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65+ Machine Learning and Deep Learning Healthcare Startups
(cbinsights.com)
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The 'creative, build-cool-shit part' is always available to those who are so inclined in this way: Build a rig from scratch (using even discarded components for the most part) and then use it to talk to others across the town (VHF
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I was referring to stand-alone stations - as in those with a simple GP antenna (VHF) and a half-wave dipole (HF), where there are no repeaters or other external devices involved.
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Yup, with the right ionospheric/propagation conditions, a CQDX call on the 20M/14MHz band could get you some unlikely contacts, even with a pretty low-powered rig (~100 watts) and a well-tuned antenna.
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VHF LoS (Line of Sight) would work over a distance of about 65 miles (curvature of the earth) and HF/SW pretty much world-wide, I suppose?
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I'm afraid I don't have a ready answer for you, but your question has surely given me a great idea for a side-project!! :-)
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17-yo Launches Android App to Help Prevent Distracted Driving
(yorkdispatch.com)
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> ...and that's just the tip of the iceberg. You bet. Since OVH servers normally start north of $50-60/mo. (not exactly a very trivial sum), their clients may still be at least somewhat more serious/conscious about securit
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> It's mostly hire someone as cheap as possible to install xyz on a rented dedicated box and forget about it. You can say that again!! I routinely come across job postings such as 'Setup my server for $10 to $30' floating
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That (census data search) has worked for me in the past.
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I'm kind of new here (long time lurker though), so would someone be kind enough to let me know why the down-votes on my comment above? That will help me know better when keep my trap shut... :-)
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I circulated this to some of my friends and one came back thus: So now, LinkedIn will turn SinkedIn !!
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Couldn't have been said better - I mean, even a small, less than half-way competent team could easily build something providing a (much) better UX as compared to the LinkedIn forums.
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IMO, Micro$oft can gain a huge amount of positive press/PR as well as user-love by integrating a defense/protection mechanism right into the OS.
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Exactly what I was thinking too.
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10y ago
You would be surprised how many people in India (and elsewhere, for that matter), have that as their online banking password.