blastofpast

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by blastofpast 9y ago
Ah, I believe I understand now. Here's an older tweet from Musk which mostly explains it: "Crush core is aluminum honeycomb for energy absorption in the telescoping actuator. Easy to replace (if Falcon makes it back to port).&quot
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by blastofpast 9y ago
Musk tweeted that the rocket booster used "almost all of the emergency crush core" which, according to the article, "helps soften the landing". Can someone explain what this means? What is an emergency crush core?
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by blastofpast 9y ago
Please don't remove the headphone jack!
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Using CRISPR to Make Beer Glow(engadget.com)
1 points by blastofpast 9y ago|0 comments
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CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing causes hundreds of mutations(eurekalert.org)
3 points by blastofpast 9y ago|0 comments
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by blastofpast 9y ago
Title is probably misleading many people. This new feature does not do standard calls to phones. From what I can tell, it's more of an "in-amazon-network" voice chat, between amazon apps/devices.
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by blastofpast 9y ago
#1 solution that I've been using, is setup an ifttt skill, then "alexa, trigger call my phone"
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by blastofpast 9y ago
According to the article, it's not real telephone calls, yet.
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by blastofpast 9y ago
Getting people to physically visit their B&M store, for whatever reason, is hugely valuable.
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by blastofpast 9y ago
- FLAVOR: Desktop - HEADLINE: Full VR Support - DESCRIPTION: VR isn't just for games. And using VR for productivity is a no-brainer. Ubuntu should be the go-to operating system for the most immersive VR desktop experience. Ubuntu shoul
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by blastofpast 10y ago
Yet even in chrome, the slowness of Asana is just too painful for me to use.
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Tesla reports first quarterly profit in more than three years(reuters.com)
822 points by blastofpast 10y ago|278 comments
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by blastofpast 10y ago
After binge-watching the latest six episodes, I really enjoyed this "Twilight Zone"-like promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di6emt8_ie8
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by blastofpast 10y ago
My guess is child seats.
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by blastofpast 10y ago
I take it as a hint that Tesla may be producing more than just "cars" in the near future.
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by blastofpast 10y ago
It was just yesterday we read about SpaceX launching their first reused rocket. However, after searching for the news article, it's now clear to me that this was scheduled to happen "late this year". source: http:/&#x2F
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by blastofpast 10y ago
I am surprised that no one has mentioned whether or not this failure is related to SpaceX's first time reusing a rocket. If so, hopefully this isn't too much of a setback!
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by blastofpast 10y ago
And here's more info about how: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2992605
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Tesla Model S Can Now Make Custom Engine Sounds(vimeo.com)
1 points by blastofpast 10y ago|1 comments
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by blastofpast 10y ago
You might be right, but it would still be interesting to see how a holocracy run company would cope with being public.
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by blastofpast 10y ago
I wish Valve was publicly traded so that I can invest.
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by blastofpast 10y ago
And a likely Oculus insider hints at a vendor/partner problem here: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/4csc3e/certain_part... PL tried to solve it with his own money.
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Oculus hints of issues shipping (or billing) Oculus Rift CV1 on Reddit(reddit.com)
2 points by blastofpast 10y ago|1 comments