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by troymc 13y ago
I'm curious what you're moving to.
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by troymc 13y ago
So is Prismic.io a database as a web service? With a focus on storing content?
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by troymc 13y ago
I can't speak for cryptoz, but here are some reasons why people might want to move to Mars: 1. It sure does sound like a lot of fun! And dangerous! And thrilling! 2. Fame and glory 3. The chance to explore and directly experience a pla
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by troymc 13y ago
If this story has gotten you down, wondering if we've created an inescapable dystopia, then this page may brighten your spirits --- an existence proof of another option --- the one that's worked well for Donald Knuth (whose contri
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by troymc 13y ago
Canada already has an arctic port that's iced-in for much of the year: the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. Tourists go there to see polar bears. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Churchill
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by troymc 13y ago
These days we have remote sensing satellites, plus sophisticated software to analyze their data, so it would be quite a bit more difficult to do something big and go unnoticed.
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by troymc 13y ago
I'm guessing what will happen is that various companies will propose building ports in the Canadian north, and Alaska. Then there will be debates about levels of investment and ownership and preventing oil spills and so on. Similar deb
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Of course, you could always rely on the reader to imagine the world based on your text description. Nah, that would be crazy. It would never catch on.
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by troymc 13y ago
That principle might be a good rule of thumb, but it's not universally true. Sometimes a new model comes along that both explains more and is more accurate. General Relativity is an example. Fundamental physics is funny that way.
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by troymc 13y ago
Here's a cool example of a shipping museum that was 3D scanned at high resolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDTbFhFZl9I
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by troymc 13y ago
Indeed. Amazon S3 has had this capability for some time. Maybe Dropbox will just acquire the one that becomes most popular? Let the market pick a winner, then buy it!
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by troymc 13y ago
Your first point is right on. In the early days, Linden Lab's executives always said that SL would eventually be 100% open source, client and server, like the Web (and Linden Lab would just be one of the hosting providers). But they ne
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by troymc 13y ago
Comparing World of Warcraft to Second Life is like comparing Monopoly (the board game) to Lego blocks. The former has definite, artificial rules and objectives, the latter is an open-ended kit. To put it another way, the former is like livi
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by troymc 13y ago
One fix would be to replace some of the building's windows with a less-reflective material. That means that they'll absorb more light, which would probably mean higher air conditioning costs inside the building. Another possible f
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by troymc 13y ago
I also enjoyed those stories on his blog. He also wrote a lot about the early days of science fiction in his 1978 memoir, The Way the Future Was . I was particularly fascinated by his association with the Futurians, a NY-based science fict
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by troymc 13y ago
Indeed, this will make Unity a direct competitor with many cross-platform 2D game SDKs. Here's one list (on a site I maintain): http://www.mobilechameleon.com/toolkits-for-making-2d-mobile...
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by troymc 13y ago
In my experience, it's only the web community who has this "look and feel" definition of design. An electrical engineer who designs an electrical circuit calls that process "circuit design." An aerospace engineer wh
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by troymc 13y ago
Is this somehow the official definition or are you just being sarcastic?
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It bothers me that the word "designer" has been twisted by the web community to mean only non-engineering design (e.g. design of aesthetic appearance). All engineering students must take "design" classes where they learn
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by troymc 13y ago
What is ECC, why is it important, and what does Blackberry currently do with their associated patents?
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by troymc 13y ago
This reminds me of a character… "The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. 'Off with his head!' she said, without even looking round." - Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderlan
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by troymc 13y ago
Imagine a similar article about vegetable fragmentation. They all have the same operating system (DNA, ribosomes, cells, etc.) but gosh, look at that horrible, awful variety! And all the different manufacturers! What a disaster.
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by troymc 13y ago
One place where big variations can exist between two programs is in the comments, where vocabulary and grammar aren't as restricted.
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by troymc 13y ago
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to dream up an amazing and popular application of WebGL, now that a majority of web browsers will be supporting it. It might not be a game. Warning: imagination required.
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These sorts of questions didn't start with Google. They're known as Fermi Problems for a reason: they're named after Enrico Fermi, the physicist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem Knowing how to
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by troymc 13y ago
Yes: Winning science fairs. On a more serious note, I suppose one of these devices could be used as part of an apparatus for doing a novel experiment.
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by troymc 13y ago
Yes that would be a good outcome for kids whose Parents try Pleygo. Not so good for Pleygo.
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From the article: "Once your kiddo completes the Star Wars X-Wing Fighter, toss the pieces in the prepaid box and send back. They’ll be fully sanitized for other little architects, and your tiny tinkerer will receive the next kit in his que
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by troymc 13y ago
This reminds me of Microsoft's Office Suite. It seems the current colors are: Access - Red Excel - Green OneNote - Purple Outlook - Blue Publisher - Teal PowerPoint - Orange Word - Navy Blue New headline suggestion: "Apple Copies Microsoft

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