_xerxes_

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by _xerxes_ 6y ago
That is one horrible website, I can't believe that garbage was posted on HN.
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by _xerxes_ 6y ago
My issue is that they still have not sorted out suspend and resume. Half the time when I reopen my laptop lid my keyboard no longer works. Had the same issue on 18.04.
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by _xerxes_ 6y ago
This is why I love HN. I get to see wonderful new ideas and great tools being developed and also feel a sense of community when the creators that enable the creators also get involved! I know this is a low quality/value comment to the
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by _xerxes_ 6y ago
https://outline.com/4RqSLw Free version
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by _xerxes_ 6y ago
I think their holy grail would be to become part of our genome like many others have: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/science/ancient-viruses-d...
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
Google Maps has speed limits, police and other warnings. Been there for at least a few months now. Not sure how accurate they are as I doubt they have as much engagement/reporting as Waze.
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
The article touched upon the C. elegans connectome. There are a few interesting projects attempting to simulate the creature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWorm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wo
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
While from the articles Lynk is doing interesting and perhaps technically impressive work, I think they are going to struggle with competing with the deep pockets of the likes SpaceX, OneWeb, Blue Origin and now Apple and others. I see from
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
No need to wipe anything if you build it yourself. Plenty of online guides show you how with cheap Chinese parts. This is for a racing drone, but you get the idea: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/8778
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
From the stuff I like, he hates Trip Hop, is somewhat OK (but amusing) about Synthwave and seems to like Dark Ambient.
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
I'm assuming it was leather soles, not wood. Wood sounds like a terrible sole material.
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
Maybe they didn't want people poking about inside a live lamp fitting with a pin. A small button would be nice though.
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
Nest is down too, not surprising given they are part of Google. What I don't understand is why I can't still control my devices over my local network. Why does the system even require access to Google servers?
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
I very much doubt Rust is going to get much traction in embedded. C++ is barely being used and even when it is, it is usually "C with classes" being written by C programmers forced to switch.
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
*You're
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
There are other companies trying to put cell towers in space so you can use a regular cell phone. https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/25/ubiquitilink-advance-means... I don't buy that a cell phone has the pow
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by _xerxes_ 7y ago
It would be nicer to link directly to the article in question without making me go through a Twitter page first.
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by _xerxes_ 8y ago
IVPN: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-vpn-service/
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by _xerxes_ 8y ago
They also already have a London-DC A380 flight almost daily.
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by _xerxes_ 8y ago
My first instinct was that this was bad and designed to spread misinformation. However, on second thoughts, science is not religion and can stand up to sincere challenges and questions. In fact, if these people are serious and dedicated to
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by _xerxes_ 8y ago
Every annual physical and every work-related health exam I have had here in the US has included some kind of fasting glucose test.
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by _xerxes_ 8y ago
Larger drones tend to be more quiet, or at the very least are perceived to be so due to the lower pitch sound made by larger, more slowly rotating propellers.
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by _xerxes_ 8y ago
ANSI what? They have overseen many many standards.