benfarahmand

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by benfarahmand 2y ago
three's 2 feet of snow on the ground. there's no grass. what do i do? can we get an update to touch snow?
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by benfarahmand 2y ago
I made a music visualizer. Background: Over the past several years my friends and I would get together for music nights where we share albums and songs we've been listening to. We also have a projector in case we want to showcase music
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by benfarahmand 2y ago
I had to track my physical inputs and outputs for a week for medical reasons and I used a google form. I placed a shortcut on my phone and it immediately opened the form for simple and easy tracking. Everything was then saved to a spreadshe
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by benfarahmand 2y ago
I can't think of physical processes that could go from macro -> micro. The examples I can think of stem from Yuval Harari's human fictions affecting the world. For example, a nation state or a corporation or a story could set t
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by benfarahmand 3y ago
But can it DM a DnD game?
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by benfarahmand 3y ago
Could these ground based lasers be used for deflecting asteroids?
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by benfarahmand 4y ago
The linked paper summary says "...we describe a bio-photovoltaic energy harvester system using photosynthetic microorganisms on an aluminium anode..." How do they prevent the aluminum from oxidizing? Oxidized aluminum is an insula
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by benfarahmand 4y ago
Why?
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by benfarahmand 4y ago
To have more time to experience more of the world, learn new skills, spend time with friends and family, start (and finish!) more side projects, etc. I'm not entirely sure how 'more time' would be accomplished. It could be li
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by benfarahmand 5y ago
I may or may not be building a shed in my spare time for the past 5 years, but I'm positive I'm not making a cake. With prototyping and user feedback it feels like I'm not building a shed, but the effort many times feels like
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by benfarahmand 5y ago
If the goal is developing grantee self-efficacy, the funding should require pairing with a mentor. Finding a mentor that is willing to guide a grantee to bring an idea to fruition is also validation of that individual's ability to acco
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by benfarahmand 5y ago
Reading your comment made me wonder why we have even numbers of limbs for different body plans. I realized it's due to bilateral symmetry for most organisms must some how be advantageous to asymmetric body plans, but I'm unsure ho
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by benfarahmand 6y ago
This is amazing! When taking long exposures like this over a significant amount of time, does anyone know how astronomers account for stellar parallax and/or the sun's orbit in the milky way? Are these factors too small to affect
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2018 Tabletop Best Hobby Game(thefaza.com)
3 points by benfarahmand 8y ago|0 comments
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Designing for Fun(thefaza.com)
4 points by benfarahmand 8y ago|0 comments
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by benfarahmand 8y ago
Hi Everyone, I wrote the essay above. Would love to know what you think. Feel free to critique it.
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by benfarahmand 8y ago
Maker of Fonzie here. Let me know if you have any questions. Bill of materials: - Arduino - Raspberry Pi - OpenCV with Python - Webcam - 6 servos - 6 gearboxes - 2 speakers - Aluminum frame - Chicken Wire - Quilt Batting - 3s12p Lithium Ion
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Reflections on Apocalyptic Science Fiction(thefaza.com)
3 points by benfarahmand 8y ago|1 comments
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by benfarahmand 9y ago
Matt, I'm so sorry to read this news. I hope you spend this difficult time with the people in your life that are sensitive to you and your needs.