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by troymc 13y ago
Some suggestions: 1) Make sure your site complies with the AdSense TOS and then hope Google will restore AdSense eventually? 2) In the meantime, serve ads from a different ad network. 3) There are many other ways to leverage web traffic int
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There's an Etsy blog post where they explain what a B Corp is and why they wanted to be certified as one [1]. "It’s like a LEED or Fair Trade certification, but for a business, not just a building or a bag of coffee." [1] ht
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by troymc 13y ago
Many years ago, HowStuffWorks was making amazing, in-depth technical explanation articles, but I think Wikipedia has won that game (and it links to more in-depth references if you want them). The HowStuffWorks podcasts are pretty good. Mayb
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The article didn't mention the sticky tape method of making graphene, but they did put a link to an article about that [1]. Sticky tape (or Scotch tape) can also be used to make X-rays [2]. Now the only question is how to use a blender
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by troymc 13y ago
I'm willing to make a bet that you'll come back to your question ("Does DO actually need and warrant an encyclopedia entry?") in a few years and get a good laugh. Meanwhile, this article has no problem surviving on Wikip
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by troymc 13y ago
In response to 1: If all the genetics in a crop are nearly identical, that may make the crop uniforms and predictable, but it also makes the crop uniformly susceptible to drought, disease or crop predators (e.g. insects). That's great
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by troymc 13y ago
Yes, NASA did recover the shuttle's solid rocket boosters, but for a different definition of "recover." They fell into the ocean and required an expensive overhaul.
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by troymc 13y ago
If you browse the RoboVM website, you'll find that you can (or will soon be able to) buy a support subscription. As for a JavaScript to native compiler, check out Appcelerator Hyperloop [1]. It's currently experimental. [1] https
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by troymc 13y ago
When you refer the the "large install base" associated with Canonical, I assume you mean Ubuntu on servers. Lots of people do run Ubuntu on AWS, but Amazon never needed to own Canonical to make that possible. The Kindle Fire OS is
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by troymc 13y ago
The app seems to want to serve three different markets: 1) people seeking housemates, 2) people hiring employees, and 3) people looking for platonic friends. The first two markets are already well-served by other services. The third is inte
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by troymc 13y ago
Some may say you're a dreamer But you're not the only one
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by troymc 13y ago
Don't forget the obligatory Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroscopic_quantum_phenomena
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by troymc 13y ago
It seems like it would start wiggling side-to-side after a while. Need more triangles! Maybe a strut from lower right to upper left, with an upwards arc in the strut to give legroom?
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by troymc 13y ago
I'm told that QuarkXPress was once the leader in page layout for magazines etc. I wonder if it's still a viable alternative. Apparently you can get it for $850.
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by troymc 13y ago
It's not optimal, but Adobe does have a single-app plan, so you could get InDesign CC for $20 per month, every month, for the rest of your life… I wonder if you've tried TeX and family. XeTeX has full OpenType support.
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by troymc 13y ago
What next? "Ebay acquires Skype"?
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by troymc 13y ago
This post uses the phrase "auralizing data" but I've also read "sonifying data" elsewhere. Or "auralization" and "sonification", e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonificati
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by troymc 13y ago
Maybe it makes sense to use MongoDB when you're just getting started, before you fully understand the data, so it's easy to add new attributes/columns etc. But why even bother with MongoDB? You could just use a text editor to
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by troymc 13y ago
Check out Stencyl 3.0+ [1]. It's a GUI game-creation toolkit and IDE with a game runtime written in Haxe. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stencyl
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by troymc 13y ago
Suppose I'm maneuvering around a 3D virtual world, viewed with a 3D headset. Suppose I come up to an old wooden door with a doorknob. What's the most natural, intuitive way for me to open that door? Reaching down, turning the door
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by troymc 13y ago
Why couldn't an actual, physical door handle be used in places where a virtual world calls for a door handle? Just move it into position at the appropriate time...
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by troymc 13y ago
Give me a break; there are billions of door handles in the world. They most certainly aren't going away. As for the "death of paper books," guess what? Ebook market share has stopped growing. It will never get anywhere near 1
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by troymc 13y ago
I maintain a website about options for cross-platform mobile development, and the page about the C# options (where Xamarin is a leader) is one of the most-viewed. [1] http://www.mobilechameleon.com/
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by troymc 13y ago
VRML wasn't rubbish; the hardware to implement it was (at the time). As for 3D interfaces, what do you call a RL coffee mug, door handle, gear shift, or paper book? We use 3D interfaces so much in everyday life that they dissolve into
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by troymc 13y ago
I didn't have a pre-existing Bitcoin address; I signed up for a OneName account mainly to claim the handle that I prefer to use online. I now have a Bitcoin address, but is it just pretend? Or what? Perplexed.
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by troymc 13y ago
Home wine-making kits have been around since forever. Example sites: http://www.homewinemaking.co.uk/wine_kits.html http://www.homebrewusa.com/ I guess the main innovation is the sensors and the microcontro
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by troymc 13y ago
There are no taxes for businesses that start up on the moon, so why don't more businesses start up on the moon?
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One exception may be the new Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, once it's ready. It explicitly mixes academic space and corporate office space. More details in this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/201
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by troymc 13y ago
If someone hovers over a link but doesn't click it, will the page load still be accounted as a page view (e.g. by Google Analytics)?
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It's a bit dated now, but in March 2012, Dr. Sadoway gave a TED talk about how these batteries work: http://www.ted.com/talks/donald_sadoway_the_missing_link_to_...

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