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by thret 12y ago
Yes, it is possible, but we'd need better telescopes. This post has a pretty good analysis: http://rein.pk/gravitational-lensing-to-observe-ancient-eart...
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by thret 12y ago
I just ran this for two hours and it was still thinking when I gave up. What if anything does it actually do?
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by thret 12y ago
I'm sure this will happen on Archer at some point.
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From massive supercomputers come tiniest transistors(phys.org)
14 points by thret 12y ago|0 comments
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by thret 12y ago
Here's the youtube of her flying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9aMVB7_Mic She's pretty shaky, I don't think they'll let her fly a real one any time soon! I imagine it gives her an euphoric sense of fr
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by thret 12y ago
This idea sounds very similar to the one of driverless cars owning themselves: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30998361
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by thret 12y ago
When he mentions a theoretical IQ of 12,952 I thought he might be making a reference to Red Dwarf - but Holly's IQ became 12,368. Does anyone know where this number comes from or is it simply random?
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by thret 12y ago
Oh, you're right in that I was wrong. I was thinking of the movie Return to Oz (1985).
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Construction on Hyperloop to begin in California next year(news.com.au)
1 points by thret 12y ago|0 comments
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by thret 12y ago
Wow. That movie is so violent I wish I hadn't seen it. I won't watch Sin City 2. I can't imagine how I would have felt watching it at that age.
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by thret 12y ago
Really? It was the monkeys with wheels that were too freaky for me.
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by thret 12y ago
"Eight out of 10 of the men I see don’t actually want to have sex with me, some just want affection and someone to talk to." I've seen this misleading kind of statement before. She means eight out of ten men want affection an
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by thret 12y ago
Snake oil sells almost as much as sex does, unfortunately.
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30 years of above-average temperatures means the climate has changed(phys.org)
2 points by thret 12y ago|0 comments
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The Wellness Warrior, Jess Ainscough, Has Passed Away(scienceblogs.com)
5 points by thret 12y ago|2 comments
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by thret 12y ago
Surely there are digital copies of all of these books, right?
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by thret 12y ago
I also think dating website data would be more important. Looking at ordinary porn is an inconsequential fact of life.
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by thret 12y ago
In Australia we call JTss the 'Greek flag'. It is a very powerful hand in the Manila variant of poker - which is popular with Greeks - and thus extremely popular in holdem also. Note that every two card straight it makes is the nu
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by thret 12y ago
Curiosity really. Things will happen in the next 50 years that I'd like to learn/know/see/do, and something (life) is better than nothing (death). Even if I knew in that all the broader goals of my life I would fail and
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by thret 12y ago
I don't know about Nobel Prize winners, but I remember an interview with Ian Thorpe at the height of his swimming career, and in response to the question "So, have you read any good books lately?" he said "I'm a swi
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EtherChip EC482 Will Bring “Active Steering” Tech for Wi-Fi(phys.org)
2 points by thret 12y ago|0 comments
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by thret 12y ago
Now I'm horrified too.
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by thret 12y ago
When you use a smart phone as a remote control, it's just a slow and inconvenient remote control device. If the lights don't dim by voice command, it should be by your regular smart remote or the switch. "I unlocked my phone.
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by thret 12y ago
Wouldn't it be better to simply memorise a book rather than reread it so many times? I absolutely gain a greater appreciation for poetry after I memorise it, I'm sure it is not so different to the experience he's talking abou
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by thret 12y ago
Doyle Brunson is one particularly famous person who had his cancer just vanish (this is mentioned in the intro to Super System 2). It does happen, either through initial mis-diagnoses or some other mechanism.
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by thret 12y ago
Also happiness!
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by thret 12y ago
Youtube of the jump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepyTSzueno
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Franz Reichelt, the Flying Tailor(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by thret 12y ago|1 comments
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Pulling a Fast One: Video Critique of a Viral Speed Archery Video(skeptic.com)
3 points by thret 12y ago|0 comments
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by thret 12y ago
What are they discarding? It's more of a FIFO isn't it? I assume that when they have no new requests they are scanning books based on some other criteria.

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