bjdixon

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Pneumatic octopus is a first for soft robotics(bbc.com)
1 points by bjdixon 10y ago|0 comments
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How long has coveralls been down?(coveralls.io)
1 points by bjdixon 12y ago|0 comments
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by bjdixon 13y ago
This exactly. Really tough and often thankless job. As shown in Rialto everybody wins when the police wear cameras. Complaints down 88%, use of force down 60% http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/04/
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High School Student, Jeff Bliss gives a lesson to his teacher at Duncanville, TX(youtube.com)
1 points by bjdixon 13y ago|0 comments
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School for quants - Inside UCL's Financial Computing Centre (ft.com)
53 points by bjdixon 15y ago|30 comments
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Apple’s iPad price hits a sweet spot between popularity and profits(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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The Rise of the 'Brogrammer'(businessweek.com)
8 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Substantial Growth in Ads Is on the Way to Facebook(nytimes.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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TSA: Fail(gmancasefile.blogspot.com)
2 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Toews’s 'child pornographers' gaffe aside, Bill C-30 has real dangers (Canada)(theglobeandmail.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Hedge fund managers looked to tech in 4th quarter(reuters.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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The Big Apple(ritholtz.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Stop Online Spying (Canadian Legislation)(openmedia.ca)
2 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Apple Apps Remain Developers’ Favorite Even as Android Spreads(bloomberg.com)
2 points by bjdixon 15y ago|1 comments
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by bjdixon 15y ago
Because I can still make a lot of money as an employee, participate in the company stock purchase plan (shares that have an actual $ value), take advantage of the generous medical/dental benefits package and work on my own business on eveni
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NASA brings the universe into sharper focus as they struggle with manned flight(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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by bjdixon 15y ago
Taken in isolation this could sound scary, but as zalew says here[1] it's needed for them to operate. Seriously, think about what would happen if google suddenly started publishing your (private) content. They'd lose all trust from the wide
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The iPhone is a nightmare for carriers(money.cnn.com)
6 points by bjdixon 15y ago|4 comments
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Beast With Four Tails: Milky Way Devouring Neighboring Dwarf Galaxies(sciencedaily.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Is Facebook accurately counting it's daily active users?(news.cnet.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Why Facebook is Likely to do a Face-plant(marketwatch.com)
2 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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IPOs: From Netscape To Facebook(ritholtz.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Facebook IPO: The Numbers Behind the World’s Most Valuable Social Network(mashable.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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The pitfalls of the Facebook IPO(latimes.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Personal Data’s Value? Facebook Is Set to Find Out(nytimes.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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Questions for Facebook IPO investors(ritholtz.com)
1 points by bjdixon 15y ago|0 comments
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by bjdixon 15y ago
It looks pretty standard to me. Tech companies have their IP stolen and (imho) it's hard to not be inspired in your private works by the job you're doing 40+ hours per week. If you don't like it talk with them. It's not set in stone. Someti
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by bjdixon 15y ago
It actually sounds pretty reasonable. The article says they've been operating since 2009, have 300 programmers paying $100 per month and the city wants them to have a fire alarm, sprinklers and compliant washrooms. There are pretty good rea
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by bjdixon 15y ago
I saw this earlier and thought it was pretty cool. I like the idea of sending stuff into the atmosphere. I'm curious as to what the repercussions of something like this are though. I'd guess that there are laws or international conventions
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by bjdixon 15y ago
I'm sure you're right, but I thought it was a worthwhile lesson on being prepared. It's a quick read and gives actionable advice.

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