velodrome

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by velodrome 10y ago
It's been around for ages. Better known as "Knowledge is Power." Scientia potentia est - Sir Francis Bacon Knowledge is power and it can command obedience. A man of knowledge during his lifetime can make people obey and fo
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by velodrome 10y ago
> the incoming administration has very scant regard for civil liberties Sorry, they were eroded long before. This is why people must remain vigilant whether it is the person they voted for or not. http://images.dailykos.com&#x
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by velodrome 10y ago
Well, it kind of happened but with a Soviet pilot (defection). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko
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by velodrome 10y ago
Don't forget the Aggressor squadron. They play a similar role (tactics, strategy) but with different equipment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggressor_squadron
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by velodrome 10y ago
Low cost of living would be nice...
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by velodrome 10y ago
> I'm always puzzled why conservatives are so sure that taxation suppresses growth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve
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Amazon Scams on the Rise in 2017 as Fraudulent Sellers Run Amok and Profit Big(forbes.com)
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ZebraPack: a data description language and serialization format(github.com)
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by velodrome 10y ago
Try Practical Electronics for Inventors : https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Electronics-Inventors-Third...
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The farmer who built her own broadband(bbc.com)
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The world's first solar road has opened in France(sciencealert.com)
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Danger Close: Fancy Bear Tracking of Ukrainian Field Artillery Units(crowdstrike.com)
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Stop using Netgear routers with unpatched security bug, experts warn(arstechnica.com)
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by velodrome 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_income_tax Negative income tax (more emphasis) + basic income (less emphasis) would be a better system. A negative income tax would encourage people to work. Basic income by itsel
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World's First AI-Generated Christmas Song Is the Stuff of Nightmares(now.howstuffworks.com)
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Meet the Machinists Who Keep the New York Times Running(youtube.com)
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by velodrome 10y ago
I think he runs the site: http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/author/1.html
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Go 1.8 – Plugins(jeremywho.com)
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by velodrome 10y ago
The approach to MOOCs should be done differently: 1) The courses should be VIGOROUS and SELF-PACED (no quarter, semester). 2) Billed on a monthly subscription. Students are short-sighted: 1) They can load up on more classes concurrently. 2)
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by velodrome 10y ago
> That's just not true. Plenty of institutions are exploring these or using them, either to reach students that are not local or to teach local students. In California, they kinda bricked the online courses (at the time). You would
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by velodrome 10y ago
What about private institutions? Are they not subject to the same constraints? https://priceonomics.com/static/images/college-one/Yearly_Tu... Also, if these institutions are interested in "maximizing va
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by velodrome 10y ago
Agreed. 1) The universities obtained massive loans to build fancy new buildings and that cost is simply being passed on to students. 2) The ease to obtain educational loans prevents universities from having any sort of revenue constraints.
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by velodrome 10y ago
They too are moving operations to China: https://consumerist.com/2010/08/31/sunglass-hut-to-customer-...
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by velodrome 10y ago
This has always been their strategy. Do you know how hard it is to make any margin selling a TV or any electronics product? The sellers take most of the risk. Amazon collects their cut (which is substantial) without lifting a finger so to s
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Beyond business: Disgraced Theranos bloodied family, friends, neighbors(arstechnica.com)
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Fast and reliable dependency manager for Go(melody.sh)
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The Pentagon Uses Plant DNA to Catch Counterfeit Parts(popularmechanics.com)
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by velodrome 10y ago
Yes, that's the one.
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Apple admits to iPhone ‘touch disease,’ blames users and offers $149 fix(siliconbeat.com)
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'Conductive concrete' shields electronics from EMP attack(phys.org)
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