Gibbon

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by Gibbon 13y ago
Did you actually read the blog post? It's rife with blatant grammatical errors. Awful use of conjuctions and a bizarre obsession with commas plus errors that a spellchecker will miss (eg. "roughly out 9 out of 10 applicants"
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by Gibbon 14y ago
A bunch of videos around town and some photos of damage etc. http://oleg-kozyrev.livejournal.com/4468083.html Examples of other meteorite strikes in the past: http://oleg-kozyrev.livejournal.com/4468452.html Damaged zinc plant? https:/
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by Gibbon 14y ago
Blogspam. Original english article with photos: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20121107-voxeljet-builds-aston... Sourced from original german article: http://www.voxeljet.de/news-und-events/news/james-bond-skyfa...
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by Gibbon 14y ago
Yeah I got the numbers from a local newspaper article. It was definitely the AC72 that we went to see.. it was launched in July and completely towered over all the over yachts and surrounding buildings. The numbers, I guess, are from the AC
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by Gibbon 14y ago
I'm also in Auckland. We went down to the wharf to see it the day it was launched. Staggering size... It's a catamaran with a 13m (42.7 ft.) tall solid wing and is expected to be able to hit 50 knots (90+ km/h). They have to anchor it to a
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by Gibbon 14y ago
Photos from Viking Lander 1 and 2, 1976-1977 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/mars/vikinglander... http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2012/07/vikin... http://mars.spherix.com/spie2003/SPIE_2003_Paper_GVL_files/i..
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by Gibbon 14y ago
Do I really need to point out that Samsung are awarded nearly an order of magnitude more patents each year than Apple? ( http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/topo_11.htm ) In order the most patents were awarded to IBM, Samsung,
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Google & Facebook Prove Big Brands are Sleazy.(seobook.com)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Apple files for "MissionControl" and "StartUp" trademarks(patentlyapple.com)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Sony Not Expecting to Launch a PS4 'Anytime Soon'(businessinsider.com)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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The case against f-commerce: faddish, foolish and “far-fetched"(socialcommercetoday.com)
1 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Putting on the Brakes: Mankind Nears the End of the Age of Speed(online.wsj.com)
14 points by Gibbon 15y ago|16 comments
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by Gibbon 15y ago
the sms short code "twttr" was already taken by Teen People or something like that.
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Netflix's Business Model Isn't Sustainable(seekingalpha.com)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Google Canada Giving Out Websites and Domain Names(tele-management.ca)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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by Gibbon 15y ago
Here is a twelve volume set consisting of the entire edit history of the "Iraq War" entry on Wikipedia. http://booktwo.org/notebook/wikipedia-historiography/
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Snafus Forced Twitter Datacenter Move(en.news.maktoob.com)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Is Google Stuck in Perpetual Beta?(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Plentyoffish and Unusability(lonegunman.co.uk)
2 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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by Gibbon 15y ago
I think he just loves the product. Based on some of his recent interviews, Twitter is something he's been thinking about a long time and is based on things he's worked on his whole life (dispatch, maps, cities, networks etc.)
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Why Is Microsoft Seeking to Sue Competitors For Piracy by Overseas Suppliers?(groklaw.net)
6 points by Gibbon 15y ago|0 comments
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Defining Your True Competitors (SEO Rankings).(seomoz.org)
1 points by Gibbon 16y ago|0 comments
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by Gibbon 16y ago
This is also relevant: Fears of the Super Rich: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/04/secret-f...
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by Gibbon 16y ago
Which Hell would that be? The one in California, Michigan, the Cayman Islands or Norway?
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A quick overview of the App Economy, using data from the iTunes app store(practicalquant.blogspot.com)
2 points by Gibbon 16y ago|0 comments
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Toward Computers That Fit On A Pen Tip: Millimeter Scale Computing(ns.umich.edu)
2 points by Gibbon 16y ago|0 comments
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by Gibbon 16y ago
Polarization is a measure of the assertiveness of an artist.. the degree to which they have executed an opinionated concept for a specific audience. A niche film should be as highly opinionated as possible, with the objective of both cateri
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by Gibbon 16y ago
I never found Apollo 13 to be a compelling movie. It's so true to life that you could just watch the documentaries and get the exact same experience.
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by Gibbon 16y ago
It has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with the universal appeal of comic book/superhero/fantasy mythologies. Major studio economics have changed in recent years and it is now critical that movies have a global, universal
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by Gibbon 16y ago
Or Autocad, Maya, Logic and Protools... Those are the types of tools where professionals will dismiss simpler UIs out of hand.

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