crypto Universe(coindesk.com)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
If you have checked luggage, they print boarding passes for you and stick the baggage tag labels on the pass. At that point you have a paper pass so using the mobile one doesn't make much sense. Also, if you are traveling international
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by techbubble 9y ago
I wish someone would add the departure time (origin TZ), flight duration, arrival time (origin TZ) and arrival time (destination TZ).
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How Netflix DDOS'd itself to help protect the entire Internet(wired.com)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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Amazon’s idea for a massive Drone Dock(recode.net)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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Super Mario Bros. Level Recreated in AR by HoloLens Developer(uploadvr.com)
4 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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New Map Reveals Ships Buried Below San Francisco(news.nationalgeographic.com)
10 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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Mavo – A new, approachable way to create Web applications(mavo.io)
139 points by techbubble 9y ago|49 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
Wonder how much longer it would have taken to understand the impact if he had just modified the hosts file instead of registering the domain?
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Apple pledges $1B toward creating manufacturing jobs in US(cnet.com)
1 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
My main volunteer effort is Walkstarter ( https://www.walkstarter.org ) a free platform to help public schools raise money more efficiently through walkathon fundraisers. I built, support, fund and maintain the platform and my g
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Illustrating a more human brand (Dropbox)(medium.com)
3 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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Lego Macintosh Classic with e‑paper display(jann.is)
2 points by techbubble 9y ago|0 comments
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by techbubble 9y ago
Side projects that also do some public good might be a good avenue for you to consider. I built Walkstarter https://walkstarter.org a free walkathon fundraising platform for public schools as a side project. The experience is fa
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Terms and Conditions, the Graphic Novel(blog.mozilla.org)
112 points by techbubble 9y ago|30 comments

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