thefool

13 ms·

121.
by thefool 16y ago
So if I'm understanding this correctly, its a move to populate the site with high rez videos, so in a few years (or more) when monitor resolutions catch up, the site will be full of high rez content to watch?
122.
by thefool 16y ago
Thats probably because (most) birds don't have binocular vision and thus need to turn their head to get a better look at you.
123.
by thefool 16y ago
How does this effect the kno? http://www.kno.com/
124.
by thefool 16y ago
Yeah, the main problem with them is that if anything happens the "stored energy" is already kinetic energy and the flywheel can do some pretty serious damage. The other problem is that they act like gyroscopes. Which means that depending o
125.
by thefool 16y ago
He clearly didn't do that all by himself though. It looks like there is some machining on there that he probably had his dad or dad's friend do. Doesn't make it less cool though.
126.
by thefool 16y ago
Not logged in, when I mouse over the "like" button in ie8 it keeps flashing.
127.
by thefool 16y ago
The real question is: what will biology be able to do that computers arn't able to? Back then the real alure was that computers could compute things amazingly quickly, and later, that through the internet, we could organize information on c
128.
by thefool 16y ago
I thought that power lines run at least 220 volt in the US (if not more).
129.
by thefool 16y ago
True, but such disciplines also have much less traditional content to learn. Much of what they need is on the internet, and once they get to a certain base level they get feedback from performer loops. The "real musicians" have a longer hi
130.
by thefool 16y ago
Its either the rich man's, or the prodogies, game. If you are good enough, it doesn't matter how much money you have, someone else will throw money at you to ensure that you keep doing what your doing.
131.
by thefool 16y ago
The professor gave good advice, but i don't think the guy drew the right conclusions. Science, like music or art, is one of those things that you do because you decide that you like the rewards it brings more than the struggle that is requi
132.
by thefool 16y ago
Doesn't doing this kill your SEO?
133.
The Knowledge Economy [Wikipedia](en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by thefool 16y ago|1 comments
134.
by thefool 16y ago
Gattica will happen ... in china apparently.
135.
by thefool 16y ago
Do you ever use your college one?
136.
Ask HN: Which E-mail address do you use and when?
5 points by thefool 16y ago|4 comments
137.
by thefool 16y ago
Indeed, the other solution is true holograms, that people have been playing with for years. Those actually physically have the light reflect to your eye from different positions in the "z" direction. They seem to have a number of techical p
138.
by thefool 16y ago
I'd defintely be more motivated to do science as a kid imagining that it was all about blowing things up. Also, this misses the fact that society just doesn't give too much funding for people doing the type of science that goes on at fermil
139.
by thefool 16y ago
The reason he gives for 2D monitors being bad for your eyes is spot on. However, it seems to me that these would actually be better because they would make your eyes change thier depth of focus more. Looking at sterograms can actually impro
140.
by thefool 16y ago
They have been trying - see orkut and buzz.
141.
by thefool 16y ago
Its funny in an ironic way. Hopefully he'll be fine though. The criminal "justice" system doesn't take kindly to pranksters like this.
142.
by thefool 16y ago
The thing here is that this is the start of a different way of doing science, and as such you want to be careful of the precedents you set. It's a good thing that someone is thinking about how all this stuff is going to be protected. The pr
143.
by thefool 16y ago
Its also that a lot of things that have been discovered have fallen out of use because they are no longer patentable and thus do not get any investment from drug companies.
144.
by thefool 16y ago
Even where you have a lot of cheap water, sewage still has to be proccessed.
145.
by thefool 16y ago
The supreme court only sees the cases it wants to. Though if they did take it, that would set a lasting precedent. Either way, its a victory.
146.
by thefool 16y ago
Not really. They will probably give you at least as much control as facebook as they will be able to target you by the apps you own. If this is the case then its not that hard to target ads to exactly one person. See here: http://www.gab
147.
by thefool 16y ago
What irritates me is that they say that the data is "anonymous" but it is clearly grouped to develop a targeting package to you, so how anonymous can it be when you log into the store from your house every few days.
148.
by thefool 16y ago
The foot in the door principle. They don't spring the hours on you, they increase them gradually. First its - well 45 hours a week isnt so bad. Then after a few weeks its 55, and eventually, you get to working 85 hour weeks and not really
149.
by thefool 16y ago
I'm a college student thats looking into going down this path, and am pretty apalled about the ratio of cool stuff to playing the game that academics seem to have to endure. I'm pretty sure I don't want to spend 80% of my time stressed out
150.
by thefool 16y ago
I really like the idea of awarding grants to institutions based on aggregate performance, and then awarding funding within a department based on internal metrics. Getting rid of some of the direct competition might make people more compelle

More ›