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by waster 13y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
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by waster 13y ago
There are even asteroids with moons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor-planet_moon . Ida and Dactyl are possibly the best-named pair, IMHO.
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by waster 13y ago
I would also argue that for intelligence to be comparable to a human, creativity must be measured accurately. Of course, this is something that classic IQ tests don't measure well, so maybe that's hoping for too much.
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by waster 13y ago
So at the cost of usability (for the cell user), wouldn't a product (or homemade solution: Hello, tin foil!) that blocks RFID/wifi signals wrapped around the phone also foil (ouch) this tracking? I'm thinking something like B
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Apple Ebook Dealings Violated Antitrust Law (newsbreaks.infotoday.com)
1 points by waster 13y ago|0 comments
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AT&T gets in on no-contract, early upgrade plans too(news.cnet.com)
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Yahoo’s ID Land Rush Begins Today With Updated Security Measures(wired.com)
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Elon Musk Thinks He Can Get You From NY to LA in 45 Minutes(wired.com)
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by waster 13y ago
"Really makes you wonder whether the priority decisions you made today will seem similarly ludicrous in 30 years." My bet is on yes.
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by waster 13y ago
This reminds me of a comment under the Asiana Flight 214 discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6012214 , that outsider views can help. In this case, as in the case of the Mars Climate Orbiter ( http://
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by waster 13y ago
"Even when special expertise defines who is most likely to develop fixes, the big picture view sometimes only afforded to outsiders is important, or sometimes just enough disruption so different voices within the system are heard.&quot
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Yelp’s New Maps Help You Find Bacon, Avoid Tourists(wired.com)
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by waster 13y ago
The video link from anigbrowl noted these structures could be used in headphone wires and other such applications where flexibility and self-healing capability is critical. I do also imagine an outer protective layer could increase durabili
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by waster 13y ago
Brilliant!
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by waster 13y ago
https://www.noisebridge.net Edit to add: Also, TechShop. Menlo Park apparently has fewer crowds than SF, but it's further from you. And I've also heard good things about Hacker Dojo.
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by waster 13y ago
National zombie attack alert... it's only a matter of time.
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by waster 13y ago
Not sure it will help, but the local universities/colleges that have good programming departments might have faculty who could steer you in the right direction?
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by waster 13y ago
Have heard excellent things about the Hacker Spaces in the SF Bay Area.
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by waster 13y ago
This is exactly what is bothering me, as a former pilot. If the crew could see that the airspeed was what it was, there should have been no way they weren't either rectifying it or communicating about it.
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San Francisco plane crash: Silence from crew puzzles investigators(chicagotribune.com)
1 points by waster 13y ago|2 comments
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by waster 13y ago
Too bad Nikolai Tesla's not around to help us figure out how to harness that energy.
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by waster 13y ago
Also, don't look at a prospective flat in the dark, when the landlord claims the electricity is off because the prior renters didn't pay their bills.
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by waster 13y ago
Cars in Russia routinely have dash-mounted cams to record driving; helps for insurance claims. It's one reason why there were so many videos of the meteorite that hit Chelyabinsk, taken while driving.
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by waster 13y ago
Looking for a transcript of the NTSB statement at the press conference around 4:30 PDT today, but here are a few data points I recall (subject to my faulty memory; if anyone can find a link or remembers better, please do correct me): Voice
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by waster 13y ago
Possibly like just hanging in the air; the rate of change would be so gradual. And I imagine it's immensely quiet in the cockpit, too, with just the sound of the wind, if any.
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by waster 13y ago
NTSB investigation chairman (may have her title incorrect) shared auditioned & preliminary summary info from their review of the data. No mechanical problems indicated. Throttles were at idle on the approach; speed dropped below target
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by waster 13y ago
Multiple factors need to be present for me: Fun to build, satisfies a need, currently ignored market (also part of satisfying a need), has personal import for me of some kind, will eventually in theory allow me to earn at least a living off
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by waster 13y ago
I have friends who publish periodically through publishers, and those who self-publish. As lifeguard mentions, publishers tend to require tremendous resources from authors, by way of huge marketing pushes/travel, blogging, promotion, m
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by waster 13y ago
Not thrilled about putting financial data on a web app. Excel is a very useful (private) way to figure out red vs. green. Just my $.02!
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by waster 13y ago
Also, kudos to the tower. It is seriously an amazing thing they do, and to stay cool and calm and efficient all during a crash, to keep the rest of the traffic clear and headed in the right direction.

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