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by downer95 13y ago
Okay, my mistake in using the term "always-on." That term is generally reserved for broadband network connections. But consider the standard use case for undergarments. It will continuously collect data any time it's worn. Th
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by downer95 13y ago
It needs a battery no matter what. It assuredly has a battery. How would it function at all without a battery small enough to power a wrist watch? How much battery power do you need, in order to pipe readings from a sensor into a tiny 2GB c
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by downer95 13y ago
1. Electrodermal Activity Sensor 2. Electrocardiogram Sensor So, we can rest assured that the embedded system and controller board will be equipped with software that defaults to an always-upload mode, dumping all data to microsoft.com. The
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by downer95 13y ago
1. Aristocracy 2. Timocracy 3. Oligarchy 4. Democracy 5. Tyranny
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by downer95 13y ago
That entire article made me angry like when I hear about creationism and evolution being taught as equal theoretical concepts.
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by downer95 13y ago
1. An unofficial alternative to Node.js 2. Ask HN: Best books you read daily? 3. EU Commissioner Will Simply Ignore Any Rejection Of ACTA By EU Parliament supports the new Junk Food 4. Why you shouldn't start a startup on
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by downer95 13y ago
Worse yet, they're going to add noise to the signals for normal behavior, and standards of predictability will be lowered on both sides, ruining things for the people who do understand the technology.
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by downer95 13y ago
How do they know they aren't stranding you and your 90 year-old grandma in the middle of the desert with no water? How do they know they are SAFELY bricking your car? How do they know you're legally parked? That the car won&#x27
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by downer95 13y ago
Pawn Broker: Moral Bankruptcy Reality TV Star: Moral Bankruptcy Microsoft Shill: Moral Bankruptcy In hockey, that's called a hat trick.
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by downer95 13y ago
That's an interesting paper, but GOD why are people so motivated toward using absurdly dense jargon in their papers? What does one accomplish by couching their ideas in convoluted words? For example: Labor hoarding is a widely be